MEXICO CITY — Mexican lawmakers heard testimony that “we are not alone” in the universe and saw the alleged remains of non-human beings in an extraordinary hearing marking the Latin American country’s first congressional event on unidentified flying objects (UFOs). ...
BERLIN — The Earth’s life-support systems are facing greater risks and uncertainties than ever before, with most major safety limits already crossed as a result of planet-wide human interventions, according to a scientific study released on Wednesday. In a “health ...
There was varied economic news this week, as the Government’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) released July’s economic figures. The UK’s economy shrank by 0.5% and imports also fell 0.4%. However, the international delivery expert ParcelHero says one bright light ...
One in five workers who have undergone fertility treatment quit their job because of the way they were treated during the process, new research has revealed. With 3.5 million people in the UK affected by infertility, Totaljobs, in partnership with ...
The rise of contactless card payments has brought the slow demise of old-fashioned notes and a pocket full of change, or so we thought. But it turns out cash is back as Britons try to manage tighter budgets in the ...
SINGAPORE – Governments have no time to lose when it comes to implementing a new global ocean treaty to protect the high seas as threats from human activities intensify, a report by environmental group Greenpeace said on Thursday. In March, ...
LONDON – Most global coffee firms will not be ready to comply with the European Union’s new law preventing imports of commodities linked to deforestation, and small farmers may suffer as a consequence, a major coffee sector report has found. ...
WASHINGTON – The United States plans to withhold $85 million in military aid to Egypt because of Cairo’s failure to meet US conditions on freeing political prisoners and other issues, according to a congressional notification obtained by Reuters and a ...
LONDON – The British government said on Thursday it would invest 200 million pounds ($250 million) of extra funding in the National Health Service (NHS) to help boost its resilience during the busy winter months. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has ...
BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping and Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro have signed bilateral cooperation agreements in areas such as economy, trade and tourism, state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) reported. The two nations also signed deals on science and ...