The big picture: Nvidia came within striking distance of setting a new record for the most valuable company in history on Thursday, as its market capitalization soared to $3.92 trillion during intraday trading, just shy of the $4 trillion mark. The chipmaker’s rapid ascent, fueled by relentless demand for its advanced AI chips, briefly pushed…
Shorouk Express Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Record numbers of hen harriers have been killed or gone missing under suspicious circumstances in the last five years, according to the RSPB….
Shorouk Express NYC hasn’t seen this level of heat this soon in 156 years Julia Musto23 June 2025 18:00 Indiana mother reportedly arrested for allegedly leaving child outside during heat advisory An Indiana mother was reportedly arrested for allegedly leaving her child outside all day amid sweltering conditions. Citing the Evansville Police Department, the child…
Forward-looking: While the path to practical fusion energy remains long, the recent advances at the National Ignition Facility have emboldened researchers. The facility’s ongoing progress is a testament to decades of persistence – and a sign that the age of controlled fusion ignition is no longer a distant dream. The National Ignition Facility (NIF), based…
Shorouk Express On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch A British mountain guide has scaled Mount Everest Sunday for the 19th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world’s highest mountain by…
Shorouk Express In 2022, the British government opened a public inquiry into the activities of British special forces in Afghanistan between 2010 and 2013. One anonymous account given at the inquiry said that special forces had been given “a golden pass allowing them to get away with murder.” The United Nations describes murder in the…
Shorouk Express China urges EU to join forces in opposing Trump’s ‘unilateral bullying’ Chinese president Xi Jinping on Friday urged the EU to join Beijing in opposing “unilateral bullying” from the US on trade, state media reported, referring to the steep tariffs imposed by US president Donald Trump. Mr Xi made the appeal to Europe…
Shorouk Express An eye-watering €243 million will be at stake in 12 countries across Europe on Friday in what is the biggest ever EuroMillions jackpot. This amount of €243 million (232 million Swiss francs) is unprecedented in the EuroMillions’ 21-year history. In the most recent draw held on March 25th, when the jackpot stood at…
Shorouk Express The fertility rate across the EU’s 27 countries stood at 1.38 live births per woman, down from 1.46 in 2022 and well below the “replacement level” of 2.1, at which a population is stable. “This is the largest annual decline recorded since 1961”, the first year for which EU-wide aggregate data is available, the bloc’s statistical agency,…
Shorouk Express The average price of a pre-owned home in Spain has reached a historic high of €2,271 per square metre after a monthly increase of 1.5 percent in February, according to the latest index from property portal Idealista. This figure represents a rise of 1.2 percent in just the last three months and the…
