Sunken Thames barges create new island for birds
The National Trust describes the Northey Island project as "a bold marine engineering feat".
'Animals in a zoo': Players back Gauff call for more privacy
Top players on Wednesday backed Coco Gauff's call for more privacy during tournaments, with world number two Iga Swiatek saying it felt like "animals in the zoo where they are observed even when they poop".
Starmer heads to China to defend 'pragmatic' partnership
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer begins a three-day visit to China on Wednesday, where he will defend London's "pragmatic" partnership with the Asian giant after years of fraught relations.
Nipah virus alarms China, semiconductor fibre breakthrough: 7 science highlights
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1. China’s Shenzhou-20 spacecraft returns to Earth broken and unbroken
China’s Shenzhou-20 spacecraft returned to Earth with no astronauts inside – just metal, heat and a cracked window – touching down at the Dongfeng landing site in Inner Mongolia on Monday.
2. Nipah virus outbreak in India sparks worry in China...
'He was far better player' - Djokovic scrapes into semis after Musetti injury
Novak Djokovic's bid for more tennis history is still alive as he scrapes into the Australian Open semi-finals as Lorenzo Musetti retires injured at two sets up.
'He was far better player' - Djokovic scrapes into semis after Musetti injury
Novak Djokovic's bid for more tennis history is still alive as he scrapes into the Australian Open semi-finals as Lorenzo Musetti retires injured at two sets up.
Uganda's Quidditch players with global dreams
Far from the legendary skies above Hogwarts school, a young woman chased a "Golden Snitch" highlighting how the craze for Harry Potter's favourite sport, Quidditch, has taken hold in a remote Ugandan village.
South Korea's ex-first lady jailed 20 months for bribery
Kim Keon Hee was also ordered to return a Graff diamond necklace and pay back 12.85m won in cash.
Spain will grant legal status to immigrants lacking authorization
Spain's government announced Tuesday it will grant legal status to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants living and working in the country without authorization.
'Hard to survive': Kyiv's elderly shiver after Russian attacks on power and heat
Shivering in her flat after Russian strikes knocked out the heating, 91-year-old Lidia Teleschuk said she couldn't remember a winter this harsh since World War II.
Hong Kong’s US$8 billion wealth fund eyes fintech, aerospace and AI for growth
The Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC) is eyeing investments in fintech, aerospace and artificial intelligence, tapping the city’s strengths and a wave of incoming talent and enterprises as geopolitical shifts create new opportunities, according to its CEO.
The city’s wholly owned investment vehicle, which manages HK$62 billion (US$8 billion) in funds, would look at these new sectors in addition to its other focus areas, “playing to Hong Kong’s advantages in the context of the global...
What’s next for Sam Heughan as Outlander ends after 12 years ?
Sam Heughan will wave goodbye to Jamie Fraser this year, 30 years after getting his acting start in Edinburgh.