21 h. ago UK rise of Asian hornets as expert shares how to treat 'most painful sting known to man'

So far this year, three nests found and there have been 24 sightings of the invasive yellow-legged hornet, which pose a major threat to many native UK insects, including honey bees

Politics

3 d. ago Asian shares trade mixed after Wall Street’s rally stalls on U.S. economic data

Asian shares are trading mixed, as Wall Street’s big recent rally lost some momentum following a pair of potentially discouraging reports on the American economy

Economics

8 d. ago Asian shares mostly decline as uncertainty grows about what's next with Trump's tariffs

Asian shares are trading mostly lower, as uncertainty grew about what will happen next after a U.S. court blocked many of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs

Politics

1 week ago Asian shares and US futures jump after court rules against Trump's sweeping tariffs

Asian shares have advanced and U.S. futures jumped after a federal court blocked President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law

Politics

1 week ago Asian shares mostly lower, trading in a narrow range with US markets closed for Memorial Day

Shares are mostly lower in Asia, trading in a narrow range after U.S. markets were closed Monday for the Memorial Day holiday

Politics

1 week ago Memorial Day deal shopping 2025: What stores are open on Monday?

One major chain will be closed this Monday

Economics

1 week ago US futures jump while Asian shares slip after Trump delays tariffs on the EU

U.S. futures have turned sharply higher and Asian shares mostly fell after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would delay a threatened 50% tariff on goods from the European Union to July 9 from June 1

Politics

2 w. ago Asian shares climb and oil prices jump more than $1.20 on report Israel may attack Iran

Shares are higher in Asia while oil prices have jumped more than $1.20 a barrel after a report by CNN said Israel may be planning an attack on Iranian nuclear facilities

Politics

2 w. ago Asian shares slide and US futures and dollar drop after Wall Street's winning week

Asian shares are lower after Moody's Ratings downgraded the sovereign credit rating for the United States

Politics

3 w. ago The Chronology of Water review: Kristen Stewart makes a traumatic splash with directorial debut

Imogen Poots takes the lead in Stewart’s choppy but compelling adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir of abuse and sexual uncertaintyKristen Stewart’s directorial debut, adapted by her from the 2011 abuse memoir by Lidia Yuknavitch, is running a very high temperature, though never exactly collapsing into outright feverishness or torpor. It’s a poetry-slam of pain and autobiographical outrage, recounting a writer’s journey towards recovering the raw material of experience to be sifted and recycled into literary success. The present day catastrophes of failed relationships, drink and drugs are counterpointed with Super-8 memories and epiphanies of childhood with extreme closeups on remembered details and wry, murmuring voiceovers. It borders on cliche a little, but there is compassion and storytelling ambition here.Lidia herself, well played by Imogen Poots, is a young woman who was abused in her teenage years by her clenched and furious architect father (Michael Epp) – along with he...

Events

3 w. ago Asian shares are mostly lower after a mixed session on Wall Street

Asian shares are mostly lower after U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed close on Wall Street

Politics

3 w. ago Asian shares gain after Wall Street's rally, but hopes are tempered by trade war uncertainties

Asian shares have advanced after China and the United States announced a 90-day truce in their trade war

Events

3 w. ago Asian shares advance as details awaited on progress in China

Asian shares are higher after two days of trade talks between China and the U_S_ made what the U_S_ side said was “substantial progress.”

Politics