Exclusive: Germany eyes fiscal U-turn to finance climate protection plan – official
Germany is considering ditching its long-cherished balanced budget policy to help finance a costly climate protection program with new debt, a senior government official said....
Closer to average weather patterns to prevail through winter as El Niño fades: U.S. CPC
Amid waning El Niño conditions, weather patterns are expected to be closer to average through the Northern Hemisphere winter of 2019-20, with “ENSO-neutral conditions” having...
Remastered Beatles Abbey Road album to be released
Universal Music Group (UMG) announced on Thursday (August 8) that it will be releasing a 50th anniversary edition of the Beatles’ “Abbey Road”. It is...
FDA tells four firms to stop selling flavored e-cigarette, hookah products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has told four companies to remove 44 of their flavored e-liquid and hookah tobacco products that do not have...
Debate rages after Kenyan MP, baby kicked out of parliament
There’s been mixed reaction after a female politician was removed from Kenya’s parliament in an incident which has highlighted a global push for more child-friendly...
Italy PM meets president as coalition close to collapse
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte met President Sergio Mattarella on Thursday to discuss the political situation as rumors swirled of an imminent government collapse, while investors...
Russia freezes bank accounts linked to opposition politician Navalny
Russian authorities on Thursday froze a slew of bank accounts linked to jailed opposition politician Alexei Navalny as part of a money laundering investigation that...
French farmers damage more offices of Macron MPs over trade deals
French farmers angered by EU trade deals with Canada and Mercosur have protested by damaging offices belonging to lawmakers from President Emmanuel Macron’s party, as...
Diet change needed to help fight climate change: UN
A U.N. report has found the way the world manages land, produces and eats food has to change to curb global warming or food security,...
Crowds gather to mark 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ Abbey Road album photo
Hundreds of people gathered at the world’s most famous zebra crossing on Thursday to mark the 50th anniversary of the day the Beatles created one...