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 ReadingUtah Utes quarterback Cam Rising (7) warms up as Utah and USC prepare to play at Rice Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. Scott G…
Continue ReadingSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa denied allegations of money laundering while being questioned by lawmakers Thursday over a scandal that threatens his position and the direction of Africa’s most developed…
Continue ReadingHeavy gunfire was heard coming from the main military camp and some residential areas of Burkina Faso’s capital early on Friday morning. Several armed soldiers were seen taking positions along…
Continue ReadingTens of millions of Brazilians were glued to their TVs late Thursday for the final presidential debate before Sunday’s elections. Far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro needed a strong performance to ensure…
Continue ReadingMore than half of Russians felt fearful or anxious after hearing that the Kremlin was drafting hundreds of thousands of soldiers to fight in Ukraine, according to a poll released…
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 ReadingDenmark said Tuesday it believed “deliberate actions” by unknown perpetrators were behind big leaks — which seismologists said followed powerful explosions — in two natural gas pipelines running under the…
Continue ReadingEurope was investigating on Tuesday what Germany, Denmark and Sweden said were attacks which had caused major leaks into the Baltic Sea from two Russian gas pipelines at the centre…
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 ReadingHurricane Ian rapidly intensified off Florida’s southwest coast Wednesday morning, gaining top winds of 155 mph (250 kph), just shy of the most dangerous Category 5 status. Damaging winds and…
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…
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