Trump’s remark came in his speech at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Friday. United States President Donald Trump said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the US next week as the American forces continue to pound parts of Iran after peace talks fizzled out despite weeks of talks and signing of…
The girl, given the pseudonym “Mei,” died a week after receiving a spinal infusion of trillions of viruses WASHINGTON: A six-year-old Chinese girl died last year after receiving an experimental gene-therapy to correct a non-life-threatening condition, according to an investigation by Science and Retraction Watch.The girl, given the pseudonym “Mei,” died a week after receiving…
British PM Andy Burnham formally opened his newly created northern office LONDON: British PM Andy Burnham formally opened his newly created northern office on Friday, promising “a different way of running Britain” as he bids to reverse decades of centralising power over England in London.Unveiling No 10 North in the northwestern city of Manchester, Burnham…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is exploring a path towards a resumption of stalled US-Iran talks over ending their nearly five-month-old war, three Pakistani sources said, following a push initiated by China. Exploratory discussions took place during a visit by Iran’s interior minister Eskandar Momeni to Islamabad this week – his second within the last 10 days, the…
Addressing the nation, Zelenskyy blamed Russia for the attack. At least 10 people were killed and nearly 100 injured after a Russian ballistic missile struck a defence industry event in Ukraine’s Kyiv region on Friday, prompting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to criticise the decision to hold such a gathering during wartime.Ukraine’s Emergency Services said rescue operations…
SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won ordered to pay ex-wife Roh Soh-yeong $644 million in divorce settlement, court upholds claim over marital assets A South Korean appeals court on Friday ordered SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won to pay his former wife, Roh Soh-yeong, 944 billion won (about $644 million) in cash as part of their long-running…
US President Donald Trump attends the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner US President Donald Trump on Friday attended the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner, nearly three months after the annual event was postponed following a shooting outside the original venue.The US president is set to address journalists from major news organisations after months…
A new underwater habitat has taken its place on the seabed off the Florida Keys, offering scientists something they have not had in US waters for decades: a permanent place to live and work beneath the ocean for days at a time. Ocean infrastructure company DEEP has installed its Vanguard pilot habitat at Tennessee Reef…
Centuries before chess spread across Asia, another board game captivated people throughout ancient China. Known as Liubo, it was played by emperors, nobles and ordinary families during the Han Dynasty, appearing so frequently that complete game sets were buried alongside the dead. Yet despite its popularity more than 2,000 years ago, the game’s rules have…
Image: South China Morning Post Sometimes the most dangerous discoveries hide in plain sight. In central China, a 90-year-old woman spent nearly two decades using what she believed was an ordinary piece of scrap metal as a household hammer. The heavy object cracked walnuts, crushed red peppers and drove nails into wood without ever causing…
Image(s): Left/WRAL-Youtube-AOL/Right/AI Generated Wildlife enthusiasts often spend decades searching for unusual colour variations in snakes without ever finding one. That is why a chance encounter in the Arizona desert has attracted widespread attention. Retired police officer Phil Roberts recently came across an extraordinarily pale rattlesnake whose striking white appearance stunned even experienced reptile experts. Although…
Image: Vindolanda Charitable Trust Archaeologists excavating the remains of a Roman fort in northern England have uncovered a remarkable sandstone carving believed to depict a protective deity that watched over the military outpost around 1,600 years ago. Buried beneath the fort’s defensive ramparts for centuries, the carved figure is offering fresh insights into the spiritual…
