Mon 21 April 2025: African countries can break aid dependency by simply capturing the full value of their mineral resources. The decision of US President Donald Trump’s administration to suspend foreign aid and shut down the USAID agency has sent shockwaves across the development industry. In 2024, nearly a third of the $41bn in US […]
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Mon 21 April 2025: Along with the many benefits of artificial intelligence – from providing real time navigation to early disease detection – the explosion in its use has increased opportunities for fraud and deception. Large and small businesses and even the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) may be hit with fraudulent reimbursement claims, which are […]
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Mon 21 April 2025: Russian astronauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Wagner have returned to Earth along with American Donald Pettit after a seven-month science mission on board the International Space Station (ISS). The Russian Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft carrying the trio touched down southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, at 6:20am (01:20 GMT) on Sunday, […]
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Mon 21 April 2025: The Israeli military has deployed insufficiently trained soldiers from its elite Golani and Givati brigades to the Gaza Strip amid a critical shortage of troops, Israel’s public broadcaster KAN reported Sunday. The recruits have been sent to the battlefield since last December, it said. The move reflects the growing strain on […]
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Mon 21 April 2025: Türkiye is set to begin restoration and reinforcement work on the dome of the Hagia Sophia, in one of the biggest repair projects carried out on the 1,486-year-old structure, experts said on Monday. Hagia Sophia was the largest cathedral in the world for 900 years until its capture by Ottoman Sultan […]
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Mon 21 April 2025: China is banning automakers from using the terms “smart driving” and “autonomous driving” when they advertise driving assistance features, and it will tighten scrutiny of such technology upgrades. The mandate on vehicle advertising was delivered by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in its meeting with nearly 60 representatives from […]
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Mon 21 April 2025: A Japanese research team led by Tohoku University has found that babies conceived during the winter months are less likely to gain excess weight as adults, suggesting a possible link between the season of conception and long-term metabolism. The findings, published Tuesday in the online edition of the journal Nature Metabolism, […]
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Sun 20 April 2025: A trade war that pits the world’s two largest economies against each other is now under way. Alongside the tariff battle is a heated battle of narratives and messages between the two countries. Contributors: Andy Mok – Senior Research Fellow, Center for China and Globalisation Jude Russo – Managing Editor, The […]
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Sun 20 April 2025: Pope Francis, still recovering from pneumonia and watching silently from St. Peter’s Basilica balcony, renewed his appeal for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza through an Easter Sunday message delivered by an aide. The 88-year-old pope, limiting his workload on doctors’ orders, did not preside over the Vatican’s Mass for Easter but […]
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Sun 20 April 2025: A new report published by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine highlights that frequent yawning, daytime drowsiness, and increased caffeine intake could be signs of severe sleep deprivation. Experts warn that this condition poses physical safety risks and can lead to long-term health problems. Dr. Eric Olson, President of the Sleep Medicine Academy […]
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