Most expensive car ever built sells for $19M at Swiss auto show
French automaker Bugatti unveiled the most expensive vehicle ever built at a show in Switzerland Tuesday to mark its 110th anniversary — and it’s already been sold. The vintage sports…
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6 refugees died every day in 2018 trying to cross Mediterranean, U.N. report says
The United Nations refugee agency expressed alarm Wednesday at the rate migrants are dying while crossing the Mediterranean Sea to escape violence, saying the trek killed an average of six…
NATO chief Stoltenberg to visit Washington
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is expected to travel to Washington, D.C., to meet with U.S. leaders Saturday. The Brussels-based military alliance announced his travel plans Friday. During his visit, Stoltenberg…
U.N. alarmed at refugee incidents in Mediterranean Sea
The United Nations said Tuesday it’s alarmed by shippers violating international law by returning migrants at sea to Libya, where they face abuse and torture. In the past few days,…
U.S. citizen accused of spying in Russia has British, Canadian, Irish citizenship
The U.S. citizen charged with espionage and held in a Russian prison holds citizenship in three other nations, putting additional pressure on the Kremlin. Paul Whelan, 48, is a former…
Man admitted to Swedish hospital with Ebola-like symptoms
A hospital in Uppsala, Sweden, hospital isolated a patient amid concerns of a unconfirmed case of the Ebola virus. The patient, only identified as young and male, was admitted to…
12 migrants die in Mediterranean shipwreck; 12 still missing
A small, wooden fishing boat carrying African migrants to Spain wrecked in the Mediterranean Sea, killing 12 people and leaving 12 others missing in rough seas, rescuers said Thursday. The…
Traffic crashes now the leading cause of death for children, young adults
For the first time in recorded history, more young people die every year from injuries received in traffic accidents than any other cause, the World Health Organization said in a…
Finland says Russia could be jamming aircraft GPS systems
Russians could be using GPS-jamming technology to interfere with aircraft in northern Finland, the country’s prime minister said. Anomalies detected in the Finnish Lapland could be the result of Russian…
Volkswagen buys enough batteries for 50M electric vehicles
Volkswagen plans to build 50 million electric vehicles and has bought batteries for the plan, the automaker’s CEO said Monday. Volkswagen announced this year it’s prepared to commit to…
