Doctors in Britain have successfully performed an operation on an unborn baby with spina bifida in a groundbreaking procedure that involved removing the fetus from the womb and replacing her following surgery.
Zhou Xiaochuan, the former governor of the People's Bank of China, has been awarded the 2019 lifetime achievement award by finance industry journal Central Banking.
Late last year, the carcass of a sperm whale that washed ashore in eastern Indonesia was found to contain a huge lump of plastic waste - including bags and cups.
Commentators in the United Kingdom have remarked that a recent attack on a Karl Marx monument in London is proof of the "enduring power" of the socialist revolutionary during a time of "growing interest" in his ideas.
California's new governor, Gavin Newsom, is reducing the scope of a proposed high-speed rail line between San Francisco and Los Angeles, a project strongly supported by predecessor Jerry Brown.
A state regulator "may be needed to assess the quality of online news" in the United Kingdom, according to a government-ordered review.
When you walk through the streets of Nairobi's Kibera, the largest urban slum in Africa, the first impression is of cleaner streets and waterways. The very few plastic bags are noticeable only near dump sites.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Pamela Hansford whooped and threw out a thumbs-up as she glided past on a surfboard, propped up by her elbows.
The European Union has moved a step closer to updating its two decade-old copyright laws to cover online publishing and platforms after lawmakers agreed to a starting point at talks this week.
PARIS - Nearly half of all insect species worldwide are in rapid decline and a third could disappear altogether, according to a study warning of dire consequences for crop pollination and natural food chains.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentina, a meat-lover's paradise famed for its beef barbecues, has set its sights on an alternative source of protein: crickets.
A team of environmentalists last month surprised hundreds of visitors to the Sainsbury's supermarket in Walthamstow, East London.
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