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Russian air strikes pounded Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine overnight, killing several people and wounding dozens of others -- including a pregnant woman -- as Moscow continues to hit civilian infrastructure.
Allegations of rigging and government repression sparked days of violent protests in which hundreds were killed by security forces, according to the opposition and rights groups, amid a total internet blackout.
From potential tax hikes in the Autumn Budget to Nationwide extending its branch promise, it’s been a busy week for […]
Democratic mayors in some US cities have taken anti-democratic steps to subvert the will of their constituents.
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U.S. stocks were mostly lower, with the Nasdaq leading declines as makers of AI infrastructure suffered steep falls, many in the double digits. Nvidia was down 16%. [...]
Gold settled 1.4% lower, down two of the past three sessions, and silver fell 2.5%, down three of the past four sessions. [...]
Panic fueling the selloff of Nvidia, Broadcom and other tech giants is overblown. [...]
Gain insight on Experian, SoFi Technologies and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services. [...]
Arabica coffee prices hit a record level, as traders digested the withdrawal of President Trump’s threats to impose tariffs and economic sanctions on Colombia. [...]
The Yen and Swiss Franc were stronger against the dollar as investors sought safe havens after Chinese start-up DeepSeek’s new AI model hit U.S. tech stocks. [...]
U.S. natural gas futures fell after weekend updates took some of the chill out of early February weather forecasts. [...]
QXO is taking its offer directly to shareholders after being rebuffed on several occasions. [...]
Last Saturday, November 8, was China’s National Journalists’ Day—often an occasion for mixed feelings among China’s beleaguered independent journalists. The WeChat account 磨稿子 Mó Gǎozi, or “Polishing Manuscripts,” for example, marked the date by interviewing three formerly prominent investigative reporters—including Jian Guangzhou, who broke the [...]
The inaugural IndieChina Film Festival (IndieChina电影节, IndieChina Diànyǐngjié), which was set to run from November 8-15 in New York City, has been forced to close due to what appears to be a coordinated transnational pressure campaign by the Chinese government. Citing intimidation and threats made [...]
Following more than a week of speculation that Chengdu’s You Xing Bookstore (有杏书店, Yǒu Xìng Shūdiàn) would soon close, amid an outpouring of tributes from customers and supporters, it appears that the beloved bookstore and events space has been granted a reprieve and will remain [...]
The image above shows a one-man protest that reportedly took place at the high-end Taikoo Li Sanlitun mall (formerly Sanlitun Village) in Beijing on October 25, shortly after the end of the Party’s Fourth Plenum. Another circulating photograph appears to show the confiscated banners being [...]
Taiwanese singer Zheng Zhihua’s complaint about a difficult experience boarding a flight at Shenzhen’s main airport has spurred heated online debate about barrier-free access for disabled people in China. Both Zheng and the airport offered apologies and Zheng, after being attacked online for the way [...]
Hypersonic flight could one day make long-haul travel as quick as a short movie. Researchers are testing how turbulence behaves at extreme speeds, a critical hurdle for designing these aircraft. Their laser-based krypton experiments suggest turbulence at Mach 6 behaves more like slower airflow than [...]
Genetic, isotopic, and forensic evidence has conclusively identified the remains of Duke Béla of Macsó and uncovered remarkable details about his life, ancestry, and violent death. The study reveals a young nobleman with Scandinavian-Rurik roots who was killed in a coordinated, emotionally charged attack in [...]
A massive, well-preserved impact crater has been uncovered in Guangdong, revealing the signature of a powerful meteorite strike during the Holocene. Measuring 900 meters across, it dwarfs other known craters from the same era. Shock-damaged quartz confirms the intense forces involved. Its survival in a [...]
Scientists have finally confirmed a powerful coronal mass ejection from another star, using LOFAR radio data paired with XMM-Newton’s X-ray insights. The eruption blasted into space at extraordinary speeds, strong enough to strip atmospheres from close-orbiting worlds. This suggests planets around active red dwarfs may [...]
Laser light can physically distort Janus TMD materials, revealing how their asymmetrical structure amplifies light-driven forces. These effects could power breakthroughs in photonic chips, sensors, and tunable light technologies. [...]
Scientists have decoded the atomic-level secrets behind catalysts that turn propane into propylene. Their algorithms reveal unexpected oxide behavior that stabilizes the catalytic reaction by clustering around defective metal sites. The findings could help streamline industrial chemistry and inspire better catalysts for major processes like [...]
Researchers in Greenland used a 10-kilometer fiber-optic cable to track how iceberg calving stirs up warm seawater. The resulting surface tsunamis and massive hidden underwater waves intensify melting at the glacier face. This powerful mixing effect accelerates ice loss far more than previously understood. The [...]
Exercise appears to spark a whole-body anti-aging cascade, and scientists have now mapped out how it happens—and how a simple oral compound can mimic it. By following volunteers through rest, intense workouts, and endurance training, researchers found that the kidneys act as the hidden command [...]
It is not clear who chartered the plane carrying the Palestinians from Kenya to South Africa. [...]
Godard was 73 when he was killed during Hamas's raid on kibbutz Be'eri on 7 October 2023. [...]
Alaa Abdel Fattah was Egypt's best known political prisoner until seven weeks ago, when he was released from jail. [...]
Several Palestinians were also injured when settlers launched arson attacks targeting an industrial area, a Bedouin village, and farmland east of Tulkarm. [...]
President Herzog's office says he holds Trump "in the highest regard", but that anyone seeking a pardon has to submit a formal request. [...]
Entire neighbourhoods controlled by Israel have been levelled in less than a month, the images show. [...]
The theft of Roman-era artefacts was discovered after staff noticed a door had been broken from the inside. [...]
Mediators are trying to negotiate the exit of scores of fighters believed to hiding in a southern area of Gaza under Israeli control. [...]
Revisiting Pablo Larraín’s feature film about the advertising campaign that sent Pinochet packing. [...]
Renewables are in hot demand in a growing region. [...]
The U.S. government has pushed the legendary broadcaster into a nervous breakdown. [...]
Latin American climate solutions are on display at the annual summit. [...]
High political walls are hurting an industry vital to the character of the country. [...]
Thirty years after Dayton, Bosnia is still overseen by a foreigner who has become a source of political instability. [...]
Western partners are distancing themselves from the U.S. operation. [...]
The energy transition is not inevitable—but neither is business as usual. [...]
[allAfrica] The South African government has admitted 130 Palestinians who arrived at OR Tambo International Airport from Kenya, despite initially denying admission because they did not meet the immigration requirements. [...]
[RFI] The number of foreigners kidnapped by jihadists in Mali has reached a record high, with at least 22 taken hostage by the al-Qaeda affiliate group JNIM in the last six months, as part of its strategy to undermine the ruling junta. [...]
[Scrolla] The government cut the inflation target from four point five percent to three percent, making investors believe South Africa will control spending and keep rates high. Foreign investors put R175-billion into South African bonds this year, more than double last year. [...]
[GroundUp] To deal with the high demand in Bellville, SASSA will operate until 6pm [...]
[RFI] Chad has become a refuge for hundreds of thousands of people fleeing the conflict in Sudan - and, as violence against civilians intensifies in Darfur, even more people are crossing the border. The influx is straining already scarce resources in one of the poorest [...]
[The Conversation Africa] Gold mining operations recently restarted at the Loulo-Gounkoto complex in western Mali after being shut down for several months. In January, the Malian government started blocking exports from the mine owned by Canada-based Barrick Mining (formerly called Barrick Gold). [...]
