In the sprawling former industrial city of Osasco, shuttered factories have given way to a shopping malls and delivery app tech companies in what is now dubbed São Paulo’s “Silicon Valley.” The municipality voted for Brazil’s left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2022 but switched to the right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro in the first […]
Continue ReadingThe US has warned its citizens against travelling to Kenya, while neighbouring countries such as Uganda, Ethiopia and Somalia are also on alert. Ebola is a rare but deadly disease, external caused by a virus. As the disease progresses, vomiting and diarrhoea develop and it can lead to organ failure. Some, but not all, patients […]
Continue ReadingNEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Multiple gunmen opened fire and killed at least seven people Friday at a church in Jordan in what the country’s leader is calling a “terrorist attack.” The shooting, which also left 34 injured, erupted during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, about 110 miles […]
Continue ReadingParents and guardians have been warned about the danger of buying face paints or Halloween cosmetics from outside the European Union, after some items were found to contain elevated levels of lead. The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) said that over the past two years, seven out of 40 products sampled by the safety watchdog […]
Continue ReadingA marathon EU summit on October 15-16 failed to produce a breakthrough on the European Union’s next long-term budget. Although EU leaders put on a brave face at the end of the talks by saying that “the way forward is clearer”, EU capitals appear deadlocked on what that path is. At stake is the EU’s […]
Continue ReadingUS First Lady Melania Trump has “successfully secured” a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, the White House has said. The statement said the truce in the “front-line war city on the brink of disaster” would begin on 29 October, though Ukraine and Russia have so far not commented. “Oleshky’s […]
Continue ReadingA drone has hit a commercial ship off the coast of Romania, killing at least one crew member with three more still missing, Romanian President Nicușor Dan said Friday. “This morning we experienced a security incident: A vessel was struck by a drone approximately 13 nautical miles from the coast, just beyond Romania’s territorial waters,” […]
Continue ReadingWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Britain and France carried out their first joint exercise involving France’s airborne nuclear deterrent, France’s armed forces ministry said in a statement on Friday. British Typhoon jets joined in a […]
Continue ReadingBy Laure Valentin Published on 23/10/2026 – 12:46 GMT+2 Storm Austen has caused severe disruption in northwestern France, with 23 departments on orange alert for high winds. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Austen intensified rapidly over the Atlantic before heading towards the British Isles and the French coast. Brittany was particularly hard hit overnight from Thursday to Friday, before […]
Continue ReadingThey found that more than 50,000 heat-related excess deaths occurred in those cities this summer, with around 32,000 attributable to climate change driving up temperatures. The studies also showed how exceptionally deadly this year’s summer proved. Between 2000 and 2025, the first paper found a total of 430,000 heat-related deaths, with around half caused by […]
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