The final full week of Donald Trump's presidency ended with a nation in disarray -- fearful about the threats surrounding Inauguration Day in a capital city that has become a fortress; unsettled by new...

A coronavirus vaccine developed by China's Sinovac has been found to be 50.4% effective in Brazilian clinical trials, according to the latest results released by researchers. It shows the vaccine...

WhatsApp has extended the deadline by which its two billion users must either accept its updated terms and conditions or stop using the service. The original cut-off date was 8...

A sanitation worker became the first Indian to receive a Covid vaccine as the country began the world's largest inoculation drive. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the programme, which aims...

Centrist Armin Laschet has been elected leader of Germany's Christian Democrats (CDU), the party of Chancellor Angela Merkel. Mr Laschet, premier of North Rhine-Westphalia state, defeated two rivals in the...

Uganda's long-time President Yoweri Museveni has been re-elected, electoral officials say, amid accusations of vote rigging by his main rival Bobi Wine. Mr Museveni won almost 59% of the vote,...

After days of excessive eating and drinking at the end of December, many people try to adopt healthy habits in January. From vegan to paleo, there are plenty of trendy diets to choose from. Among all the contradicting...

In Venezuela, a new National Assembly has been sworn in which is dominated by lawmakers from President Nicolás Maduro's United Socialist Party (PSUV). Until now, the National Assembly had been...

Facebook, Twitter and YouTube took action on President Donald Trump's posts Wednesday in the wake of violent riots at the US Capitol from his supporters, but the platforms stopped short...

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended  Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for conditional market authorization on Wednesday, the agency announced following a meeting. Hours later, it was approved by the European Commission, a step...