President Emmanuel Macron said France had taken key decisions '15-20 years later than some of our European neighbours' and now needed to 'to become again a nation of innovation and research'.

Primary and high school students in Africa's last absolute monarchy, formerly known as Swaziland, have been boycotting classes and staging low-key protests for the past month.

While the new Superman is not the first LGBTQ comic book character, he is arguably the most recognisable.

Afghanistan's new rulers are seeking recognition, as well as assistance to avoid a humanitarian disaster, after they returned to power in August following the withdrawal of US troops after 20 years of war.

Austrian environmental justice campaigners Allrise filed the official complaint at The Hague-based court Tuesday morning.

Kristalina Georgieva's role at the institution was called into question after the 16 September publication of the findings of an investigation carried out at the request of the ethics committee of the World Bank, where Georgieva had previously held a senior role.

Merck has submitted the application for molnupiravir, which it said earlier this month was shown to reduce hospitalisations by 50%.

Britain has been hit hard by the crisis, with nearly 138,000 COVID-19 deaths since March last year, raising questions about why it has fared worse than other nations.

Despite having a variety of jabs available, the country's vaccination drive stalled after just over 40% of its seven-million population were inoculated.

The stand-up star has courted controversy with 'The Closer' in which he asserts 'gender is a fact,' and criticises what he says is the thin skin of the trans community.

Hansi Flick's men avenged a shock 2-1 home loss to the Macedonians earlier this year to claim their seventh win in eight qualifiers and take an unassailable eight-point lead at the top of Group J, with two matches remaining.

Bangalore crashed out of the Twenty20 tournament after losing the eliminator by four wickets in Sharjah with Kohli bowing out as leader of the franchise that has never won the IPL.

Sebastian Kurz, a 35-year-old once feted as a 'whizz kid,' said late Saturday he was quitting the top job after being implicated in a corruption scandal.

It was the third marathon victory of Kipruto's career following wins at the 2021 Prague Marathon and the 2018 Toronto Marathon, but his first win at one of the six World Marathon Majors.

The #EndSARS movement began in October 2020 initially over abuses by the notorious SARS anti-robbery squad but grew into the largest anti-government protests in Nigeria's modern history.

Scotland and Wales are pushing ahead with proof of vaccination records to allow entry into nightclubs but the UK government, which sets health policy in England, has opposed the move.

John Flomo, head of the Wologizi national park, told AFP that the bodies of two elephants were discovered with their tusks still intact in Lofa county earlier this month.

In the report, entitled 'The Health Argument for Climate Action', the WHO set out 10 recommendations on how to maximise the health benefits of tackling climate change -- and avoid the worst health impacts of the climate crisis.