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In this file photo, Linnie Liggins Willis shows off her 1970 University of Mississippi diploma that she received from the university’s provost, Noel Wilkin, on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, on the Ole Miss campus in Oxford, Miss. She was among the eight University of Mississippi students who were suspended from the university for protesting racial inequality in February 1970. Although she had completed her academic requirements to earn the diploma, the university did not award it at the time. (AP Photo / Brittany M. Brown)

Ole Miss apologizes to black protesters arrested in 1970

The University of Mississippi has apologized to dozens of African Americans who were arrested in 1970 for protesting racial inequality on the mostly white campus where Confederate images were a deeply ingrained part of campus culture.

U.S.President Donald Trump speaks with business leaders at a roundtable event at Roosevelt House, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in New Delhi, India. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump to detail U.S. coronavirus efforts, Schumer seeks US$8.5B

U.S. President Donald Trump pushed back Wednesday against criticism that his administration isn't doing enough to meet the coronavirus threat, as lawmakers called for giving disease fighters much more money than the $2.5 billion the White House has requested. 15

From left, Democratic presidential candidates, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate at the Gaillard Center, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in Charleston, S.C., co-hosted by CBS News and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

8 takeaways from the Democratic presidential debate in South Carolina

Tuesday night's debate was a frenetic free-for-all, with six candidates all trying to knock U.S. Democratic presidential front-runner Bernie Sanders off the course of claiming the party's nomination.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting with members of a working group created to discuss constitutional amendments in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Kremlin group sets date for constitutional vote

A working group chaired by Russia President Vladimir Putin has set a date for a nationwide vote on amendments to the country's Constitution that are widely seen as part of his efforts to extend his grip on power

A supervisor looks on as workers empty bottles of the adulterated vodka in the town of Vynnyky, western Ukraine (AFP)

Ukraine destroys 37,000 bottles of adulterated vodka

Ukrainian authorities began the task of destroying 37,000 bottles of illicit adulterated vodka, a national 'record' in a country where consumption of illegal alcohol regularly poisons and even kills.

Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a Democratic presidential primary debate at the Gaillard Center, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in Charleston, S.C., co-hosted by CBS News and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Debate takeaways: Bernie bruised but not broken

Democrats held their final debate before the South Carolina presidential primary and the critical Super Tuesday contests that follow three days later.

The three-month-old infant vomited a parasitic worm the length of an adult index finger. (AFP)

Mother files complaint against formula producer after baby vomits worm

A French woman has filed a complaint against a baby formula manufacturer after her infant daughter allegedly vomited a parasitic worm the length of an adult index finger.

Airport employees wear masks as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus COVID-19 as they work at the Sao Paulo International Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Brazil confirms first coronavirus case in Latin America

Brazil's government confirmed on Wednesday that a 61-year-old Brazilian man who travelled to Italy this month has Latin America's first confirmed case of the contagious new coronavirus. 19

Prince Harry speaks during a sustainable tourism summit at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. (Andrew Milligan/Pool Photo via AP)

Call me Harry: Prince eschews royal label in Scotland speech

As he was introduced to speak about sustainable tourism at an event in Scotland on Wednesday, the Duke of Sussex said the formality of being referred to as sir or his royal highness was no longer was necessary. 27

In this April 25, 2016 file photo, ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak waves to his supporters from his room at the Maadi Military Hospital, where he was hospitalized, in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

Egypt holds full-honours military funeral for Mubarak

Egypt held a full-honours military funeral Wednesday for the country's former autocratic President Hosni Mubarak, who ruled for decades before he was ousted in the 2011 Arab Spring uprising that swept much of the region. 1

A shop is set on fire during violence between two groups in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. (AP Photo)

Death toll rises to 24 from Delhi riots during Trump trip

At least 22 people were killed and 189 injured in three days of clashes in New Delhi that coincided with U.S. President Donald Trump's first state visit to India, with the death toll expected to rise as hospitals continue to take in the wounded, authorities said Wednesday.