Mediterranean region experiences severe weather with hail accumulations while scientific achievements in gene therapy and astronomy make headlines.

Severe thunderstorms brought hail accumulations up to 3cm deep across Tunisia and Algeria, resembling snow cover, with heavy downpours also affecting central Italy.

Scientists Jean Bennett and Albert Maguire won a prestigious science award for developing Luxturna gene therapy that restored vision, helping a patient see their child's face for the first time.

The annual Lyrid meteor shower returns to spring skies this week, featuring meteoroids from a comet tail first recorded in 687BC and rediscovered in 1861.

Over 1,000 workers in Kenya were abruptly terminated by outsourcing firm Sama after Meta paused their contract following allegations about staff viewing private footage from smart glasses.