German far right tests Merkel’s conservatives in eastern state vote
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party will try to build on its successes in two regional votes last month and beat Chancellor Angela Merkel’s...
Intrigue over absent masterpiece as da Vinci show opens doors
A major exhibition marking 500 years since the death of Leonardo da Vinci opened in Paris on Thursday but there was intrigue over whether the...
Brazil president confirms Foster tapped for embassy in Washington
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro confirmed on Thursday the nomination of Nestor Foster to be ambassador in Washington after backtracking on appointing his son, lawmaker Eduardo...
Amgen slashes price tag on cholesterol medicine Repatha by 60% for 2020
Drugmaker Amgen Inc said on Thursday starting next year it would sell its cholesterol drug Repatha exclusively at a 60% discount to its current list...
The touch sensitive phone case that looks like skin
Designers have created a phone case that mimics the texture of human skin in a bid to study responses to life-like outer coatings on an...
EU awards jailed Uighur activist rights prize, angering China
The European Parliament awarded its annual prize for the defense of human rights on Thursday to jailed ethnic Uighur economics professor Ilham Tohti, angering Beijing...
Romanian centrists seek urgent budget approval, keep gap in check
Romania’s centrist National Liberal Party of Prime Minister-designate Ludovic Orban wants to quickly adopt next year’s budget and rein in a fiscal shortfall below the...
Syrian Kurds accuse Turkey of violations, Russia says peace plan on track
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) accused Turkey on Thursday of launching a large land offensive targeting three villages in northeast Syria despite a truce,...
Fans create their own ‘kind of magic’ in new Queen music videos
Singing in the kitchen, dancing in a field and impersonating frontman Freddie Mercury, Queen fans are giving renditions of three of the rock band’s hit...
Russia sends S-400 missile defense systems to Serbia for military drill
Russia said on Thursday a division of its S-400 missile defense system would take part in a military drill in Serbia, underlining Moscow’s wish to...