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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. [...]
Several reports over the past two weeks have shed light on the ongoing human rights issue of Uyghur forced labor and its impact on global supply chains. The most recent report was published on Wednesday, as Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agreed to a trade [...]
Numerous public opinion surveys from around the world have highlighted a significant shift in global attitudes towards China. Respondents from countries in both the Global South and Global North have expressed increasingly favorable views towards China and less favorable views towards the U.S. As the [...]
This year’s 36th anniversary commemorations of the June 4 crackdown were marked by intense, AI-aided censorship on the Chinese internet, muted memorials and arrests in Hong Kong, and a wide variety of online and offline memorials across the world. Noteworthy coverage of the anniversary includes [...]
28-year-old activist Joshua Wong faces new charges under Hong Kong’s national security law that could significantly extend his time in prison. Wong was sentenced last November, alongside 45 other pro-democracy figures, to four years and eight months in prison for conspiracy to commit subversion after [...]
June 4, the date of the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre, is among the most sensitive dates on the Chinese political calendar. Any attempts to draw attention to the event are routinely censored on the Chinese internet. This year, as people in China, Hong Kong, and around [...]
At the heart of our galaxy lies a cosmic puzzle: although the Galactic Center is packed with star-making material, massive stars form there surprisingly slowly. Using NASA's retired SOFIA observatory, scientists captured rare high-resolution infrared views that revealed dozens of new stars being born, but [...]
AI has helped astronomers crack open some of the universe s best-kept secrets by analyzing massive datasets about black holes. Using over 12 million simulations powered by high-throughput computing, scientists discovered that the Milky Way's central black hole is spinning at nearly maximum speed. Not [...]
Ten thousand years after mastodons disappeared, scientists have unearthed powerful fossil evidence proving these elephant cousins were vital seed spreaders for large-fruited trees in South America. Using dental wear, isotope analysis, and fossilized plant residue, researchers confirmed that mastodons regularly consumed fruit supporting a decades-old [...]
UC San Diego engineers have created a passive evaporative cooling membrane that could dramatically slash energy use in data centers. As demand for AI and cloud computing soars, traditional cooling systems struggle to keep up efficiently. This innovative fiber membrane uses capillary action to evaporate [...]
Astronomers using ALMA have uncovered how gas and dust in planet-forming disks evolve separately an insight that reshapes our understanding of how different types of planets form. While dust lingers, gas dissipates quickly, narrowing the window for the formation of gas giants like Jupiter. [...]
A team at Kobe University has created a game-changing resource for autism research: 63 mouse embryonic stem cell lines, each carrying a genetic mutation strongly associated with the disorder. By pairing classic stem cell manipulation with precise CRISPR gene editing, they ve built a standardized [...]
A pioneering study reveals how archaeologists' satellite tools can be repurposed to tackle climate change. By using AI and satellite LiDAR imagery from NASA and ESA, researchers have found a faster, more accurate way to map forest biomass critical for tracking carbon. This innovative fusion [...]
Physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have created a groundbreaking quantum device that can measure 3D acceleration using ultracold atoms, something once thought nearly impossible. By chilling rubidium atoms to near absolute zero and splitting them into quantum superpositions, the team has built a [...]
Major General Bassam Al Hassan claims former Syrian President Assad ordered Austin Tice's execution. [...]
Two people were killed and several homes destroyed when a missile hit the city of Rishon LeZion early on Saturday. [...]
The BBC's James Landale looks at what could happen if the fighting escalates and expands. [...]
Israeli leaders might hope Friday's strikes start a chain reaction leading to unrest that topples the Islamic Republic, writes Amir Azimi. [...]
Information on the latest incident is scarce as the internet has been down in Gaza for more than two days. [...]
Many Iranians criticise their leaders for failing to protect the country - but others insist on its right to a nuclear programme. [...]
Israel's wave of strikes against Iran, which began on Thursday night, has continued through today. BBC Verify's Merlyn Thomas has been examining footage of the attacks and the damage they've caused. [...]
Among the military figures killed is Mohammad Bagheri, the highest-ranking officer in Iran. [...]
Scenarios include an Iranian defeat, an Israeli retreat—or an expanded regional conflict. [...]
Israeli strikes killed several of Iran’s top military commanders. [...]
The massive barrage is in direct response to Israeli strikes on Tehran’s nuclear infrastructure. [...]
The Israeli strikes aren’t about facilities or centrifuges, but regime change. [...]
Oz Katerji’s film brings back the wild first weeks of war. [...]
Ken Saro Wiwa’s activism captured global attention in the 1990s. Now, in the face of ecocide, the movement has stalled. [...]
[263Chat] Former sixth Zambian President Edgar Lungu family has barred President Hakainde Hichilema from attending President Lungu's funeral. [...]
[Africa Check] IN SHORT: In a video circulating on social media, US president Donald Trump apparently says he wants to buy land in western Kenya to grow "misheveve", or pumpkin leaves. However, the video is fake. [...]
[Africa Check] IN SHORT: A graphic circulating on social media in Kenya claims president Paul Kagame threatened civil society for receiving foreign funding to stir chaos in Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania. But the graphic is fake. [...]
[Radio Dalsan] Mogadishu, Somalia -- In an emotional and triumphant moment for families and the wider fishing community, three Somali fishermen who went missing in late 2024 have safely returned home to Mogadishu. Their unexpected arrival this morning brought months of fear and uncertainty to [...]
[Nigeria Health Watch] In the quiet, peri-urban community of Kuje in Abuja, Nigeria's Federal Capital, Amina Hassan, 34, wakes up at 4 a.m. each day to join a long queue to fetch water. [...]
[RFI] Egyptian authorities have detained more than 200 pro-Palestinian activists who arrived in Cairo by plane as part of a solidarity march to Gaza to push for increased humanitarian aid access to the enclave. A convoy that left Tunisia for Gaza is currently blocked in [...]
[SAnews.gov.za] The Eastern Cape Provincial Government, in collaboration with municipalities and social partners, is providing essential relief and recovery services to the communities affected by heavy rains and strong winds that have battered the province since Monday. [...]
[The Conversation Africa] Nigeria accounts for the largest volume of detected pangolin scales illegally traded from Africa. Between 2010 and 2021, 190,000kg of scales - representing nearly 800,000 African pangolins - were seized in shipments linked to Nigeria, despite a ban on international trade. [...]
