By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, July 10 (Reuters) - At least one million women and girls have lost access to life-saving support within the last year due to global donor aid cuts, a new United Nations report on Friday found. Nearly nine in 10 women’s organisations can no longer
“Modern Family” star Jesse Tyler Ferguson will make his Menier Chocolate Factory debut playing Truman Capote in Jay Presson Allen’s “Tru.” Rob Ashford directs the production, which opens Sept. 27 following previews from Sept. 19, and runs through Nov. 14. “Tru” arrives at the
President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday moved to loosen truck pollution regulations put in place by his predecessor, Joe Biden, in its latest environmental rollback benefiting makers of fossil fuel-burning vehicles.
Scientists have detected the highly contagious H5 bird flu in an Australian seabird for the first time, the government said Friday.
Iran’s move on Hormuz is ultimately a short-term maneuver. And if it doesn’t get its act together soon, the whole region could turn against it. The new wave of US attacks against Iran has an undefined time frame, but at least a clear, limited objective – to reopen the Strait of
Every time the World Cup comes around, or at least since England first and last won it 60 years ago, there’s talk of whether it’ll be brought “back home.” The idea being, of course, that football (or soccer, as it’s called in a couple of the countries hosting this year’s
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) president Abdul Hadi Awang have all been campaigning for their respective coalitions in a final push for votes.
Conservationists fear more nests may have been destroyed during work on Jarrow houses by council-appointed contractor Swift chicks are feared to have been thrown into a skip during house renovations in South Tyneside, despite rules that should stop the destruction of nests. The
Stars like our sun are formed from the collapse of stellar objects called prestellar cores, cold and dense concentrations of gas and dust held together by gravity. While many questions remain about the exact mechanisms of star formation, advanced radio telescopes have given
Wally Funk, an aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to launch into space, has died. She was 87.
By Michael Georgy DUBAI, July 10, (Reuters) - Preliminary investigations into the cell behind Tuesday's bombings in Damascus, near a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron spent the night, indicate it was affiliated with Islamic State, a senior Syrian security official
“Music was my first desire, my first wish,” Hopkins said in a statement. “I’ve been composing music all my life."
The former prime minister plans to voluntarily surrender despite facing a death sentence.
NEW DELHI, July 10 - Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, facing a death sentence back home where her party is banned, told Reuters she and senior party colleagues plan to return from exile in India around December and surrender.
The Jatiwaringin landfill in the Tangerang district west of Jakarta caught fire on June 30.
The nearly 70-metre-long work depicting William the Conqueror's 1066 invasion of England arrived at the British Museum in London at about 3am on Friday.
Scientific evidence shows that emotional stress during the most intense matches can raise the risk of cardiovascular events in vulnerable fans.
Volkswagen said on Thursday it would reduce production capacity as part of a sweeping overhaul aimed at making the group leaner and more competitive in a rapidly changing global car market. However, uncertainty remains over the scale of potential job cuts and factory closures.
Both allegedly tried to carry cannabis flowers out of Thailand without completing necessary procedures.
European roads are among the safest in the world, but the number of deaths and injuries from road accidents is still too high. Thanks to the EU’s General Safety Regulation, many safety systems have already been mandatory for all newly registered cars and vans since 2024.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says a two-term limit would strengthen Ethiopia’s democracy. But attention has quickly shifted to whether the National Dialogue is preparing the country for a presidential republic that could give him a fresh political mandate.
The term “Blue continent” is used by Pacific Islands to describe a joint home and shared stewardship of the ocean.
With the escalation of the war in Ukraine, the deteriorating EU-US relationship, and the unstable situation in the Middle East, what's the state of the NATO alliance?
The plant is estimated to be able to provide electricity for 100,000 households when operational.
The Oscar-winning actor signed a record deal with Decca Classics for Life Is a Dream , which was conducted by Gustavo Dudamel
LONDON, July 10 - UNESCO has urged governments and international lenders to expand debt-for-education swaps to help tackle a worsening education financing crisis, warning that 113 countries now spend more on servicing debt than on educating their populations.
The storms can disrupt transport, strain water and energy systems, and damage ecosystems.
Europe's startup landscape is changing fast. Scaleups are driving jobs and innovation across the EU, but which countries and industries are leading the growth race?
China is investigating a fire that killed 28 people at a shoe factory in Jinjiang, Fujian Province, on 9 July.
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The EU just built a massive financial fortress to tame the wild part of the market. Brussels wanted to replace a chaotic patchwork of 27 national rules with one strict system. But here goes a surprise: the brand new rulebook might already be obsolete.
City administrations are taking decisive action to advance the goals in Mario Draghi’s report on European competitiveness, from strengthening strategic sectors such as AI, clean energy and defence, to turning innovation into economic deployment. But city leaders warn that
The Burundi president and African Union chair met with Congolese opposition figures and church representatives on 6 July. Can Félix Tshisekedi’s main military ally succeed where Washington, Doha and Luanda have failed?
The actors both appeared in 2019’s Spider-Man: Far From Hom e and 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home
The album cover leaves something to be desired... But optics aside, the Rolling Stones astonish in the way they expand their late creative burst and prove they've lost none of their momentum.
In today's newsletter: An exclusive interview with EBC President Christine Lagarde, the Spanish proposal of €850 billion of EU common borrowing, and ambassadors race to the 21st sanctions package against Russia finish line.
North Korean leaders also laid out plans to accelerate the building of modern naval bases and to upgrade combat systems, per KCNA.
It follows similar landings of reusable rockets by US-owned companies SpaceX and Blue Origin.
Malaysia’s Abnormal Studios has picked up theatrical distribution rights for Malaysia and Brunei to “Mimpi Kita: Castle in the Air,” the science-fiction fantasy feature that recently participated in the NAFF Project Market‘s It Project strand at the Bucheon International
Chinese forces have used water cannons and cut anchor lines to drive Filipino fishermen away.
New suspected cases of Ebola have been reported in parts of Congo that were previously unaffected, the government said, signaling the continued spread of the disease beyond the epicenter in Ituri.
The airline says a bid from US firm Apollo has trumped a previous potential takeover offer from Castlelake.
The European Commission’s preliminary conclusion that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should fall under the Digital Markets Act marks a turning point. Cloud computing is no longer a background technology market. It is the infrastructure on which Europe’s businesses,
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