Germany’s renowned Carnival celebrations got underway Thursday but without any of their usual raucous revelry.

Scientists are scanning virus samples taken from infected people to look for mutations, through a process called genome sequencing.

An online Spring Festival Concert has been broadcast in India to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year which falls on Friday.

AstraZeneca said Thursday it’s working with the University of Oxford to adapt its COVID-19 vaccine to protect against new strains of the virus.

Officials of South Korea have urged the public to stay at home during the four-day Lunar New Year’s holidays that began Thursday.

United Airlines said Wednesday it will buy up to 200 small electric air taxis to help customers in urban areas get to the airport.

Two more people linked to a quarantine hotel outbreak in the Australian state of Melbourne have tested positive for COVID-19.

Chinese tourists showed more interest in near destinations and focused more on safety in travel consumption in 2020.

A number of landmarks in New York City have been lit up in celebration of the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, the Year of the Ox.

Workers at the Eiffel Tower used a blowtorch to melt the ice collecting on its surfaces and snow was blocking roads and halting trains.