A U.S. Chinook helicopter flies near the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. More countries are now evacuating their staff as the Taliban advance. /Rahmat Gul/AP Photo With the Taliban on the
02:01 There's no such thing as the space race anymore – and the president of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) couldn't be happier about it.Whereas once upon a time, spac
Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS (flight number FR4978) at Minsk International Airport after being diverted from its Lithuania-bound flightpath. /AFP A prominent opponent of Belarus's president was arre
Wind farms could save the planet – but threaten national security. /Christian Charisius/dpa via AP The increasing use of offshore wind farms is helping countries to protect the planet –but the
Analysis of the research funding behind the Oxford University-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine shows the U.S and the EU pumped in tens of millions of dollars before the pandemic struck –and the UK gov
26:55 CGTN Europe's podcast The Answers Project seeks to solve some of the world's most burning ethical, scientific and philosophical questions. In this episode, journalists Stephen Co
28:40 CGTN Europe's new podcast The Answers Project seeks to solve some of the world's most burning ethical, scientific and philosophical questions. In this episode, journalists Stephe
Napster launched as a controversial peer-to-peer filesharing service – but is now legitimate and has floated on the stock market. /Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo One of the music industry's most i
Edward Jenner performing the first vaccination. /Wellcome Collection The first proper vaccination is generally said to have taken place in 1796, when an English physician called Edward Jenner
Newly released UK government documents from the mid-1990s detail the agonies of setting up the first public website for 10 Downing Street – along with other big tech decisions, such as migrating to W
02:33 UK finance minister Rishi Sunak has announced another program of financial help for businesses and workers in local lockdowns –offering to pay up to two-thirds of salaries for th
TOP HEADLINES• Poland reported a record 58 daily COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, the health ministry said. It also posted 2,236 new cases, close to Saturday's record of 2,367. It will now introduce new r
01:02 Storm Alex has left at least three people dead and eight missing in southern France and northern Italy, bringing record rainfall in places and causing heavy flooding that swept a
UK Border Force officers tow two inflatable dinghies after intercepting a group of migrants attempting to cross the English Channel from France. /Leon Neal/Getty Images The UK government has b
TOP HEADLINES•With case numbers rising, countries across Europe have tightened restrictions to fight the spread of COVID-19. Denmark will lower the limit on public gatherings from 100 to 50 people an
TOP HEADLINES•Hungary has registered its highest daily rise of infections, with 365 new cases recorded on Wednesday as people return from summer holidays and the school year starts. The country’s tot
TOP HEADLINES•Russia's total number of coronavirus cases passed the one million mark on Tuesday, with 4,729 new infections taking the tally to 1,000,048. Russia's coronavirus crisis center said 123 n
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