EU’s answer to Starlink should start up in 2029, commissioner says
BRUSSELS, Jan 27 (Reuters) – The European Union’s multi-orbit array of 290 satellites known as IRIS2 should be…
Thailand releases endangered leopard sharks in conservation push
MAITON ISLAND, Thailand, Jan 26 (Reuters) – After a brief countdown by conservationists, a young Indo-Pacific leopard shark…
Italy updates Arctic stance as Greenland tensions escalate
ROME, Jan 16 (Reuters) – The Arctic has become a theatre of intensifying strategic rivalry, an Italian government…
China’s trade ends 2025 with record $1.2 trillion surplus despite Trump tariff jolt
China posts record $1.189 trillion trade surplus in 2025China’s December dollar exports up 6.6% Y/Y, imports up 5.7%;…
US FDA requests removal of suicide warnings from weight-loss drug labels
Regulator asks drugmakers to remove warnings of suicidal thoughts from GLP-1 drugs’ labelsFDA finds no link between GLP-1…
Some whales restrand at New Zealand’s Farewell Spit, six die
AUCKLAND, Jan 9 (Reuters) – Fifteen whales restranded and six have died after a mass stranding at Farewell…
India detains environmental activist over anti-fossil fuel work
WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) – An environmental activist working on an effort to coordinate a global treaty to…
Dollar poised for third straight daily gain ahead of US jobs report
Market positioning will prevent significant dollar drop, Natixis saysData and concerns over Greenland weigh on euroSupreme Court decision…
Birth of rare mountain gorilla twins recorded in Congo park
Jan 7 (Reuters) – A mountain gorilla has given birth to twins in war-ravaged eastern Congo, a national…
NASA considers rare early ISS crew return due to astronaut’s medical issue
Jan 8 (Reuters) – NASA is considering a rare early return of its crew from the International Space…
Dollar flat against major currencies as investors assess labor data
Dollar roughly unchanged vs euro after subdued German inflation figuresYen unaffected by China’s ban of dual-use items to…
Paris’ Louvre museum opens but some parts stay closed as staff resume strike
Item 1 of 4 People stand in front of the glass Pyramid of the Louvre Museum whose opening…