House prices and rents have surged by up to 60% across the European Union over the past decade. But one capital is bucking the trend. In Vienna, around two-thirds of residents live in subsidised ...

Growing up near Sao Paulo, Mariana Da Cruz knew there was more to Brazilian music than just singing Bossa Nova tunes. She wanted to branch out and combine numerous other styles like hip-hop and ...

Public health officials are responding to a meningitis outbreak at the University of Kent in southeast England, where two people have died and at least a dozen more have confirmed infections. The ...

For many, death is an unsettling thing to think about, but not for the Swedish artist Margareta Magnusson, who passed away ...

A new study shows that scientists at the University of Edinburgh have found a way to use bacteria to transform plastic bottles into drugs that can be used to treat Parkinson’s disease.

Israeli forces are intensifying airstrikes and ground operations in southern Lebanon, as well as hitting targets in Beirut neighborhoods. Israeli officials say they’re targeting infrastructure and ...

Israeli forces are intensifying airstrikes and ground operations in southern Lebanon, as well as hitting targets in Beirut neighborhoods. Also, a meningitis outbreak has public health officials ...

On Tuesday, El Salvador’s legislature approved an amendment to its constitution that would sentence “murderers, rapists and terrorists” to life in prison. It follows warnings by independent experts ...

Cities across Denmark are using heat generated by crematoriums to warm nearby homes. As The World’s Joshua Coe learned, it’s part of a wider sustainability effort known as waste heat recovery.

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The killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by US-Israeli airstrikes has affected many people, especially ...

A documentary on one of the longest, and largely forgotten, US occupations in history hits streaming amid anxiety over the ...