Prehistoric Europeans consumed dairy products thousands of years before the adult lactose digestibility was developed, scientists report in the weekly "Nature".more

There is a strong relationship between the scale of extinction of organisms and the global change in temperature, the researchers report in the journal Biogeosciences.more

Bhutan will introduce the highest tourist tax in the world from September, informs the local daily "Kuensel". Tourists in the "last kingdom in the Himalayas" will have to pay $ 200 a day per person "for sustainable development."more

The Republican and Democrat group starts a new party in the US called Forward. The party is expected to attract a centrist, moderate electorate disappointed by the deep divisions on the American political scene, reports CNN.more

Spanish prosecutors said they would seek the sentence of Colombian pop star Shakira to eight years and two months in prison if found guilty in a trial of her alleged tax fraud.more

The Spanish flight crew of EasyJet has abandoned the strike announced for the weekend. The decision was made after an agreement was reached during Thursday's negotiations, during which protesters received guarantees for pay rises.more

In Belgium, we have a plague of Asian hornets, and the Asian hornet poses a threat to native bees, experts cited by Belgian media alert.more

"The Russians are failing to fight on land at this point in many areas. Plans A, B and C of the Russian president Vladimir Putin have failed and maybe he should look for a plan D" - commented British Defense Minister Ben Wallace in today's interview with Sky News.more

Iranian police recently said it is a crime to take a dog for a walk. Several Iranians have already been detained for such "offenses". Parliament is also considering banning certain pets, reported the French BFM TV.more

The Spanish government has asked citizens to voluntarily join in reducing their gas consumption in the face of a possible cut-off by Russia. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Ecological Transformation Teresa Ribera recommended that citizens control their residential electricity consumption and turn off unnecessarily burning lights.more

From 1990 to 2020, the total number of international migrants increased from 153 million (2.9 per cent of the world population) to 281 million (3.6 per cent of the world population). Some 36 million are children, according to the latest World Health Organisation (WHO) report.more

Owned by US billionaire Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, yesterday reported its first-ever drop in revenue volume due to reduced advertising spending during the economic downturn, the AP reported.more