Look up to the sky for the Lyrid meteor shower and the full pink moon
The total solar eclipse has come and gone, but sky-gazers have reason to keep looking up — a meteor shower will peak this week right before a full moon rises. The…
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Can this ocean-based carbon plant help save the world? Some scientists are raising red flags
On a slice of the ocean front in west Singapore, a startup is building a plant to turn carbon dioxide from air and seawater into the same material as seashells,…
One dead, seven missing after two Japanese military helicopters crash in Pacific
One rescued crew member has died and seven others are still missing after two Japanese military helicopters appeared to have crashed during a drill late Saturday, Japan’s Defense Minister Minoru…
In face of Modi juggernaut, India’s opposition appears increasingly weak
Under the searing New Delhi sun, more than a dozen of India’s top opposition leaders joined hands in a rare show of unity imploring voters to “save democracy.” Standing before…
World Anti-Doping Agency defends handling of elite Chinese swimmers who tested positive for banned drug
Global sport’s anti-doping watchdog has slammed as “outrageous” and “completely false” allegations that it mishandled a 2021 case in which more than 20 elite Chinese swimmers tested positive for a…
‘Thank You America!’: Ukraine’s Zelensky and Israel’s Netanyahu hail House passage of $95 billion foreign aid package
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu have thanked US lawmakers after they voted in favor of new aid packages for their countries worth billions of dollars. “Thank…
Ambulance driver killed while aiding Palestinians injured in attack by Israeli settlers in the West Bank
An ambulance driver from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society was killed while transporting Palestinians injured in an attack by settlers in the West Bank on Saturday, the Palestinian Ministry of…
Canada’s gold heist: Inside one of the biggest thefts in the annals of crime
The largest gold heist in Canadian history was carried out with remarkable ease: A fraudulent shipping document for a load of farm-raised Scottish salmon was used to brazenly snatch $14.5…
Nigerian chess champion Tunde Onakoya plays for 60 hours in Times Square, breaking marathon record
Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate Tunde Onakoya has broken the record for the longest chess marathon after playing for an extraordinary 60 hours nonstop under the bright lights…
Ukraine launches drone attacks targeting Russian energy infrastructure, Ukraine special services source says
Ukraine launched attacks on eight Russian regions with long-range strike drones in the early hours of Saturday morning, targeting a fuel depot and power substations, according to a statement from…