UAE's 'Hope' probe to be first in trio of Mars missions

The first Arab space mission, the UAE's "Hope" probe, is expected to reach Mars' orbit on Tuesday, making it the first of three spacecraft to arrive at the Red Planet this month.

Telemedicine takes off in Germany during pandemic

When doctor Andreas Bootsveld has to make life-or-death decisions about COVID-19 patients, he is not alone—as well as consulting his colleagues, he can draw on the advice of a team of specialists.

Conjoined Yemeni twins flown to Jordan for surgery: UNICEF

Conjoined baby twins born in war-ravaged Yemen were taken to Jordan Saturday for separation surgery, the UN children's agency said, almost two months after a hospital warned they were in critical condition.

Q&A: What is China's carbon trading scheme?

China has launched the world's biggest carbon trading system to help lower carbon emissions, but critics and analysts have raised doubts about whether it will have a signficant impact.

Google moves away from diet of 'cookies' to track users

Google is weaning itself off user-tracking "cookies" which allow the web giant to deliver personalized ads but which also have raised the hackles of privacy defenders.

UK vaccine gambles paid off, while EU caution slowed it down

French pharmaceutical startup Valneva had big news in September: a government contract for 60 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine candidate.