USA This hypersonic airliner would take you from Los Angeles to Tokyo in under two hours The 300-passenger Stratofly MR3 would hit speeds of up to 5,400 miles an hour. Just don't expect to book a flight anytime soon. 23/08/2019
USA This hypersonic airliner would take you from Los Angeles to Tokyo in under two hours The 300-passenger Stratofly MR3 would hit speeds of up to 5,400 miles an hour. Just don't expect to book a flight anytime soon. 23/08/2019
Business Hasbro buys Peppa Pig owner Entertainment One US toymaker closes a €3.6 billion deal to have access to the UK listed company's crown jewel 23/08/2019
USA Does ViacomCBS stand a chance against streaming giants Netflix and Amazon? CEO Bob Bakish is covering all bases, hoping that CBS will catch any subscribers who fall off the pay model that Viacom offers. 23/08/2019
USA Newly released messages reveal when Facebook first knew about Cambridge Analytica breach Internal messages show what Facebook employees knew about Cambridge Analytica and when they first learned of its data scraping. 23/08/2019
brussels bureau The Brief: EU faces increasing pressure for tighter regulation on ivory trade The Brief: The EU is facing increasing pressure for tighter regulation on ivory trade within its borders. Despite calls for a shutdown, a panel from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species or CITES, decided to push back the decision to next year. 23/08/2019
USA Russia's 'floating Chernobyl' nuclear plant begins voyage north "It could flood or sink or run aground. All of these scenarios could potentially lead to radioactive substances being leaked," Greenpeace warned. 23/08/2019
no comment Activists protest outside French Monsanto factory ahead of G7 French activists brought in dirt, hay and plants to create a makeshift vegetable patch as they protested in front of a Monsanto factory in Peyrehorade on Friday (August 23), on the eve of the Biarritz G7 summit. 23/08/2019
no comment Activists wear giant heads of G7 leaders to make protest Oxfam activists organised a protest on Friday in Biarritz where global leaders will meet for the G7 summit this weekend. 23/08/2019
brussels bureau MEPs call to block Mercosur deal over Amazon deforestation Pressure mounts on EU leaders to act against the deforestation in Brasil. One Hungarian MEP called on the European Parliament to block EU-Mercosur agreement unless Brasil gives guarantees to stop deforestation. 23/08/2019
View By not siding with its allies in the US, Europe is fast making Iran its problem ǀ View 23/08/2019
USA Hong Kong protesters form 28-mile human chain demanding democracy Inspired by the 1989 "Baltic Way," Hong Kongers held hands across the city in protest of the government. 23/08/2019
no comment Rescue underway as flood batters southwest China’s Sichuan province Rescue operations are underway after recent floods destroyed roads and trapped residents in southwest China's Sichuan province. 23/08/2019
United Kingdom India, Russia, China among top sulfur dioxide emitters — report Greenpeace ranked the top pollution hotspots in the world by tracking anthropogenic sulfur dioxide emissions across the globe. 23/08/2019
USA Putin orders like-for-like response after U.S. tests cruise missile Move follows U.S. withdrawal from the Cold War-era INF Treaty, which prohibited land-based missiles with a range of 310-3,400 miles. 23/08/2019
