Brazil appears to be entering another dark week, as coronavirus cases grow by the thousands and controversy swells around President Jair Bolsonaro.

Asian stocks rose on Tuesday, as a growing number of cities and countries around the world take steps toward re-opening.

Lufthansa and the German government have finalized the terms of a €9 billion ($9.8 billion) bailout, following weeks of intense negotiations over the future of Europe's leading global airline.

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck near New Zealand's capital Wellington while the country's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was discussing New Zealand's ongoing lifting of coronavirus restrictions in a live interview.

Peru was one of the first nations in the Americas to take strict preventative coronavirus measures, like stay-at-home orders, curfews and border closings. So how did it become one of the hardest hit?

When Eric Yuan founded Zoom, he set out to create a 'frictionless' video conferencing app to be used by businesses. But then a global pandemic turned Zoom into a household name.

As nations around the world attempt to dig their way out of a cataclysmic global recession, Britain is in a particularly tight spot of its own making.

Chinese stocks are the latest flashpoint in an intensifying standoff between the United States and China.

Hong Kong's status as Asia's premiere financial hub survived months of political unrest last year. But news this week that China is planning to further erode the city's autonomy has again called into question its future as an East-West conduit for global business.

Underwater turbines could help ease Australia's dependence on fossil fuels.

If you're looking for a reason to care about tree loss, the nation's latest heat wave might be it. Trees can lower summer daytime temperatures by as much as 10 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a recent study.

Rich people don't just have bigger bank balances and more lavish lifestyles than the rest of us -- they also have bigger carbon footprints.

The air conditioner is nearly 100 years old, and yet it hasn't evolved much -- the technology is essentially the same as it was the day it was invented.

Butlin's vacation resorts were an institution in post-war Britain. The self-contained camps -- where guests were housed in wooden chalets, fed and entertained on-site -- provided a new kind of inexpensive luxury for working families.

There's long been a dearth of innovative design in the sex tech industry: In the words of Lora Haddock DiCarlo, founder of CES-award winning sex toy company Lora DiCarlo, the field's output throughout 20th century amounted to little more than "the vibrator, over and over again. The same thing in different shades of pink."

Architecture can flirt with nature in expressive yet subtle ways. The idea is, often, to harmonize, not dominate, the landscapes.

From Vivienne Westwood's Victorian corsetry to Calvin Klein's bias-cut slips, lingerie has always had a place on the runway.

It's hard to imagine a visual record of the 20th century without Pablo Ruiz Picasso. With his bold shapes and characteristic angles, the Spanish artist captured everything from the horrors of war to the boundless possibilities of the human form.

Alaska's Anchorage International Airport lacks the waterfalls and razzmatazz of Singapore Changi or the eight runways of Chicago O'Hare.

Ho was credited with steering Macau to overtake Las Vegas as the gambling capital of the world.

Zara Abid, 28, was being mourned by friends and family, but then trolls began abusing her legacy online.

Alessandro was hiking with his family in northern Italy when they realised he was being followed.

Carrie Lam says a security law planned by China is a "responsible" move which won't infringe on rights.

The resumption of floor trading comes after a two-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The president wants North Carolina to ensure there are no restrictions on crowds due to the pandemic.

Transparent masks allow deaf people to communicate - but supplies are short where they are most needed.

Worried by teens' mental health struggles during Kyrgyzstan's coronavirus lockdown, one group acted.

The government is to ease lockdown restrictions and allow the sale of alcohol - but not cigarettes.

With Italy past the peak of coronavirus, medical staff say the trauma is only just hitting them now.

Vanderlecia Ortega dos Santos is the sole nurse caring for a community of 700 in Manaus, Brazil.

With the collapse of the tourism industry because of the coronavirus, Thailand's captive elephants are now at risk of starvation.

Once home to more than 200 families, the village of Bedono in Central Java is now under water.

Officials are taking another look into Huawei, but the Chinese firm warns against a 5G ban.

Scores of people visited beach destinations over the Memorial Day weekend, not all abiding by the guidelines.

The US Democratic presidential candidate makes his first public appearance in more than two months.

A California company owned by UK businessman Sir Richard Branson fails to launch a rocket to orbit.

European markets rose on the bailout deal news, which sees Germany take a 20% stake in the firm.

The country hopes to save the summer season but UK tourists face quarantine in their own country.

Balbir Singh, who has died aged 95, helped seal hockey gold for newly independent India in 1948.