In two separate announcements on the same day, the European Commission introduced a renewed push to curb tobacco use through higher taxation, a move expected to raise the price of cigarettes and other tobacco products across the EU. ADVERTISEMENT
The collective action comes as Denmark starts chairing meetings of the EU member states. ADVERTISEMENT An industry group representing almost all of Denmark’s media outlets including broadcasters and newspapers has said it\’s
Muslims offer a special prayer at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka for the victims of the plane crash – Copyright AFP Rafiqul ISLAMSpecial prayers were held across Bangladesh on Friday, as the death toll from a fighter jet crash into a school building in Dhaka rose to 32.Most of the dead
US President Donald Trump has threatened 30-percent levies on EU goods unless Brussels and Washington strike a deal – Copyright AFP/File Tobias SchwarzThe EU executive is preparing a list of proposed restrictions on US services companies including tech giants should Brussels fail to strike a trade
The \’Gateway to Hell\’ was once a pit of blazing red flames and glowing red embers in the middle of the Turkmen desert – Copyright AFP Idriss BIGOU-GILLESAnton LOMOVPeople go to the Gateway to Hell gas crater in the middle of the Turkmenistan desert expecting an angry cauldron but are now coming away
Summer blazes are common in Europe, where experts warn that climate change is exacerbating the situation. ADVERTISEMENT This summer has seen dozens of heatwaves bake Europe, creating prime conditions for wildfires to break o
Starship (pictured during a test flight) — the world\’s largest and most powerful rocket — is key to Elon Musk\’s long-term vision of colonizing Mars – Copyright AFP/File CHANDAN KHANNAThe United States is rushing to put nuclear power reactors on the Moon and Mars, and hopes to launch the first syst
Exports had jumped in February and March as German manufacturers sought to get ahead of tariffs threatened by the US. Shipments then dropped dramatically in the following two months, pointing to a short-lived surge. Separate from the so-called “
Photo by Jason Hafso on UnsplashCanadas central bank held its key lending rate at 2.75 percent on Wednesday, as the major US trading partner confronts economic uncertainty two days before President Donald Trumps latest tariff deadline.Canada remains uniquely vulnerable to Trumps trade war given the
A sign for US pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson in Ringaskiddy, near Cork, southern Ireland, an area which has attracted many US pharma giants in recent years – Copyright AFP François-Xavier MARITOlivier DEVOSThe deal between the United States and the European Union may have averted a transa
