Parents waited in queues to be reunited with their children on Friday (December 18) in Nigeria, a week after 344 boys were kidnapped by gunmen on motorbikes.

Tears of joy as parents hug freed Nigerian schoolboys

Switzerland's parliament on Friday approved a bill Friday allowing same-sex couples to marry, finally bringing the small Alpine nation into line with much of Europe on gay rights.

Switzerland's parliament approves same-sex marriage

After months of gruelling training, world champion sport climber Angela "Angy" Eiter completed a groundbreaking, gravity defying route on a rock face in the mountains of Tyrol, Austria she has dubbed, 'Madame Ching,' after an early 19th century pirate.

Defying gravity, climber first woman to conquer fearsome Austrian route

Large areas of England will be added to the 'very high alert' COVID-19 category this weekend, placing residents under the most stringent set of restrictions to tackle a rising number of infections.

Two-thirds of England to be under toughest COVID-19 measures

If you've eaten sushi, you might assume you've tried wasabi. But chances are it was an artificial version that Japanese growers say is a world away from their 'green gold'.

Japan's wasabi producers farm 'green gold'

China is planning to vaccinate 50 million people in the high-priority group against the coronavirus before the start of the peak Lunar New Year travel season early next year, the South China Morning Post reported on Friday.

China to vaccinate 50 million people for Lunar New Year

The illegal hunters in Indonesia are threatening Sumatra's tigers and other endangered species so a unique team of female rangers in the country are on the mission they are battling and protecting the wildlife of Sumatra Island

Indonesia's female rangers protect wildlife in Sumatra Island

Google faced its third major lawsuit in two months on Thursday as 38 U.S. states and territories accused the $1 trillion company of abusing its market power to try to make its search engine as dominant inside cars, TVs and speakers as it is in phones.

Google hit with third lawsuit as US states sue over search dominance

Malaysia's government on Wednesday declared a state of emergency to stop by-elections in two constituencies scheduled for next month, as the country grapples with a spike in coronavirus cases over the past few months.

Malaysia invokes emergency to stop by-elections as COVID-19 cases rise

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh's PM Sheikh Hasina held a virtual meet today. In the meet PM Modi said, India will play a bigger role in the global economy.

PM Modi: India will play a bigger role in the global economy

Connectivity and paying tributes to Bangladesh's father of the nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the centenary birth anniversary celebration will be the top focus areas of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina's virtual summit on Thursday.

India-Bangladesh virtual meet, focus on Haldibari-Chilahati rail links

For almost 50 years, Richard 'Dick' C. Henry has been struggling with kidney problems. He was told in his 20s that his kidneys would not last long. Knowing this, he did his best to maintain his health. He even got a new kidney donated in 1994 from a friend. That one lasted about 22 years until he needed to undergo peritoneal dialysis, a form of dialysis in which fluid is introduced into the patient's abdominal cavity through a permanent catheter, and periodically flushed out and replaced with fresh fluid.

Kidney patients find solace and safety with at-home dialysis

Two former dancing bears have been removed from a controversial Islamabad zoo, just weeks after the "world's loneliest elephant" was rescued from the institution.

Two bears taken from Islamabad zoo weeks after elephant rescue

A scientific expedition high in the Bolivian Andes revealed 20 species new to science, including "lilliputian frog" plus four rediscovered species including the "devil-eyed frog" previously thought to be extinct, Conservation International said.

New and rediscovered species found in pristine Andes of Bolivia

The French-made typecasting machine is over a century old, the Egyptian hieroglyphs 5,000 years. Now, in a Cairo workshop, the mechanical marvel has come to life once again. Out of action for about three decades, a massive Foucher hot metal typecaster built in 1902 has been restored to its former glory.

Cairo restored hieroglyph typecaster tells new stories

Prime Ministers To Focus On Connectivity Haldibari - Chilahati Rail Link

US congressional negotiators on Wednesday were "closing in on" a $900 billion COVID-19 aid bill that will include a new round of stimulus checks and extended unemployment benefits, lawmakers and congressional aides said.

US Congress 'closing in' on $900 billion COVID-19 aid bill

Somalia cut diplomatic relations with neighbouring Kenya on Tuesday, accusing it of meddling in politics as protests and gunfire erupted in the capital Mogadishu over delayed elections.

Somalia accuses Kenya of meddling in internal affairs

A French court on Wednesday (December 16) convicted 14 people of crimes ranging from financing terrorism to membership of a criminal gang in relation to Islamist attacks in 2015 against the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine and a Jewish supermarket.

French court finds accomplices to Charlie Hebdo attackers guilty

The share of the Spanish population that contracted coronavirus has nearly doubled to almost 10%, or about 4.7 million people, in the second wave of contagion since late summer, results from the latest stage of a nationwide antibody study showed on Tuesday.

One in 10 Spaniards have had coronavirus, antibody study shows

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday U.S. sanctions imposed on Turkey over its purchase of Russian defence systems were a "hostile attack" on its sovereign rights and defence industry, and the move was bound to fail.

Erdogan says US sanctions an attack on ally Turkey's rights

Ethnic Armenian authorities in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh accused Azeri forces on Wednesday of capturing several dozen of their troops, putting further strain on a ceasefire deal that brought an end to bloody fighting in the region last month.

Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azeri forces of capturing troops despite ceasefire

Major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said on Wednesday its retail and professional-focused platforms were hit by connection problems and network congestion, as bitcoin smashed through $20,000 to its highest level ever.

Crypto exchange Coinbase hit by tech trouble as bitcoin breaks $20,000

COVID restrictions return around the world as cases continue to rise amid the holiday season. In this video, know where, what kind of restrictions have been imposed.

COVID restrictions return around the world as cases continue to rise

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