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A Chinese spacecraft is expected to land on Mars in May, state-run media reported on Thursday, citing a space agency official.

Musion 3D teamed up with Faroe Islands singer Dan Olsen to launch Fanshare, a modern twist on an illusion technique known as Pepper’s ghost involving a huge sheet of glass which was used in theatres in the 1860s.

On Wednesday, Russia's parliament passed a bill that would prioritize national laws over international treaties and decisions from international organizations when these are in conflict with the constitution

Technology stocks, which have surged for months during the pandemic, likely hit their top last month, hedge fund investor David Einhorn wrote on Tuesday, adding...

Tears well up in Ephraim Osinboyejo’s eyes as he remembers the idealism that inspired thousands of Nigerians, including himself, to take to the streets to protest against police brutality—and the night he witnessed young activists being shot

Tumbling numbers of pregnancies and marriages in Japan during the coronavirus pandemic are likely to intensify a demographic crisis in the rapidly ageing nation.

Harley-Davidson exceeded profit predictions on Tuesday, with shipments recovering from pandemic lows and costs being controlled under CEO Jochen Zeitz's restructuring strategy, causing its stock to jump 26 percent in the morning session

China’s top cyber authority said on Monday it would carry out a “rectification” of Chinese mobile internet browsers to address what it called social concerns over the “chaos” of information being published online.

A U.S. citizen who was sentenced to 12 years in a Vietnamese prison last year for "attempting to overthrow the state" has been freed and has returned to his home in California, a family representative informed Reuters on Monday

Rising pollution levels in the Indian capital are causing worry among residents, particularly as the city, home to over 20 million people, grapples with the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic

More than 20,000 nurses had signed a petition by Monday against a law passed by Hungary’s parliament this month that allows public healthcare workers to be relocated to another hospital for up to two years.

At 32, Muhammad Ikram focuses, tilts his head, and uses his chin to strike, propelling the cue ball across the table to pocket a shot in the corner. Despite being born without arms, Ikram has become an expert at playing snooker

As thousands of protesters in Thailand continue their months-long anti-establishment rallies, numerous hostels throughout Bangkok have opened their doors to offer exhausted demonstrators a place to rest, occasionally at no cost

After schools in the Campania region of southern Italy shut down because of a rise in COVID-19 cases, teachers have been conducting their lessons outside to ensure students keep up with their studies

Thousands of union members, educators, students, and indigenous groups took part in a nationwide strike in Colombia on Wednesday. They were protesting against President Ivan Duque's social and economic policies, the killing of human rights activists, and police brutality

The Italian brand known for its Florentine leather products experienced a 60 percent drop in revenue during the year's second quarter, increasing the strain on family members who collectively hold a 65 percent stake to revitalize the company

Flora Villareal, now 67, is among the group of Cubans who completed an innovative piano tuning course for the blind and visually impaired in 1970, and she continues to work in her field over fifty years later

Microsoft is partnering with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk-led SpaceX and others as it expands its cloud-computing platform into space, the software giant said Tuesday.

Hit by a plunge in turnover after foreign tourists vanished, Michelin-starred Hungarian restaurant Costes has staged a skyline dining event on the Budapest Eye ferris wheel to generate sales in a coronavirus-proof environment.

Egyptian grandfather Ezzeldin Bahader has been acknowledged as the oldest professional soccer player in the world after finishing a second full game right before turning 75

A Czech café has transformed its bar space into an electric car track for staff to keep entertained while the nation’s bars and eateries are closed to patrons to help manage the increasing number of coronavirus cases

Tens of thousands of Chileans gathered in the central square of Santiago to mark the one-year anniversary of mass protests that left over 30 dead and thousands injured, with peaceful rallies on Sunday devolving by nightfall into riots and looting.

Boldizsar Nagy wished that the stories in the children's book "Wonderland Is For Everyone" would encourage kids to embrace minorities and combat social exclusion

Nearly a decade after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan’s government has decided to release over one million tonnes of contaminated water into the sea, media reports said on Friday, with a formal announcement expected to be made later this month.

A year after Lebanese citizens expressed their fury toward politicians they held responsible for the economic collapse, plazas that were once filled with frustrated protesters are now vacant, and the encampments established to house the demonstrators stand abandoned