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As the Strait of Hormuz reopened and closed again this week, manufacturers across China are navigating a roller coaster of concerns rooted in supply and pricing volatilities. Soaring oil prices have already filtered through to processed fuel and petroleum-based raw materials that help power China’s manufacturing sector – the world’s largest – and a fragile two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States is unlikely to restore pre-conflict stability in the near term, according to industry...

Four astronauts. One historic mission. Venturing further from Earth than ever before.

Four astronauts. One historic mission. Venturing further from Earth than ever before.

Four astronauts. One historic mission. Venturing further from Earth than ever before.

Four astronauts. One historic mission. Venturing further from Earth than ever before.

Watch all the best moments of Artemis II’s return from the historic 10-day mission around the moon as astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen and Reid Wiseman splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego.

The developer of Hong Kong’s Discovery Bay has proposed allowing unrestricted taxi access and adding four new ranks in the resort-style seaside community on Lantau Island, submitting a paper to the District Council despite recent resident backlash. In the paper submitted to the Islands District Council, Hong Kong Resort Company said the current lack of point-to-point public transport “severely impacts residents’ daily lives” and that it had received hundreds of messages of support for the...

When NASA flight director Zebulon Scoville was working a shift during the uncrewed Artemis I test flight, he realized the US space agency wasn't consistently livestreaming the spacecraft's journey to Earth.

The Great Salt Lake is the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere

NASA and the world watched as the four astronauts of the historic Artemis II mission safely returned to Earth.

Days before Pakistan had helped to secure a ceasefire in the Iran war this week, the United Arab Emirates was seeking repayment of a US$3.5 billion deposit from Islamabad’s central bank. The withdrawal, brushed off as a “routine financial transaction” by Pakistan’s foreign ministry, equated to roughly 21 per cent of the country’s foreign exchange reserves. It was accompanied by a wave of criticism on Emirati social media directed at Islamabad. “When our security is directly threatened, we hear...

A two-year-old boy was found dead by police after his parents had allegedly neglected him so much he was forced to eat dirty nappies and paint chippings to curb hunger pains