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Progressive reduction of fossil fuel-based plastics is crucial to tackling climate change, the EU‘s top environmental official said, ahead of a United Nations meeting to launch talks on a ...

Premier League clubs spent 295 million pounds ($397 million) in the January transfer window — the most since 2018 — with the bottom five teams accounting for more than 50% of expenditure, Deloitte said in a ...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, widely considered the greatest player in NFL history, announced his retirement on Tuesday after an age-defying career during which he won a record seven ...

Amnesty International accused Israel on Tuesday of subjecting Palestinians to a system of apartheid founded on policies of “segregation, dispossession and exclusion” that it said amounted to crimes against humanity. ...

Players in the Women’s Super League and second-tier Championship will receive maternity and injury cover as part of a landmark agreement between the Football Association and Professional Footballers Association (...

AT&T Inc (T.N) said on Tuesday it will spin off WarnerMedia in a $43 billion transaction to merge its media properties with Discovery Inc (DISCA.O) and also ...

The US antitrust review of Microsoft Corp’s (MSFT.O) $68.7 billion proposed acquisition of “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard Inc (ATVI.O) will be handled by the Federal Trade ...

A single lightning bolt that leapt across three U.S. states has been identified as the longest ever, the U.N. weather agency said on Tuesday. Dubbed a megaflash, the ...

Brazil World Cup winner Roberto Carlos will make an appearance for an English pub team after they acquired his services in a dream transfer raffle on auction website eBay. The 48...

Real Madrid and Wales winger Gareth Bale has taken his love of golf to the next level by agreeing to become a global ambassador for the Royal and Ancient (R&...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a decree on Tuesday to boost his armed forces by 100,000 troops over three years and raise soldiers’ pay, but said this did not mean war ...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson cannot answer specific questions over lockdown parties at his Downing Street office and residence because he does not want to prejudice a police investigation into 12 ...

How will China’s metaverse evolve? Look to the letter “c”. Clean, censored, compliant and crypto-less is the view from experts. The descriptions point to the long shadow thrown by ...

The New York Times said on Monday it had acquired Wordle, a website-only word game that has seen a recent burst in popularity, for an undisclosed price in the low ...

Discarded syringes, used test kits and old vaccine bottles from the COVID-19 pandemic have piled up to create tens of thousands of tonnes of medical waste, threatening human health and ...

Midfield duo Donny van de Beek and Dele Alli get chances to rebuild their faltering careers at Everton after making moves on Monday’s transfer deadline day, while Barcelona are ...

From the monkey puzzle tree of Peru to the Tasmanian blue gum of Australia, from the baobabs of Madagascar to the giant sequoias of California, the world is blessed with ...

Several historically Black colleges and universities in the United States received bomb threats on Monday, forcing schools to issue shelter-in-place orders while cancelling classes and operations for the day. Albany ...

Tensions between Russia and the United States over Moscow’s troop build-up near Ukraine spilled into the United Nations Security Council on Monday, with both countries accusing each other of ...

The British government plans to revoke its decision to make Covid-19 vaccination mandatory for health workers in England after warnings that an already-stretched service could face serious staff shortages. The ...

Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst, who worked as an entertainment correspondent for the television show “Extra,” was found dead after falling from a Midtown Manhattan apartment building, police said on ...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced renewed calls to resign on Monday after a report found that alcohol-fuelled parties at his offices and residence when Covid-19 lockdown rules were in ...

A burst pipeline in Ecuador caused an oil spill within a protected area of the country’s Amazon rainforest, the environment ministry said on Monday, adding that the pipeline operator ...

The United States and its allies have prepared a list of Russian elites in or near President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle to punish with sanctions if Russia sends troops ...