How a chocolate bar wrapper solved an archaeological mystery
A team from the University of Glasgow team worked with volunteers and students to excavate the former Kelvin Wheelies park.
How a chocolate bar wrapper solved an archaeological mystery
A team from the University of Glasgow team worked with volunteers and students to excavate the former Kelvin Wheelies park.
China-founded AI-agent start-up Manus acquired by Zuckerberg’s Meta for ‘billions’
A China-founded start-up that specialises in artificial intelligence agents was acquired by US tech giant Meta Platforms for billions of dollars, marking a landmark deal amid US-China competition in AI technology.
The acquisition of Singapore-based Manus just nine months after its public launch in March underlines China’s AI competitiveness despite Washington’s efforts to deprive its rival of access to advanced US chips and funding.
According to announcements from both sides, Manus would...
As Trump brings back coal to power AI, China moves on to clothe the world with it
US President Donald Trump is pushing to resurrect America’s coal sector by expanding mining and subsidising coal-fired power plants to meet the energy demands in a race against China on artificial intelligence.
“Our nation’s beautiful clean coal resources will be critical to meeting the rise in electricity demand due to the resurgence of domestic manufacturing and the construction of artificial intelligence data processing centres,” Trump said in an executive order signed on April 8.
But China...
China excavator driver paints digger in pink Hello Kitty style ‘to satisfy girlish heart’
A digger operator in China who painted her vehicle bright pink and adorned it with Hello Kitty decorations has turned heads on a construction site.
The 35-year-old woman, surnamed Zhang, from Heze in Shandong province, northern China, is known online as the “Excavator Empress” and has amassed more than 23,000 followers online.
Zhang began learning to operate excavators in 2019. She said she did not do so willingly, but was “forced into it by life”, joking that her husband had “tricked her” into...
2025 was one of three hottest years on record, scientists say
Climate change worsened by human behavior made 2025 one of the three hottest years on record, scientists said.
Trump meets with Netanyahu, speaks with Putin
Trump meets with Netanyahu, speaks with Putin
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Malaysia’s Najib Razak challenges 15-year jail term in 1MDB case
Jailed former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has filed an appeal against his conviction last week on corruption charges related to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, which saw him sentenced to an additional 15 years in prison, his lawyer said on Tuesday.
Najib, 72, has been in jail since 2022 on corruption offences linked to allegations that about US$4.5 billion was stolen from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), a state fund he co-founded while serving as prime minister in 2009.
US...
Trump says US hit 'big facility' linked to alleged Venezuelan drug boats
The US president would not confirm US media reports that the explosion was caused by a CIA drone strike.
Vaccines, Medicaid, and rural health dominated the health care debate
The past year saw a number of significant actions at the state and federal levels that could transform how health care is delivered and financed in 2026 and the years to come. The consequences of these choices have yet to be fully felt by Floridians. But they definitely are on the near horizon. In considering […]
Trump hopes to reach phase two of Gaza ceasefire 'very quickly'
The US president also warns Hamas will have "hell to pay" if it does not disarm, after talks with Netanyahu.