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European Union member states have given final approval for the bloc’s master plan to expand semiconductor production

The first Allan doll was introduced by Mattel in 1931 and was marketed as Ken's friend, designed to fit into Ken's clothes

BEIJING China named Wang Yi as its new foreign minister on Tuesday, replacing Qin Gang who has left

Indonesian police are investigating the illegal trade in human organs involving police and immigration officers who were accused of helping traffickers send 122 Indonesians to a hospital in Cambodia to sell their kidneys

Hotez has lately been in the news for his positive stand on vaccines for different infections, which includes Covid-19

China's foreign minister Qin Gang has been suddenly replaced by his predecessor Wang Yi in a surprise shake-up to China's foreign policy leadership.

By Ludwig Burger and Maggie Fick FRANKFURT/LONDON Frustrated after countless failed diet and exercise attempts, 41 year-old Jessica

Israel braced for fresh strikes and protests Tuesday following a divisive parliamentary vote on a controversial judicial reform which has split the nation and...

General Motors posted $2.54 billion in second-quarter net income, a 52% increase over a year ago

Locals affected by singer Matty Healy's protest say it was disrespectful and did more harm than good.

A United Nations report says the Asia-Pacific region needs to drastically increase its investments in disaster warning systems and other tools to counter rising risks from climate change

Wildfires closed Palermo airport in Italy on Tuesday as firefighters fought to control the raging blazes. The Sicilian airport tweeted to say it would remain shut until 0900 GMT to give firefighters an opportunity to extinguish the fires which were also disrupting local road and rail traffic. It came days after the island’s main airport of Catania, Italy’s fifth-biggest, was closed due to a fire in a terminal building. It has since reopened but only for a few flights. The news emerged as the Mediterranean country - like much of southern Europe - has been hit by scorching temperatures bringing increased risk of fires and deaths. Yesterday, temperatures rose to 47.6 Celsius in some parts of eastern Sicily - close to a record European high of 48.8 Celsius recorded on the island two years ago. This led the government to put 16 Italian cities on red alert. These included Palermo and Catania, where power and water supply cuts that local officials blamed in part on the heat have been frequent in recent days. On Tuesday, Italy put 16 cities on red alert because of the high temperatures. These include Palermo and Catania, where power and water supply cuts that local officials blamed in part on the heat have been frequent in recent days. Meanwhile, an overnight storm in Milan tore off roofs and uprooted trees, blocking roads and disrupting overground transportation in Italy’s financial capital. Two women were killed on Monday and Tuesday in the northern Monza and Brescia provinces after being crushed by falling trees. “I have been through 65 summers in my lifetime... and what I am seeing now is not normal, we can no longer deny it, climate change is changing our lives,” Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala said on social media. Elsewhere, the Mediterranean country has been battered by severe storms. They claimed at least two lives in the north of the country when trees fell on women in separate incidents on Monday and Tuesday in the northern Monza and Brescia provinces. Meanwhile, an overnight storm in Milan tore off roofs and uprooted trees, blocking roads and disrupting overground transportation in Italy's financial capital. Yesterday, a Delta flight headed to New York which had taken off from Milan's Malpensa airport was seriously damaged by hailstorm and forced to land in Rome. Italy is one of the European countries most affected by climate change, and suffered deadly floods in May. Read More Greece fires – live: EasyJet pilot tells tourists flying to Rhodes is ‘terrible idea’ minutes before takeoff How long will the wildfires last in Greece? Simon Calder: Is it safe to travel to Greece right now? Tourist advice amid wildfires New immunotherapy drug shows promise as cancer treatment, research suggests South Korea's Casey Phair becomes the youngest ever World Cup player at 16 years and 26 days of age Greece fires: Thousands flee Rhodes and Corfu as Sicily airport now forced to close