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Brazil’s federal government has agreed to provide emergency funding to Rio de Janeiro state after the host of this year’s summer Olympics declared an emergency as it runs short of
Oil giant Shell has given in to international pressure and abandoned plans to dump its Brent Spar oil rig at sea. But the company’s decision, which came just hours before the
Summoned by the sound of screams, a Colorado woman raced to her front yard to find a terrifying sight: A mountain lion was hunched over her 5-year-old son, biting him. The
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s financial affiliate is planning to purchase a 20 percent stake in Thailand’s Ascend Money in a bid to become a key financial services player in Southeast
The 16th International Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking took a trip down memory lane earlier this month when four of the panelists shared their story of the The Mirage’s
CHINA’s Foreign Ministry said yesterday that the Indonesian navy opened fire at a Chinese fishing boat in the South China Sea, injuring a fisherman and detaining its seven-man crew. The
All new cars registered in Germany need to be emissions free by 2030 at the latest to help meet pollution reduction goals, a senior government official said. Germany’s pledge to cut
Here’s a scary thought: What if we’re too late to stop devastating climate change? We talk a lot about prevention. Harvard physicist David Keith says we should be thinking about triage. Keith
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s coalition won a pair of by-elections on Saturday with bigger majorities, helping him solidify his grip on power. Voters in Sungai Besar in Selangor state and
A British lawmaker was shot and killed yesterday in a daylight attack in the town she represented, police said. Labour legislator Jo Cox was attacked just before 1 p.m. in Birstall,
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday visited Norway’s extreme north, viewing areas where climate change has melted ice and opened new sea lanes. Trailed by staff and journalists in small
The bodies of two children have been found in a shallow grave in a wood at Waltham Abbey in Essex. Detectives who have been investigating the disappearance 10 weeks ago of
The Bank of England has kept its key interest rates on hold amid heightened uncertainty over whether the country will vote next week to leave the European Union. The central bank
A tourist from China was fined USD1,000 for walking off a boardwalk at Yellowstone National Park and collecting thermal water, apparently for medicinal purposes, park officials said yesterday. A witness reported
CHINA-SERBIA Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Serbia today in an effort to further boost relations with the friendly nation and assert China’s intention to radically increase its presence in
French police and anti-terrorism investigators have been alerted to the possibility that small groups of extremists have left Syria for France and Belgium with plans to stage attacks. Belgian intelligence services
The World Health Organization’s research arm has downgraded its classification of coffee as a possible carcinogen, declaring there isn’t enough proof to show a link to cancer. But the International Agency
The South Wales coalfield has come to a standstill after about 24,000 miners went on strike in support of health service workers, who are demanding a 12% pay rise. The miners
The best man slapped the groom on the back, which is an old Cypriot wedding custom. The priest punching the best man would be an innovation. But Cyprus police said this
Web-based loan sharks in China have found an unconventional way of guaranteeing loans: demanding naked photos from female borrowers. The state-run Southern Metropolis Daily reported this week that private lenders are
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