Europe Arrives at COP11 Divided and Defensive as Jobs, Industry and Regional Economies Hang in the Balance The EU will not be able to participate in the vote during the World Health Organisation's 11th Conference of the Parties (COP11) under the WHO Framework Convention on
Japan is dispatching a senior diplomat to China on Nov 17 in a bid to smooth tensions.
This week, Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra will lead the EU negotiating team during the second week (17-21 November) of the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belém, Brazil. He will be working with the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU
She remains in exile in New Delhi after fleeing the country in August 2024 after 15 years in power.
The diplomatic row over comments on Taiwan has evolved from a war of words to Beijing advising its citizens against travelling and studying abroad in Japan.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Honorary Oscars to actor and producer Tom Cruise, choreographer and actor Debbie Allen and production designer Wynn Thomas at the 16th Governors Awards on Sunday at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood. Music icon and
As of 2024, 53 per cent of China’s desertified land has been reforested or stabilised.
A new study suggests heatwaves will not revert back towards preindustrial conditions for at least 1,000 years after emissions target reached Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Heatwaves will become hotter, longer and more
The European Commission has launched a public consultation to gather views from across civil society on how to enhance the Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030. Since 2021, new challenges and opportunities have emerged for persons with disabilities.
Her ashes are likely to be sent to Taiwan this week.
An aggressive fan forced Grande into an embrace during the Wicked: For Good premiere in Singapore last week
"Making films is not what I do, it is who I am," Cruise said while accepting an honorary Oscar at a ceremony at which Dolly Parton, Wynn Thomas and Debbie Allen were also feted.
A massive illegal waste dump near Kidlington in Oxfordshire has raised fears of an ecological disaster as authorities say cleanup costs could exceed their entire budget.
South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung credited the business sector for helping his government negotiate a trade deal with Washington but urged the companies to maintain strong domestic investments.
Hawaiian short-finned pilot whales are surprisingly voracious hunters, diving hundreds of meters beneath the Pacific to snatch squid in the dark. By tagging and tracking eight whales, researchers uncovered just how much energy these deep-sea forays require—and how many squid
In October alone, the number reached 88, more than double the 39 recorded in September.
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” bandleader Cleto Escobedo III, who died last week at 59, was honored on Sunday night during the opening credits of “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”: A photo of Escobedo, with his saxophone, was spotted under the word “maestro.” Oliver and team frequently
NICOSIA (Reuters) -Leaders of ethnically-split Cyprus will meet on November 20, officials said on Monday, marking their first encounter since the election of a new Turkish Cypriot leader last month. Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman and Greek Cypriot leader Nikos
And the couple, which attended the world premiere of the movie at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, even has a cameo in the movie, starring Amir El-Masry and Valerie Pachner.
Deepfake crimes accounted for the largest share of cybersex offences reported, at 35.2 per cent of the total.
The European Commission has published guidelines seeking to help member states in supporting small-scale fishers and enhancing transparency and good governance in the allocation of fishing opportunities by EU countries. The Commission has observed that some of the reported
"I will do everything I can for this art form, to support and champion new voices, to protect what makes cinema powerful," the actor said
“Now You See Me: Now You Don’t” debuted at the top of the Korean box office with $2.8 million from 435,288 admissions over Nov. 12–16. According to KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the film played on 1,352 screens for a 49.31% revenue share and
Relations between both countries plummeted in August after President Trump raised tariffs on India.
China will likely "slow-roll soybean purchases to bait the Trump administration into prolonged negotiations," an analyst says.
On a quarter-on-quarter basis, GDP in the three months to September contracted for the first time in six quarters, a challenge for new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
KYIV - A Russian attack on Ukraine's southern region of Odesa sparked fires at port and energy infrastructure facilities, emergency services said on Monday.
Léa Seydoux launched the Christmas lights on the Champs Élysées, marking the start of Paris's festive season with a lively set by Canadian singer Charlotte Cardin.
A Wes Anderson exhibition in London, a technological takeover at the MUNCH Triennale in Oslo, and the highly-anticipated release of 'Wicked: For Good'. Here's what to look out for this week.
John Oliver tackled the Trump Administration’s defunding of public media for his final “Last Week Tonight” episode of 2025, detailing how the decision to eliminate $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting earlier this year has severely impacted radio and TV
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, a conservative closely aligned with the Trump administration, had pushed Ecuador's courts to include the question about launching a process that could lead to a new constitution.
Lenient penalties are said to be one of the reasons for the country’s high number of drink driving accidents.
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle” powered China’s box office over the Nov. 14–16 frame, debuting with RMB354.2 million ($49.9 million), according to Artisan Gateway. The Aniplex release, directed by Sotozaki Haruo and produced by ufotable, adapts the
[Nyasa Times] The African CDC has urged countries in the continent to invest in Social and Behavioral Change (SBC) interventions for better healthcare.
The European Commission has launched the European Solidarity Corps 2026 call, marking a double anniversary year: 30 years of EU volunteering, which started in 1996 with a pilot of the European Voluntary Service, and 10 years of the European Solidarity Corps. With an increased
[Premium Times] An unlikely coincidence of ballots, in a forty-five day period from the middle of September to the end of October, has cast a new light on the state of democratic governance in Africa
The programme is starting to deliver results, with Cyprus school children at the forefront of the effort
Construction is expected to begin in late 2026 and is expected to add about 130MW of capacity to the country’s renewable energy mix.
[Daily Maverick] The upcoming G20 meeting in Johannesburg will be without the US government, and only a lower-level rep from Russia, but with the second-highest Chinese leader, although not Xi Jinping. While the middle powers at the meeting may hope they will share the
Club offers £1 hot meals for adults with children at adjoining nursery to help them make friends.
More than eight in ten (81%) dismissed workers have found a new job within 18 months of receiving European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) support, according to a report published today by the European Commission. The latest biennial EGF Activity Report highlighted the key
The Isle of Man Foodbank has seen a hike in demand for help amid a marked decline in donations.
The country's wet season started in September and is likely to last until April.
A closely fought first-round vote on Sunday has set up a showdown between a member of the Communist Party and an ultraconservative veteran politician, sharply polarizing the country.
A new study led by the University of St Andrews has found that critically endangered African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) are significantly more likely to forage in the same areas as commercial fishing vessels during years of low fish abundance, increasing competition for
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A Princeton team built a new tantalum-silicon qubit that survives for over a millisecond, far surpassing today’s best devices. The design tackles surface defects and substrate losses that have limited transmon qubits for years. Easy to integrate into existing quantum chips, the
US President Donald Trump announced the possibility of opening talks with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. It comes amid heightened tensions between Washington and Caracas as the US further ramps up its military campaign in the Caribbean.