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The court handed down a guilty verdict and a 10-year sentence to a former officer of East Germany’s dreaded secret police, in a case straight out of the Cold War.

The British government announced a multimillion dollar pharmaceutical partnership with Eli Lilly, including a trial that will study the impact of a weight-loss drug on work and productivity.

Brent crude, the international benchmark, was trading at below $74 a barrel on Tuesday, a drop from the $80 range.

The diplomatic rift has suddenly grown more stark as Canada amplifies its accusations that India is directing lethal operations abroad.

A generation that fled political persecution and economic hardship is finding a way to laugh amid the pain.

It can intercept missiles above Earth’s atmosphere, and is being deployed to defend against Iranian attacks.

The panda census methodology is widely seen as flawed, and China keeps the data shrouded in secrecy.

A recent excavation has unearthed 12 human skeletons and a chamber of grave offerings near Petra’s Treasury building, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The zoo partially closed after the deaths, which occurred over two days and included members of a critically endangered species.

Top energy officials have fallen and key energy policy decisions have been delayed because of political calculations, lawmakers and experts say, costing Ukraine valuable time in preparing for winter.