Photo by Milivoj Kuhar on Unsplash In the Belgian town of Leuven, squads of “urban miners” pick through condemned buildings to ensure that any loads of lumber, bricks, tiles, or stones that may have a second life elsewhere are given that chance. Trucked off to the “Materialenbank,” they await a buyer willing to give these…

Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent in Washington•@awzurcher EPA Donald Trump announced a massive tariff plan last week that would have upended the global economic order as well as long-established trading relationships with America’s allies. But that plan – or at least a significant part of is – is on ice after the president suspended higher…

– credit, Museum of the History of Kamień Land On a beach in Northern Poland, buried treasure has been found. A beautiful, intricately inlaid dagger from the Bronze Age, perhaps once used in ceremony by a “solar cult” was dug up by a pair of metal detectives from the area. Jacek Ulkowski and Katarzyna Herdzik…

Paul Seddon Political reporter PA Media Nigel Farage has dismissed a suggestion from Kemi Badenoch that Reform UK and Tory councillors could enter into coalitions after next month’s local elections. Speaking earlier, Tory leader Badenoch told the BBC her party’s local leaders would be free to share power with Reform if it was required to…

An Indian ambulance in UP – Photo by Aman Chaturvedi on Unsplash In a gesture of goodwill and neighborliness, Indian officials transferred 88 ambulances to Sri Lanka counterparts back in 2016. Now, ten years on, this gift has turned out to be a lifesaving one for 1.5 million Sri Lankans who have ridden and received…

Most of Thursday’s front pages reflect on news from Washington that Donald Trump has paused tariffs on most nations for 90 days – apart from China. “Trump blinks first in trade war,” is the Daily Telegraph’s headline which notes that US stocks had a good day bouncing back after the announcement. There is also a…

Elk frequently migrate across the property in herds of hundreds – credit, Dave Gottenborg, supplied to Colorado Sun A Colorado rancher has signed a first-of-its-kind agreement that will see a conservation organization help pay for his land leases in exchange for letting wildlife access it. America is a leader across many dimensions, few more so…

Ian Youngs Culture reporter Shutterstock for Big Brother Mickey Rourke is known for films like 9½ Weeks, Year of the Dragon and The Wrestler Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke has been given a formal warning for using “offensive and unacceptable” language towards JoJo Siwa in Celebrity Big Brother. The Oscar-nominated star entered the ITV reality show…

A Lightmatter photonic processor – credit Lightmatter, released A tech firm has just demonstrated that a computer chip using light and the speed at which it moves for processing is capable of handling real-world computer workloads at revolutionary speeds and energy efficiency. The firm’s CEO has called it a “technology marvel” that stands to change…

At least 98 people have been killed and more than 150 injured after a roof collapsed at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic’s capital Santo Domingo, officials have said. A provincial governor and former Major League Baseball pitcher Octavio Dotel were among the victims. Dotel, 51, died on the way to hospital after being pulled…