Swiss glaciers get 10% smaller in two years
The ice fields have lost as much volume in two years as they did in three decades from 1960 to 1990.
2023-09-28 23:48
Bankman-Fried may face 'very long sentence' if convicted, judge says
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK Sam Bankman-Fried, the indicted founder of now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, may face a
2023-09-28 23:47
EU struggles to update asylum laws three years on from a sweeping reform. And the clock is ticking
European Union governments are struggling to overcome obstacles to put a new asylum system in place three years after unveiling a plan to reform the bloc's outdated asylum rules
2023-09-28 23:29
Election denier Kari Lake to seek US Senate seat in Arizona -WSJ
WASHINGTON Republican Kari Lake, a former Arizona gubernatorial candidate who has echoed former President Donald Trump's false claims
2023-09-28 23:18
EU executive to propose extra cash, market access for countries hoping to join
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS The European Commission will shortly propose that the EU give more cash to countries
2023-09-28 22:54
UK police are investigating the 'deliberate felling' of a famous tree at Hadrian's Wall
U.K. authorities say that a tree which had stood for nearly 200 years next to Hadrian’s Wall — a famous Roman landmark in northern England — was “deliberately felled” in an act of vandalism
2023-09-28 22:25
US traffic deaths fall in 2023 but remain above pre-pandemic levels
WASHINGTON U.S. auto safety regulators on Thursday said traffic deaths fell by 3.3% in the first half of
2023-09-28 22:19
UAW could expand strikes at Detroit Three on Friday
By David Shepardson, Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers union could strike additional Detroit Three automotive facilities on
2023-09-28 22:17
Rishi Sunak declines to buy Reading FC in bizarre radio interview
Rishi Sunak has declined the opportunity to 'buy' troubled Reading Football Club after he was propositioned by local BBC radio hosts in Berkshire. The prime minister joked that he was focused on supporting his own side, Southampton, despite having 'enormous' sympathy for fans, after the club was relegated. "No look, I’m a die-hard life-long Saints fan", he admitted. "We are having a disappointing start to season ourselves so I’m focusing on that at this moment.” Click here to sign up for our newsletters.
2023-09-28 21:53
Wall St opens lower on rate jitters; Powell on deck
Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Thursday on persistent worries over prolonged restrictive monetary policy, while investors
2023-09-28 21:45
US jail practices are racist and an 'affront to human dignity', UN experts say
By Emma Farge GENEVA U.N. human rights experts have called for major reforms of the U.S. criminal justice
2023-09-28 21:26
Baton Rouge police tortured detainees in 'Brave Cave,' lawsuits allege
The FBI in Louisiana has been asked to assist the Baton Rouge Police Department in its criminal and internal investigation after attorneys filed a second federal lawsuit against the department, several officers and the city in connection with an alleged torture warehouse dubbed the "Brave Cave," according to a complaint.
2023-09-28 21:19