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Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty of sexual assault, sealing his dizzying fall from powerful Hollywood studio boss to arch villain of the #MeToo movement.

Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who worked on Nasa's early space missions and was portrayed in the film Hidden Figures, has died.

Several people have been injured after a car drove into a crowd at a carnival procession in Germeny, police said.

New research shows the fossil fuel industry has been deliberately and accidentally producing vast amounts of methane, which is 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas, writes Dr Richard Dixon.

Across the world, there have been almost 79,000 confirmed cases of the Covid-19 strain of coronavirus since the outbreak began in December last year.

Extradition cases – like those involving Julian Assange, Clara Ponsati and Meng Wanzhou – are hitting the headlines more often than in the past, amid concerns over apparent politicisation of the process and what could be a form of legal imperialism, writes Dr Paul Arnell.

As dozens of evacuees from a coronavirus-hit cruise ship begin their two-week quarantine in the UK, more than 100 others rescued from China are due to be released from isolation.

Stop calling the novel coronavirus outbreak the “Wuhan coronavirus”, and start getting comfortable with “COVID-19.” That’s the World Health Organisation’s recommended name for the disease.

The coronavirus outbreak is officially a crisis – let’s not waste it.

Earlier this month, Malawi’s Constitutional Court judges – despite pressure including bribery attempts from business elements associated with the ruling party operating in the background – nullified the result of last year’s presidential elections.

The late US Senator John McCain, a victim of torture during the Vietname War, spoke powerfully about why it was wrong.

When strategists and observers wrote of what to expect in 2020, few if any foresaw the health crisis that is hitting the global ­economy as a result of the coronavirus outbreak that started in Wuhan, China. The pebble dropped there has sent ripples around the world and it is worth considering their possible impact.

Donald Trump, Viktor Orban and Vladimir Putin may try to stir religious divisions, but good people must hold true to the basic tenet of liberal philosophy.

The Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak may feel scary to some, but it is important to retain a sense of perspective and seek out reputable sources of information, writes Dr Antonis Kousoulis.

A cousin of murdered British backpacker Grace Millane has said the sentencing of her killer this week may not help her family to overcome their grief.

A prestigious fashion college has issued an apology after a catwalk show was labelled racist.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that Australians were "shocked, saddened and devastated" by the deaths of five people including three children after a car fire in apparent domestic violence case.

We need action on global warming, but Glasgow Cop26 climate change summit looks set to be expensive and absurd circus, says Bill Jamieson.