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Andre Geim, the 67-year-old Nobel Prize-winning physicist known in China as the “father of graphene”, will join the University of Hong Kong as a chair professor in April, according to the university. Geim, who led a team at the University of Manchester to isolate graphene – the world’s thinnest and strongest material, consisting of a single layer of carbon atoms – using adhesive tape in 2004, is set to leave Britain after spending more than two decades of his career there. Geim said he was...

US and Iranian officials are due to meet today for crunch talks, as Iran's foreign minister warns that the US could trigger a 'devastating war'

Separate bills to let terminally ill people end their life are being considered at Westminster and in Scotland.

A court on Thursday used Hong Kong's national security law to jail Kwok Yin-sang for eight months, in the first case against a family member of an activist living abroad, and wanted by authorities.

The interim report has identified problems "at every stage" of the maternity journey in England.

OnlyFans model Maria Julissa has denied providing information to authorities in Mexico, telling her social media followers that she had 'nothing to do with that situation'

New Zealand's leading try-scorer Portia Woodman-Wickliffe announces her retirement from international rugby for a second time.

New Zealand's leading try-scorer Portia Woodman-Wickliffe announces her retirement from international rugby for a second time.

New Zealand's leading try-scorer Portia Woodman-Wickliffe announces her retirement from international rugby for a second time.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz voiced concerns about Chinese industrial overcapacity after meeting President Xi Jinping, as he seeks to rein in a trade deficit that has grown fourfold since 2020. “This dynamic is not healthy,” Merz told reporters in Beijing on Wednesday, according to Reuters. He also highlighted “risks” from the close connections between the two countries, including problems suffered by German manufacturers last year when China tightened export controls on basic computer chips...

Por STEVEN SLOAN WASHINGTON (AP) — Para algunos de sus críticos conservadores, este es el escándalo que podría por fin derribarlos. Su resistencia a testificar resultó inútil. Y ahora, ante otra pelea épica, están aprovechando sus considerables habilidades políticas para intentar darle la vuelta a la situación frente a sus acusadores. Para Bill y Hillary […]

Semiconductor designer Hygon Information Technology and supercomputer maker Sugon, two stalwarts of China’s tech self-reliance efforts, reported surging revenue for 2025 amid strong domestic demand for home-grown computing systems. The two Shanghai-listed companies’ latest financial results reflect a broader trend across China’s public and private sectors to increase engagement with domestic technology suppliers, as artificial intelligence development projects in the country...