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An innovative exchange of sovereign debt for marine conservation, backed by the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, could pave the way to saving large swaths of the world’s oceans The tropical island nation of Seychelles is to create two...

DW: As part of your research, you fed mice the equivalent of a Western diet rich in refined sugar, salt and saturated fats – so no fresh fruit or vegetables. What were you able to see?...

A transport startup backed by Richard Branson has inked a deal to build a Hyperloop system between the Indian cities Mumbai and Pune. It’s unclear, though, if the technology addresses India’s infrastructure bottlenecks. Virgin Hyperloop One,...

The presence of Russian-trained Serbian paramilitaries, officials from South Ossetia, and the infamous “Night Wolves” biker gang at the recent and unconstitutional January 9 commemorations in Banja Luka, the capital of Bosnia’s mainly Serb entity, Republika Srpska, RS, have revealed the startling...

As Macedonia’s President Gjorge Ivanov paid an official visit to Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, reminded Macedonia that Ankara expected it to cooperate more in the fight against Erdogan’s foes among supporters of the exiled cleric...

Shocking hygiene failings have been discovered in some of the US’s biggest meat plants, as a new analysis reveals that as many as 15% (one in seven) of the US population suffers from foodborne illnesses annually....

The British government is seeking an open-ended transition period after Brexit, according to a Whitehall position paper shared with EU member states, which is likely to inflame tensions in the Conservative party. The EU’s suggestion that the period...

Igor was an excellent student of medicine and specialised in obstetrics. Although his skills seemed in demand in his hometown in the north of Montenegro, he could not get a full-time job at the local hospital....

A wealthy Japanese man has been granted sole parent rights to 13 children he fathered through Thai surrogate mothers, in a court ruling that paves the way for him to take them to Japan. Mitsutoki Shigeta, 28,...

David Davis will tell business leaders in Austria that fears the Conservatives will plunge Britain into a “Mad Max-style world borrowed from dystopian fiction” after leaving the EU are unfounded. The Brexit secretary will claim that Theresa May’s government wants...