Donald Trump faces a potentially damaging electoral defeat as Americans prepare to vote in midterm elections, with economic dissatisfaction, allegations of corruption and growing opposition to his foreign policy threatening Republican control
When Hernán Cortés landed in Mexico in 1519, he encountered cities, markets, schools, courts, astronomers, and rulers — institutions strikingly familiar to those he had left behind in Spain. Two civilizations, separated
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A large international study has found that children born to mothers with gestational diabetes face a higher likelihood of developing attention deficit–hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The research, presented
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In a groundbreaking development, scientists have used artificial intelligence (AI) to design the first-ever viruses capable of infecting and killing strains of Escherichia coli (E. coli). The achievement, reported by Nature, marks
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Nvidia Corp. announced Monday that it plans to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI, aiming to build new data centers and infrastructure to support the growing demand for artificial intelligence workloads.
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Oracle Corp. will rebuild and secure a U.S.-based version of TikTok’s recommendation algorithm as part of a deal to sell the popular video-sharing app to American investors, a White House official said
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Adani Group plans to reduce its debt burden over the next five years and will refrain from tapping international bond markets until at least 2027, according to Chief Financial Officer Jugeshinder Singh,
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Cryptocurrency markets faced a sharp downturn on Monday after more than $1.5 billion in bullish wagers were liquidated, marking the biggest wave of forced sell-offs since March, according to data cited by
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Could Albert Einstein’s preserved brain hold secrets that modern science can finally unlock? Chinese researchers are investigating that possibility, using cutting-edge RNA-mapping technology to study decades-old biological samples, according to a report
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Veteran investor Warren Buffett has sold his stake in Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD, realizing a twentyfold return on the investment he began in 2008. The Berkshire Hathaway firm, led by the
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From the time of Sir Hugh Willoughby, the Tudor adventurer whose life ended in the frozen wastes of northern Russia, brave men have perished attempting to establish a trading route to China
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Pfizer is reportedly closing in on a potential $7.3 billion takeover of Metsera, an emerging developer of anti-obesity treatments, in what would be the US pharmaceutical giant’s first major acquisition in two
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Gawdham Melath, an Indian undergraduate at Anglia Ruskin University, arrived in the UK brimming with hope for a world-class education. But the reality hit hard: steep tuition fees, soaring living costs, and
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Syria is set to hold its first parliamentary election under the new administration on 5 October, state news agency SANA reported Sunday. The upcoming vote will select members of the 210-seat People’s
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor In Colombo today, Maldivian officials visiting from Malé convened a press briefing at the High Commission to present the objectives of the recently enacted Media and Broadcasting
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UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has sparked controversy after formally recognising a Palestinian state, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from the families of Israeli hostages, Jewish leaders in the
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