New Delhi – Facebook has announced an investment of 5.7 billion dollars to buy a 10-per-cent stake in Jio Platforms Ltd, the digital arm of India's Reliance Industries, as the technology giant looks...

Amsterdam/London (dpa) - Coronavirus-inspired conspiracy theories have sparked dozens of attacks on telephone network masts in Britain and the Netherlands, with the perpetrators apparently believing...

Los Angeles (dpa) - Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates said he was optimistic there will be a vaccine against the novel coronavirus by the end of next year, in comments at the virtual...

Los Angeles (tca/dpa)- In the weeks since the coronavirus outbreak has squelched daily life in America, researchers have struggled to assess the true spread of the virus. But initial results from a...

Empty stands and silent terraces await players should the Bundesliga return to action in the next months. But fans are anxious to ensure at least some atmosphere is provided at matches. Berlin...

Rome - Pope Francis was due on Sunday to celebrate Easter, the most important event in the Christian calendar, in an empty St Peter's Basilica due to coronavirus restrictions. All papal celebrations...

London (dpa) - EU officials on Wednesday rejected criticism by a top scientific adviser who resigned and accused the bloc of a "complete absence of coordination" in response to the coronavirus...

Beirut (dpa) - On a normal Palm Sunday in Lebanon, people bustle around with children wearing brand new clothes and carrying decorated candles with olive branches. But this year, the Christian...

Canberra - By Subel Bhandari, - Police say there are launching a criminal investigation into why a cruise ship was allowed to disembark in Sydney, resulting in more than 10 per cent of the total...