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Economic growth in the APEC region declined by 3.7 per cent in the first six months of 2020 and is expected to contract by 2.5 per cent for the whole year, or equal to an output loss of US$1.8 trillion.

Democrat Joe Biden urged unity on Saturday and promised "a new day for America" in his first national address since he won the tense US election and ended the historically turbulent and divisive era of Donald Trump.

US allies on Saturday wasted no time in congratulating Joe Biden on his projected victory, as the president-elect vows to restore America's global role following President Donald Trump's chaotic four years in power.

Democrat Joe Biden has won the White House, US media said on Saturday, defeating Donald Trump and ending a presidency that convulsed American politics, shocked the world and left the United States more divided than at any time in decades.

Democrat Joe Biden took a huge step on Wednesday to capturing the White House, with wins in Michigan and Wisconsin bringing him close to a majority, but President Donald Trump responded with a diatribe alleging mass fraud and demanding a halt to vote counting.

President Donald Trump appeared on track Tuesday to win the big prize of Florida in early results from his battle against Democrat Joe Biden for the White House after gigantic voter turnout in the most polarised US election for decades.

Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court late Monday (US time) by a deeply divided Senate, with Republicans overpowering Democrats to install President Donald Trump’s nominee days before the election and secure a likely conservative court majority for years to come.

With anywhere from 200,000 to 800,000 boats, some as far afield as Argentina, China is unmatched in the size and reach of its fishing armada. This story takes a look at why and how the Chinese have grown their maritime armada to such size and reach, and the resulting repercussions affecting global food security, ocean health, political stability and the rule of international law.

China’s economic bubble that saw extraordinary growth in the past few decades is set to burst.

President Donald Trump checked out of hospital Monday after four days of emergency treatment for Covid-19, pulling off his mask the moment he reached the White House and vowing to quickly get back on the campaign trail.

 US President Donald Trump said early Friday he and First Lady Melania had tested positive for the coronavirus.

Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden battled fiercely over Trump's leadership on the coronavirus pandemic, the economy and taxes in a fiery first debate on Tuesday marked by Trump's repeated interruptions.

German science company Bayer launched the #HerHero campaign in Singapore on Friday to support women in taking action to prioritise their health and take charge of their lives especially at a time when COVID-19 is posing an immediate threat to their health and ability to plan their families.

Behind the tragedy of the deadly Beirut explosion in August and the COVID-19 pandemic is the pervasive problem of maritime abandonment that gravely affects hundreds of thousands of seafarers. This is their story.

Yoshihide Suga, the new leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, was elected Japan's prime minister by parliament on Wednesday, with his immediate focus to be reviving the battered economy while keeping the novel coronavirus under control.

Israel normalized relations with long-time foes Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates at the White House on Tuesday as President Donald Trump said similar US-brokered deals were close between the Jewish state and several other nations, including Saudi Arabia.

About 50 people are feared dead after a gold mine collapsed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo following torrential rain, local authorities said on Saturday.

At least 18 miners were killed and more than a dozen were still trapped on Tuesday after a rockslide at a marble mine in northwest Pakistan, officials said.