In the midst of ongoing supply disruptions and considerations of inflation trends, oil prices have experienced their fourth increase in five sessions. West Texas Intermediate (WTI), a leading benchmark for U.S. oil prices, surpassed $73 per barrel, rebounding after a 1.6% decline on Wednesday following three consecutive gains. The fluctuating oil prices are influenced by…
Spain recorded its hottest ever temperature for April on Thursday, hitting 38.8C according to the country’s meteorological service. The record figure was reached in Cordoba airport in southern Spain just after 15:00 local time (14:00 BST). For days a blistering heatwave has hit the country with temperatures 10-15C warmer than expected for April. It’s been…
In 2008, the Brown family watched on helplessly as destructive bushfires ripped through the Victorian countryside. For them, it was a wakeup call. It was the third time in several years flames had come close to torching vineyards that five generations of their family had poured over a century of love and work into. Warming…
Australia’s flagship airline Qantas has announced its Chief Financial Officer Vanessa Hudson will replace current CEO Alan Joyce. She will become Qantas’ first female boss when she takes over in November. The airline has suffered turbulence in recent times, with record losses during Covid-19 and a series of controversies damaging the brand. Ms Hudson, who…
An emergency radio service for Sudan is to be launched on BBC News Arabic on Tuesday, by the World Service. The pop-up radio service will be broadcast twice daily for three months, providing news and information for people in the war-torn African nation. It will include eyewitness accounts and news on diplomatic efforts, the BBC…
What is the biggest thing that mankind has ever built? All the obvious answers to this pub-quiz question are wrong. It is not the Great Wall of China, nor the Three Gorges Dam, nor the Large Hadron Collider. It is also not Terminal 3 at Beijing Capital International Airport. In fact, the feat belongs to…