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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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.

For many, death is an unsettling thing to think about, but not for the Swedish artist Margareta Magnusson, who passed away last week at the age of 91. In her 80s, she wrote, “The Gentle Art of Swedish ...

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 ...

Muslims around the globe are getting ready to celebrate the end of Ramadan — those weeks in the Muslim calendar when many abstain from food and water during the day and use that time for prayer and ...

The war in Iran is jamming up global travel on several fronts. In the Middle East, the conflict continues to force the grounding of flights. A jump in oil prices is also beginning to hit travel, with ...