King Charles to urge Trump to ‘come together’ with Britain
BRITAIN’S King Charles III will receive a full ceremonial welcome from Donald Trump at the White House and make a rare address to Congress on Tuesday as he seeks to…
Iran-US diplomatic impasse continues despite Tehran’s new proposal to end war
IRAN’S new proposal to the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the two-month war — while postponing nuclear negotiations to a later stage — has failed…
A-bomb exhibition opens at UN headquarters during NPT meeting
AN exhibition opened Monday at the United Nations headquarters in New York to show the devastation from the 1945 US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as a monthlong nuclear…
Michael Jackson biopic dominates North American box office in opening weekend
LIONSGATE’S Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” dominated the North American box office in its opening weekend with US$97 million, according to data from measurement firm Comscore released on Sunday. “Michael” also…
Technician dies installing stage for Shakira concert in Rio
A technician was killed on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro setting up a stage where pop superstar Shakira is set to perform a free concert this week, authorities and organizers…
Digital tools help bridge reading gap for rural Chinese children
IN a reading corner at Qixi Township Central School in Kaihua County, a mountainous area in east China’s Zhejiang Province, students sit with tablet computers, absorbed in stories as soft…
AI firms flex lobbying muscle on both side of Atlantic
AI developers are ramping up efforts to win over the hearts and minds of officials in Europe and the United States, hoping to sway governments as they weigh high-stake regulatory…
Don’t forget the lives of victims in earthquakes
EARTHQUAKES are among the deadliest natural hazards, often striking without warning and causing devastating loss of life and long-lasting social, economic, and psychological harm. The historical records stated that recent…