China’s Foreign Ministry said Friday that a balloon the U.S. suspects of conducting surveillance was a civilian “airship” ...

Taiwan has scrambled fighter jets and put navy ships and missile systems on alert in response to nearby operations by 34 ...

The world is “dangerously unprepared” for future pandemics, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) say in a report published on Monday, calling on countries to ...

Following is a summary of current health news briefs. Under-funded WHO seeks 'reinforced' role in global health at key ...

Despite bright sunshine and blue skies in keeping with our reputation for mild winters, the Algarve, along with all 17 other ...

Grants from the European Research Council (ERC) go to outstanding researchers and provide funding worth millions. At the ...

The clock is ticking as governments, businesses and consumers around the globe take action to fight global warming.

Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri of Italy claimed their first European gold at the International Skating Union European ...

New research warns that human activity and drought may have degraded more than a third of the Amazon rainforest – “double the previous estimate”.

Mohe, in China’s Heilongjiang province, saw temperatures of -53C on Sunday morning, the first day of the Lunar Year. It ...

As spine-chilling cold wave sweeps the Korean Peninsula, North Korean authorities have issued a warning, urging citizens to ...