France records around 1,000 excess deaths in heatwave: health agency
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France shuts down nuclear reactors in heatwave precaution
26 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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France heatwave's first major outage leaves 68,000 homes without power
24 June 2026, 12:19 PM
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European leaders to meet for Ukraine talks in Berlin
23 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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Starmer resigns as UK PM
23 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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‘Starmer thinking about quitting’
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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Rare manuscript of Mozart found in France
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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‘None of your concern’
21 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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UK intercepts a Russian shadow fleet tanker
15 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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Iranian oil sails past Gulf blockade
6 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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NZ PM denies passports for sale to rich
New Zealand passports are not for sale, Prime Minister Bill English said yesterday, after it emerged US tech titan Peter
26 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Ex-French PM faces probe
French presidential candidate Francois Fillon yesterday vowed to produce evidence to counter explosive allegations that his
26 January 2017, 18:00 PM
UK publishes draft bill on triggering Brexit
Britain's government yesterday published a draft law that would authorise Prime Minister Theresa May to begin the
26 January 2017, 18:00 PM
British PM will open Brexit plan to MPs
British Prime Minister Theresa May said yesterday she would publish her Brexit plan in parliament so that MPs can scrutinise it,
25 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Germany sends Afghan refugees to Kabul
Deported after years of living in Germany, 26 young Afghans arrived in Kabul yesterday with only one thought in mind: fleeing this war-
24 January 2017, 18:00 PM
7.9 quake shakes PNG, tsunami alert rescinded
A powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea yesterday, shaking homes and sparking a tsunami
22 January 2017, 18:00 PM
World headed for turbulent times with Trump at helm
Germany's foreign minister yesterday predicted turbulent times ahead for the world following Donald Trump's
22 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Pope warns against 'saviours' like Hitler
Pope Francis on Saturday warned against populism, saying it could lead to the election of "saviours" like Hitler.
22 January 2017, 18:00 PM
23 missing in Italy avalanche hotel
Italian rescuers yesterday pulled four survivors from an avalanche-hit hotel and said they remained hopeful of finding alive at least
21 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Austria 'foils potential terror attack'
Austria's interior minister said Friday that authorities had averted a potential "terror attack" in Vienna with the arrest by
21 January 2017, 18:00 PM
School coach crashes in Italy; 16 killed
Sixteen people died when a coach bringing Hungarian teenagers home from a skiing trip crashed and burst into flames
21 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Turkey parliament nods in expanding Erdogan powers
Turkey is headed for a referendum this year on whether to dramatically expand the powers of President Recep
21 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Ten found alive in Italy avalanche miracle
Two young children were among ten people pulled alive yesterday from the ruins of an Italian mountain hotel, nearly two days after it
20 January 2017, 18:00 PM
$460m initiative to tackle epidemics
As the world still reels from outbreaks of deadly Ebola and baby-deforming Zika, governments and charities yesterday launched a $460-
19 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Racial bias confirmed in a heartbeat: study
A single heartbeat can cause a person to make a decision based on racial bias, said an unusual study Wednesday into the crucial
19 January 2017, 18:00 PM
'No punishment' for Britain over Brexit
France has no intention of "punishing" Britain over Brexit, the French foreign minister said yesterday in response to comments from his British counterpart Boris Johnson.
19 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Up to 30 feared dead
A huge avalanche swallowed up a luxury mountain hotel in central Italy after a series of strong earthquakes rocked the area, burying up
19 January 2017, 18:00 PM
PM urges int’l community for greater focus on food security
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges the global community to put greater focus on agriculture and food security to minimise the risk of lives and livelihoods of farmers, fishers, artisans and women.
19 January 2017, 05:58 AM
Assange to go to US only if rights guaranteed
WikiLeaks said Wednesday its founder Julian Assange could travel to the US to face investigation after one of the whistleblowing site's
18 January 2017, 20:55 PM
European Parliament elects new chief
Italian centre-right politician Antonio Tajani was elected the new president of the European Parliament yesterday after a final round of
18 January 2017, 18:00 PM