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Archaeologists unearthed a rare 2,600-year-old Assyrian stele, a decade after ISIS damaged the city
Top story Times of India •

Archaeologists unearthed a rare 2,600-year-old Assyrian stele, a decade after ISIS damaged the city

A stunning 2,600-year-old Assyrian monument has surfaced in Nineveh, Iraq, celebrating the architectural feats of King Ashurbanipal. Unearthed amidst restoration efforts at the Shamash Gate, this stone artifact reveals essential details about Assyrian urban development. This significant find stands as a testament to the resilience of cultural identities, aiding in reconciling historical disruption...

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Can Russia and China ever have a truly equal relationship?
SCMP •

Can Russia and China ever have a truly equal relationship?

China and Russia are not formal allies, but their ties have grown significantly closer in recent years. The two countries have been “comprehensive strategic partners of coordination for a new era” since 2019, often sharing the goal of countering Western dominance in the international arena. But which nation holds the upper hand in this relationship? Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, commenting on a...

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England stun France in goal fest for third place

England stun France in goal fest for third place

France 24 •

England finish third after dominating in the first half. France managed to claw its way back into the game, but did not manage to find the win for Didier Deschamps' last match as French manager. Mbappé becomes the highest scoring player in world cup history, and Michael Olise matches Lionel Messi's all-time assist record. Meanwhile, Spain are hoping to get another star on their jersey, whilst Arge...

Nigel Farage admits George Cottrell paid for filming and let him use his home

Nigel Farage admits George Cottrell paid for filming and let him use his home

The Guardian •

Reform leader says support from fraudster before last election is ‘totally undeclarable in every single way’Nigel Farage has admitted his close friend the fraudster George Cottrell let him use one of his London homes and paid for social media filming before the last election but insisted it was “totally undeclarable in every single way”.The Reform UK leader spoke in depth for the first time about ...

長崎 海水浴場で43歳男性死亡 男の子救助で溺れたか

NHK World •

19日午後、長崎市の海水浴場で43歳の男性が海中に沈んでいるのが見つかり、病院に運ばれましたが、死亡が確認されました。警察は男性が溺れそうになった男の子を救助しようとして溺れた可能性があるとみて、当時の詳しい状況を調べています。

10,000 Hong Kong homes face 24-hour wait for water after pipe bursts in Shau Kei Wan

10,000 Hong Kong homes face 24-hour wait for water after pipe bursts in Shau Kei Wan

SCMP •

Around 10,000 homes in Hong Kong’s Eastern district face a 24-hour fresh water supply disruption following a sudden pipe burst, with authorities expecting service to resume on Monday morning. The Water Supplies Department received reports of the disruption in Shau Kei Wan at around 6am on Sunday and immediately deployed staff to investigate. According to a suspension notice issued by the departmen...

Government use of automated AI decision-making to be curbed under new Australian rules

Government use of automated AI decision-making to be curbed under new Australian rules

The Guardian •

New national plan accompanied by Labor push for digital duty of care legislationGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe use of AI in automated decision-making by government departments and agencies will be subject to tough rules under a new national plan, expected to extend to consumer protections, workplace safety and privacy.As the Albanese government grapples with the rap...

Trump’s rebranding of Palm Beach airport hasn’t taken off as he planned

Trump’s rebranding of Palm Beach airport hasn’t taken off as he planned

The Guardian •

Changes inside the Florida international airport are hardly evident as state and county hold back funds for full remodelOne of Donald Trump’s most grandiose vanity projects, a multimillion-dollar makeover of Florida’s Palm Beach international airport into a self-aggrandizing, gold-plated transportation hub, is running into turbulence, barely a week after the first plane’s wheels touched the runway...

How Chinese tech giants from Ant to Tencent use AI agents to win over enterprise clients

How Chinese tech giants from Ant to Tencent use AI agents to win over enterprise clients

SCMP •

Chinese tech giants are doubling down on enterprise artificial intelligence agents with new products unveiled at the country’s top AI summit, signalling heightened domestic rivalry to win over business clients as agent-based AI adoption accelerates. At the four-day World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai which concludes on Monday, major tech companies including Ant Group, Tence...

