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US: China's Currency 'Significantly Undervalued'

The United States Treasury criticized China for "significantly" undervaluing its currency, but again refrained from labeling Beijing a currency manipulator.

Eavesdropping on brain cell chatter

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Shining a light on astrocytes. This image is an artist’s representation of an astrocyte. The lig...

EU aid for disaster-stricken countries to arrive faster, with less red tape

EU aid to EU and EU candidate countries hit by flooding or other natural disasters should be delivered faster and more efficiently thanks to EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) rule changes approved on Wednesday. These changes, alre...

UN calls for immediate release of abducted school girls in north-eastern Nigeria

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Since June 2013, attacks in northeastern Nigeria have resulted...