Despite pressure from environmental groups and an election promise from Joe Biden, the US government approved a major oil project in northern Alaska on Monday. It concerns the Willow project…
Iran has arrested suspects for the first time in its investigation into the mass poisoning of schoolgirls. Deputy Interior Minister Majid Mirahmadi told state media the arrests occurred in five…
The Ukrainian army plans to strengthen its positions in Bachmut, the city that is the centre of the fighting with Russian troops. The Ukrainian presidency announced this on Monday. In…
Japan has discovered that it has more than 7,000 islands than it first thought. In an island count, not 6,852, but 14,125 islands were counted. The last time the islands…
A Thai drug dealer tried looking more Korean, so the police couldn’t catch him. He even went so far as to have plastic surgery that left no detail of his…
Microsoft has launched its much-discussed AI chatbot in its smartphone apps for Android and iOS. The software company reports this in a blog post. Only members of a large test…
Germany’s economic outlook has improved somewhat after the better-than-expected contraction in the fourth quarter. Inflation also seems to have passed its peak, although it may take longer before the price…
Dianne Feinstein, 89, is retiring from politics. “I am announcing today that I will not seek re-election in 2024,” the Democrat said in a statement on Tuesday (local time). However,…
Stock markets in New York rose slightly on Monday after last week’s share price losses. However, investors took it easy in anticipation of the important US inflation figure due to…
The acquisition of American computer game developer and publisher Activision Blizzard by technology group Microsoft may lead to higher prices and fewer choices for gamers. After an in-depth investigation, that…