The end of the Tokyo Olympic Games, the Taliban advance in Afghanistan, forest fires in Greece and protests in Bangkok – the most striking images from around the world this week Continue reading…
Well-preserved 28,000-year-old lion cub found in Siberian permafrost
Female cave lion cub named Sparta in Russia’s Yakutia region may even have traces of mother’s milk in itScientists have said that an astonishingly well-preserved cave lion cub found in Siberia’s permafrost lived 28,000 years ago and may even have trace…
July was world’s hottest month ever recorded, US scientists confirm
Global land and ocean surface temperature last month was 0.9C hotter than 20th-century average, beating July 2016 recordJuly was the world’s hottest month ever recorded, US government scientists have confirmed, a further indication of the unfolding cli…
US population now less than 60% white, 2020 census finds – live
Population growth over last decade was driven by minorities and citiesDecennial count determines each number of state’s House seatsRepublicans control majority of statehouses that redraw linesTexas senate passes voting restrictions bill after filibuste…
Taliban claim to have captured Kandahar as grip on Afghanistan grows
Claim follows earlier fall of Herat with militants overrunning government positionsThe Taliban have claimed the capture of Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city and the place where the hardline Islamist group first emerged in the 1990s, as its fi…
Woolly mammoth walked far enough to circle Earth twice, study finds
Research into life of Kik adds weight to theory that climate change could have contributed to species’ demise He was huge, hairy and boasted two enormous tusks: researchers say they have discovered a woolly mammoth called Kik who traipsed almost far en…
Wildfire smoke in Siberia causes ‘stay at home’ instruction
Yakutia leader declares ‘non-work’ day over health concerns as 22m acres burn in east Russia regionThe leader of a Siberian region has declared Friday a non-working day and urged residents to stay at home as smoke from raging forest fires raised health…
Rift over naturism laid bare by bar on Spain’s oldest nudist beach
More than 1,700 people call on officials to preserve character of Costa Natura near EsteponaMore than 1,700 people have called on officials in Spain to preserve the character of the country’s oldest official nudist beach in a row with a newly-installed…
Russia detains head of hypersonic research facility in treason case
Alexander Kuranov is suspected of passing secret information to a foreign citizenRussia has reportedly detained the head of a hypersonic technology research facility on suspicion of treason in the latest high-profile arrest targeting a senior scientist…
Tax on billionaires’ Covid windfall could vaccinate every adult on Earth
Analysis finds 99% levy on pandemic wealth rise could also pay all unemployed $20,000 – and still leave super-rich $55bn richerEvery adult in the world could get a Covid-19 vaccine if the wealth billionaires collected during the pandemic was taxed 99% …