Painting by Dame Judi Dench raises thousands for charity
The painting by Dame Judi Dench, patron of the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre sells for almost £7,000.
Trade, Taiwan top priorities for Trump, Xi as two leaders wrap first meeting
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump’s first visit to China in nearly 10 years has been met with pomp and circumstance as Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping engage in an extensive meeting.
Trade, Taiwan top priorities for Trump, Xi as two leaders wrap first meeting
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump’s first visit to China in nearly 10 years has been met with pomp and circumstance as Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping engage in an extensive meeting.
Major police operation targets drug and knife crime
West Midlands Police brings Operation Fearless to Handsworth.
Prolific scorers & famous sons - ones to watch in Youth Cup final on BBC
Manchester City take on Manchester United in an eagerly awaited FA Youth Cup final at Joie Stadium.
Prolific scorers & famous sons - ones to watch in Youth Cup final on BBC
Manchester City take on Manchester United in an eagerly awaited FA Youth Cup final at Joie Stadium.
Watch live: Trump joins lavish state banquet with China’s Xi during high-stakes visit
Watch live as Donald Trump joins a lavish state banquet in Beijing’s Hall of the People with Chinese president Xi Jinping, bringing to an end the first day of his high-stakes state visit to China.
Alibaba, Tencent signal AI spending surge despite earnings pressure as local chips ramp up
Alibaba Group Holding and Tencent Holdings are doubling down on a massive artificial intelligence spending spree, betting that a new wave of Chinese-made chips will break the supply bottlenecks stifling their ambitions.
While both Chinese tech giants saw revenues trail expectations this quarter, they pledged an aggressive acceleration in capital expenditure, as home-grown silicon from Huawei Technologies and Alibaba’s in-house labs begins to reach scale.
Alibaba was likely to “overshoot” its...
Why US is backing Philippine airport at former Sangley Point naval base
A proposed airport on a former US naval base in the Philippines near the entrance to Manila Bay is drawing fresh strategic attention after Washington agreed to fund a feasibility study, a move analysts say fits into US efforts to strengthen logistics, access and interoperability with the country in the South China Sea.
Experts said the proposed Sangley Point International Airport in Cavite could become more than a commercial aviation project because of its access to the South China Sea and the...
China practices for sleep protection and better quality of rest include use of scissors, walnuts
Getting a proper sleep has been a problem for people throughout history and the ancient Chinese set up some rules and methods that are still believed to be effective today.
In Chinese culture, sleep time is believed to be an important period for the body to absorb and restore energy.
Ancient people were meticulous about the number of hours’ sleep they got and in what position they did so.
For example, it is deemed important to get sufficient sleep during the Zi hour, 11pm to 1pm, and the Wu...
Democratic grassroots group to target more than 60 races with ambitious canvassing effort
A Democratic grassroots organization seeking to conduct at least 500,000 substantive conversations with voters across the battleground map this year said it is expanding its list of targets to more than 60 contested congressional and state races.
Detroit’s water affordability crisis is tied to the uneven distribution of stormwater management costs – a fraught history explains why
Utility bills are the primary source of revenue for public water and wastewater systems. Yet both the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, or DWSD, and GLWA are caught in what utility experts call an affordability gap.