Until March, China had kept cases low with localised lockdowns, mass testing, and strict restrictions on international travel. But the country has reported thousands of daily cases in recent weeks, with economic hub and outbreak epicentre Shanghai ...

Beijing has refused to tack away from its strict zero-Covid strategy that has protected its public health system through the pandemic but at a mounting economic cost. China's financial hub Shanghai -- home to multinational firms and its busiest por...

The 79-year-old Democrat has made clear he intends to thoroughly capitalize on the historic appointment, which fulfills a top campaign promise: placing a Black woman for the first time onto the nation's highest court, a nine-justice bench where Amer...

Racing returns to 'Sin City' next year for the first time since 1982, becoming the third grand prix in the United States alongside Miami and Austin. It is part of a concerted effort by the sport's US bosses to attract a new, younger audience, rathe...

But their participation in this week of religious processions which marks the peak of the Catholic calendar comes at a price: silence about their sexual orientation. And it's a compromise that is making them increasingly uncomfortable. "Seville'...

They spend their days measuring, observing, analyzing and doing their jobs as best they can as a way of coping with the situation. "At the beginning, we didn't sleep for a few days. The whole time we were following news about our home cities," mete...

The partnership has been hailed by NASA, which sees it as a key step in its goal to commercialize the region of space known as "low Earth orbit," leaving the agency to focus on more ambitious endeavors deeper into the cosmos. Takeoff is set for 11:...

"This is the last one. There are no more left," said the 42-year-old Kenyan, who grew up on the estuary and possesses a seemingly encyclopedic knowledge of its flora and fauna. The surviving tree is a sombre reminder for local communities working t...

The trio disappeared along with their instructor on Wednesday after going diving off a southern island. The Norwegian instructor, 35-year-old Kristine Grodem, was rescued alive Thursday after drifting for miles, and was admitted to hospital in a s...

Remarkable for its resemblance to the human voice, the classical instrument is fading from Pakistan's music scene –- except for a few players dedicated to preserving its place. Difficult to master, expensive to repair, and with little financial r...

Conspiracy theorists spread the false claims after weeks of torrential rains led to deadly east coast floods over the past two months, engulfing homes and sweeping cars from the roads. Posts shared online alleged aerial survey pilots from Handel Av...

The Spaniard powered round a revamped Albert Park circuit under clear skies with a best time of one minute 19.806 seconds among his 24 laps, largely on soft tyres. Early championship leader Leclerc, who won the season-opening race in Bahrain, was h...

Now, the Renaissance-era palazzo whose galleries span as far as the eye can see on the north side of the square is opening to the public for the first time on Friday, following a three-year renovation. The building known as the Procuratie Vecchie, ...

Two and half hours' drive south of the capital, Donzy has found fame as a national bellwether that has correctly picked the winner of every presidential election since 1981. "It makes us feel like we're a part of France and not at the end of it," s...

The region struggled to take a lead from Wall Street, which recovered from steep intraday losses to end on a positive note, having plunged in previous sessions as traders fretted over the prospect of higher interest rates. While the Fed has made cl...