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What we know about 'remarkable' COVID-19 treatment - and its side-effects

Research on COVID-19 patients revealed the effectiveness of a drug in use since the early 1960s.

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Now any US business can buy Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot for $74,500

It took Boston Dynamics a quarter of a century to release its first commercial product, so one can forgive the company for taking a few extra months to make that product more widely available. Nine mo

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'Major breakthrough' as UK scientists find cheap steroid cuts COVID-19 deaths

The drug, dexamethasone, reduced death rates by a third for patients on ventilators, and by a fifth for patients needing oxygen.

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UEFA to pick Lisbon as Champions League knockout rounds host

Atletico Madrid's Alvaro Morata celebrates scoring their third goal during their Champions League clash with Liverpool, England, March 11, 2020. /VCG The Champions League final is heading to

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UEFA to pick Lisbon as Champions League knockout rounds host

Atletico Madrid's Alvaro Morata celebrates scoring their third goal during their Champions League clash with Liverpool, England, March 11, 2020. /VCG The Champions League final is heading to

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EU border app helps tourists plan in age of virus

Visitors sit in bars in an area known as Little Venice on the Greek island of Mykonos. /AP Europe is taking a big step toward a new normality as many countries open borders to fellow Europeans

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Irish parties plan to sign coalition deal on Monday

Irish political parties Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and the Greens will sign a deal on Monday on the formation of a new coalition government, Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin said after talks on Sunday a

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Trump's unsteady ramp walk in West Point raises new health questions

00:39 As U.S. President Donald Trump turns 74 on Sunday (June 14), an incident a day earlier in which he appeared unsteady on his feet has revived questions about his health as he head

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Roundup: Italy shifts attention to post-COVID-19 health, economic priorities

Italy's four-month-old coronavirus situation continued to trend in the right direction, data from the Civil Protection Department showed Sunday, as political leaders are shifting their attention t

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California officials probe 2 separate hanging deaths of African American men

Combo photo shows the close-up shots of Malcolm Harsch (L) and Robert Fuller widely circulated on the Internet in recent days. (Xinhua)"Two Black men were found hanging

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Social media 'not a good substitute' for lockdown loneliness

03:14 COVID-19 has changed the rules on social interaction. The need for physical distancing can leave people feeling isolated, and while we can still keep in touch via online channels

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Venezuela's Guaido says will not recognize 'false' electoral body

Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido on Saturday said the opposition would not recognize a "false" electoral body named by the government-friendly Supreme Court, while his allies pledged to exte

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Kyrie Irving opposes NBA restart, raising concerns over social issues

Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets, also vice president of the the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), in the game against the Washington Wizards at the capital One Arena in Washington

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U.S. sanctions against ICC officials widely criticized

File Photo: The International Criminal Court. (Photo courtesy of ICC) The international community has bashed U.S. sanctions against some International Criminal Court (

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Chinese FM responds to MATLAB's ban on two Chinese universities

No sanction can stop the pace of China's technological development, Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Friday, responding to students at Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT)

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China crucial to Australia's post-COVID-19 recovery: economic report

China has bounced back from the COVID-19 pandemic with deliberate vigor and is poised for a speedy economic recovery, positioning it to help Australia do the same, acco

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United States' spread of disinformation on COVID-19 should be condemned: FM

Photo taken on May 29, 2020 shows the White House in Washington D.C., the United States.(Xinhua/Liu Jie)This so-called research, which was full of loopholes and shoddy