Researchers at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh have built Alyx, a robot colleague that teaches autistic people to recognise social cues, as Matthew Stock found out.

Syria's Assad tells Russian lawmakers Western strikes were act of aggression - Russian news agency.

The Russian parliament is set to vote on sending representatives back to the Council of Europe and resuming funding of the organization. Human rights advocates fear Moscow may leave the organization completely.

Costa-Gavras tackles Greek debt crisis in 'Adults in the Room'

The Oxford coronavirus vaccine shows a strong immune response in adults in their 60s and 70s, raising hopes that it can protect age groups most at risk from the virus.

Saying that everyone had lost something due to the coronavirus pandemic, US President Joe Biden announced he would direct states to make all Americans eligible for a COVID vaccine by May 1.

The US pushes ahead with its vaccination drive while Indian hospitals try to adapt to deal with an overwhelming surge in new COVID-19 infections. Follow DW for the latest.

Imagine working for a company where you don't have to apply for holiday time or seek prior approval for expenses. Imagine giving feedback to your boss – in public! Imagine being trusted to make major decisions without clearance from line managers. The flipside? If you perform anything less than excellently, you lose your job. Freedom and "talent density" are the two key ingredients of Netflix's corporate culture. The formula has driven the company from a humble DVD rental service 20 years ago to one of the world’s most successful entertainment corporations.

US President Joe Biden announces that the US has hit 200 million vaccine shots in his first 92 days in office and that all Americans aged 16 and above will be eligible for a vaccine as of Monday.

AstraZeneca jabs will soon be available to all adults who wish to get the shot, after German officials lifted age restrictions.

A significant proportion of adults in the European Union are unlikely to get the coronavirus vaccine when it is offered to them. The degree of vaccine hesitancy appeared to be linked to their use of social media.

Germany’s top court decided in 2019 that adults who have legal guardians should no longer be barred from taking part in elections. Now many of them will do so for the first time.