A global cobalt shortage is expected to persist through the end of this decade as export restrictions from top producer Democratic Republic of Congo impact the supply chain, according to trading house Darton Commodities.

As a quarter of Kenya’s population faces severe food shortages, up to 40% of food produced is lost or wasted each year.

Making chips out of potatoes is starting to feel a little passé.

Mauritius is controlling spending to offset the fiscal impact of the UK announcing it won’t implement a treaty handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius without the support of the US.

On the Ireland Rugby Social, Ireland centre Stuart McCloskey talks about his tackle on Marcus Smith that has gone viral, breaking into the Ireland team at 33 and his highlights from this year's enthralling Six Nations.

The Scottish Parliament will soon decide whether to allow terminally-ill adults to end their lives.

Klumpen is a seven-square-meter “off-grid utility core” to provide solar-generated electricity, satellite broadband, a shower, toilet, and kitchen.

Rhonda Montgomery was scammed out of £17,000 by fraudsters pretending to work for Revolut.

Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz says Ali Larijani, Iran’s security chief, has been killed in an Israeli strike.

President Donald Trump last year capped tariffs on Japan and South Korea at 15% in exchange for pledges by the two nations to invest a combined $900 billion in the US. Now Tokyo and Seoul are expected to follow through on those promises, even as many aspects …

The Democratic Republic of Congo indicated it’s approving American firm Virtus Minerals Inc.’s purchase of copper and cobalt miner Chemaf SA, a deal that will help bolster a partnership between the US and the African nation.

President Donald Trump is calling on U.S. allies to send warships to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which one-fifth of the world’s traded oil flows.