A joint European-Chinese spacecraft blasted off into orbit Tuesday to investigate what happens when extreme winds and giant explosions of plasma shot out from the Sun slam into Earth's magnetic shield.
The EU hopes Tuesday to strike a deal towards implementing its nearly year-old trade pact with the United States -- with an increasingly impatient Donald Trump threatening steep new tariffs unless it is done by July 4.
The coach of the first North Korean sports team to visit the South in eight years batted away questions Tuesday about the prospect of South Koreans cheering his side, saying: "We are here solely to play football."
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Economy
Japanese economic growth surpassed expectations at the start of 2026, official data showed on Tuesday, but Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is mulling an extra budget as concerns grow over inflation due to the Middle East war.
May 19, 2026
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An attempt in Italy to introduce a consent-based rape law is floundering and experts warn rapists could stand to gain after the far right torpedoed an "only yes means yes" definition.
May 19, 2026
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A former boss of a notorious Libyan prison faces three days of hearings at the International Criminal Court from Tuesday, accused of war crimes including murder, rape and torture.
May 19, 2026
Scientists attempting to determine whether or not hantavirus is present in Argentina's Ushuaia on Monday laid the very first traps to catch rodents potentially carrying the disease, AFP journalists observed.
May 19, 2026
His face smiles out from every kiosk in Rome on the cover of the ubiquitous "sexy priest" calendar sold to tourists but Giovanni Galizia was never a man of the cloth.
May 19, 2026
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Proposed initiative would evaluate the potential generation of Verra-aligned Plastic Waste Reduction Credits for approximately 200,000 railroad ties made from recycled plastic currently installed across railroad infrastructure in North America.
May 19, 2026
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Acquisition extends AP Technologies' vertically integrated catheter platform into nitinol and precision laser processing. Dundalk, Ireland joins the company's network of Centers of Excellence as its first European operation.
DENVER, CO / ACCESS Newswire / May 19, 2026 / Forex has always been the world's largest digital financial market in 2026. Now it has become entirely a 24-hour, data-saturated environment. According to the Bank for International Settlements, global OTC foreign exchange turnover reached $9.6 trillion per day in April 2025. This means the foreign exchange turnover was up 28% from 2022. This is a figure that underscores just how deeply connected forex is to global liquidity, risk management, and capital flows.
New Discovery Adds the Metals at the Centre of Global Supply Concerns
Broadens Juno's Polymetallic Critical Minerals System in Ontario's Ring of Fire
May 19, 2026
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Harry Styles' dozen concerts in London this summer will see fans spend more than £1.0 billion ($1.3 billion) combined on tickets and costs including accommodation and travel, Barclays forecast Tuesday.
May 18, 2026
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Bolivian protests calling for center-right President Rodrigo Paz to resign intensified Monday as demonstrators swarmed government buildings and a protest leader faced terrorism charges over the unrest.
US President Donald Trump said he was planning a major new assault on Iran on Tuesday, but held off as he saw hope for securing a so far elusive agreement to end the war.
Workers at Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium vowed Monday to go on strike if federal immigration enforcement agents are deployed at the venue when it hosts World Cup matches next month.
A shooting at a mosque complex in California killed three people Monday, with two suspected teenage gunmen later found dead in a car from self-inflicted gunshot wounds, police said.
May 18, 2026
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- Aussie Scott officially set for 100th straight major at US Open
- Pep Guardiola to leave Man City at end of the season - reports
- Neymar back in Brazil squad for fourth World Cup
- Arsenal on the brink of Premier League title after nervy Burnley win
- Oil rises, global stocks mixed as markets track Iran developments
- World Cup winner Pavard confirms Marseille exit
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