A strengthening El Niño that could shatter all-time records is "adding fuel to a planet already on fire" and pushing the world into "uncharted territory," U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Friday.
Hungary's sole nuclear power plant will be shut down next week because of low water levels in the Danube, Prime Minister Peter Magyar said Friday as central Europe slogs through the latest in a series of heat waves.
As Trump is preparing to 'hit Iran very hard' until it returns to talks, Tehran said a CBS report that the U.S. and Israel will strike its energy targets is 'reckless,' threatening to retaliate by striking critical infrastructure in Israel and U.S. regional energy facilities
Gianni Infantino, the embattled president of soccer’s governing body FIFA, has abandoned his controversial plan to create a $20 billion company that would control the commercial rights to its events, principally the World Cup. In a statement released late Friday, Infantino said
Thousands remain in shelters, many without air-conditioning, as heatstroke cases rise.
The venture aimed to cash in on what Infantino described as the sport's "remarkable commercial value" by inviting third parties to take minority, non-controlling investments in the proposed FIFA Forward Enterprise subsidiary.
Helicopter surveillance finds dead and dying greater crested terns off South Australian coast as H5 virus spreads Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast More than 80 dead and sick birds seen on rocks off the South Australian coast are suspected to be the
The human family tree is gaining new branches. Researchers have found in modern humans' DNA signs of two previously unknown ancestors – extinct human forms with no fossils or decoded DNA, yet they have left traces in our genome.
Labour politicians say mutualised model puts public in control without adding debt to government’s balance sheet MPs and mayors close to Andy Burnham have told the prime minister there is a “third way” tlauo gain more control of failing companies, as the row over whether or not
MUMBAI, Aug 1 - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he wanted to forgive students who hurled expletives at him during protests last month, saying that punishing them and forcing them to appear repeatedly in court would not help resolve the situation.
The students hurled expletives at him during protests last month.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Saturday he has scrapped a plan to allow private investment in the World Cup following fierce backlash from football officials worldwide. "Our purpose has always been -- and will always be -- to unite and improve," Infantino said in a
A sanctions bill making its way through the US Senate risks handing Donald Trump a powerful tool to slap tariffs on allies and adversaries alike.
Indian producer and entrepreneur Viccky Jain has launched a new production banner, VJ Frames, timed to coincide with his birthday. The company’s debut project is an action franchise directed by Remo D’Souza, starring Tiger Shroff, Abhishek Banerjee and Elvish Yadav. VJ Frames
According to a study published in the journal Science, today's spoken languages are the legacy of a handful that survived a major "language bottleneck" in the past.
The Ryunosuke Animal Hospital in Kumamoto converted classrooms into temporary housing for evacuees.
Settler violence against Palestinians is on the rise in the West Bank, as settlements and outposts expand.
Only around five per cent of German households have a smart meter – compared to almost universal rollout in many other EU nations.
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Record-low water levels have exposed the bones of a large mammoth in the riverbed near the village of Ryahovo in Bulgaria. Experts believe it is a woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius).
In an indicative comparison of prices in 10 European countries, Euronews found that affording a scoop of ice cream required the most working time in Greece — nearly three times as much as in Germany.
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The Hormuz crisis is too often seen as ASEAN oil-shock story. Truth is, it is that. But in addiiton it’s a human ledger of pain and an economic index of sorts. Ask who’s been hurt the most regionally, and the answer is more complex than most of us might imagine. The answer is
Football's world governing body Fifa abandons plans to sell off stakes in its major competitions after widespread opposition to president Gianni Infantino's proposal.
The attack comes as Moscow escalates deadly ballistic missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital.
Exhausted firefighters wage ‘war of attrition’ against blaze that forced 200,000 people from their homes By noon it is time for a break. The temperature is about 35C, the smell of ash, cinders and burnt wood hang acrid in the air. At tables laid out in the shrinking shade on
Exclusive: As wildfires rage, Frank Elderson says more work needed to assess risk from collapse of ecosystem services A senior policymaker at the European Central Bank has said the climate emergency and the breakdown of nature poses a dramatically growing risk to the global
Billy Corgan delivered "Luna" and "Thirty-Three" with his surprise guests
Google announced it is rolling back its new AI feature within Google Earth after users generated images that violate the company's policies.
Guitarist was accused of sending inappropriate messages to teenage fan on social media; Les Savy Fav's Seth Jabour enlisted to take O'Connor's place
A Senate Judiciary spokesperson said the move would give “more time for the White House to secure the votes.”
The Commerce Ministry urged the US to stop “attacking and smearing” Xinjiang.
The studio has until December to make a deal with the principal talent and Gerwig, according to the New York Times.
A bipartisan pair of senators pressed the Trump administration to release family planning funding and supplies to aid women affected by an ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday, Sens. Jeanne
The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil explains why Gianni Infantino has backed down on his controversial investment proposal.
Engaging with both Beijing and Washington is ‘standard practice’ for countries in the region, experts said.
The Chinese military said the drills were aimed at testing its combat readiness.
BEIJING, Aug 1 - China's military conducted joint air and naval combat drills around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, the People's Liberation Army Southern Theater Command said in a statement on Saturday.
The findings underscored the difficulty of policing a digital world woven into daily life.
Indonesia traditionally has a non-aligned foreign policy.
Amazon said this week that it received hundreds of millions of dollars in refunds from President Trump’s tariffs and pledged to return some of the profits to its customers. This follows a Supreme Court decision earlier this year that many of the Trump administration’s tariffs
The musician canceled an event date earlier in the month preceding his appearance at the Chicago festival
For some US brands seeking a location for their factories, the economic logic is once again pointing to China.