The German government was expected to agree on Tuesday on the changes to a national infections control law which would hand Berlin more centralized power to imp

Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, has died at age of 99: Buckingham Palace

An elderly woman receives a shot of COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Gauhati, India, March 1, 2021. The phase 2 of the ongoing COVID-19 vaccine drive began in

Voters in Kyrgyzstan went to polls Sunday for a constitutional referendum widely expected to see incumbent leader Sadyr Japarov's powers expanded while allowi

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Photo: CFP

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Chief Minister of the northern Indian state of Punjab Amarinder Singh Saturday said they have only five days of COVID-19 v

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China on Friday expressed hope that the Japanese government will conduct a thorough assessment of the possible impact of the disposal plan for tritiu

A majority of residents of European cities support a Europe-wide phaseout of combustion engine car sales from 2030 to reduce planet-warming emissions, a YouGov

Four in 10 European business travelers plan to fly less after COVID-19 travel restrictions are fully lifted, a survey showed Monday, with many intending to sti

On the evening of April 15, 2019, France and the world watched transfixed in horror as flames ravaged the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, fearful that the World

A woman walks on the street near Leicester Square in London, Britain, Dec. 21, 2020.(Photo: Xinhua)
Britain took another tentative step toward the resumption of

A Russian woman holding a portrait of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin stands on Moscow's Manezhnaya Square prior to a flower laying ceremony at the grave of Yuri

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky inspects the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the frontline of defense in Donbass, eastern Ukraine, April 8, 2

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses at CDU Party Congress in Berlin, Germany, on January 15, 2021. Photo: VCG
With less than six months to go until a gen

A screenshot of footage released by the Russian Defense Ministry on April 10, 2021 shows a U.S. RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft.(Photo: Xinhua)

A Russian MiG-3

An elephant is seen at the Amboseli National Park, Kenya, May 2, 2019.(Photo: Xinhua)
Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) release stray elephants at Maasai Mara Nati

Archaeologists near Luxor have unearthed a portion of the "largest" ancient city ever found in Egypt, officials said on Saturday.

Workers carry pots at the arc

A full house of senior diplomats and officials from China and Pakistan gathered at a new book launching ceremony at the Embassy of Pakistan in Beijing on Monday

A woman receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine during the vaccination drive in Bangalore, India, Feb. 12, 2021. (Str/Xinhua)
India on Monday overtook Brazil as th

Activists take part in an anti-nuclear protest outside the Parliament building in Tokyo, Japan on March 7, ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclea

Police block a road during a protest at the Yangon University compound amid a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar on Thursday. Photo: AFP

The EU's medicines regulator said Wednesday that blood clots should be listed as a rare side effect of the AstraZeneca jab but the benefits continue to outweigh

Genetic sequencing of human remains dating back 45,000 years has revealed a previously unknown migration into Europe and showed intermixing with Neanderthals in

Sixty years after he became the first person in space, there are few figures more universally admired in Russia today than Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.

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The images capture drama billions of years ago in the early Universe - glinting galaxies, glowing with stars that have exploded into supernovas and blazing jets

Japan is thinking of prioritizing COVID-19 vaccines for Olympic athletes, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday, sparking a furor on social media as the countr