Politics
View all →Democratic rising star Ossoff projected to hold Georgia seat
Democrat Jon Ossoff won re-election to his Georgia Senate seat, defeating Republican Mike Collins. Polls had shown Ossoff with a solid lead, and Repub…
South Carolina elects Democratic senator for first time in almost three decades
Democrat Annie Andrews won South Carolina's Senate seat on Tuesday, defeating Republican Darline Graham. The victory marked the state's first Democrat…
Michigan US Senate race: Rogers, El-Sayed urge turnout for critical race
Michigan voters chose between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers on Tuesday in a race to fill retiring Senator Gary Peters' seat. El-S…
Business
View all →Healey pledges cheaper marmalade and gherkins in pre-Budget package of 'everyday fixes'
Chancellor John Healey will remove import tariffs on marmalade, gherkins and more than 100 other products ahead of Wednesday's Budget, aiming to reduc…
Data centre debate heats up ahead of US midterms - here's what you need to know
Data centre expansion has emerged as an unexpected political flashpoint in the US midterm elections scheduled for November 3, with both Republicans an…
From agriculture to AI-griculture: How tech is changing farming
George McMaster once relied on his eyes to spot illness in his eight cows. Now he watches his 300-head herd through an AI camera in the milking parlou…
Technology
View all →Anthropic’s IPO filing shows explosive growth, risks and staggering costs
Anthropic filed papers Monday for what could become the largest initial public offering in history, potentially surpassing SpaceX's $86 billion IPO fr…
AFL tells Sportsbet to stop using players in AI generated content
The Australian Football League has instructed its official gambling partner Sportsbet to cease creating and posting AI-generated content featuring lea…
Google told to halt work on datacentres in Finland over environmental concerns
Google has been ordered to halt construction on two datacentres in Finland after failing to complete required environmental impact assessments, accord…
Science
View all →Nanotyrannus skeleton auctioned for $47.3m in New York
A mounted skeleton of Nanotyrannus, a carnivorous dinosaur once mistaken for a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex, sold for $47.3m at Sotheby's in New York on…
AI makes discoveries in mathematics, computer science, physics, OpenAI says
OpenAI announced on Monday that its AI models have proved the local smoothing conjecture in all spatial dimensions for the first time, a result that h…
Astronomers detect mysterious burst of energy from a galaxy far, far away
Astronomers have detected what they believe to be the most distant fast radio burst (FRB) ever recorded. The burst consists of radio waves that travel…
World
View all →Cornell faculty declares 'no confidence' in university leadership
Cornell University's Faculty Senate voted 75-50 on Friday to declare "no confidence" in the administration's handling of sexual assault on campus, wit…
US asks China to uphold Busan trade deal commitments
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer called on China to "fully and immediately" implement its commitments under…
Flávio Bolsonaro battles to remain relevant as he speaks at rightwing conference at Mar-a-Lago
Flávio Bolsonaro, who lost Brazil's 25 October presidential election to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva by more than 4 million votes, fled the cou…
Health
View all →French blood banks targeted by refrigerator cyberattack
A cyberattack targeted refrigeration systems at French blood banks on Sunday and Monday, attempting to raise storage temperatures to 110 Celsius (230 …
Ethnic minorities in England less likely to get breast cancer diagnosis from routine screening
Ethnic minority women in England receive breast cancer diagnoses through routine screening at rates up to one-third lower than their white counterpart…
India slashes cost of cancer drugs after court rules mark-ups are ‘extortion’
India's government will cap prices on 137 cancer drugs starting next month, following a supreme court ruling that found pharmaceutical markups amounte…
Environment
View all →One dead and 82,000 properties without power as Storm Boelo batters UK
Storm Boelo brought severe winds across northern Britain on Saturday evening, killing a 60-year-old man and cutting power to over 82,000 properties. T…
Typhoon Champi kills one and injures more than 500 in Taiwan as it heads to China
Typhoon Champi swept across Taiwan on Saturday, killing one person and injuring more than 500, according to The Guardian. The storm uprooted trees, se…
Almost every shallow-water coral reef on the planet faces ecosystem collapse by 2075, UN advisors say
United Nations nature advisers warn that nearly all shallow-water coral reefs on Earth face ecosystem collapse by 2075 due to global heating. The asse…
Entertainment
View all →Sebastián Lelio, director of A Fantastic Woman and Gloria, dies aged 52
Chilean film-maker Sebastián Lelio has died at age 52 at his home in Santiago. His partner Amalia Kassai announced the death on Instagram without spec…
Barcelona’s Flick praises Yamal’s ‘mentality’ after missing out on Ballon d’Or
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said Lamine Yamal "reacted very well" after finishing third in Monday's Ballon d'Or voting, won by Harry Kane. Yamal, 19, …
Dónal Lunny, ‘colossus of Irish music’, dies aged 79
Dónal Lunny, an Irish traditional musician who shaped the sound of Irish folk music across five decades, has died at age 79 from cancer. Lunny first …
Opinion
View all →Sebastián Lelio's Legacy Shows Why Cinema Matters in Social Change
The death of Sebastián Lelio at 52 is a significant loss for global cinema, but his filmography offers a powerful reminder of what fearless storytelling can accomplish. When Lelio
Paraguay's Congress Made the Right Call Rejecting Pena's Escape Route
When President Santiago Pena announced his resignation on Thursday with appeals to 'stability,' 'social peace,' and 'democratic institutions,' he was attempting one of democracy's
Ossoff's Georgia Victory Shows Democrats Can Win on Kitchen Table Issues, Even in Trump Country
Democrat Jon Ossoff's projected victory over Republican Mike Collins in Georgia's Senate race delivers a crucial message to his party: economic messaging still resonates with voter