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The impacts of climate change could shave up to seven percent off Kenya's economic output by 2050 compared to baseline forecasts, unless it adapts, the World Bank warned on Friday.

Mosquitoes can learn to associate the smell of the world's most common insect repellent with a tasty meal -- and after training can even prefer to bite people who have been sprayed with it, an experimental study said Thursday.

Italy issued a red alert warning for the capital Rome on Thursday and Portugal recorded its hottest day in May as Europe struggled with a heatwave that has smashed records across the continent.

Italy on Thursday issued a red heatwave alert for the capital Rome, the latest country to take urgent action during a heatwave that has smashed records in Europe.

Britain risks creating a "lost generation" as the number of young people out of work and education surges, a government-commissioned review warned Thursday.

Norway's Queen Sonja, 88, left hospital on Thursday after a night of treatment for heart troubles, her husband King Harald said while adding his fears for Crown Princess Mette-Marit.

Oil prices bounced higher and stock markets fell Thursday after the United States and Iran exchanged fresh strikes, upending hopes of an end to the Middle East war.

A fire in a girls' dormitory in Kenya on Thursday killed 16 children and hospitalised 79 in the latest deadly blaze to hit a school in the east African country.

Originating as a creepy shared story told online by ordinary internet users, the "Backrooms" universe erupts into American cinemas on Friday with a film directed by star YouTuber Kane Parsons.

Oil prices bounced higher on Thursday while Asian stocks fell, as new US strikes on Iran marked the latest test of a shaky ceasefire in the Middle East war.

The United States struck southern Iran on Thursday, drawing retaliation from Tehran against a US military base, in the most serious clashes since an April ceasefire began.

Global average temperatures are likely to continue at or near record levels this year and for the next four years afterwards, the United Nations warned Thursday.

Oil prices bounced higher on Thursday while Asian stocks mostly fell, as new US strikes on Iran marked the latest test of a shaky ceasefire in the Middle East war.

On a hot afternoon deep in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, Indigenous chief Megaron soaps himself and enjoys a quick swim in the river, a brief respite from battling threats to his people's lands.

A trust fund set up to help a South Pacific nation gravely threatened by climate change has invested in coal mining, gas exploration and the world's largest crude oil refinery, an AFP investigation has revealed.

Oil prices tumbled Wednesday on hopes of a US-Iran peace deal, even as President Donald Trump warned he may have to "finish the job" and Tehran said its forces were still "lying in wait with full magazines."

Meta on Wednesday launched paid subscription plans for its flagship apps, marking a major push by the tech giant to diversify beyond its longtime reliance on advertising revenue.

The most prominent figures in artificial intelligence are stepping back from dire predictions about mass unemployment, as the industry faces growing public hostility over AI's promised transformation of the workplace.

Sweden's government rejected Wednesday a government-appointed commission's recommendations on ways to phase out fossil fuels, which included tax hikes on petrol and diesel to meet the country's 2030 climate targets.

The market value of South Korean memory chipmaker SK hynix soared past $1 trillion on Wednesday, fueled by frenzied global demand for the computing hardware that powers artificial intelligence tools -- a surge that also carried US-based Micron across the threshold.

Germany's economy minister began a visit to China on Wednesday with Berlin saying it wanted to boost cooperation with a key partner while also warning of worsening trade imbalances.

Asian equities were mixed on Wednesday with gains driven by soaring tech stocks and guarded optimism the United States and Iran will reach a peace deal.

When Beijinger Jacqueline Li first heard one of her favourite luxury department stores in the city was closing, she was shocked -- until she considered how Chinese spending habits have changed in recent years.

Nvidia will increase investment in Taiwan to $150 billion a year, the US chip giant's boss said Wednesday, describing the export-driven island as the "epicentre of the AI revolution".

The market value of South Korean memory chip maker SK hynix soared past $1 trillion on Wednesday thanks to frenzied global demand for the computing hardware that powers artificial intelligence tools.

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell last year to its lowest level since 2019, according to a report published Wednesday that will be seen as good news for leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Asian equities were mixed on Wednesday with gains driven by tech stocks and guarded optimism the United States and Iran will reach a peace deal.

When a client asked her a year ago to design a glossary to train an artificial intelligence system, translator Jessica Spengler realised she was going to train her own replacement.

Samsung Electronics union members on Wednesday approved a deal with management securing massive annual bonuses, averting a major strike as the South Korean chip giant's profits soar due to booming demand for artificial intelligence tools.

As soon as he put on his glasses, Indian vegetable seller Tofan Jena knew daily life would never be the same.

An exhausted TJ James has just stepped off an 18-hour flight at Los Angeles international airport where he is getting a taste of the chaos that awaits tens of thousands of people expected for the World Cup, which starts on June 11.

A Canadian man accused of shipping poison to people contemplating suicide around the globe is expected to plead guilty to several counts on Friday, ending a case that has shocked the public.