The euro has seen significant gains against the dollar amid uncertainty around President Trump’s tariffs policies. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs regime has sparked volatility in American assets — and European officials are making no secret of wanting the euro to seize upon wavering confidence in…
Jonah Fisher BBC environment correspondent Getty Images More than half of the growth of solar in 2024 was in China. More than 40 percent of the world’s electricity was generated without burning fossil fuels in 2024, according to a new report from think-tank Ember. But carbon dioxide emissions, which warm the planet, have risen to…
The world’s oldest Michelin-starred restaurant, Georges Blanc, has lost its third star, according to French media reports. Georges Blanc, the 82-year-old French chef in charge of the restaurant in south-east France, told the AFP news agency that they “weren’t expecting it”. “We’ll make do with the two stars… maybe we’ll be less elitist and a…
Don’t judge a blob by its cover. Once dubbed the world’s ugliest animal for its soft, lumpy appearance, the blobfish has made a stunning comeback: it was crowned this week as Fish of the Year by a New Zealand environmental group. The annual competition, held by the Mountain to Sea Conservation Trust, aims to raise…
50 Best, the organization behind the yearly list of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants, announced today that it’s debuting a new list focusing exclusively on North America, including the United States, Canada, and parts of the Caribbean. This new list, which is sponsored by S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna, marks the first time the organization has…
Mark Poynting Climate and environment researcher Getty Images At more than 20km long, Aletsch Glacier is the biggest in the European Alps. But its front has retreated by around 3.2km (2 miles) since 1900, including more than 1km since 2000. The world’s glaciers are melting faster than ever recorded under the impact of climate change,…
Muhsin Hendricks, a pioneering figure dubbed the world’s first openly gay imam, has been shot dead in South Africa. The 57-year-old cleric ran a mosque in Cape Town intended as a safe haven for gay and other marginalised Muslims. He was killed on Saturday morning after the car in which he was travelling near the…
Growing up in Japan, home to some of the world’s longest-living people, I fell in love with traditional Japanese food at a young age. My passion for clean and healthy eating is what inspired me to be a nutritionist. My diet has always been centered around nutritious, longevity-fueling and environmentally-friendly foods. Now living in the…
Inflation driven by tariffs is among the biggest market risks in 2025, Nicolai Tangen, head of the world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund, said Tuesday. “I don’t think I should give any advice to the U.S., but if you look at the risk to financial markets, I think inflation is for sure one, all driven by…
Scientists who recently discovered that metal lumps on the dark seabed make oxygen, have announced plans to study the deepest parts of Earth’s oceans in order to understand the strange phenomenon. Their mission could “change the way we look at the possibility of life on other planets too,” the researchers say. The initial discovery confounded…
