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Europe uses subsidies, taxes and policy pauses to offset pain of high fuel prices
Europeans are becoming more incensed as pump prices surpass the equivalent of $12 a gallon in some countries. EU c…
Atlantic hurricane season forecast to be milder than normal thanks to El Nino
Colorado State University, which pioneered the science of hurricane seasonal forecasting in 1984, is predicting the lowest overall activity since 2015, which w…
Energy shock from Iran war to weigh on Europe's growth, boost inflation
The new inflation figure exceeds the inflation goal of 2% set by the European Central Bank, and higher inflation expectations have led to predictions the ECB w…
Putin and Xi hail their friendship and growing energy trade at their meeting in Beijing
In the evening, Xi and Putin had a conversation over tea in the Great Hall of the People, where the Chinese leader expressed confidence in continuing to streng…
WHO chief concerned over 'scale and speed' of Ebola outbreak as Congo reports 134 dead
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was “deeply concerned about the scale and speed of the epidemic,” and pointed to the emergence of cases…
Authorities search waters in the Maldives for bodies of Italians who died in cave dive accident
Cave diving is a dangerous and highly technical form of diving that requires specialized equipment and training, and strict adherence to very specific safety p…
Trump insists US-China relations are in a good place despite differences as he wraps up Beijing trip
Beijing has shown little public interest in U.S. entreaties to get more involved in solving the conflict in Iran, even though Trump said in an interview with F…
China's Xi warns Trump that differences over Taiwan could lead to conflict
According to a post on X by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning, Xi told Trump that “the Taiwan question is the most important issue in China-U.S. r…
The Latest: Trump in China for Xi meeting to focus on Iran war, trade and US arms sales to Taiwa
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon has temporarily barred the Trump administration from imposing sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur for…
Russia fires about 800 drones at Ukraine despite recent talk by Putin and Trump of possible peace
Drone debris fell in an open area in Kyiv’s Obolonskyi district with no casualties, city officials said, as air defense systems engaged Russian drones over the…
New Beatles fan experience set to open in London in 2027
The attraction in central London will allow fans access to the rooftop, studios and extensive Beatles archives. “It was such a trip to get back to 3 Savile …
Health officials track dozens who left hantavirus-stricken ship after 1st fatality
The World Health Organization said the risk to the wider public is low because hantavirus — usually spread by the inhalation of contaminated rodent droppings —…
3 patients are being evacuated to Europe from cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak
Hantavirus usually spreads by inhaling contaminated rodent droppings and can spread person-to-person, though that is rare, according to the WHO, whose top epid…
Antarctica's tourism boom raises concerns about contamination and disease
A common route is to voyage south from Argentina toward Antarctica before heading north up the coast of Africa — the same route taken by the cruise ship MV Hon…
Inside the cruise ship at the center of a rare hantavirus outbreak
The MV Hondius, a Dutch ship on a weekslong polar cruise, departed April 1 from Argentina for Antarctica and several isolated islands in the South Atlantic.
Astronomers believe they've detected an atmosphere around a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto
“It changes our view of small worlds in the solar system, not only beyond Neptune,” Arimatsu said in an email. Finding an atmosphere around such a small object…