MEPs have voted overwhelmingly to issue proceedings against the Czech Republic's prime minister for breaches of EU law concerning an alleged conflict of interest. Brussels concluded last year in an audit that Andrej Babiš had breached domestic and EU conflict of interest legislation in relation to his control of Agrofert, the agriculture conglomerate he founded.
Taiwanese architect and engineer Arthur Huang turns everyday trash into materials used for interiors, construction and consumer products. When the pandemic hit, he turned his attention to designing a hospital ward made from recycled materials.
NASA sends squids to space. Plus, the world's wealthiest man makes out-of-this-world travel arrangements, and a soccer star talks game with an orbiting astronaut. VOA's Arash Arabasadi brings us the Week in Space. Produced by: Arash Arabasadi
President Joe Biden announced the US plans to donate 500 million Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine doses globally to low and lower-middle income countries.
As the U.S. pledged Thursday to donate 500 million coronavirus vaccine doses to 92 countries in need through June of next year, experts say Russia is working to discredit western vaccines and aggressively market its own Sputnik V jabs. Anush Avetisyan has the story.
CNN's Matthew Chance details actions taken by Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of his anticipated meeting with President Joe Biden in Lake Geneva, Switzerland.
The Transportation Security Administration has asked some of its office workers to help security officers with a surge of summer travel at the nation's largest airports. CNN's Pete Muntean reports.
A groundbreaking trial has cut dengue fever cases by 77% according to the World Mosquito Program. Researchers have found that the transmission of mosquito-borne diseases can be blocked by breeding mosquitoes that carry a safe and natural bacterium called Wolbachia.
Hong Kong customs announce their biggest ever bust of a speedboat gang smuggling luxury goods into the mainland, valued at HK$120 million ($15.4 million).
Check out the best of Wales in training featuring Gareth Bale. Wales take on Switzerland, Turkey and Italy in the group stages of the competition.
German Health Minister Jens Spahn announces that the CovPass application, with which Germans can prove that they have been vaccinated thanks to a QR code system, will be gradually introduced in Germany. After a test phase, vaccination centres, doctors' surgeries and pharmacies are gradually being integrated into the system and "by the end of June", everyone who wants to can download it onto their mobile phone and use it.
Copenhagen (AFP) – The World Health Organization's Europe Director Hans Kluge says that vaccination rates against Covid-19 in Europe are still far off from what is needed to stop a virus resurgence and calls on countries to maintain protective measures.
