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It’s easy to forget there are beaches in Europe beyond those fringing the Mediterranean Sea. But a change in weather patterns is driving a shift in attitudes.

Paris Hilton, Reese Witherspoon and Alicia Keys all picked travel themed baby names. Here are the most popular capital city names for 2024.

Authorities paint a picture of a network of associates, some blood relatives, travelling across Europe by bus with library cards sometimes under assumed names to scout rare Russian books.

Latvia's retail sales surged by 2.8% year-on-year in March, after a revised 0.3% decrease in the prior month, data from the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) showed on Monday.

Documents released Wednesday by FDA clarifies the agency will continue to lead the regulatory review of intentional genomic alterations in animals, with information-sharing from the Agriculture Department on some products. The agency also released updated guidance for the industry on the risk-based approach and approval process of these products. 

Internal budget cuts at the Department of National Defence have driven the Canadian Armed Forces to make radical changes to training for fighter pilots and for soldiers destined for Latvia — an overhaul that experts warn could undermine military readiness.

We study the development of the five-a-side game in Europe across three decades of exciting growth.

Ahead of World Press Freedom Day on Friday 3 May, the BBC is announcing for the first time that over 300 World Service journalists - around 15% - are working in exile. Recent crackdowns on press freedom in Russia, Afghanistan and Ethiopia have pushed more BBC teams to relocate for their own safety, many leaving family and friends behind. This new figure was announced at World Service Presents, a three-day series of events highlighting the courageous work of journalists around the world,...

At Thursday's Vancouver Canucks practice, J.T. Miller cut the tension by wearing Arturs Silovs' pink, paisley-patterned dress shirt over his hockey gear.

At Thursday's Vancouver Canucks practice, J.T. Miller cut the tension by wearing Arturs Silovs' pink, paisley-patterned dress shirt over his hockey gear.