Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has stopped a speech in parliament, telling lawmakers he “had to sit for a minute” after suffering a blood clot. The 54-year-old was half an hour into his speech Wednesday when he began to appear tired, pausing twice to take a sip of water from a …

Media playback is not supported on your device Media captionRishi Sunak: “We wrestle with something unusual” Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the government was “wrestling with something not before” after figures showed the UK economy had its biggest blow on record. The economy shrank by 20.4% between April and June compared …

Copyright Getty Images Image by image Chinese President Xi stressed the need to keep a sense of ‘crisis’ around food China has put in place measures to reduce food waste, after President Xi Jinping called the amount “disgusting and distressing”. The “Clean Plate campaign” comes after Mr Xi highlighted that …

The chaotic gubernatorial primary that was partially suspended over the weekend must be resumed next Sunday, the Puerto Rico Supreme Court said Wednesday night in a highly anticipated ruling. “The primary process will remain quiet until it recovers on Sunday,” according to a news release announcing the unanimous ruling. The …

Tech 13:50 GMT 12.08.2020Get short URL The eventual shrinkage of existing white dwarfs into superheavy black dwarf stars that emit little heat or light, the latter will eventually see inflation due to so-called “quantum tunneling”, it has been suggested. But, fortunately, we still have some time to reflect on the …