Many educated Pakistanis are looking to move abroad as living costs continue to climb and political unrest deepens in their home country.

The company said clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration for its first in-human clinical study is "an important first step" for its technology.

Meet the male contestants in what is believed to be Taiwan's first ever mermaiding contest.

A new bill prohibiting gender reassignment has passed its first reading in the Russian lower house. It’s a further attack against LGBTQ rights in Russia.

Most countries logged a slight uptick in improving representation for women. The US slipped to 43, while Liberia made the biggest leap towards closing the gap — but global parity is not forecast for another 131 years.

Germany lacks skilled labor and is popular with young Kosovar job seekers. A new law now makes it easier for skilled workers from non-EU countries to come to Germany. Will this accelerate Kosovo's brain drain?

So-called forever chemicals are everywhere: in rivers, tap water, in our food and even in the hair of French MPs. Tests conducted on 14 French Green lawmakers have revealed the presence of toxic polyfluorinated substances (PFAS), some of which are banned in France. Some lawmakers are now calling for a total ban on this category of chemical molecules. FRANCE 24's Science Editor Julia Sieger tells us more.

Legislation outlawing gender reassignment has passed its final reading before Russia's lower house of parliament. The Kremlin has been clamping down on LGBTQ people over the past decade.

The German government has approved a law of self-determination allowing people to change their gender and name more easily.

The biggest Loch Ness Monster hunt in over half a century has resulted in several reports of possible sightings but nothing conclusive. The evaluation of the data would take a lot of time, the organizers said.

Doctors in Australia have found and removed a live parasitic worm, roughly 8 centimeters long, from a woman's brain. It's the first known case of its kind.

A British study of ex-professional footballers suggests there’s a link between frequent headers and cognitive disorders. Some countries have banned headers for kids. The DFB are taking a different approach.