The 11 suspected killers of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi have been presented in their first court hearing in the Saudi Arabia capital Riyadh according to a report of the kingdom’s state media.   The death penalty for five of the 11 suspects have been demanded by prosecutor in the...

Population of Japan is rapidly declining and will eventually die out completely. To cope with labor shortages, the mono-ethnic country weakens some of the strictest immigration laws in the world. Foreigners and robots are expected to fill the demographic gap. The Parliament of Japan passed a law...

The last coal mine in Germany was closed on December 21, Deutsche Welle reports. During a solemn ceremony at the Prosper-Haniel mine in Bottrop in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier stated that “part of German history”...

The US Department of Justice launched an investigation into the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus on suspicion of illegal transactions, the company could face a fine of several billion dollars, reported the French edition of Le Monde. "The company is under the blow of a new trial conducted this...

In 1990, in Europe, about 1 million people died prematurely from particle pollution, that is, microscopic dust less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter, which settles in the lungs and causes problems with the respiratory organs and blood circulation. Over the past decades, the number of such deaths...

New negotiations on an agreement between the EU and London are impossible, Angela Merkel said at a meeting of her party’s faction after the meeting with the British Prime Minister. Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, refused to offer the British Prime Minister Theresa May to renegotiate the...

Nano apartments, announced as one of the ways to solve the problem of housing shortages in Hong Kong, are losing popularity as quickly as they have attracted public attention, Bloomberg writes. Two years ago, a residential real estate developer in the New Territories presented apartments smaller...

Blogging platform Tumblr decided to fight with adult content. From December 17, 2018, the service will block any content for an adult audience. The publication notes that this will be the last step of the company in the fight against materials 18+ on its website, and the new rules of service are...

Detention of Chief Financial Officer of Huawei Meng Wanzhou in Canada at the request of the United States instantly led to a drop in stock exchanges on both sides of the ocean. Investors and analysts are confident that the arrest of a top manager of this level will not be overlooked by the Chinese...