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UN Secretary-General António Guterres gave countries around the world a strongly-worded reality check regarding their climate ambitions on Thursday. “I am very worried where the world stands on climate. Countries are far off track emitting climate promises and commitments,” Guterres said in New York. “I see a lack of ambition,...

American couple, John Heathco, 41; and Abby Lutz, 22; have been found dead inside their luxury Hyatt Mexican hotel room, amid fears that they were poisoned by a gas leak in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Police and paramedics arrived at the Hotel Rancho Pescadero around 9 pm on Tuesday to...

Irish professional mixed martial artist, Conor McGregor, has been accused of raping a woman at Game 4 of the NBA Finals in Miami Florida, United States. Attorney Ariel Mitchell sent demand letters to McGregor, the NBA and the Miami Heat this week of the incident that happened just after the...

A 45-year-old man, David Baerten, in Belgium, faked his death and then arrived at his own burial in a helicopter to teach his family a lesson about keeping in touch. Baerten, who is a TikTok creator, informed his wife and children about his plan, and they helped him by posting...

A 16-year-old girl, Srushti Sudhir Jagtap, has broken the record for the longest dance marathon by an individual, with a time of 127 hours in India, surpassing the previous record of 126 hours by Nepalese dancer, Bandana Nepal, in 2018. According to the Guinness World Record Official Adjudicator, Swapnil Dangarikar,...

Most of the capital goods monitored by China’s statistical authorities registered lower prices in early June compared with late May, official data showed on Wednesday. National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said that of the 50 major goods classified in nine categories, including seamless steel tubes, gasoline, coal, fertilizer and some...

A state funeral would be held for former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi at Milan Cathedral on Wednesday afternoon. Berlusconi died on Monday at the age of 86. President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni are expected to be among those attending the service. In addition to politicians from...

Thousands of junior doctors have gone on strike across England as the dispute with the British Government over pay continues. The 72-hour walkout by medics who can have up to eight years of experience as a hospital doctor or three years in general practice, ran until 7 a.m. (0600 GMT)...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has condemned in the strongest possible terms,  the deadly attack on the Pearl Beach Hotel and Restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia, that left 16 dead, including a member of staff. According to the UN health agency, the attack occurred on Friday and left more than 10...

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Monday announced that the United States has decided to rejoin the organisation in July. The U.S. will rejoin the UN cultural agency after having stopped all funding in 2011 and announced its complete withdrawal from the agency. UNESCO Director-General Audrey...