Wall Street opens higher on upbeat China data, firming yuan
U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday, as better-than-expected trade data from China and a steadying of its currency offered some comfort to investors rattled by...
Thieves make off with jewelry designed by Swiss artist Giger
Smash-and-grab thieves have stolen jewelry designed by Swiss surrealist artist H.R. Giger, famous for creating the nightmarish creature in Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi film Alien....
Germany to put 92-year old man on trial for Nazi crimes
A 92-year old German man will go on trial in October charged with helping to murder 5,230 prisoners, many of them Jewish, at a Nazi...
Poland’s parliament speaker resigns over private flights scandal
Poland’s parliament speaker said on Thursday he would resign after it was revealed that he used government aircraft for private trips, suggesting the ruling nationalists...
Turkey will not let Syria safe zone agreement be delayed: foreign minister
Turkey will not let plans for safe zone in northeast Syria to stall over negotiations with the United States, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on...
El Niño weather pattern transitions to neutral conditions: U.S. forecaster
The El Niño weather pattern has transitioned to ENSO-neutral conditions that have a 50%-55% chance of continuing through the Northern Hemisphere winter of 2019-20, a...
Exclusive: Germany mulls fiscal policy U-turn, eyes new debt for climate protection: official
Germany is mulling a fiscal policy U-turn and considering ditching its long cherished balanced budget goal by issuing new debt to finance a costly climate...
Wall Street set to open higher on upbeat China data, firming yuan
Wall Street was set to open higher on Thursday as better-than-expected trade data from China and a steadying of its currency offered some comfort to...
Peace and love? Think AC, brands and working toilets 50 years on from Woodstock
Three chaotic days of peace, music, mud and free love helped immortalize the 1969 Woodstock festival as the touchstone of Sixties counterculture....
‘SharkCam’ captures lives of basking sharks in Scottish waters
The secret lives of basking sharks have been captured on camera by Britain’s first autonomous “SharkCam” – an underwater robot that tracks their movements and...