Friedrich Merz is facing renewed pressure within Germany’s governing Christian Democratic Union (CDU) after a series of poor regional election results, with senior figures in the party calling for changes to its
Australia’s A$4.3 trillion ($2.8 trillion) retirement system is becoming a new frontier for cryptocurrencies, as global exchanges Coinbase and OKX target self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) in a bid to draw pension savings
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A groundbreaking international study has revealed that individuals with psychiatric disorders are significantly more likely to marry someone with the same condition than to partner with someone without it, a trend that
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A team led by Prof. Mao Jirong from the Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, alongside international collaborators, has provided compelling evidence of standing shocks in low-angular-momentum black hole accretion
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Traumatic injuries to the central nervous system (CNS), including traumatic brain injury (TBI) and spinal cord injury (SCI), remain a major medical challenge due to oxidative damage and neuroinflammation. Current treatments are
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Scientists have uncovered evidence of barley harvesting and consumption in southern Uzbekistan dating back 9,000 years, a discovery that reshapes understanding of where and how agriculture first took root. The findings, published
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Nvidia reported a record-breaking $47 billion in revenue for the second quarter, a 56% year-on-year increase, but its share price still fell amid investor disappointment. Much of the concern centered on data
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Reports that former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has held private talks in Washington with Donald Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner over the “day after” future of Gaza have reignited debate
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When Sunita Chauhan wed brothers Pradeep and Kapil Negi in July, videos of the wedding in Shillai, a remote village in India’s Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh, quickly went viral. The ceremony,
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Salt workers in India’s Rann of Kutch, one of the world’s largest salt pans, are suffering severe health consequences from the grueling labor that underpins both the country’s domestic consumption and its
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Israel carried out a high-profile airstrike in Yemen on Thursday, reportedly targeting a gathering of senior Houthi leaders, including Defence Minister Mohamed al-Atifi and Chief of Staff Muhammad Abd al-Karim al-Ghamari. The
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Alexis Wilkins, the 26-year-old girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel, has filed a $5 million defamation lawsuit against a former FBI agent who accused her of working as a foreign spy. Wilkins,
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The Western Sydney International Airport, Australia’s first major airport in 50 years, is taking shape as both a transportation hub and a showcase for the country’s natural beauty, Bloomberg reports. Scheduled to
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Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool capable of identifying more than 1,000 potentially questionable open-access journals, highlighting a growing concern over the integrity of scholarly publishing. The study, published in
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi toured a Tokyo Electron semiconductor factory in Japan’s Miyagi prefecture on Saturday, signaling a push for closer technology and investment collaboration between the two nations, Bloomberg reports.
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Protests erupted across multiple Indonesian cities overnight, far beyond the capital, Jakarta, as demonstrators ignored President Prabowo Subianto’s call for calm, Bloomberg reports. The unrest was particularly severe in the eastern city
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