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Jude Bellingham is expected to be a key player for England at this summer’s Euros in Germany having previously shown his talents with Birmingham, Borussia Dortmund and now Real Madrid
A paediatrician has shared an easy swaddling hack which can be used as an 'instant settling device' for your baby to help them sleep – and it's all to do with the arm placement
Six first or second-time directors from China take up the majority of the 11 slots in the Shanghai International Film Festival’s Asian New Talents section. While family drama is the dominant genre, Variety takes a look what they are serving up: Adapted from the book of the same name, Wang Xinrui’s “Dreaming of Mother and […]
New Zealand team presents Kane Williamsons signed jersey to Uganda
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 14, 2024
Starliner's return to Earth is now delayed to June 22 or later, NASA announced Friday.
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who embarked on the long-awaited Boeing Starliner mission June 5 and docked at the International Space Station the following day, will have to spend a little more time in orbit than originally planned.
Both astronauts were originally set to compl
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 13, 2024
NASA called off a spacewalk Thursday morning at the International Space Station because of an issue with one of the space suits, officials said.
Astronauts Tracy C. Dyson and Matt Dominick were in their suits and set to step out of the ISS when the mission was scrubbed.
"The spacewalk today, June 13, at the International Space Station, did not proceed as scheduled due to a spaces
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 13, 2024
NASA said that audio indicating distress over a sick crew member on the International Space Station Wednesday was part of a simulation exercise.
NASA said there was "no emergency situation going on aboard the International Space Station" in a post on the ISS X account.
"At approximately 5:28 p.m. CDT, audio was aired on the NASA livestream from a simulation audio channel on the g
Almaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) June 13, 2024
A Frenchman has died apparently of dehydration after illegally entering the territory of Russia's Baikonur space base in Kazakhstan for "extreme" tourism, officials said this week.
"Our embassy... has been informed of the death of a French tourist. It has been mobilised to offer support to his family," a diplomatic source told AFP on Thursday, two days after Russian authorities announced the
Hong Kong (AFP) June 14, 2024
Asian markets and the yen weakened against the dollar Friday ahead of a policy decision by the Bank of Japan, while the euro remained under pressure as critical French parliamentary elections approach.
Regional investors are trading cautiously, even after a succession of record Wall Street highs fuelled by promising inflation data and a Federal Reserve prediction that it would cut rates this
Tianjin, China (AFP) June 14, 2024
Rows and rows of partially inhabited high-rises sprawl into the suburbs of the northern Chinese metropolis of Tianjin, their empty balconies emblematic of a slowing economy that has not kept pace with the country's ambitions.
A year and a half after crippling Covid-19 restrictions ended, the property crisis is just one of the deadweights dragging on China's recovery momentum, sending ripples
Shanghai (AFP) June 14, 2024
With internet-connected sleep monitors, robotic arms and calorie-counting cafeteria plates, China's elder care industry is hoping automation will provide the solution to an ageing population and a shrinking workforce.
Hundreds of retirees were among visitors to a crowded industry fair in Shanghai this week, thronging booths touting everything from luxury retirement homes to physiotherapy ro
Dubai (AFP) June 14, 2024
Two cruise missiles launched by Yemen's Huthi rebels struck a bulk cargo carrier in the Gulf of Aden on Thursday, severely injuring a sailor who was evacuated by American forces, the US military said.
The Huthis have been targeting vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since November 2023 in attacks they say are in solidarity with Palestinians during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Gaz
Auckland (AFP) June 14, 2024
Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in New Zealand's northern hub of Auckland on Friday, stirring up hope of new trade avenues among the country's business leaders.
Li is on a six-day tour of New Zealand and Australia, the highest-ranking official to visit either nation since his predecessor in 2017.
China accounts for 30 percent of New Zealand's export earnings, according to World Bank d
Colombo (AFP) June 14, 2024
Sri Lanka's planned foreign debt restructure after an unprecedented economic crisis has been delayed by "procedural issues" in negotiations with bilateral creditors including China, the International Monetary Fund said Friday.
The Washington-based lender of last resort this week gave Sri Lanka the latest tranche of a rescue package designed to help repair the island nation's ruined finances
Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) June 14, 2024
Germany's economy minister will visit China next week, Berlin said Friday, as the EU and Beijing are locked in a row about planned new tariffs on imports of Chinese electric vehicles.
Robert Habeck will make a trip to Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou from Friday to Sunday, according to a provisional schedule.
Topics on the agenda include economic ties between Europe's top economy and China
Sarajevo (AFP) June 14, 2024
ArcelorMittal on Friday rejected as inaccurate a report by a group of investigative media that accused the global steel giant of operating its Bosnian steelworks despite non-compliance with ecological standards.
The plant in the central city of Zenica has "violated nearly all of the 141 measures" outlined in its last environmental permit issued by local authorities in 2022, the media said in
Vienna (AFP) June 14, 2024
Meta has paused plans to use personal data to train its artificial intelligence technology in Europe, Ireland's regulator said Friday, after the social media giant was hit with privacy complaints.
Last week, a Vienna-based privacy campaign group filed complaints in 11 European countries against Meta, saying the global tech giant's planned privacy policy change would allow "unlawful" use of p
Bari, Italy (AFP) June 14, 2024
Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday urged the G7 summit to back a revamp of the global lending system to unlock increased support for debt-burdened developing countries.
African countries, facing mounting debt costs and a dearth of funds, have been demanding more equitable distribution of resources to better tackle poverty, cope with climate calamities and other challenges.
"Far too
Washington (AFP) June 15, 2024
The IMF executive board allowed for the disbursement over $500 million to Costa Rica on Friday after a successful review of the Central American country's reform programs, the organization said in a statement.
The approval of the economic reform program within the framework of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement makes it possible to transfer approximately $272 million, bringing the
Kevin Campbell has sadly passed away aged 54
While the primary impact is directly on Ethereum, there's been a fascinating secondary effect – a surge in the valuations of memecoins built on the Ethereum blockchain. Let's understand how this development is impacting the memecoin landscape and what it means for the future.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The recent lapse of the US-Saudi petrodollar agreement signals the United States' international role in trade is declining but no major shift is expected in the global power dynamic any time soon, Hossein Askari, former IMF Executive Board member and special adviser to the Saudi Arabian finance minister, told Sputnik.
England are due to face Serbia in Gelsenkirchen in their European Championships opener and supporters have already been flocking to the city more than a day before the game
Trooping the Colour would be 'all about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle' if they were invited, a royal commentator has claimed ahead of the ceremonial event later today
