The European Union said Friday that it plans to hold an extraordinary meeting late next month over a growing tainted egg scandal as it revealed that products contaminated with an insecticide have now spread to 17 countries. Millions of eggs have been destroyed or pulled from supermarket shelves since July 20, when it was made […]

A British real estate agent that drew up a map of where to live in the U.K. to avoid “any nuclear impact from World War Three” has apologized for the stunt. Its publication comes as President Donald Trump ramps up rhetoric against North Korea, today saying that the U.S. military is “locked and loaded” should […]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that risks of a military conflict over North Korea’s nuclear program are very high, and Moscow is deeply worried by the mutual threats of attack traded by Washington and Pyongyang. “The side that is stronger and cleverer” should take the first step to defuse the crisis, said […]

Jobs being threatened, or at least dramatically altered, by automation is a hot topic – and airline pilots are no exception to the trend. One vision of the future role of pilots, put forward on CNBC’s Squawk Box Thursday by UBS analyst Jarrod Castle, was that: “We’ll go from two pilots down to one with […]

Hyperloop, the high speed transportation system envisioned by Elon Musk, could come to an Asian country in the next few years, according to the chief executive of a company working to bring Musk’s vision to life. Dirk Ahlborn, CEO of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT), sees a working hyperloop in the next three to four years. […]

Amazon halved the amount of U.K. corporation tax it paid last year while more than doubling turnover during the same period. Accounts filed by Amazon UK Services show the company was billed just £7.4 million ($9.6 mn) for 2016 compared with £15.8 mn in 2015. And once a series of deductions had been added, Amazon […]

The Bank of England (BOE) has decided to keep using polymer, an ingredient containing beef, for its banknotes despite a backdrop of animal rights activists angered by the move. The U.K.’s central bank said on Thursday that it would continue using the substance in future print runs, and that the only other viable options to […]

From tree houses to igloos, Airbnb offers some pretty unique accommodation experiences, but it is now giving vacationers the chance to stay in the former home of a sitting president. The childhood home of U.S. President Donald Trump in Queens, New York City, has been listed on the property sharing platform for a cost of […]

Washington is ready to use “any appropriate measures” to defeat the growing threat from North Korea, according to one of President Donald Trump‘s key aides. Sebastian Gorka, who is deputy assistant to the president, said on Thursday that the White House will use any means necessary to defend the United States and its citizens from […]

When most of the euro zone seems to be flourishing, its third largest economy remains a major headache. Italy is dubbed by many analysts as the biggest threat to the stability of the euro zone economy, even though recent data have come in above forecasts. “Italy’s GDP (gross domestic product) year-on-year percentage change is only […]