Hong Kong CNN — Nearly three dozen countries are seeking entry into the China and Russia-backed BRICS economic group, member state South Africa said Wednesday, weeks after the body expanded its membership for the first time in more than a decade. Thirty-four countries have … Read More
The European Union has agreed a mammoth €50 billion ($54bn) aid package for Ukraine after Hungarian leader Viktor Orban was pushed into dropping his demand that funding be subject to annual confirmation votes, allegedly on pain of severe punishment by … Read More
Demonstrations are focused on brewing free trade agreements, rising prices and bureaucratic burdens. France’s two major farmers unions announced Thursday their decision to suspend protests and lift road blockades across the country, in a dramatic development shortly after the French … Read More
The chief executives of five major social media companies appeared before senators Wednesday for a highly anticipated hearing on the harms children and teens face online. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, X CEO Linda Yaccarino, TikTok CEO Shou Chew, Snap CEO … Read More
Chinese lithium giants Ganfeng and Tianqi warned investors on Tuesday that their profits are plunging by up to 80 percent as the demand for electric vehicle (EV) batteries weakened, producing a glut of lithium that drove prices down. Ganfeng posted … Read More
Nutrinsect defies Italian food purists with cricket flour that can be incorporated into range of foods A company that produces flour made from crickets has become the first in Italy to be given the green light to sell food made … Read More
THE HAGUE, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Judges at the top U.N. court on Wednesday found that Russia violated elements of a U.N. anti-terrorism treaty, but declined to rule on allegations brought by Kyiv that Moscow was responsible for the shooting … Read More
MADRID, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Spanish farmers’ associations said on Tuesday they were planning to take to the streets in February in protest against strict European regulations and lack of government support as unrest continues to spread across Europe. The largest … Read More
Details are scarce, but Neuralink cofounder Elon Musk says initial results are “promising.” ELON MUSK SAID on the social media platform X on Monday that the first human patient has received a brain implant developed by his company Neuralink. The product also now has … Read More
The breakthrough came after the U.K. government last week gave Northern Ireland politicians until Feb. 8 to restore the collapsed government in Belfast or face new elections. Northern Ireland’s largest British unionist party has agreed to end a boycott that left the … Read More