Haussmann architecture buildings are reflected on the facade of Samaritaine department store in central Paris on October 10, 2023. Dimitar Dilkoff | Afp | Getty Images Europe’s real estate sector is recovering at pace following years of subdued activity, with investment volumes rising by a quarter over the past 12 months, according to new research…
Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News Reporting fromWashington DC Reuters Vancouver’s Filipino community has been left in shock and mourning after a car ramming attack left 11 people dead on Saturday. The attack, which took place at the annual Lapu Lapu festival which celebrates Filipino culture, also left dozens wounded. The event’s organisers said the city’s…
A nine-year-old boy who got trapped between rocks at a New South Wales beach on Sunday has become the seventh person to drown in Australia over the Easter weekend. The majority of deaths were caused by strong swells washing people into the ocean from rocks. Two people remain missing. Steven Pearce, the CEO of Surf…
Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Dominican Republic: Search for survivors continues after nightclub roof collapse Hundreds of rescue workers in the Dominican Republic have been searching through the night for survivors of a roof collapse at a nightclub in the capital, Santo Domingo. At least 113 people died and more than 150 were injured in the…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk wears a ‘Trump Was Right About Everything!’ hat while attending a cabinet meeting at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 24, 2025. Carlos Barria | Reuters Tesla sales of its China-made cars fell in March as competition from local players like BYD intensified. Tesla sold 78,828 electric vehicles in…
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as military strikes are launched against Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis over the group’s attacks against Red Sea shipping, at an unspecified location in this handout image released March 15, 2025. White House | Via Reuters Oil prices rose on Monday after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would hold Iran…
Watch: US begins Yemen strikes The death toll from US strikes on Yemen has risen to 53, including five children, the Houthi rebels’ health ministry said. The US said it launched a “decisive and powerful” wave of air strikes on Houthi targets on Saturday, with President Donald Trump citing Houthi attacks on shipping in the…
Authorities in one of the Philippines’ most densely-populated urban centres are offering a cash reward for mosquitoes in an attempt to stop the spread of dengue. Carlito Cernal, village chief of Barangay Addition Hills in central Manila, announced the bounty of one peso (less than two US cents) for every five mosquitoes. While news of…
Getty Images The overturning of Roe v Wade in 2022 has polarised communities in the United States Infant mortality rates have increased in US states which have enacted abortion bans following the landmark ruling overturning the nationwide right for women to access the procedure, a new study has found. According to researchers, there were an…
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Cryptocurrencies jumped on Thursday as investor appetite shifted to smaller, higher risk coins ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. XRP and litecoin were among the biggest movers, up 11% and 20%, respectively, according to Coin Metrics. The CoinDesk 20 index, a broad crypto market benchmark, gained 4%. Meanwhile, bitcoin…
