Nikos Papanikolaou & Tiffany Wertheimer BBC News REUTERS/Konstantinos Anagnostou Firefighters from Athens and Thessaloniki were deployed to the island on Monday A state of emergency has been declared on the Greek island of Chios where five separate wildfires are burning and being fanned by strong winds. Residents in 17 communities have been evacuated and an […]
President Gustavo Petro says freeing the seized soldiers ‘is imperative’. The Colombian army says more than 50 soldiers have been seized by civilians in a southwest mountainous area. A platoon of soldiers was the first to be seized on Saturday during an operation in El Tambo, a municipality that is part of an area known […]
Ione Wells South America correspondent Georgina Rannard Science correspondent NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory The first image revealed by the Vera Rubin telescope shows the Trifid and Lagoon nebulae in stunning detail A powerful new telescope in Chile has released its first images, showing off its unprecedented ability to peer into the dark depths of […]
Smitha Mundasad Health reporter Getty Images Weight loss injections like Mounjaro and Wegovy are available in specialist weight loss clinics Prescriptions for Mounjaro jabs, to help people lose weight, will be available at GP surgeries in England from today – but only for those who meet very strict criteria. NHS England says while the long-term […]
Annabelle Liang & Nick Marsh Business reporter & Transport correspondent Getty Images Almost half of all cars sold in China last year were electric “I drive an electric vehicle because I am poor,” says Lu Yunfeng, a private hire driver, who is at a charging station on the outskirts of Guangzhou in the south of […]
EPA Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said there is no budget for an assisted dying service, which MPs narrowly backed in a landmark vote on Friday. Streeting, who was one of the most senior opponents of the legislation, posted a lengthy message on his Facebook page explaining why he voted against the legislation. Among other […]
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is pushing for a vote on President Trump’s signature domestic policy bill next week, but big hurdles remain inside the GOP. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Of course, this week has been dominated by events in the Middle East, but at home, President Trump presses ahead with his domestic agenda. Senate Majority […]
The tourism balloon carrying 21 people went up in flames in the early hours of Saturday, crashing in the city of Praia Grande At least eight people have been killed and 13 injured when a hot air balloon they were on caught fire and crashed in Brazil’s southern state of Santa Catarina. The tourism balloon […]
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Google The 38-year-old was airlifted to hospital following the crash on the A82 near Loch Ba A man has been airlifted to hospital following a crash in Argyll and Bute. Police were called to the incident involving a Skoda Rapid and a Peugeot 308 on the A82 near Loch Ba at about 10:50 on Friday. […]