Category: World

Europe is a continent blessed with an extensive rail network, allowing people to travel speedily and in comfort to their destinations. Within the European Union, there are just over 202,000 kilometres (125,516 miles) of rail track, according to statista.com Europe is the third largest market for rail passenger traffic, where people travel approximately 345 billion kilometres (214 billion miles) on trains every year. Among all the European nations, Switzerland uses its railway network to travel more compared to other land transport means. However, there is one country in Europe that has never had a major public rail network. Iceland is ... Read more

The game of football is certainly not for the fainthearted particularly when it comes to playing at high altitudes. One sports stadium that sparks the fear in any seasoned professional player is Peru’s Daniel Alcides Carrion Stadium. The grounds are the highest altitude football stadium in the world. It sits at an almight 4,378m above sea level which significantly increases the risk of a number of serious health conditions for anyone playing sports there. Playing any kind of sports at such a high altitude puts players at risk of an increased heart rate, elevated blood pressure and hypoxia, among many ... Read more

A damaged Russian cargo ship loaded with 20,000 tonnes of highly explosive ammonium nitrate is currently just 15 miles from Margate after being “anchored” on the edge of the English Channel close to the Straits of Dover. The MV Ruby, blocked from entering the Baltic Sea by Danish authorities earlier this week, has travelled south and is close to both the Thames Estuary and the English coast, according to the Marine Traffic ship-tracking website. The vessel, which has reportedly suffered damage to both its rudder and hull, is carrying seven times the amount of ammonium nitrate which caused a devastating ... Read more

The UK has more than 40 airports some of which are among the busiest in the whole of Europe. But the tiny principality of Andorra is one of the few countries in Europe which doesn’t have an airport. Other European countries without an airport are Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City. Andorra itself is a landlocked country in the Pyrenees between France and Spain, covering 180 square miles, less than a third of the size of Greater London. The nearest airports to Andorra in Spain are Andorra-La Seu d’Urgell in Catalonia, Lleida-Alguaire in Alguaire and Girona-Costa Brava. Carcassonne Airport ... Read more

Young Brits are dicing with death or life-changing injury by inhaling potentially deadly “hippy crack” which is being offered to revellers visiting bars at Tenerife’s party capital. Scores of young holidaymakers were seen taking the drug during boozy nights out at the raucous Veronicas Strip at the popular Playa de las Americas resort. It is the same strip where British teen Jay Slater partied at a festival the night before he disappeared in the island’s mountainous area. The apprentice bricklayer, 19, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, went missing on June 17, 2024, while holidaying for a three-day music festival in Tenerife with ... Read more

An unusual substance found on the necklace of a 3,500-year-old mummy has rewritten part of human history. Archaeologists say the bizarre jewellery is adorned with what is thought to be the world’s oldest cheese. It was found on a body entombed in an ancient burial site in Xinjiang in northwestern China. Throughout history, humans have been buried with treasures and times of great cultural significance. And archaeologists say the Chinese “cheese necklaces” are a thrilling piece of ancient history that offers an insight into the region’s dairy-producing past during the Bronze Age. The lactose-rich lumps are the oldest examples of ... Read more

Spain’s security services are stepping up their preparedness to deal with artificial intelligence attacks by hostile states. High-ranking military officers and intelligence services admitted the likelihood of such attacks was increasing at a cyber defence conference organised by Google in Malaga Spain has three agencies that specialise in cyber security – the National Cybersecurity Institute (NCI), the Joint Cyber Defence Command (JCDC) and the National Cryptological Centre (NCC). Enrique Pérez de Tena is a frigate captain who works at the JCDC – a branch of the Spanish military. He described the internet as being an environment where “a war is ... Read more

A bold rail project hoping to shake up global trade forever is continuing full steam ahead. The Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepece, abbreviated as CIIT, is Mexico’s answer to the Panama Canal. For decades, the 50-mile water-based stretch has dominated global shipping routes, being used by companies to get billions of pounds worth of goods from Asia to North America. But Mexico hopes its CIIT project has the potential to become a game-changer. The almost-complete project, expected to cost more than £2 billion, has been in the works since the start of the decade – and could be ... Read more

Argentina has sparked fresh fears of land grab over a potential threat to the country’s sovereignty in the Falklands and surrounding seas. Raising concerns about the recent international policies carried out by President Javier Milei, Pulti, Buenos Aires MP Gustavo Pulti criticised an agreement between Argentina and the British Foreign Office, which he claims allows the British to operate in Argentine waters without any oversight or supervision. He expressed concern about the growing British presence, noting, “We are in danger of losing sovereignty in the sea and the Malvinas Islands due to Foreign Minister Sergio Andrés Mondino.” Pulti highlighted several ... Read more

A tourist walking along the narrow streets of the Italian city of Naples with her boyfriend was tragically killed after a statue fell from a balcony and hit her on the head.  Chiara Jaconis, aged 30, was walking with her partner in Via Sant’Anna di Palazzo with CCTV showing her carrying her luggage just hours before she was due to catch a flight home to Padua in the north of the country. Horror footage in the Italian media show the moment the piece of stonework struck Ms Jaconis on Sunday, but Express.co.uk have chosen not to share this footage.  It’s ... Read more