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Germany approved three COVID-19 tests for home use as part Health Minister Jens Spahn’s strategy to help Europe’s biggest economy emerge from a lockdown that has been in place since mid-December.

Polish video game developer CD Projekt announced on Wednesday that it is postponing the release of a patch for its Cyberpunk 2077 game to the latter half of March

Video shows the moment a vessel carrying eight Cuban migrants, including two pregnant women, capsized after more than 16 days at sea.

UN Secretary-General warned that white supremacy and neo-Nazi movements are becoming a “transnational threat” and have exploited the coronavirus pandemic to boost their support.

A well-known Chinese tea shop chain has issued an apology for a line of cups and teabags featuring sexist slogans, following widespread public outrage online, according to a report by the Shanghai Daily on Monday

England will progressively ease lockdown restrictions in five week intervals, Sky News reported on Monday, hours before Prime Minister Boris Johnson is due to announce details of his roadmap for re-opening the country.

The German rock duo Milliarden has transformed a van into a venue where they perform shows for one fan at a time as a means of connecting with music enthusiasts during the pandemic

The Chinese government has invested in BGI Genomics Co, a publicly traded Chinese company known for providing millions of COVID-19 tests worldwide, as the genetics firm aims to finance rapid expansion fueled by the pandemic

Triumph, a male koala born without a foot, has been climbing and running since he was fitted with a prosthetic one made by a neighborhood dentist, an Australian wildlife carer said on Monday.

Later on Saturday, he is scheduled to return to court for what is anticipated to be the conclusion of a different defamation trial against him

VIENNA & PARIS - The U.N. nuclear watchdog found uranium particles at two Iranian sites it inspected after months of stonewalling, diplomats say, and it is preparing to rebuke Tehran for failing to explain, possibly complicating U.S. efforts to revive nuclear diplomacy.

Tanzania’s COVID-denying president is calling on citizens for three days of prayer to defeat unnamed “respiratory diseases” amid warnings that the country is seeing a deadly resurgence in infections.

Summer festivals will be able to go ahead in France this year despite the enduring COVID-19 crisis, but attendance will be capped at 5,000 people and the public must be seated, the country’s culture ministry said on Thursday.

Japan identified a new strain of COVID-19, and an outbreak of infections appeared at an immigration center in Tokyo, posing additional challenges as the nation seeks to tackle a third surge of the pandemic

Japanese former athlete and now politician Seiko Hashimoto has been appointed as the new president of the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, taking over from a predecessor who stepped down following outrage over sexist comments

Thousands of protesters took over some of Barcelona’s streets on Tuesday evening to demand the release of a rapper arrested by Spanish police after being given a jail sentence on charges of glorifying terrorism and insulting royalty in his songs.

Fortnite creator Epic Games has taken its fight against Apple to European Union antitrust regulators, ramping up a dispute over the App Store.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway revealed on Tuesday two significant new investments, disclosing an $8.6 billion stake in the telecommunications company Verizon Communications and a $4.1 billion stake in the oil giant Chevron

Finns keen to avoid gyms and other indoor sports venues this winter because of the coronavirus pandemic have found a new way to keep fit - running in the snow wearing no training shoes, just thick woollen socks.

A plan by Mexican lawmakers to put millions of cell phone users’ data in a biometric registry, billed as a tool to fight kidnapping and extortion, has sparked a backlash from telecoms companies and rights groups who warn it could lead to stolen data and higher costs.

A miniature rover being developed to explore the Moon’s surface is on track to join the search for water there, its Hungarian inventors believe - using a device that weighs less than a bag of sugar.

The 7.3 magnitude quake struck shortly before midnight Saturday and cracked walls, shattered windows and set off a landslide in Fukushima, the area closest to the epicentre.

With upscale restaurants unavailable and the need to stay in at night to limit the coronavirus's spread, French couples are opting for sex toys to add excitement to their Valentine’s Day

Massachusetts regulators have sent a subpoena requesting the testimony of a YouTube streamer who played a role in increasing interest in GameStop

Dubai's RoboCafe perfectly embodies the concept of social distancing, with robotic attendants taking the place of human staff. Patrons are able to submit their orders to the robots, crafted in Germany, which then prepare and bring the food directly to their tables