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Baltic startups take aim at deterring Russia on NATO's eastern flank

When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Rapolas Markevicius was managing a private equity fund in Lithuania -- a country on NATO's eastern flank that fears it might be Moscow's next target.

Warsaw and Kyiv exhume Volyn victims at centre of diplomatic quarrel

Beneath two now-deserted villages in western Ukraine –- the site of WWII-era massacres -- archaeologists are uncovering the bones at the heart of a dispute that has strained relations between Warsaw and Kyiv for years.

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Iraq at a standstill during latest sandstorm

Another sandstorm descended Monday on Iraq forcing the closure of airports, schools, universities and public administrations across the country, officials said.

South Asia pummelled by heatwave that hits 50C in Pakistan

South Asia was in the grip of an extreme heatwave on Friday, with parts of Pakistan reaching a temperature of 50 degrees Celsius as officials warned of acute water shortages and a health threat.

Toshiba in early talks with 10 potential buyout 'partners'

Troubled conglomerate Toshiba said Friday it has been approached by 10 potential investors as it weighs going private, a move that would be highly unusual in corporate Japan.

First image of black hole at Milky Way's centre revealed

An international team of astronomers on Thursday unveiled the first image of a supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy -- a cosmic body known as Sagittarius A*.

Seeing Milky Way's new black hole is 'only the beginning': US researcher

At just 33 years old, Caltech assistant professor Katie Bouman is already a veteran of two major scientific discoveries.

Astronomers reveal first image of black hole at Milky Way's centre

An international team of astronomers on Thursday unveiled the first image of a supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy -- a cosmic body known as Sagittarius A*.

Azerbaijan refugees vow 'Great Return' to Karabakh

Ali Hasanov looked over the overgrown ruins of his hometown in Nagorno-Karabakh and vowed to return and rebuild it.

Moscow urged to annex Kherson, claims Kyiv bombed Russia town

Pro-Kremlin authorities in Ukraine's Kherson on Wednesday urged President Vladimir Putin to annex the region, as Moscow accused Kyiv of shelling a Russian city in the latest flashpoint of their bloody war.

Polish editor and former dissident wins top Spanish prize

Polish editor Adam Michnik, a leading communist-era dissident, was Wednesday awarded Spain's prestigious Princess of Asturias communications and humanities prize.

Summer heatwave bleaches 91% of Great Barrier Reef: report

A prolonged summer heatwave in Australia left 91 percent of the Great Barrier Reef's coral damaged by bleaching, according to a new government monitoring report.

Settlement curbs firm's facial recognition database in US

Startup Clearview AI has agreed to limit access to its controversial facial recognition database in the United States, settling a lawsuit filed by privacy advocates, a court filing showed Monday.

Even chance world will breach 1.5C warming within 5 years: UN

There is an even chance that global temperatures will temporarily breach the benchmark of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels in one of the next five years, the United Nations warned Tuesday.

Webb telescope's first full color, scientific images coming in July

Get ready for a summer blockbuster.

Putin defends Ukraine offensive as Russia marks Victory Day

President Vladimir Putin on Monday defended Russia's offensive in Ukraine and blamed Kyiv and the West, as he looked to use grand Victory Day celebrations to mobilise patriotic support for the campaign.

'Our real Victory Day': Ukrainians shun Soviet WWII anniversary

The solemn rhetoric and formal gatherings in Ukraine marking the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany on May 9 every year always had deep personal resonance for 62-year-old Volodymyr Kostiuk.

Russia readies Victory Day parade as fight for east Ukraine rages

Russia will celebrate its 1945 victory over Nazi Germany Monday with a show of military might as its army battles Kyiv's forces in the east of Ukraine, where 60 people were killed in an air strike on a school sheltering civilians.

Zelensky says school bombing kills 60 as G7 rallies behind Ukraine

A Russian strike on a school sheltering civilians claimed 60 lives, Ukraine said Sunday, as the G7 reaffirmed their unity with Kyiv on the eve of Moscow's ostentatious plans for a World War II victory celebration.

Victims voice disbelief, anger as Philippine dictator's son nears power

On the eve of elections that look set to return the son of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos to the presidential palace, the regime's victims are hurt and dismayed -- but determined to renew their struggle.

Astronaut crew returns to Earth after six months on ISS

NASA's Crew-3 mission returned home to Earth on Friday after six months aboard the International Space Station.

Astronaut crew returning to Earth after six months on ISS

NASA's Crew-3 mission was returning home to Earth on Thursday after six months aboard the International Space Station.

Iraq sandstorm sends more than 1,000 to hospital

More than 1,000 Iraqis were rushed to hospital with respiratory ailments on Thursday due to a sandstorm, the seventh to hit the country in the past month, state media said.

Drone swarms can now fly autonomously through thick forest

A swarm of 10 bright blue drones lifts off in a bamboo forest in China, then swerves its way between cluttered branches, bushes and over uneven ground as it autonomously navigates the best flight path through the woods.

The women scientists forgotten by history

French doctor and researcher Marthe Gautier, who died over the weekend, was one of a long line of women scientists who greatly contributed to scientific discovery only to see the credit go to their male colleagues.

Pulses race at new erotic Pompeii exhibition

Raunchy scenes may redden faces at a new exhibition in Pompeii on art and sexuality in the ancient Roman city, where sculptures and paintings of breasts and buttocks abound.

France's pro-Nazi literary legend returns 78 years on

It is a rare thing when the story of a book's publication is even more mysterious than the plot of the novel itself.

Sudan's electric rickshaws cut costs, help environment

Sudanese entrepreneur Mohamed Samir watches proudly as workers assemble garishly coloured rickshaws, unique in the North African nation because they run on electricity in a bid to tackle soaring costs.

'Death shadow' dinosaur unearthed in Argentina

Argentine paleontologists have announced the discovery of an apex-predator dinosaur that measured three stories from nose to tail and eviscerated its prey with sharp, curved claws.

NASA, Boeing say Starliner on track for May 19 launch

Boeing's Starliner capsule is finally ready to reattempt a key test launch to the International Space Station on May 19, officials said Tuesday.

Power cuts, forest fires in South Asia heatwave

Power outages compounded the misery of millions of people wilting in a heatwave across India and Pakistan on Friday, with experts blaming climate change for an early onset of roasting summer temperatures.

UAE to send astronaut on six-month ISS mission

The United Arab Emirates announced Friday it will send an astronaut on a six-month mission to space, as it seeks to become a major player in the industry.

Thoughts of Ukraine at Auschwitz March of the Living

As Ukrainian refugee Olga marched Thursday alongside Holocaust survivors to honour the victims of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, her war-torn homeland was on her mind.

Giant tooth of ancient marine reptile discovered in Alps

The fossils of three ichthyosaurs -- giant marine reptiles that patrolled primordial oceans -- have been discovered high up in the Swiss Alps, and include the largest ever tooth found for the species, a study said Thursday.

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