Myanmar agrees to UN Security Council visit

Myanmar has agreed to a visit by the UN Security Council after months of resistance, but it remains unclear whether ambassadors will be allowed to go to Rakhine state, the body's president said on Monday.

Russia to expel 60 US diplomats

Russia will expel 60 US diplomats and close the US Consulate General in St. Petersburg, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday.

British PM marks one-year Brexit countdown with UK tour

 British Prime Minister Theresa May will mark the one-year countdown to Brexit today with a fast-paced national tour, aiming to unite the UK's four nations. She will take in Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and Wales during her day-long tour, aiming to rally support ahead of Britain's EU departure on 29 March, 2019.

 

Antibiotics consumption soars, fuelling fears over superbugs

 Global consumption of antibiotics has soared since the year 2000, stoking calls for new policies to rein in usage -- and fuelling fears that the worldwide threat posed by drug-resistant superbugs will spiral out of control, researchers say.

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