The Leader of the Social Democrates Party (SPD), Olaf Scholz, has been sworn in as Germany's new Chancellor, formally taking power after Angela Merkel's historic 16 years as leader.
The Omicron variant is "spreading at lightning speed" in Europe and will likely become dominant in France by the start of next year, French Prime Minister Jean Castex has warned.
Vaccine maker Pfizer said Friday that trials of its vaccine in children ages 2 to 5 show that it did not provide the expected immunity in kids this age, and it is adding a third dose to the regimen.
As many as 135 projects worth USD 22.9 billion were signed at the recently held Second China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo (CAETE) in Changsha, China.
The Gambia's President Adama Barrow has easily won re-election, authorities there said, in the first vote for decades held without long-term leader Yahya Jammeh.
Envelopes full of cash and cheques were found behind a loose toilet by a plumber doing repairs at celebrity televangelist Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Texas, according to church officials.
