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Scientists discover a huge, ring-shaped structure in space which questions our ideas of the universe.

State media said the St Nikolas was taken in retaliation for the seizure of the vessel by the US last year.

The singer, who appeared in a withdrawn campaign for the brand, says it shows "double standards".

Kew scientists discovered nearly 100 new plants and fungi last year - but some may already be extinct.

Italian spa expert Raffaella Dallarda shares her favourite thermal spas in Ischia, from family-friendly Sorriso Thermae to the dolce vita time capsule Albergo della Regina Isabella.

Most of the world deplores the Houthi attacks on shipping, but there are barriers which make it difficult for the West to stop them.

Long-awaited approval from US financial authorities means cryptocurrency fans have a new way to trade.

Comic book writers and animators fear the growing impact of artificial intelligence.

As Starbucks begins to encourage multi-use cups for on-the-go orders, paper cups may soon go the way of plastic bags and single-use water bottles.

While for most people, an itch is an annoying, temporary nuisance, one in five of us will experience chronic itch lasting weeks or months. New treatments finally offer hope.

A group of men fought with police after the city sent officials to shutter and fill the secret tunnel.

Marlene Engelhorn, 31, inherited millions and wants to recruit 50 people to hand most of it out.

With tiny plastic fragments infiltrating every part of human existence, can we ever hope to avoid them?

Scammers in Bihar state promised to pay huge sums of money to men to get childless women pregnant.

The space agency says astronauts won't be walking on the Moon again until September 2026.

The crowd was taking part in an annual event marking the killing of far-right activists in the 1970s.

Microsoft said AI and supercomputing were used to synthesise an entirely new material.

Masked men threaten journalists in a newsroom as the government moves against crime groups.

The gondola is said to have fallen 7m (23ft) at the Hochoetz ski resort in Tyrol.

In the 1990s the Star Trek series Deep Space Nine predicted a dystopian vision of 2024 homelessness that has parallels with reality.

Assistants are among the first jobs vulnerable to artificial intelligence. Yet current administrative professionals say there are intangibles technology just can't replicate yet.

Rioting erupted at six jails after the leader of Los Choneros prison gang escaped from his cell.

Climate records tumbled "like dominoes" in 2023, with temperatures far above any recorded level.

Dog meat has fallen out of favour, particularly with young diners, in recent decades.