There will be approximately 519.7 million people living in the European Union by 2020, according to United Nations forecasts.
The study analysed the change in each country's population since 1950 to make their predictions.
Population in nearly all EU member states...
The explosion that destroyed a SpaceX astronaut taxi in April “no doubt” delays NASA’s drive to return Americans to the International Space Station from U.S. soil later this year, the U.S. space agency’s chief said on Tuesday.
But NASA Administrator...
Toyota Motor Corp aims to have half of its global sales from electrified vehicles by 2025, five years ahead of schedule, and said it will tie up with Chinese battery makers to accommodate an accelerated shift to electric power.
The...
Deepening Chinese activities in the Arctic region could pave the way for a strengthened military presence, including the deployment of submarines to act as deterrents against nuclear attack, the Pentagon said in a report released on Thursday.
The assessment is...
Opponents of drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are lining up in Alaska and in Washington, calling the White House’s efforts to open up the land “ecologically unsound.”
Those against oil development in the ANWR coastal plain...
Chinese state-run media has offered a pointed defense of the capabilities of its so-called "Guam killer" missile, challenging an earlier CNN report that doubted its ability to hit moving ships at sea.
A slickly produced short video touting the missiles'...
With its traffic-clogged streets and polluted air it may seem like an unlikely choice, but the bustling metropolis of London is set to become the world's first National Park City.
But the UK capital won't be swapping its skyscrapers for...
Hong Kong residents huddled indoors Sunday as strong wind sent debris flying ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Mangkhut, once the world's strongest storm this year before it weakened after slamming into the Philippines.
The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) raised...
Weather forecasters warn of the risk of life-threatening flash flooding in parts of North and South Carolina, and Virginia, from storm Florence.
It has been downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm but continues to soak the East Coast...
Japanese car giant Toyota has posted a 7.2% jump in quarterly net profits, beating expectations and surprising analysts.
Net income came to 657.3bn yen ($5.88bn; £4.52bn), up from the 613.0bn yen recorded in the same period a year earlier.
Many analysts...