Cases of the recently identified Covid-19 variant NB 1.8.1. are rising. Some have dubbed the variant "razor blade throat" for ...

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The most popular foreign playwright in Russia is London-born Irish playwright Martin McDonagh. He is known in the US as the ...

Italy has long been on the frontlines of the European border crisis and, under Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government, is ...

A child’s voice recorded two decades ago continues to echo across the Mexican capital — and now, it’s become part of the city ...

US President Donald Trump has claimed that a ceasefire is holding between Israel and Iran, though each side claims the other has already violated the agreement. Also, a group of international legal ...

During World War II, citizens of London spent long stretches of time taking refuge in tunnels beneath the city when German bombing raids flew above. Those tunnels were later used by British Telecom, ...

If everyone knows the attack-retaliate script of war, and the damage that it can do both physically and financially to a country, why do countries continue to act out the script? And given the ...

Civilians waiting for food at hubs operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation are being shot and killed nearly every day. Now, a group of international legal experts has signed onto a letter warning ...

Some residents in a downtown Barcelona building are hoping to shut down illegal Airbnb flats in their building — not by denouncing the apartment owners, but by scaring off the renters with big orange ...

The global construction industry is looking for ways to replace concrete, which is responsible for 8% of global carbon emissions. One growing trend is using reinforced timber. Host Carolyn Beeler ...

In Qatar, life revolves around managing the summer heat — and that means even cooling outdoor public spaces. Opened in 2022, Umm Al Seneem Park has the world’s longest air-conditioned outdoor walking ...