Norway said on Wednesday that elevated levels of radioactive caesium (Cs-137) it had detected near the Arctic border with Russia were likely due to a forest fire near Chornobyl in
September 18, 2024Jordan's King Abdullah swore in a reformist government on Wednesday tasked with accelerating IMF-backed reforms and pushing through political and economic
September 18, 2024
An assailant stabbed and wounded a student at a Japanese school in Shenzhen, southern China, on Wednesday, a Chinese official said, the second such attack near to Japanese
September 18, 2024A wave of deadly wildfires in Portugal has pushed emergency services to the limit and much-needed reinforcements arrived
September 18, 2024
European Union sanctions could target financial institutions that underpin battlefield product flows to Russia as well as the supply of products made in southeast
September 18, 2024
British house prices rose by an annual 2.2% in July, the fifth monthly rise in a row but the pace of increase cooled and was below a revised 2.7% increase in the 12 months to June,
September 18, 2024
Japan's government said on Wednesday the economy was in moderate recovery but it remains cautious due to potential global economic risks and financial market volatility.
September 18, 2024
A Ukrainian drone attack destroyed a warehouse storing missiles, guided bombs and artillery ammunition in Russia's Tver region, a source in Ukraine's SBU state security service told
September 18, 2024
Shares in several Chinese companies linked to the semiconductor industry surged on Wednesday, driven by investor excitement over a government list that some interpret as signaling
September 18, 2024
Soccer's governing body FIFA and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday launched a global concussion awareness initiative developed with brain health experts.
September 18, 2024
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier came under pressure on Wednesday to clarify how he will plug a gaping hole in the public finances as the central bank and public
September 18, 2024
European shares closed lower on Wednesday, as investors refrained from risk-taking ahead of an all-important interest rate decision by the U.S.
September 18, 2024
Thailand will prosecute eight former security personnel over their roles in a crackdown two decades ago in which 78 protesters suffocated or were crushed to death when crammed into
September 18, 2024
Europe's second-top court largely confirmed on Wednesday an EU antitrust fine imposed on U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm, revising it down slightly to 238.7 million euros
September 18, 2024
Austria on Wednesday announced a package of measures in response to severe flooding across the country, including a tripling of
September 18, 2024
Alphabet unit Google won a legal challenge on Wednesday against a 1.49 billion euro ($1.7 billion) European Union antitrust fine, while Qualcomm failed to repeal a
September 18, 2024
Canadian labor union Unifor said on Wednesday it has reached a tentative agreement with General Motors for workers at automakers' plant in Ingersoll, Ontario.
September 18, 2024
Greece plans to buy Switchblade drones from the United States to further strengthen its armed forces as it recovers from a decade-long debt crisis, two sources said on Wednesday.
September 18, 2024Indonesia's central bank delivered its first rate cut in more than three years on Wednesday, just hours ahead of the widely expected start of
September 18, 2024
The bulk of France's debt reducing drive must come from spending cuts but tax increases will also be required, notably if they target wealthy taxpayers and large companies, French
September 18, 2024
British stock indexes dropped on Wednesday as investors reined in bets on interest rate cuts by the Bank of England, while global risk sentiment
September 18, 2024
A major Ukrainian drone attack on Russia triggered a giant blast and forced the partial evacuation of residents near the site of a large Russian arsenal in the Tver region on Wednesday,
September 18, 2024China announced steps against nine U.S. military-linked firms on Wednesday over U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan, freezing their property within China, in the latest move to put added
September 18, 2024
Ukraine's gross domestic product grew by 3.9% year-on-year in the first eight months of the year, the economy ministry said on Wednesday.
September 18, 2024
Conditions in the Pacific Ocean have become more La Nina-like in recent weeks, but if the weather pattern does form, it is likely to be weak and short-lived, Australia's weather
September 18, 2024
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