World & Politics

A curfew has been in imposed in France since Saturday. Due to the emergence of new, more dangerous COVID-19 variant, internal and external borders are closed. Mass vaccination remains the…

German law enforcers shut down and disconnected the world's allegedly largest darknet trading platform from its servers, according to Bild.

The twitter account of United States President Donald Trump has been permanently suspended by the social media company because of the risk of further incitement of violence after the US

Cases of infection with a new strain of coronavirus, detected in mid-December in the UK, were identified in 40 other countries. This is reported by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Hong Kong's real estate market, known as the most expensive housing market in the world, is being taken over by nano-apartments. This is reported by Bloomberg, citing a study by…

There were more deaths occurring in 2020 in South Korea than birth for the first time in its history. This data has raised concerns and alarm within the country which

The UK may ban the sale of sodas and snacks at cash registers. According to the Guardian, the move is part of an effort to combat obesity.

COVID-19 vaccination with the first approved vaccine from Pfizer/BioNTech began in the European Union this Sunday, amid previously intensified restrictions due to a worsening epidemiological situation.

China's State Administration for Market Regulation announced an investigation into Alibaba Group.

CEO of BioNTech, the biotech company that created the US and EU-approved COVID-19 vaccine with Pfizer, said his company could create an improved version of the vaccine against the new…

The number of ATMs blown up in Germany has reached an all-time record in 2020, Martina Link, Vice President of the Federal Criminal Office (BKA), told dpa on Sunday, 20…

Head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has announced a date for the start of vaccination against the coronavirus in the European Union: 27, 28 and 29 December.…

EU leaders have agreed to extend sanctions against Turkey. The restrictive measures will be imposed in connection with Turkey's exploration activities in disputed areas of the Eastern Mediterranean. Ankara's actions…

The UK has entered into an agreement with Norway and Iceland on trade relations after Brexit.

The mysterious disease, which erupted in the town of Eluru in Andhra Pradesh in southern India, is not linked to the coronavirus pandemic, presumably caused by water pollution, said an…

Iran has instructed its Ministry of Oil to prepare the country's oil companies to operate at full capacity within three months, Reuters reported on Sunday, citing Iran's state-run media. The…

The poor bore the brunt of the costs during the COVID-19 pandemic, creating the ground for isolationism and a curtailment of globalization in the world, says the American National Bureau…

Carbon dioxide emissions across the EU are 24% lower than in 1990, showed a report released on Monday.

According to a report published by the news agency Reuters, four more Chinese companies are set to be designated by the United States as being supported by the Chinese military.

New lockdowns in Europe can be avoided if 95% of people wear masks, said the WHO European Head of Office. The vaccine, he said, would not be the solution, as…

It could be as early as next month that drug makers Pfizer Inc and BioNTech could be given emergency US and European authorization to usage of the their Covid-19 vaccine

Joe Biden, the possible US President and candidate of the Democrat Party, will order doubling of the minimum wage in the country upon taking office. He wrote about this on…

With the second wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic now raging through Europe, various governments have now re-imposed strict restrictive measures including curfews and states of emergencies, to contain the

US Attorney General William Barr instructed federal prosecutors to investigate allegations of material irregularities in the presidential elections, the Associated Press (AP) reports, citing a Justice Department document.

The World Health Organization expects to receive the first vaccines against COVID-19 by March 2021, which will fundamentally change the situation with the pandemic, said Bruce Aylward, Chief Executive Officer…

An atmosphere of intense waiting and uncertainty persists in the USA 24 hours after the general elections.

The French National Railways Society (SNCF) will cancel three-quarters of TGV high-speed trains starting Thursday. As reported on Monday by radio France-Info, this is due to the re-introduction of the…

In five years' time, the work between man and technology will be equally divided, says the World Economic Forum report. 43% of employers are for job cuts due to automation.

In the event of violence, the US Homeland Security Department has specialized teams of border, immigration and customs officers.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said that the country must switch to renewable energy sources and stop emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere by 2050.

The Finnish company Nokia will supply Telia company with around 7.5 thousand 5G transmitters in Finland, the Scandinavian and Baltic countries, the equipment provider said.

In return for the discredited gold passport programme, the Cyprus authorities will come up with something else, the Cyprus Mail newspaper reported on 19 October, citing sources in the Cyprus…

More than half (58%) of the Scottish respondents are in favour of the region's independence from the UK, a record high, media reported on Wednesday citing opinion poll data from…

US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania have been infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus. The US President announced this on his Twitter.

A complex scheme for financing Islamist extremists in Syria through the use of cryptocurrencies was broken recently by the French police who arrested 29 people from various places all around

Mexico's National Agency for Industrial Safety and the Environment in the Hydrocarbon Sector (ASEA) announced the arrest of the Blue Commander tanker, an oil depot and tanker trucks involved in…

Saudi Arabia's uranium reserves are estimated at about 90 thousand tons. This is enough to work on the nuclear program, writes The Guardian newspaper with reference to the report, which…