As massive coal excavators prepare to tear up the ground in the lignite-rich Rhineland, archaeologists are unearthing valuable ruins from ancient Roman settlements.
According to the UN health agency, COVID-19 is still responsible for over 1,000 deaths a week in the European region.
Experts say that the ancient fresco, which depicts a flat bread with assorted toppings on a tray with other food, could be a "distant relative" of modern-day pizza.
It's hot, the sun is burning — and the risk of suffering heat exhaustion or heatstroke is rising.
The next few weeks bring the start of the summer holidays, complete with traffic jams and crowded airports.
The mental health of pregnant women in Zambia, like in much of Africa, is often overlooked.
Rising temperatures are leading to a surge in demand for cooling.
A UN investigator has voiced "profound concern" that 19 of the 30 men being held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center have never been charged with a single crime — some after 20 years in US custody.
The new Museum of African-American history in South Carolina stands on a former wharf that was among the world's largest landing sites for enslaved Africans.
The popular culture and lifestyle show has now been on the air for two decades, and is set to continue to reinvent itself and celebrate cultural creativity.
Heat waves are common in India, but temperatures are rising across the globe.
Countries from South Africa and Kenya to France and Spain are facing drought and long-term water shortage.
The UN wants every person on the globe to be covered by early warning systems within the next five years.
Under current climate policies, billions will face deadly heat, with the elderly, children, women and people with disabilities hit worst.
The acting CEO of the Australian branch of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has faced a parliamentary inquiry, her first public appearance since her predecessor resigned over a tax-avoidance and conflict of interest scandal.
The minimum wage in Germany is set to rise in two stages from the current €12 to €12.
Dozens of people have been detained in Turkey's largest city and police blocked the central Taksim square as the LGBTQ+ community attempted to hold a Pride parade.
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