Asteroid headed toward Earth may arrive on Valentine’s Day 2046 – Nasa
A newly detected asteroid has a very small chance of impacting the Earth in 2046, Nasa tweeted on Tuesday. If it does hit, the asteroid, roughly the size of an…
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Facebook: Quarter of global population used site daily in December
The number of people using Facebook daily grew to an average of two billion in December – about a quarter of the world’s population. The bigger-than-expected growth helped drive new…
Global recession warning as World Bank cuts economic forecast
The global economy is “perilously close to falling into recession”, according to the latest forecast from the World Bank. It expects the world economy to grow by just 1.7% this…
Volodymyr Zelensky is Time Magazine’s 2022 Person of the Year
Time Magazine has named Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and “the spirit of Ukraine” as its 2022 Person of the Year. The award goes to an event or person deemed to…
Apple: iPhone shipments delayed over China Covid lockdown
Apple has warned shoppers to expect delays in receiving its products after a strict Covid lockdown forced the world’s largest iPhone factory to shut. The tech giant said its assembly…
Burkina Faso coup: Gunshots in capital and roads blocked
Burkina Faso’s self-declared leader says the man he ousted a day ago in a coup is plotting a counter-attack. Capt Ibrahim Traoré also accused the French army of harbouring Lt…
Ukraine war: We’ve retaken 6,000 sq km from Russia, says Zelensky
Ukrainian forces have seized even more territory from Russia as they continue their counter-offensive, the country’s president has said. Volodymyr Zelensky said troops have now retaken more than 6,000 sq…
Taiwan braces as China drills follow Pelosi visit
China is kicking off its biggest-ever military exercises in the seas around Taiwan following US politician Nancy Pelosi’s visit. The live fire drills began at 12:00 local time (04:00 GMT)…
IMF warns of ‘darkening’ global economic outlook
The head of the International Monetary Fund has said it will downgrade its expectations for global economic growth this month. Its most recent forecast, issued in April, was for 3.6%…
Kaliningrad: Russia warns Lithuania of consequences over rail transit sanctions
Russia has warned Lithuania of “serious” consequences after it banned the rail transfer of some goods to the Russian territory of Kaliningrad. Russia “will certainly respond to such hostile actions,”…