54+ min ago  (1651+ words) Environmental causes face an uphill battle. Overshadowed in politics, overlooked in budgets and defeated in courts, nature is often treated as a niche concern, second to more pressing matters. Two Frenchmen -- one a philosopher, the other a legal scholar -- think…...

10+ hour, 59+ min ago  (705+ words) Egypt is finalizing plans for its first yen-denominated bond sale in three years, Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty told Reuters on a trip to Japan on Thursday. The African Development Bank said in December it would partially guarantee Cairo's planned $500 million-equivalent…...

8+ hour, 23+ min ago  (1756+ words) The cave lion was one of the biggest cats to ever live, prowling a huge swathe of territory from Western Europe across Siberia and into North America and hunting large prey - and perhaps even people - before going extinct around the…...

11+ hour, 55+ min ago  (1868+ words) France defender Ibrahima Konate said on Wednesday he battled depression following the deaths of Liverpool teammate Diogo Jota and his father while continuing to fulfil his football duties. Portugal forward Jota and his brother Andre Silva died in a car…...

12+ hour, 42+ min ago  (485+ words) The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has signed a cooperation agreement with a civil society organization via video conference to support farmers and enhance food security in Yemen's Hadhramaut and Socotra governorates under the Bathraa Initiative. The…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (1782+ words) The multi-million-dollar openings of indie horror flicks "Obsession" and "Backrooms" have Hollywood buzzing about the 20-something You Tuber directors who are driving Generation Z audiences to the theater in droves. The endless yellow hallways of A24's "Backrooms," directed by 20-year-old…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (838+ words) The current oil supply crisis shows there is underinvestment in oil refining as demand holds resilient, Saudi state-owned Aramco's vice president of market analysis and sustainability, Musaab Al Mulla, said on Tuesday. Around 3 "million barrels per "day of refining capacity…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1877+ words) Aryna Sabalenka saw her golden opportunity to claim a maiden French Open title go by on Wednesday as the world number one fell into a "deep, dark hole" against Diana Shnaider to crash out of the tournament in the quarter-finals....

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1057+ words) The United States announced sanctions on Iran's biggest cryptocurrency exchange on Tuesday, accusing it of enabling the Iranian government and blacklisted state institutions to circumvent Western sanctions. The new sanctions follow a Reuters investigation published on May 1 which showed how…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (1834+ words) Football superstar David Beckham is to be honored with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, organizers announced Tuesday, as the United States readies to host the World Cup. Movie legend Tom Cruise and the player's pop star-turned-fashion designer wife…...