Half of world’s soils are in poor condition: UN
28 August 2026
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Europe
El Nino to be ‘biggest for over a century’
22 August 2026
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Europe
Italian scientists bet on octopus to fight crab invasion
21 August 2026
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Europe
UK PM urges ‘reflection’ after death of Cambridge professor
16 August 2026
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Europe
UK homes burnt, residents evacuated in fires
15 August 2026
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Europe
Explosion rocks ammunition factory near Rome
15 August 2026
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Europe
Europe Heatwave: More than 135m in Europe face 35°C plus
13 August 2026
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Europe
Western Europe logs hottest June–July on record
11 August 2026
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Europe
Ukrainian drone hits Belgorod
10 August 2026
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World
Kremlin critic Nadezhdin flees Russia for France
4 August 2026
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Europe
Russia slams US's Venezuela threat
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov yesterday called any threats against crisis-hit Venezuela "unacceptable", following a warning by US
16 August 2017
Turkey says Iraqi Kurdish referendum risks 'civil war'
Turkey yesterday warned that plans by the leadership in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region to hold a referendum on independence
16 August 2017
Britain's Big Ben to fall silent for 4 yrs
The "Big Ben" bell in the British parliament's famous clock tower will cease its regular bongs at noon on Aug 21, falling silent for most of
14 August 2017
Britain says won't stay in EU via 'back door'
After weeks of feuding, two key figures in Britain's cabinet came together yesterday to say any post-Brexit transition
13 August 2017
5 dead as storms ravage Poland
Five people including two Girl Guides at a campground died in freak accidents early yesterday when violent storms hit
12 August 2017
MSF suspends Med rescue ops
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) yesterday said it was suspending its migrant rescues in the Mediterranean because it
12 August 2017
London bus smash injures passengers
A London bus ploughed into a shop on a busy street in the British capital yesterday, leaving two people trapped and
10 August 2017
Turkey seeks arrest of 35 media workers
Turkish authorities yesterday issued arrest warrants for 35 employees of media groups on suspicion of links to the
10 August 2017
Shelling kills 4 in Syria safe zones
Syrian government bombardment on two areas included in fragile "de-escalation zones" in the country killed four
10 August 2017
Coalition raids kill 29 civilians in Raqa
US-led coalition raids on Raqa in northern Syria have killed 29 civilians over the past 24 hours as American-backed
9 August 2017
Car rams troops in Paris
French police shot and arrested a suspect in a dramatic motorway chase yesterday after a car smashed into soldiers outside a barracks
9 August 2017
Man with knife held at Eiffel Tower
French police arrested an intruder brandishing a knife at the Eiffel Tower on Saturday night which led the monument to be evacuated,
6 August 2017
PM for boosting trade with EU countries
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina puts emphasis on boosting trade and investment between Bangladesh and European Union (EU) member states.
6 August 2017
World's blinds to triple: study
The world's blind will increase threefold from about 36 million today to 115 million in 2050 as populations expand and individuals grow
3 August 2017
Chile Congress lifts abortion ban
Chile's Congress on Wednesday eased a strict ban on abortion in effect since the final days of the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship nearly
3 August 2017
$10,000 for a drink!
Have you heard the one about the guy who walked into a bar and ordered a $10,000 shot of whisky? A young Chinese man paid 9,999
2 August 2017
Gone in 8 months
Humanity used up its allowance of planetary resources such as water, soil, and clean air for all of 2017 by yesterday, a report said.
2 August 2017
Turkey puts 500 on trial over coup
Nearly 500 people appeared in court yesterday in the biggest trial yet of suspects from Turkey's failed coup, facing charges of
1 August 2017
US slaps sanctions on dictator Maduro
The United States hit Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro with direct sanctions on Monday over a disputed and deadly weekend vote,
1 August 2017
Two dead in German nightclub shooting
A gunman opened fire at a packed nightclub in southern Germany early yesterday, killing one and wounding four before being shot by
30 July 2017