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First Hong Kong astronaut Lai Ka-ying will deliver a live lecture from space to students and teachers at her alma mater on Wednesday morning, with the session also broadcast to pupils across the city and in neighbouring Macau. According to an Education Bureau notice delivered to all primary and secondary schools on Tuesday, Lai, alongside her two fellow Shenzhou-23 crew members, mission commander ...
Authorities in France are seeking two thieves who broke into a museum with the works of Renoir and stole "four works of art" but dropped one as they got away, the local mayor said.
Saudi authorities said operations at some energy facilities have been attacked by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis Gas prices are rising this morning, putting pressure on European countries who need to stock up their storage levels before the winter.The month-ahead UK gas price is up around 1% at 184p a therm, close to yesterday’s highs when gas hit its highest since January 2023. Continue reading...
Authorities will "show no leniency" to people who "belittle" those who are suffering, the prime minister says.
Authorities will "show no leniency" to people who "belittle" those who are suffering, the prime minister says.
Although President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a brief exchange last week at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, the real action will unfold later this week at the Brics summit when Xi arrives in New Delhi with an expected delegation of 400 officials. China is one of India’s top trading partners, yet it remains unclear whether Chinese ...
In 2019, a severe typhoon struck Japan's largest floating solar farm, leaving it heavily damaged. This event highlighted the engineering flaws present in floating solar structures when confronted with extreme weather. Investigators identified anchor failures as the main factor contributing to the significant damage. In response, the project was restructured into smaller, more resilient floating mo...
All foreigners without proper documents in Kenya are urged to register through their embassies.
Nepal observed a national day of mourning on the last day of the 13-day Hindu mourning as the government continued search operations. Priests, monks and grief-stricken residents held prayer ceremonies on the banks of the swollen Trishuli River for the more than 1,300 killed in the floods.
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Authorities in France are seeking two thieves who broke into a museum with the works of Renoir and stole "four works of art" but dropped one as they got away, the local mayor said.
Backers seek support for second attempt to get law through House of Lords after ‘undemocratic’ rejection last yearMPs on both sides of the assisted dying debate have voiced fears about turnout affecting the vote on Friday, when the bill returns to the Commons for its second attempt to become law.Those who back the change in the law have been emphasising the “undemocratic” nature of the bill’s reje...
New fuel pricing targets consumption above 110 litres monthly, doubling costs to 100,000 riyals per litre.
Bahia Grande, a Texas wetland, was dry for over seventy years. Human activity disrupted tidal pathways, causing ecological loss and dust problems. Conservation efforts restored tidal connections in two thousand six, bringing back water. Wildlife, including thousands of birds, quickly returned to the revitalized habitat. This restoration highlights the importance of water flow for wetland function.
Saiyette Aima’s journey began with her grandmother’s battle against breast cancer, driving her to make a significant impact. She spearheaded community-oriented fundraising and awareness campaigns, which flourished with local backing. Following this, Aima launched Pink for Purpose and started a YouTube channel to enhance her outreach. Her mission extended to India, providing free screening camps, w...
UK to reassert support for Palestinian rights and a two-state solution in move drawing widespread criticismUK to adopt tougher stance on Israel with illegal settlements trade banA Labour MP has warned that the proposed ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements on the West Bank could increase the risk to British Jews.In an interview with the Today programme, Peter Prinsley, vice chair of Labour...
Trump last week suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz as "Trump Strait" as the war with Iran continues, then hours later implied he was not serious about the plan.
A Malaysian court has nearly doubled jail time for a woman who stabbed her boyfriend to death for demanding sex after ruling that the sentencing court had been “over-sympathetic” towards the accused. The Court of Appeal increased the prison sentence for the woman, identified only as Shy to protect her identity, from the six and a half years imposed by the Johor Bahru High Court to 12 years, Free M...
Dozens of young people congregated at Nepal’s burnt-out parliament building on Tuesday to mark the anniversary of deadly anti-corruption protests that toppled the former government. The gathering in memory of those who died in the demonstrations came as the Himalayan nation continues to mourn the vast loss of life from devastating floods two weeks ago. The rallies on September 8-9, 2025, were init...
Police in southern France are searching for two thieves who stole "four works of art" worth an estimated €9 million from the Renoir Museum dedicated to French impressionist, dropping one as they fled.
Police in southern France are searching for two thieves who stole "four works of art" worth an estimated €9 million from the Renoir Museum dedicated to French impressionist, dropping one as they fled.
Police in southern France are searching for two theives who stole "four works of art" from a museum dedicated to French impressionist Auguste Renoir, dropping one as they fled.
Five airports reopen after authorities cleared volcanic ash from critical infrastructure.
China’s top police officer has pledged deeper cooperation with his Central Asian counterparts to crack down on terrorism, separatism and extremism, while strengthening measures to protect Belt and Road Initiative investments. Presiding over an informal meeting of the China-Central Asia Public Security and Interior Ministers’ mechanism in Beijing, Chinese Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong on M...
A landslide win for Germany's AfD has forced Italy's right-wing leaders into the open, revealing sharply different views on Russia, Ukraine and how far the political mainstream should go in engaging with Europe's rising far right.
If you reference a pop culture touchstone in an AI-generated clip, it's probably best you understand even the most basic tenet of the source material.
Von der Leyen and Costa called Ratko Mladić's Belgrade funeral 'shocking,' after senior Serbian officials attended with military honours, clouding Serbia's EU bid for the foreseeable future.