China plans to hit an asteroid with a Mach 26 projectile in planet defence test

China plans to hit an asteroid with a Mach 26 projectile in planet defence test

SCMP •

China’s first planetary defence mission appears to be far more ambitious than Nasa’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (Dart), according to a new paper outlining its plan to slam a spacecraft into an asteroid before 2030. Unlike Dart, a proof-of-concept that nudged one asteroid’s orbit around another, China is aiming for a more realistic planetary-defence test. It aims to directly alter an asteroid...

Europe: Extreme weather fuels climate concerns

Europe: Extreme weather fuels climate concerns

France 24 •

Europe is the world's fastest-warming continent, and this summer has already brought record-breaking temperatures, devastating wildfires, hailstorms and tornadoes. While climate change is not responsible for every extreme weather event, scientists say it is making such events more frequent and more intense. As the impacts continue to grow, the outlook for the future is increasingly concerning. Jul...

Russia launches deadly strikes on Kyiv after attack on Moscow warehouses

Russia launches deadly strikes on Kyiv after attack on Moscow warehouses

France 24 •

Russia fired two dozen ballistic missiles at Kyiv overnight on Sunday, killing one person and wounding 16, in an ever-escalating air war that is taking an increasing civilian toll on both sides. The latest with France 24 correspondent Emmanuelle Chaze, reporting from Kyiv.

South East Water supply disruption hits thousands of properties in Kent

South East Water supply disruption hits thousands of properties in Kent

The Guardian •

People in Tunbridge Wells area face lower pressure, intermittent supply or no water after ‘instrument failure’Thousands of homes and businesses in Kent are facing water supply problems for a second day, including a “complete lack of water” in some cases, South East Water said.About 7,000 properties in the Tunbridge Wells area could face low pressure, intermittent supply or no water, after an “inst...

Scientists identify rare meteorite behind dinosaur extinction

Scientists identify rare meteorite behind dinosaur extinction

Times of India •

Scientists have identified a rare CO chondrite meteorite as the impactor that caused dinosaur extinction. This space rock, which struck Earth 66 million years ago, wiped out most life. Advanced nickel isotope analysis traced the meteorite's chemical signature to the deadly impact event. The rare nature of this projectile highlights the dinosaurs' extreme misfortune. This impact created the Chicxul...

Hong Kong to tighten contractor oversight after Tai Po blaze, minister vows

Hong Kong to tighten contractor oversight after Tai Po blaze, minister vows

SCMP •

Hong Kong’s development minister has vowed to tighten monitoring of contractors and explore harsher penalties for industry misconduct following criticisms that the government’s reliance on their self-supervision was partly to blame for the deadly Tai Po blaze. But Bernadette Linn Hon-ho also defended the current regulatory system, stressing that violations were penalised. “The monitoring system ha...

Hong Kong can serve as a ‘launch pad’ for AI firms, finance chief Paul Chan says

Hong Kong can serve as a ‘launch pad’ for AI firms, finance chief Paul Chan says

SCMP •

Hong Kong should serve as a hub for the commercialisation of artificial intelligence and as a strategic base for mainland Chinese AI companies’ overseas expansion, the city’s finance chief has said, while highlighting the risks and challenges associated with its development. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po’s comments followed a speech on Friday by Chinese President Xi Jinping in which he calle...

Majority of US voters link extreme weather to climate crisis, study finds

Majority of US voters link extreme weather to climate crisis, study finds

The Guardian •

Top Democrat says findings show public ‘way ahead of the politicians’ as Trump dismisses global heating as ‘hoax’Amid a summer of dangerous heat, drought and floods, a majority of Americans are connecting increasingly severe weather to the climate crisis, new polling shows, despite efforts by Donald Trump to dismiss global heating as a “con job” and a “hoax”.It’s a sign that attempts to suppress p...