Europe
Queen bumblebees survive underwater for days: study
Queen bumblebees can surprisingly withstand days underwater, according to a study published yesterday, suggesting they could withstand increased floods brought on by climate change that threaten their winter hibernation burrows.
How European trash illegally ends up in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asian countries, including Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia, are facing an influx of illegal waste shipments from industrialized nations, with a considerable amount trafficked from Europe
Russia orders fresh evacuations in Siberia amid flood fears
Russian authorities yesterday began fresh evacuations from towns and villages in western Siberia threatened by devastating floods that have swept the region and neighbouring Kazakhstan.
Astronomers find largest black hole in Milky Way
Astronomers identified the largest stellar black hole yet discovered in the Milky Way, with a mass 33 times that of the Sun, according to a study published yesterday.
6 Ukrainians killed in Russian shelling
Russian shelling killed six people in the eastern Ukraine region of Donetsk, authorities said yesterday, as Moscow’s forces aim to push deeper into the war-battered industrial region.
Nobel-winning 'God particle' physicist Higgs dies aged 94
Higgs used ground-breaking theoretical work to help explain how the Universe has mass, thus resolving one of the greatest puzzles in physics and earning him a place alongside Albert Einstein and Max Planck in textbooks
RUSSIA’S URALS / Record floods triggered by melting snow
Swiftly melting snow triggered the worst recorded flooding in Russia’s Ural Mountains, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes as some of Europe’s biggest rivers swelled to bursting point.
Water level in Russia’s Orsk ‘critical’
A major flood in the Russian city of Orsk forced thousands of people to evacuate, with Moscow reporting a “critical” situation yesterday and warning of danger water levels in Siberia.
Households waste 1bn tonnes of food a day: UN
Households around the world threw away one billion meals every single day in 2022 in what the United Nations yesterday called a “global tragedy” of food waste.
Baltimore rescuers lose hope for more survivors
Rescuers have lost hope of finding more survivors of the Baltimore bridge collapse, the coast guard said, as efforts yesterday switched to looking for bodies of the missing and more answers to why a container ship smashed into the span.
Planting trees in wrong places heats the planet: study
Planting trees in the wrong places can actually contribute to global warming, scientists said yesterday, but a new map identifies the best locations to regrow forests and cool the planet.
Assange wins temporary reprieve
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange can continue his fight against extradition to the United States after the High Court in London ruled yesterday he should be allowed to appeal against it unless the US promises he will not face the death penalty.
Concert carnage: Russia casts doubt on IS attack claim
Russia yesterday cast doubt on assertions by the United States that the Islamic State militant group was responsible for a gun attack on a concert hall outside Moscow which killed 137 people and injured 182 more.
Gunmen attack police station in Armenian capital
Three armed men yesterday tried to attack a police station in the Nor-Nork district of Yerevan, the Armenian capital, Armenia’s interior ministry said. According to preliminary information, two of the three men had been wounded as result of hand grenades they were carrying detonating, it said.
Moscow terror attack: IS releases new videos as Russia blames Ukraine
Islamic State yesterday released new videos of the attack on the Crocus City concert hall outside Moscow that left 137 people dead, doubling down on its claim that it masterminded the attack even as Russia has sought to place the blame on Ukraine.
Two Russian ships hit in Crimea strikes: Kyiv
The Ukrainian military said it hit two large Russian landing ships in attacks on the annexed Crimean peninsula early yesterday, as well as a communications centre and other infrastructure used by the Russian navy in the Black Sea.
Russian accounts of Moscow attack a ‘smokescreen’: UK
British Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt yesterday said that the UK had “very little confidence” in Russia’s statements on the Moscow concert hall attack, accusing it of trying to “defend” it’s assault on Ukraine.
Concert Hall Attack: Putin vows retribution
Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday vowed to punish those behind a “barbaric terrorist attack” on a Moscow concert hall that killed 133, saying Russia had arrested four gunmen who were trying to flee to Ukraine.
