Poverty rates have plunged, but can we all live like the Swiss by 2100?
In 1900, most people lived without electricity, antibiotics or universal education. Today, life expectancy is decades longer, literacy and access to medicine are near...
Spain seeks answers as death toll from high-speed train crash rises to 40
The death toll from a high-speed train collision in southern Spain rose to 40 on Monday as the government vowed a full investigation into...
Brazilian beef exports seen stable in 2026 ‘despite Chinese safeguards’
Brazilian beef exports will remain stable in 2026 compared with last year, beef lobby Abiec said on Monday, projecting shipments between 3.3 million and...
Valentino, fashion designer to the stars, dies aged 93 in Rome
Valentino Garavani, the jet-set Italian designer whose high-glamour gowns – often in his trademark shade of “Valentino red” – were fashion show staples for...
Canada could send small contingent of troops to Greenland for Nato exercises
Canada is considering whether to send a small contingent of troops to Greenland to take part in Nato military exercises, a source directly familiar...
Hong Kong authorities ‘very concerned’ as dozens face eviction from subdivided flats
Hong Kong authorities are “very concerned” about subdivided flat tenants facing eviction from a Cheung Sha Wan building by March, after the landlord’s plans...
Explosion at Chinese restaurant in Kabul kills 7, injures a dozen more
An explosion at a Chinese restaurant in central Kabul on Monday killed at least seven people and wounded more than a dozen others, emergency...
Hong Kong justice minister slams sanctions threat, accusations against judges
Hong Kong’s justice minister has refuted “unfounded” accusations against the judiciary regarding several highly charged national security cases, stating that none of the judges...
China signs record US$213 billion of new ‘belt and road’ deals in 2025: report
China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative gained further traction in 2025, with a record US$213.5 billion of new deals signed as projects in metals,...