London mayor blocks controversial ‘Tulip’ skyscraper
Written by Oscar Holland, CNNLondon’s mayor Sadiq Khan has blocked plans for a controversial tower…
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UK vows ‘serious consequences’ if Iran doesn’t release British-flagged oil tanker
Iranian media reported Saturday the ship, the Stena Impero, was captured by the country’s Revolutionary…
Angela Merkel stands in ‘solidarity’ with congresswomen attacked by Trump
Speaking at her annual news conference in Berlin, Merkel said: “I distance myself from this…
Hackers take over Metropolitan Police’s Twitter account
At intervals of a few minutes or less, the tweets were scattered with profane language…
This bird was nearly extinct. Now, its population could double thanks to an ‘epic’ breeding season
Staff with the nation’s Department of Conservation say they found at least 150 orange-fronted parakeets…
UK MPs threaten to drag Queen Elizabeth into Brexit chaos
Fears are growing among politicians that if and when Boris Johnson becomes PM next week,…
China’s economic slowdown is real, but it’s not just about tariffs
Gross domestic product growth dropped to 6.2% in the second quarter, the weakest since the…
Kyoto animation arson suspect told police his work had been plagiarized
Police identified the suspect as 41-year-old Shinji Aoba during a press conference on Friday and…
China’s Tiangong-2 space lab to fall to Earth in controlled demolition
Most of the craft will burn up in the atmosphere, but a small amount of…
Japan election: Surge of women candidates could reshape male-dominated parliament
A record number of women are running for office in Japan’s general election on Sunday…
This couple has 7 Instagram-famous pets
She also happens to have more than 4.1 million followers on Instagram, making her the…
The Hyundai Kona SUV is India’s powerful new electric car
The South Korean carmaker launched its first electric vehicle for the Indian market, the Hyundai…
America’s addiction to absurdly fast shipping has a hidden cost
Well, not exactly.In May, Amazon announced that tens of millions of items on its platform…
Would you trust an algorithm to diagnose an illness?
As the global market for artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare surges — expected to rise…
ReNew Power: The Indian unicorn built on green energy
As much as a vote of confidence in ReNew, one of India’s top unicorns, it’s…
Rising seas are turning Miami’s high ground into hot property
In Miami these days, it’s all about elevation, elevation, elevation.And long before melted ice caps…
Europe is sleepwalking its way to another lost decade
Ten years after the global financial crisis, Europe’s economy has achieved a recovery, but not…
Winner announced: 2019 BBC News Somali Young Female Poet award
By BBC World Service Group Communications Kaltun Nasir Hussein has been revealed today as the…
Commonwealth releases final report on Maldives’ 2019 parliamentary elections
The Commonwealth observer group deployed to observe Maldives’ 2019 parliamentary elections has released its final…
Jailed for recording her boss’s alleged sexual harassment, this mother wants to inspire women to say no to abuse
Lombok, Indonesia — When Baiq Nuril Maknun recalls how her boss would call her and…
