The S&P 500 rose sharply to end at its highest in over two weeks on Monday, lifted by Nvidia and Tesla following signs that ...

Swiss scientists say the biggest glacier in the Alps could yet be partially saved if global warming is capped below two ...

“Do you think someone actually lives there?” Don asked as we passed a large, old house with a partially collapsed roof — and collapsed in a way that didn’t look recent. A station wagon was ...

Measles outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico are now up to nearly 320 cases, and two unvaccinated people have died from measles-related causes. Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus ...

The Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa Academy for Diplomatic Studies (MBMA) has launched the fifth edition of the Ambassadors’ Majlis, a programme held during Ramadhan to reflect Bahrain’s tradition of ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Until the end of the 17th Century, Serbia was ruled by the Ottoman Empire of Turkey. At the end of that century, the northern part of the ...

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