Two people died and at least eight people were missing in France and Italy after a storm hit border regions of the two countries, bringing record rainfall in places and causing heavy flooding that swept away roads and...
What happens if a US presidential candidate exits the race?
A US presidential nominee has never died or had to withdraw from a White House race this close to an election. But President Donald Trump’s hospitalisation for coronavirus just a month from the November 3 vote has...
Trump condition was ‘very concerning’ – BBC News
Several US media outlets are now quoting an unnamed source with knowledge of the president’s health as saying that his vital signs were “very concerning” over the past 24 hours. The source says the...
BREAKING: Trump coronavirus – Mr Trump ‘is doing very well’
Donald Trump’s doctor has said he is ‘extremely happy’ with the president’s progress. Speaking to reporters, Dr Sean Conley explained that Mr Trump had been suffering from a mild cough, nasal...
Madrid starts partial virus lockdown amid political dispute
Madrid awoke Saturday to its first day under a partial lockdown, with police controlling travel in and out of the Spanish capital as the city and its suburbs have become Europe’s biggest hot spot in the second...
China’s Three Gorges Dam: The inside story of a mega-project with disastrous consequences
A decade ago, China finished construction of the largest, most expensive, most powerful and most controversial dam in the world: the Three Gorges Dam. The figures are staggering: 185 metres high, more than 2 kilometres...