Hefty upfront costs, issues disposing of radiation and waste, and memories of terrible accidents have all contributed to Europe’s reluctance to embrace nuclear energy in recent decades. But the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz amid the U.S.-Iran war has exposed the continent’s vulnerability to disrupted energy imports – and nuclear may offer Europe…
An AI system used to predict how much Kenyans can afford to pay for access to healthcare, has systemically driven up costs for the poor, an investigation has found. The healthcare system being rolled out across the country, a key electoral promise of President William Ruto, was launched in October 2024 and intended to replace…
Unbowed by the Iran war and other shocks, individual investors are buying their way to new heights of influence
Emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane from Australian coalmines are more than double official government estimates reported to the UN, according to a new International Energy Agency report. Climate and energy analysts said the report had again highlighted an “enormous gap” in the country’s reported methane emissions from coalmines and should serve as a…
Vanessa Bryant has hit back at cruel online rumours six years after the death of her NBA star husband, Kobe Bryant. The Los Angeles Lakers icon died at the age of 41, alongside their daughter Gianna, 13, in a horrific helicopter crash in Calabasas, California in January 2020. A total of nine people died in…
A baby has been found dead in a tent in regional New South Wales, prompting renewed calls to address homelessness across regional Australia. Police were called to a homeless encampment near Wagga beach on the Murrumbidgee River on Saturday, where they found a 37-year-old woman with two infants, one of whom was deceased. The surviving…
Inter Milan win their 21st Scudetto, edging Napoli, with three matches remaining in the Italian football league season. Published On 4 May 20264 May 2026 Celebrations have erupted across Milan after Inter clinched the Serie A title with a 2-0 victory over Parma, sending thousands of supporters into the streets. The Piazza del Duomo was…
The Montreal Canadiens stunned the Tampa Bay Lightning with a 2-1 win in Game 7 on Sunday, May 3, closing a fierce NHL first-round series. Every game in the matchup ended by one goal, with four going to overtime. Montreal sealed the series 4-3 and now moves on to face the Buffalo Sabres in the…
Iran may not be choking like a stuffed pig as Donald Trump predicted, but its economy is in serious difficulty as a combination of a massive war-damages bill, inflation, currency devaluation, unemployment and a contraction in oil revenues combine to leave the political elite worrying how hardline they can afford to be with their US…
