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LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) -Authorities advised people to limit time outdoors in parts of La Palma on Saturday as the erupting volcano on the Spanish island spewed red-hot lava and thick clouds of black smoke. However emergency services lifted a stay-home order that had been in effect in Los Llanos de Aridane, El Paso and areas of Tazacorte, places near the volcano that had been affected by poor air quality. In response to the improvement in air quality measurements in the area, the lockdown in T...

By Juan Medina and Marco Trujillo MADRID (Reuters) -Lava flowed from a newly opened crack in the Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spains La Palma on Friday, carving a different path from previous flows and raising fears of more destruction, while fine ash forced islanders to don masks and goggles. A river of red-hot lava snaked downhill from the new fissure, which burst open late on Thursday around 400 metres (1,300 ft) to the north of the primary eruption site. Multiple vents have opened since the volca...

After eight years of planning and billions of dollars in spending, the Middle East’s first World Fair has opened in Dubai.

Swiss Post says it will “bridge the gap between the physical and digital worlds in philately”, when it launches the “Swiss Crypto Stamp”.

By Patrick Werr CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt is pushing ahead with a new project to restore historic Cairo, a sprawling but now rapidly crumbling thousand-year-old world heritage site home to many a tale in the Thousand and One Arabian Nights. The plan aims to revitalise and promote Cairo as a tourist attraction while the government prepares to move to a futuristic new capital in the desert. It gives fresh impetus to efforts by professional architects and restorers to also save old buildings which th...

By Jiraporn Kuhakan BANGKOK (Reuters) - A group of Thai monks and volunteers wearing protective clothing carefully navigate the bumpy roads of a Bangkok suburb in a golf cart, towing a trailer loaded with fresh vegetables. Groceries are here! Groceries are here! a monk announces through a loudspeaker. Their mission is to donate food and necessities to vulnerable people hard hit by the pandemic. Monk Pornchai Kabmalee, 28, came up with the idea a few months ago when he saw hardship in a community...

أزاح الرئيس الروسي فلاديمير بوتين السبت الستار عن نصب تذكاري ضخم يخلد ذكرى الأمير الروسي الكسندر نيفيسكي، مشيدا بروسيا القوية على أعتاب الانتخابات البرلمانية المرتقبة. واحتفت السلطات السوفياتية والروسية على مدى عقود بالأمير الذي عاش في القرن ال13 لنجاحه في وقف توسع السويد�...

A Danish-Swiss scientific expedition team say they have found the world’s most northerly island.

A Danish-Swiss scientific expedition team say they have found the world’s most northerly island.

Por Sangmi Cha SEUL (Reuters) - Pessoas infectadas com a variante Delta mais transmissível têm uma carga viral 300 vezes maior do que aquelas com a versão original do vírus da Covid-19 quando os sintomas começam a ser observados, revelou um estudo da Coreia do Sul. Mas o valor diminuiu gradualmente com o tempo, ficando em 30 vezes maior depois de quatro dias, mais de 10 vezes em nove dias e alcançando os níveis vistos em outras variantes depois de 10 dias, informou o Centro de Controle e ...