Ticking bomb
Climate ‘mysteries’ still puzzle scientists, despite progress What worries one of the world's leading climate scientists the most? Heat waves - and particularly the tendency of current models to underestimate…
French president possible target of phone spyware
French President Emmanuel Macron has called an urgent national security meeting for Thursday to discuss the Israeli-made Pegasus spyware after reports about its use in France emerged this week, a…
Marching along
Cadets of a military school platoon pass by the Royal tribune during the National Parade for Belgian National Day on Wednesday in Brussels, Belgium. Photo:VCG
Heritage status of Great Barrier Reef at risk
After years of climate-worsened damage to its vibrant coral, Australia's vast Great Barrier Reef could this week be added to UNESCO's list of endangered World Heritage sites. Along with six…
Australia Prime Minister ‘sorry’ for slow vaccine rollout
Australia's prime minister on Thursday apologized for the country's glacial vaccine rollout, as Sydney recorded a record jump in new coronavirus infections. Scott Morrison is under fierce public pressure to…
US, Germany reach deal on contentious Nord Stream 2 pipeline issue
The US and Germany on Wednesday announced an agreement on the issue of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, an effort to reduce the risk that the contentious project…
Residents flee as fires ravage W.Canada
Thousands of residents fled blazes in western Canada on Wednesday with several hundred soldiers scheduled to deploy to fight 2021's virulent and early fires, which are wreaking havoc across portions…
Ancestral wisdom
Farmer Dilip Chandra Tarafdar was tired of fighting to keep his rice crop alive in the Bangladeshi coastal village of Chandipur. If the plants managed to grow in soil made…
Russia unveils new fifth-generation fighter
Russia displayed a prototype of its fifth-generation lightweight single-engine fighter jet "Checkmate" at the International Aviation and Space Salon (MAKS)-2021 that kicked off in a Moscow suburb on Tuesday. The…
Brussels bristles at Warsaw’s lax laws
The European Commission on Tuesday warned Poland that it would demand fines if the authorities refused to conform with a ruling from the EU's top court on judicial reforms. "Poland…