EU businesses face labour shortages across many sectors. Workers from outside the EU are helping to fill this gap. Side by Side video series show how non-EU workers contribute their skills to EU businesses, helping address labour shortages through successful training and
All Rights Entertainment has secured distribution for “Ip Man: Kung Fu Legend” across several territories ahead of the Cannes Film Market, with Well Go USA set to release the martial arts sequel in North America on July 14. Key territorial sales include German-speaking
Climate activist Smith said the government’s announcement was “an affront to democracy”.
Scientists may have found a powerful new way to hunt for alien life — not by searching for specific molecules, but by looking for hidden patterns in how those molecules are organized. Researchers discovered that living systems leave behind a kind of chemical “fingerprint” in
Bong Joon Ho has landed an impressive array of talent to lend their voices to his first animated movie, “Ally.” Ayo Edebiri, Bradley Cooper, Dave Bautista, Finn Wolfhard, Alex Jayne Go, Rachel House and Werner Herzog have been cast in the film, which was recently acquired by
State and federal energy ministers said investments in new renewable generation and energy storage should “fully offset” new data centres’ energy needs Power hungry datacentres that are growing to meet the energy demand of artificial intelligence could be forced to invest in
The government is cracking down, but free speech advocates say it is the wrong approach.
Greece and Turkey are clashing over who can claim tripe soup as their own. Known as “patsa” in Greece and “iskembe” in Turkey, the centuries-old recipe is a staple in both countries - and a popular hangover cure.
Stephen Colbert hosted his fellow late-night frontmen Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and John Oliver on Monday’s episode of “The Late Show.” The meeting of the minds was a send-off for Colbert as he enters his final days as the face of “The Late Show,” which goes off
[New Times] Six African Heads of State are set to attend the upcoming Africa CEO Forum, which will be held in Kigali from May 14 to 15.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nairobi is hosting a regional high-level training workshop on the Animal Resources Information System (ARIS), bringing together experts from Eastern, Southern and selected West African countries to strengthen animal health information management across
Climate scientists warn that the strongest El Niño on record could hit later this year, bringing with it more bouts of extreme weather.
From whale watching in the Azores to kayaking Norway’s fjords, here’s all the solo trips you should be booking.
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The European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) has launched a new call for proposals to tackle child poverty and help Roma young people access the labour market. Applications are open until 30 September 2026. This call supports the implementation of the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy by
Surviving the illness does not mean people fully recover. Many patients continue to suffer long-term physical and mental health problems.
Jordan McCullough, Hannah Harper, and Keyla Richardson competed in the three-hour finale
A US nonprofit is borrowing the car industry's safety playbook to protect children from AI — and it wants to use big tech's own money, among others, to do it.
Hubble has revealed a giant planet-forming disk unlike anything astronomers have seen before. Nicknamed “Dracula’s Chivito,” the enormous structure appears turbulent and oddly lopsided, with towering filaments visible on only one side. The disk contains enough material to
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, a former national police chief, has sought refuge in the senate.
Prisons will also contribute some raw materials for the kitchens through agricultural activities.
[RFI] French President Emmanuel Macron urged investment in Africa at the start of an economic summit in Nairobi, Kenya, aimed at renewing France's engagement with the continent. He also put forward France's new legislation easing the return of objects looted during the colonial
[Afrobarometer] Fewer citizens see their media as free, feel free to say what they think.
[UN News] As the Strait of Hormuz crisis deepens and tensions between Iran and the United States remain unresolved, oil prices rose again early Monday, prompting the UN Secretary-General to call for a peaceful resolution and warn of the crisis's widening impact across Africa
[IPS] Bulawayo -- As the global target to eliminate hunger by 2030 fast slips out of reach, investing in how the world feeds itself is the only way to avert a crisis.
Trump’s world is not rules-based globalization or full Cold War fragmentation — it’s perpetual leverage economics. This week’s summit in Beijing between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will showcase that reality more clearly than any major diplomatic encounter since Trump returned
Israel passes a law that permits the death penalty and public trials for those involved in the unprecedented Hamas-led attacks.
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have created the clearest map yet of the universe’s “cosmic web” — the enormous hidden structure that connects galaxies across space. By analyzing more than 164,000 galaxies through the massive COSMOS-Web survey, researchers
By Dedi Hayun JERUSALEM, May 12 (Reuters) - Israel's parliament passed a law late on Monday establishing a military tribunal to try hundreds of Palestinian militants who took part in the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, a step lawmakers said would help heal national trauma.
Isotope analysis of gas from geothermal springs in Zambia could show that a new continental rift is forming, scientists say. Unexpectedly high helium isotope ratios indicate that a weakness in Earth's crust has broken through to reach the mantle beneath. This rift could
The boat was carrying 37 undocumented migrants believed to be from Indonesia.
The US-Israel war on Iran has acted not as a mere diversion but as a brutal accelerator of history, fundamentally rupturing the Middle East’s security architecture and accelerating the very realignment it sought to prevent. In the war’s destructive wake – marked by the
The disaster killed 168 people and displaced thousands, laying bare lapses in construction safety while leaving survivors and families struggling to rebuild their lives and seek answers.
The search for Earth 2.0 has begun in earnest. But there's a huge variety of exoplanets out there, so narrowing down the search to focus valuable telescope time on only the best candidates is critical. One variable of a planet that will have a huge impact on its habitability is
Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his supposed anti-China advocacies.
WASHINGTON/DUBAI, May 12 - Hopes for a peace deal on Iran faded on Tuesday after Donald Trump said a ceasefire with Iran was \"on life support\" as Tehran rejected a U.S. proposal to end the conflict and stuck to a list of demands the U.S. president described as \"garbage\".
WASHINGTON, May 11 - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held separate calls with his Australian and British counterparts on Monday to discuss Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, the State Department said.
The disease has been detected in Indonesia in the past two years, with dozens of people infected.
Over 8,000 suspected cases of measles and 10 deaths were recorded in the first three months of 2026.
May 12 - U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping this week for talks in Beijing certain to feature the issue of democratically-governed Taiwan, which China claims as its territory, although Taipei rejects those claims.
Birds of prey and vultures (raptors) play a vital role in ecosystems, both as top predators and key scavengers. However, compared to many other bird species, raptor populations are declining faster. This is because they need large areas to live in, have low population
President Trump on Monday encouraged South Carolina Republicans to be “bold” and "courageous" ahead of a vote on redistricting after Tennessee Republicans approved a new map that threatens to unseat the state’s lone House Democrat. “South Carolina Republicans: BE BOLD AND
Samsung's labour union has threatened an 18-day strike starting on May 21.
Bear attacks killed 13 people in Japan in 2025, more than twice the previous high.
The U.S. and Chinese presidents are scheduled to gather in Beijing on Thursday and Friday amid a packed week of diplomatic meetings.
Around 22.1 per cent of the children examined had blood pressure above normal levels for their age.
By Mei Mei Chu, Antoni Slodkowski and Trevor Hunnicutt BEIJING, May 12 (Reuters) - A year ago, U.S. President Donald Trump predicted that towering trade tariffs would bring America's main economic rival to heel. He heads to China this week with that ambition blunted by court