COVID-19 may have leaked from the Wuhan lab, according to a...
A report on the origins of COVID-19 by a U.S. government national laboratory concluded that the hypothesis of a virus leak from a Chinese...
Two missions to Venus
Nasa has announced that it is sending two new missions to Venus in order to examine the planet's atmosphere and geological features.
The missions, which...
COVID-19 variants have been renamed by the WHO
Coronavirus variants are to be known by letters of the Greek alphabet to avoid misreporting and stigmatising nations where they were first detected, the...
Tarzan actor Joe Lara dies in plane crash
All seven passengers aboard a plane, including Tarzan actor Joe Lara and his wife, are presumed dead after it crashed in a lake near...
A new hybrid virus variant has been discovered in Vietnam
VIETNAM: Vietnam has discovered a new COVID-19 variant which spreads quickly by air and is a combination of the B.1.617 and B.1.1.7 strains, health...
Bars, shops and cultural spaces across France have reopened their doors...
From Wednesday, groups of up to six people are allowed to eat together at outdoor restaurant terraces.
France's nationwide curfew is also being pushed back...
US President Joe Biden has voiced his support for a ceasefire...
Mr. Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the US was working with Egypt and other countries on halting hostilities.
But the US again...
China has successfully landed a spacecraft on Mars, state media announced...
The six-wheeled Zhurong robot was targeting Utopia Planitia, a vast terrain in the planet's northern hemisphere.
The vehicle used a combination of a protective capsule,...
India Covid: How the law prevents NGOs from distributing life-saving assistance
Legislation brought in by the Indian government is preventing non-profit organizations from supplying oxygen concentrators to those who desperately need them, BBC Newsnight understands.
The...
They’re called “red zones” – Covid hotspots in Cambodia’s capital of...
Somal Ratanak had spent nearly his whole pay cheque when his neighborhood in Phnom Penh was locked down on 12 April.
The area was eventually...
