China rose to 11th on the Global Innovation Index 2022, up from 12th last year, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on Thursday.Switzerland
A suspected Italian drug trafficker who police believe may have bought two stolen Vincent Van Gogh paintings has been arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a police statement said on Thursda
FILE PHOTO: Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera. /AFP Malawi government on Saturday welcomed the body of a soldier who was killed in the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the
01:11 Scientists are warning that the volcano near Kingstown in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines could continue to erupt for weeks.The volcano has been dormant for decades, but had two
Skulls on the alter of the church at Ndera, Rwanda that is now a national monument to those who were murdered inside by Hutu militias during the 1994 genocide /Getty Images) Rwanda's President
40:27 The World Health Organization released the final report on its investigation into the origins of the pandemic-causing coronavirus on Tuesday, saying COVID-19 introduction through
The European Commission last week raised questions over the validity of a recently approved Italian media law, which could potentially curb French group Vivendi’s inter
October 15 marks Global Handwashing Day. Keeping our hands clean has never been more important than during a global pandemic.Washing hands with soap and water can “preve
The ozone hole, which is around 8.9 million square miles in size, is one of the biggest in the last 15 years.
erman Chancellor Angela Merkel is calling for a reform of the UN Security Council (UNSC) in view of the current global challenges.Speaking at the 75th session of the UN
While wearable fitness devices saw an uptick in shipments in North America for Q2, the overall dollar amount of the market remained steady, according to new numbers out of Canalys. The discrepancy can
Shipping group Maersk will cut job cuts as part of a major reorganization, an internal email sent to Maersk employees shows.Maersk, which handles about one in five containers shipped worldwide, ha
A Chinese envoy on Friday told the United Nations Security Council that China firmly opposes hegemonism and power politics. "Looking at today's world, we can see that
Face masks, social distancing, these are tough times amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, but art student Liu Zhiwen has found a way to bring some color, literally, into our lives. In the past fou
A study conducted by the University of California, Berkeley shows that U.S. COVID-19 patients' probabilities of ICU admission, long hospital stay, and mortality were identified to be high.The find
02:18 Spring is blossoming in Beijing, and people are gradually returning to work – the city is almost back to normal. But the impact of months of containment measures still remains.In
FAO is confident Uganda is well prepared to deal with the second wave of locusts. /VCG Uganda is bolstering measures to contain a second wave of desert locusts amid the fight against COVID-19.