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The writer and producer, who worked with Meat Loaf, Celine Dion and Bonnie Tyler, was 73.

People gathered outside court in Minneapolis erupt in cheers as the jury's verdicts are read out.

After less than a day of deliberation, jurors find Derek Chauvin guilty of all charges over George Floyd's death.

Idriss Déby dies just hours after provisional election results set him on course for a sixth term.

Killed by rebels, the Chadian president's three decades in power were defined by battles.

The Greens' candidate is the only woman, up against some veteran male politicians.

Judges, police officers and teachers in Quebec will be barred from wearing religious symbols at work.

Police issue an international warrant after a little French girl is abducted and rescued.

Human rights experts urge the UAE to provide "evidence" the daughter of Dubai's ruler is still alive.

The EU's drugs regulator says the benefits of the Covid-19 vaccine still outweigh the risks.

Coronavirus continues to pose "unprecedented risks to travellers", the US state department says.

The International Space Station is nearing the end of its life and Russia is working on a new module.

The Australian campaign aimed to teach about respectful relationships but was widely criticised.

Mayur Shelke sprang into action when a six-year-old boy fell on to the tracks.

Zane Michael Floyd was sentenced to death for the fatal shooting of four people in Nevada in 1999.

European Super League chairman Florentino Perez says "football has to change".

With a population larger than Brazil, an Indian state struggles to cope as Covid-19 sweeps through it.

The island has tried everything from cloud seeding to prayer during its worst drought in 56 years.

A support group in Uganda is helping parents come to terms with their children's sexuality.

After invasive rats and goats were removed from Redonda, the island's wildlife has been thriving.