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A Chilean mayor found an original way of avoiding journalists' questions - by literally running away from reporters.

A 22-year-old Hong Kong university student who suffered a severe head injury after falling in a parking garage close to the scene of protests has died, hospital authorities confirmed Friday, a development that could further inflame tensions in the semi-autonomous Chinese city.

Archeologists in Mexico have uncovered traps containing the remains of at least 14 mammoths.

Mamas & Papas has become the second British maternity chain in a matter of days to call in administrators as its owners seek to navigate their way through mounting losses.

Thomas Cook's liquidators have raised £36m through the sale of the collapsed holiday firm's landing slots at Gatwick and Bristol Airports.

Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg is expected to announce he is running for US president today.

The food industry tycoon known as the ‘chicken king’ because of his vast poultry production interests has ousted one of his empire’s top executives as he puts more of its assets on the block.

The head of the firm building London's Crossrail project has admitted projected costs have risen further amid continued delays to completion.

A mysterious technical glitch has seen some American mobile phone owners receive unintelligible messages from their friends, family, and even exes.

Messages urging British Hindus to vote against Labour in the general election are being circulated on WhatsApp, raising concerns about the chat app's role in spreading divisive political content.

Researchers at the University of Rochester have created an "unsinkable metallic structure" inspired by diving bell spiders and rafts of fire ants.

An American army veteran who lost his legs and genitals in a roadside bomb explosion says he "feels normal again" after undergoing the first full penis and scrotum transplant.