As uncertainty grows over the United Kingdom's exit from the EU, two of the world's biggest drugs companies are stockpiling medicines.
Young entrepreneurs deserve a solid basis for further development as they play a critical role in shaping the United Nations 2030 Agenda and have a huge capacity to change the world, an international forum has heard.
KORIYAMA, Japan - The pumpkin is diced, the chicken carved and the eggs beaten into an omelet, but the people preparing the food are not chefs - they are scientists testing produce from Japan's Fukushima region.
DANANG, Vietnam - Nestled in the forested hills of central Vietnam, two giant concrete hands emerge from the trees, holding up a glimmering golden bridge crowded with gleeful visitors taking selfies at the country's latest eccentric tourist draw.
ISTANBUL - The chefs cooked the meatballs on a big grill in an open kitchen at the entrance, as tourists from all over the world started to place their orders.
VIENTIANE - Health authorities in Laos have started to provide vaccines against diseases such as typhoid, cholera and tetanus to flood victims to prevent a possible outbreak of communicable disease in Sanamxay district in the southern Attapeu province.
SYDNEY - A dog called Stormy has been awarded a medal after completing a half-marathon in outback Australia and winning the hearts of its human competitors.
REDDING, California - A young boy pleaded for rescue before he died along with two others in a California wildfire, an anguished relative recounted on Monday, while other shaken survivors told of their flight from a "tornado" of fire.
PARIS - The planet's largest colony of king penguins has declined by nearly 90 percent in three decades, researchers said on Monday.
MATARAM, Indonesia - Groups of hikers began to pick their way down the slopes of a Lombok volcano Monday after a deadly earthquake triggered landslides that trapped more than 500 tourists and guides on the mountain.
KABUL - Surrounded by bright-colored tissue paper and bamboo sticks, Afghan kite maker Halim Muhammadi and his children sit in their modest living room in Kabul assembling kites in preparation for the city's flying season.
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