The world’s longest passenger train — an assembly of 100 connected coaches measuring nearly two kilometres — wound through breath-taking scenery in the Swiss Alps Saturday. The Rhaetian Railway (RhB)…
Continue ReadingMore than 150 people have been killed in a stampede at a Halloween event in Seoul, officials said Sunday, with South Korea’s president vowing a thorough investigation into one of…
Continue ReadingPrime Minister Liz Truss has defended the new government’s economic policies in a series of interviews with BBC Local Radio stations. Eight local radio presenters put questions and concerns to…
Continue ReadingMen in the Russian-occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region are fleeing to avoid potential forced conscription into Moscow’s army. Their flight comes amid what the EU has called sham referendums, staged by Russia, that…
Continue ReadingA new study shows that Switzerland’s glaciers have lost more than half their volume in less than 100 years, and this year’s long hot summer has accelerated the loss of…
Continue ReadingClimate change is threatening the traditional way of life for Inuit people in the Canadian Arctic, with traversing the sea ice to hunt, fish or travel becoming increasingly treacherous. But,…
Continue ReadingThe #EndSARS panel in Abuja recommended the indicted police officers for various degrees of sanctions in different cases of rights violations including extra-judicial killings. FRANCE 24’s Sam Olukoya reports from…
Continue ReadingParts of Nigeria, from northern farmlands to the coastal economic capital Lagos, are prone to flooding in the rainy season, though the National Emergency Management Agency says this year is…
Continue ReadingFormer Guinean dictator Moussa Dadis Camara and several co-defendants were sent to prison Tuesday, a day before their trial opens for the 2009 stadium massacre, their lawyers said. On September…
Continue ReadingRussian-installed officials in four occupied regions of Ukraine reported huge majorities of votes in favour of joining Russia as the United States planned a UN resolution condemning the referendums as…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s progress against Russian forces in its southern regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia has been far more limited than its successes in the north-east. Both sides come under regular fire…
Continue ReadingLike many other world currencies, #China’s onshore and offshore #Yuan both fell against the dollar on Wednesday, increasing the pressure on the People’s Bank of China to intervene directly. The drop…
Continue ReadingPresident Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the Russian-staged referendums in four occupied regions of Ukraine that reported huge majorities in favour of joining Russia as a "farce". The referendum results come amid increasing tensions between Russia…
Continue ReadingThe Portuguese discusses his 28 months spent working in the Premier League, visiting slums in India and why he has one more job in football. Read the full story here: …
Continue ReadingEuropean governments suspect Russian sabotage after three offshore lines of the Nord Stream pipeline system supplying Germany with Russian gas suffered “unprecedented” damage in a single day. Read the full…
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