State media says vessel was taken on Wednesday carrying a cargo of 700,000 litres Iran claims it has seized a third foreign oil tanker in the Gulf in a further escalation of tensions between Tehran and Washington and its regional allies, who continue to stare each other down over ... Read More »
U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to impose a 10% tariff on $300 billion of Chinese imports from Sept. 1, sharply escalating a bruising trade war between the world’s largest economies and jolting financial markets. The announcement on Thursday extends Trump’s trade tariffs to nearly all of the Chinese goods ... Read More »
US scientists say their blood test can be 94% effective in spotting those at risk of the illness A blood test that can detect signs of Alzheimer’s as much as 20 years before the disease begins to have a debilitating effect has been developed by researchers in the US. ... Read More »
Exclusive: Analysis includes stark assessments of potential problems including panic-buying and civil disorder The UK is currently less able to cope with a hard Brexit than it was in the spring, with the real risk of panic-buying in the run-up to Christmas and civil disorder if the country leaves the ... Read More »
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, targeting the country’s top spokesman and potentially hurting chances of diplomatic talks amid rising tensions between the two countries. Zarif, a critical figure in the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, dismissed the action and said it would ... Read More »
Chinese military garrison chief in Hong Kong says army is determined to protect China’s sovereignty, stoking fears of intervention The head of the Chinese army in Hong Kong has spoken on the protests for the first time, saying the unrest has “seriously threatened the life and safety” of the people ... Read More »
Google has updated its Chrome web browser to prevent websites see when visitors are using Incognito Mode, making it easier for people to bypass paywalls on websites. The latest update is designed to improve users’ privacy by preventing websites from monitoring when people are using the private browsing feature. ... Read More »
Half of ice sheet’s surface thought to be melting as African plume that baked Britain now blasts the Arctic “In early July I was on an expedition to northeast Greenland in Kronprins Christian Land at 80 degrees north, and we measured a temperature of 17C in the shade. In ... Read More »
A health official said that a second case of Ebola was detected on Tuesday in the city of Goma. Officials are worried that the virus could establish a foothold in the densely populated area close to the Rwandan border. The first Ebola case in Goma was detected in mid-July, prompting the World ... Read More »
We’re still coming to grips with how hot the recent heat wave that scorched through Europe actually was. On Monday, officials in Britain confirmed the country experienced its hottest day on record last Thursday. July 25 also broke national records in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. In Paris, the temperature ... Read More »
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