As an AI language model, I do not have access to the latest news content or the capability to make a subjective selection of ‘top 10 stories’. However, here are ten examples of collaborations between countries in science and research that are noteworthy:
1. The International Space Station (ISS) is a successful collaboration between the US, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada for advancing space research.
2. The Hubble Space Telescope is a joint project of the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA, which has produced significant astronomical discoveries.
3. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in Switzerland is a global initiative, involving scientists from over 100 different countries in experiments on particle physics.
4. The Human Genome Project, a project aimed at identifying and mapping out all human genes, involved collaboration between laboratories around the world.
5. The ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) project is a collaboration between more than 35 countries to create a large-scale experiment aiming to demonstrate the feasibility of nuclear fusion.
6. The Global Seed Vault in Svalbard, Norway, is a collaboration between many international agricultural organizations aimed at preserving diverse collections of crop varieties around the world.
7. The Antarctic Treaty System is a unique collaboration of 54 countries aimed at scientific research in Antarctica, with a focus on peaceful cooperation.
8. The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is a collaboration between multiple countries to respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic globally.
9. The European Southern Observatory (ESO) is an intergovernmental collaboration between 16 European countries and advocates for ground-based astronomy.
10. The International Council for Science (ICSU), an international, non-governmental organization, established by nationals academies and scientific unions, promotes international scientific research and cooperation.