Dec. 22 is the shortest day of the year and in Estonia, as in many parts of the world, trees covered with lights brighten up homes and town squares during the Winter Solstice and Christmas festivities afterward
Experts agree on the potential of machines to take on specific tasks, such as reminding someone to take medication, or tracking a patient’s moods. However, they warn that robotics alone isn’t enough
Two British mathematicians demonstrated that, by buying 27 tickets, it is possible to secure a prize in the draw, using so-called ‘lottery designs’ but with no guarantee of a profit
Analysts say it will undercut American competitiveness and weaken global efforts to address health issues. Previous collaborations have led to significant advances, including in influenza surveillance and vaccine development
The case involving the 23-year-old Black man’s death was the first among several recent criminal prosecutions against medical first responders to reach trial, potentially setting the bar for prosecutors for future cases
The Irish actor, who plays Nobel Prize-winning author Samuel Beckett in ‘Dance First,’ discusses the perils of fame
Climate change has taken a toll on the diversity of the Gulf of California that dazzled French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau. Several initiatives in the area seek to regenerate its ecosystems
Social media’s takeover of our lives has caused us to start articulating and sharing our own existence as if we were playing a role, with all of fiction’s resources, tricks and vices serving to distance us from authentic reality
Joe Biden and Pedro Sánchez addressed the issue on Friday after Spain vetoed a plan for the EU to help with the mission via Operation Atalanta
Social organizations in the Cauca Valley region are trying to stop a crime against children that — according to the Association of Indigenous Councils — occurred more than 150 times in 2023
Health authorities are encouraging countries to strengthen surveillance systems and to report any changes in the incidence or severity of detected cases
The measure approved by voters in 2018 was designed to make it easier to prosecute police accused of wrongfully using deadly force
Piñatas are interwoven with Christian traditions in Mexico
Legislatures in at least eight states that were in session late in 2023 have already condemned the attacks
After consolidating in Mali, Moscow is strengthening its collaboration with Burkina Faso and Niger through an armed structure intended to replace the Wagner Group
The shooting inside a university building at the heart of the Czech capital on Thursday left 14 dead and dozens injured
More than 20,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s war to destroy Hamas and more than 53,000 have been wounded, according to health officials in Gaza
The resignation of the Binance founder following anti-money laundering charges puts an end to the era of charismatic leaders who staked his future on bitcoin
The move from the institution, founded 170 years ago, was in response to a call from a group of historians who urged the Public Prosecutor’s Office to open an investigation into its ties with slavery
The detention of Bishop Isidro Mora is the latest attack in the country, which also recently expelled a group of priests being held as political prisoners
The actor first played Frasier Crane, his most iconic role in 1984; now, 19 years after the end of the classic show, the doctor is back
We took a spin with Catalan race driver Laia Sanz on her last day of training in the Sahara. On January 5, after a lifetime on a motorbike, she will race her third Dakar behind the wheel of a car, and her fourteenth overall. The race is notoriously harsh, but she has never once not finished it
Various celebrities have not hesitated to raise their voice against those who have asked them if they’re with child. We speak with an actress and two experts about the hurt the question can cause
Republicans have built large majorities in the Legislature under maps they drew over a decade ago
The Osprey is a fast-moving airframe that can fly like both a helicopter and an airplane — but its many crashes have led critics to warn it has fatal design flaws
The flight, operated by small Romania-based charter company Legend Airlines, was carrying 303 Indian passengers from the United Arab Emirates to Nicaragua