The European Union is set to target Russian gold exports in an update to its sanctions packages while further tightening previous measures on Moscow amid the continuing war in Ukraine.
Firefighters battled blazes in France, Portugal and Spain while Britain issued its first ever ‘red’ warning for exceptional heat. Scientists blamed the increasing regularity of heatwaves on global warming and predicted more intense episodes of extreme weather.
Ukrainian authorities say at least 20 people have been killed by a Russian missile attack on central city of Vinnytsia. The Russian military has not confirmed the attack.
After staring parity against the dollar in the face for days, the euro finally broke the key level. Expectations for even steeper U.S. rate hikes that could slow growth sharply have pushed the U.S.
ASO-S heads into space this autumn to observe the next solar maximum, a period of increased flares and sunspots predicted to peak in 2025. The data will help scientists understand turbulent space weather that can knock out power grids on Earth.
Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe has been taken to hospital bleeding after collapsing while delivering a speech in the city of Nara in western Japan. Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe’s condition ‘currently unknown’ after attack.
Boris Johnson has stepped down as the United Kingdom’s prime minister on July 7 after his latest political crisis, following the resignation of key ministers and other officials.
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He held a video conversation with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday and raised concerns about the US’ imposing additional tariffs on Chinese goods and sanctions against China, as news reports emerged from the US recently that Washington may lift the tariffs.
A massive analysis of 84 previous studies suggests there is no benefit in taking beta carotene, or vitamins D and E, for preventing heart disease and cancer. In most healthy adults, key vitamins and minerals can be obtained from a well-balanced diet and daily early morning sunlight, a doctor says.
The race at Silverstone began with carnage at the first corner after Zhou Guanyu's Alfa Romeo flipped upside down, hurtling over the circuit's safety barrier.
The Hong Kong-listed subsidiary of state-owned State Power Investment will acquire wind, solar, biomass and waste-to-energy projects from its parent.By 2025, CPID aims to have clean energy account for 90 per cent of its installed onshore capacity and 70 per cent of its revenue.
The post office in France is to launch a ‘digital stamp’ (un timbre numérique) in 2023, which will be available via the La Poste app for items weighing up to 20g.
Between two fields on the outskirts of a 1960s new town in Northumberland is a startling, track-stopping sculpture passed by on a regular basis by hardly anyone: it’s a giant 15ft spoon.
Chide’s team analyzed some of the first sound recordings ever made on the Red Planet. The first sounds measured on the Red Planet have revealed some surprises.
President Xi Jinping says one country, two systems must be executed comprehensively, with China having overall jurisdiction but city enjoying high degree of autonomy. He also stresses need for patriots in office and upholding of city's free economy and common law system. He also sets out expectations for John Lee administration, stressing efficiency,...
At least 30 others were wounded when two Russian missiles hit a nine-storey apartment building and a resort near the Black Sea port city, a day after Ukraine retook Snake Island.
The nosedive in cryptocurrency markets has wiped out millions of dollars in funds stolen by North Korean hackers, four digital investigators say, threatening a key source of funding for the sanctions-stricken country and its weapons programmes.
Ayatollah Khamenei explained the "immutable divine traditions in societies" in a meeting with the Head of the Judiciary Branch and a number of the officials and employees of the Judiciary today, June 28, 2022. He said, "The reasons for the distinction and astonishing victory of the Iranian nation and the Islamic Republic in the face of the immense,...
How long someone lives with Parkinson's disease may be down to specific gene mutations, according to new research presented today at the 8th European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Congress
