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Astronomers on Thursday presented an image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way for the first time. The object known as Sagittarius A* is 27,000 light-years from Earth, the mission scientists said in a statement. The image show…

Google has unveiled a new budget phone – the Pixel 6a – and much more hardware at its annual developer conference I/O, and is stepping up to Apple with what it promises is a seamlessly integrated range of devices brought together under one Pixel brand….

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has expressed reservations regarding Ukraine’s demand to be supplied with Western fighter jets at the start of a meeting of G7 foreign ministers at the Weißenhäuser Strand resort on the northern German coast. B…

Mercedes-Benz is recalling more than 292,000 older vehicles in the US due to a defect that could lead to problems with braking. The German car manufacturer’s ML, GL and R-Class SUVs from the model years 2006 to 2012 are affected. There is the potential…

Submarine tours taking visitors down into the underwater worlds off the coast of Vietnam have been launched as the country seeks to ramp up international visits again after restrictions during the pandemic. Tour operators at the coastal city of Nha Tra…

Ukraine needs assistance exporting its agricultural goods because Russia has blocked the ports it uses to send them abroad, the European Commission argued on Thursday as it pushed relief plans to help get Kiev’s economy back on its feet. “Twenty millio…

Germany intends to contribute €50 million ($52.7 million) to a World Bank pandemic preparedness fund being set up with an eye towards preventing another disease surge like the coronavirus, said Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday. “We look forward to wo…

A terrorism investigation was launched in Germany on Thursday after police discovered bomb-making materials in the possession of a 16-year-old boy suspected of planning an attack at a school. The boy was arrested in his room in a pre-dawn raid with his…

Alfred Schreuder has been appointed coach of Ajax in succession to the Manchester United bound Erik ten Hag, the Dutch champions said Thursday. Schreuder, 49, is Dutch but joins from Belgian side Club Brugge on a two year contract with the option of a …

Elephant rides in Dak Lak province in Vietnam’s central highlands are continuing despite local officials agreeing in October 2020 to eventually end them. Tourists around Lak Lake can still be seen riding elephants, sitting on a metal chair strapped to …