Since I became a climate reporter — and then a new dad — bedtime stories are different now. Coming home from flood or drought, wildfire or research lab there awaits a four-year old named River who loves story time almost as much as he loves animals. Armadillos, giraffes and humpback…
Georgian lawmakers came to blows in parliament on Monday as ruling party legislators looked set to advance a controversial bill on “foreign agents” that has been criticized by Western countries and sparked protests at home. Footage broadcast on Georgian television showed Mamuka Mdinaradze, leader of the ruling Georgian Dream party’s…
At least 17 people have died in flash floods triggered by heavy rain across Oman since Sunday, the country’s National Committee for Emergency Management (NCEM) reports. On Tuesday, the government suspended the work of employees and workers in the public and private sectors in five governorates, including Musandam, Al Buraimi, Al…
Israel has yet to agree how to respond to the Iranian attack over the weekend that saw more than 300 projectiles fired at its territory in the first direct military confrontation between the Islamic Republic and the Jewish state. Israel must balance international pressure to show restraint on the one…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi once famously made a simple election promise: “good days are coming”. To his adoring supporters, it’s a vision of a future now finally within reach should Modi and his right-wing Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secure an emphatic and rare third consecutive term at this month’s nationwide…
At least 20 severely decomposed bodies have been found in a boat off the coast of northeastern Brazil, officials say. The boat was found on the coast of Bragança, northeast of Pará, on April 13, the Brazilian Federal Public Ministry announced Sunday. Two investigations have been since been opened. Officials said…
Astronomers have discovered the Milky Way’s “most massive” stellar black hole yet. The newly discovered black hole is 33 times bigger than the sun and 2,000 light years away from us. A stellar black hole is formed when a star collapses – and so far, the ones found in our…
Creating fake sexual images of another person will become a criminal offence, under a new law announced on Tuesday. Those convicted could face prosecution and fines, and if the image is shared widely, offenders could be sent to jail. Even if someone creates a sexually explicit fake image, called a…
A mystery object that fell from the sky before crashing into a home in Florida last month was a piece of space junk, NASA has said. The space agency said on Monday the cylindrical chunk of metal, which weighed 0.7kg (1.6lbs) and was 10cm (four inches) tall and around 4cm…
He discussed the relationship between the gold price and US money supply from 1970 to the present, showing how they diverged in previous bull markets and explaining what this historic precedent can tell investors. ‘The interesting thing is that most of gains in these bull markets is in the last…