Germany flips switch on Baltic Sea’s biggest wind park
Germany has officially switched on the biggest offshore wind park in the Baltic Sea, which will supply some 400,000 households with electricity. The Arkona facility
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U.S. measles cases surge nearly 20 percent in early April, CDC says
(Reuters) – The number of confirmed cases of measles in the United States this year jumped by nearly 20 percent in the week ended April
New Samsung handset: Innovation hinges on folding screen
When Samsung said this year it would launch a smartphone with a folding screen, the big question was whether the innovation was something people actually
Dutch fertility doctor may have more than 49 children
Martijn van Halen has every right to be angry at Jan Karbaat. The Dutch fertility doctor lied to his parents and used his own sperm
Americans, frequent visitors to Notre-Dame, begin fundraising efforts
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The fire that devastated Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday prompted fund-raising appeals in the United States, as people horrified by
Study: Aegean farmers replaced hunters of ancient Britain
A wave of migrants from what is now Greece and Turkey arrived in Britain some 6,000 years ago and virtually replaced the existing hunter-gatherer population,
WikiLeaks accuses Ecuador of spying on Assange at embassy
WikiLeaks on Wednesday accused the Ecuadorian government of spying on Julian Assange as tensions mounted between the WikiLeaks founder and his hosts. The group’s editor-in-chief,
U.S. forecaster sees 65 pct chance of weak El Niño in summer
(Reuters) – There is a 65 percent chance of weak El Niño conditions continuing through the northern hemisphere summer this year, a U.S. government weather
Turkey denies Aegean dolphin deaths linked to navy drill
Turkey’s military has sought to defend itself against accusations from a Greek marine conservation group that its naval exercises have been behind a recent spike
The Latest: Ecuador’s embassy quiet amid WikiLeaks tweets
The Latest on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (all times local): 11:10 a.m. Media are assembled outside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London after tweets from WikiLeaks
UK police outside Ecuador embassy amid WikiLeaks tweets
British police stationed armed officers outside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London on Friday after tweets from WikiLeaks quoted what it said were high-level sources saying
Family of American killed in downed MH17 jet sues Russia banks, money-transfer firms
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The family of an American killed when a Malaysian Airlines plane was shot down over Ukraine in 2014 filed a lawsuit
Instagram stars: Harry, Meghan fastest to hit 1 million fans
Pay no attention to Hollywood stars or pop idols. When it comes to Instagram, it seems no one can match the allure of a youthful
German state to accept environmentalists’ bee-saving plan
The German state of Bavaria is set to accept in large part a plan by environmentalists to save bees and protect biodiversity, averting a referendum
UK’s only female giant panda artificially inseminated at zoo
Britain’s only female giant panda has been artificially inseminated in a bid to produce a cub. Officials at Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland said Monday it’s