The onboard chargers are currently being used in eight electric trucks in Denmark to decarbonise supply chains. ADVERTISEMENT Electric vehicles (EVs) have become a common feature on our roads but what does it take to electri
The 54-pound Martian meteorite NWA 16788, the largest known piece of Mars ever discovered on Earth, was sold for a record $5.3 million at Sotheby\’s New York – Copyright AFP Frederic DIDESCharlotte CAUSITThe recent auction of a Martian meteorite for a record-grabbing $5.3 million at Sothebys New Yor
FieldAI, an Irvine, California-based robotics startup, has raised $405 million across multiple previously undisclosed rounds to develop what it calls foundational embodied AI models — essentially robot brains designed to help everything from humanoids to quadrupeds to self-driving cars adapt to new
Bullet holes left by the attack that killed two aides of Mexico City\’s mayor in May – Copyright AFP Zina DESMAZESThirteen people were arrested on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in the murders of two close aides to Mexico Citys mayor three months ago, Mayor Clara Brugada said.Brugadas person
Image: — © Digital JournalU.S. President Donald Trump announced what could be ‘refreshing news’ to some people on Wednesday: thanks to him, Coke is changing its American recipe from corn syrup to sugar, reports CBS.In other words, a discussion between the merits, or otherwise, of fructose (from corn
The adoption of the law provoked the major protest in Kyiv since the war began – Copyright POOL/AFP Ludovic MARINUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday defended legislative changes removing the independence of two key anti-corruption bodies, sparking the first major protests in Ukraine
A Palestinian boy rushes away from the site of Israeli air strikes on a six-storey building in the Saftawi neighborhood west of Jabalia – Copyright AFP Roman PILIPEYDavid StoutIsrael hammered Gaza City and its outskirts overnight, residents said Thursday, after the defence ministry approved an expan
There is a global trend of social media companies reducing their use of human fact-checkers and turning to AI instead. – Copyright GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File JUSTIN SULLIVANSocial media platform TikTok announced on Friday it will restructure its UK trust and safety operations, putting sever
Women and girls traditionally make the long trips to collect water, made more difficult since the Taliban government came to power – Copyright AFP Mohammad Faisal NAWEEDSusannah Walden and Aysha SafiIn a remote Afghan village, women strap yellow plastic jerry cans to donkeys and travel every day dow
Smoke plumes rising from reported explosions on the Magic Seas cargo ship, attacked by Huthi rebels in the Red Sea – Copyright ANSARULLAH MEDIA CENTRE/AFP -Pam CASTROFilipino seafarer Cocoy was off-duty and resting in his cabin when the captains voice boomed over the intercom of the cargo ship: We a
Rescuers are searching for five people still missing on Sunday after a boat capsized in Vietnam – Copyright AFP Nhac NGUYENran Thi Minh HaRescuers were desperately searching for five people still missing on Sunday after 37 were killed when a boat capsized in one of Vietnams most popular tourist dest
Scientists documented the \”most spatially extensive\” bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef since records began, driven by sweltering ocean temperatures in 2024 – Copyright Minderoo Foundation/AFP/File Violeta J BrosigAustralias famed Great Barrier Reef has suffered its most widespread coral bleaching
Former US national security advisor Mike Waltz testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his nomination to be US ambassador to the United Nations – Copyright AFP Mandel NGANPresident Donald Trumps former national security advisor Mike Waltz on Tuesday defiantly defended his us
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikay (pictured here in 2024) said one person had died and dozens more had been injured – Copyright AFP Adem ALTANA 6.1-magnitude quake struck Sindirgi in western Turkey on Sunday, the Turkish disaster management agency (AFAD) said, killing at least one person and injuring d
Geopolitical unrest and trade uncertainty are complicating mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Despite the volatility, battle-hardened executives are pushing ahead with dealmaking. ADVERTISEMENT Uncertainty has become a defining
Stablecoin excitement has gripped Hong Kong as the city prepares to launch a licensing system for the less volatile type of cryptocurrency – Copyright AFP Peter PARKSHolmes Chan, with Katie Forster in TokyoStablecoin excitement has gripped Hong Kong as the city prepares to launch a licensing system
Gaza\’s civil defence agency said 52 were killed in a wave of Israeli airstrikes, shelling and shooting on Thursday – Copyright AFP Eyad BABAPhil Hazlewood with AFP team in GazaHamas on Thursday said it opposes any ceasefire deal that includes a large Israeli military presence in Gaza, after offering
Swathes of northern China have this week endured deadly rains and floods that killed over 30 people and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands – Copyright AFP Pedro PardoMary YANGVillager Hu Yuefang returned her home in the rural outskirts of Beijing to pick up medicine for her elderly and disab
Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is set to testify in court on Wednesday, seeking to defend himself from royal defamation charges – Copyright POOL/AFP Yoan VALATMontira RUNGJIRAJITTRANONFormer Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra testified in court on Wednesday, seeking to defend hims
China\’s exports likely provided strong support to the economy in the second quarter but analysts were cautious about the outlook for the final six months of the year – Copyright AFP STRPeter CATTERALLChinas economy is expected to have expanded more than five percent in the second quarter thanks to s
Waves generated by Typhoon Podul break along the coast in Taiwan\’s Taitung County – Copyright CNA/AFP STRAkio WANG, I-Hwa CHENGTyphoon Podul pounded Taiwan on Wednesday, shutting down businesses in the south, grounding hundreds of flights and knocking out power for tens of thousands of households.Wi
Hong Kong stocks rose more than one percent to lead most Asian markets higher – Copyright AFP DALE DE LA REYStocks mostly rose Friday in Asia, tracking records in New York and London, as investors absorbed US President Donald Trumps latest tariff salvos amid optimism that most countries will strike
New Zealand sheep farmers are fighting to protect grazing land from spreading pine plantations, which earn government subsidies to absorb carbon emissions. – Copyright AFP KAVINDA HERATHBen STRANGNew Zealand sheep farmers are fighting to stop the loss of pasture to fast-spreading pine plantations, w
