How a ‘rough’ and ‘crude’ Chinese cartoon ox went from...
A raw, handcrafted Chinese animation has become an unlikely box-office sensation despite being widely panned by critics and social media users. Niu Lai, or The Arrival of the Ox, has...
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Argentine household arrears reach 17.5% and the government rules out...
Arrears on credit to individuals in Argentina reached 17.5% of total lending in June, according to a study by Universidad Austral and the consultancy Eco Go based on central bank...
US House speaker gave Netanyahu an ‘Israel killed Jesus’ pamphlet
This article was originally published on Jonathan Larsen’s Substack. It is republished with permission. Less than a month after the June 2025 strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, Israeli Prime Minister...
China to fly flags at half-mast for former premier Zhu...
Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji will be cremated in Beijing on Tuesday, with flags across the country – including in Hong Kong and Macau – flown at half-mast, state media...
Colombia faces reconstruction with 96% of the year's debt quota...
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella declared an economic emergency on Wednesday to address the consequences of Monday’s magnitude 7.4 earthquake in the west of the country, against a backdrop...
Rising US Treasury yields put Asia back on edge
NEW YORK – US Treasury yields are pressing against their highest levels since 2007, and Asia’s policymakers know what that usually means: turbulence ahead. This week’s $42 billion auction of...
China’s ‘electric eel’ sensor allows robots to feel an object...
Electric eels hunt in pitch-black, murky waters by generating electric fields around their bodies. Now, Chinese scientists have mimicked this natural radar, giving robots the ability to “feel” objects without...
Morocco detains dozens of migrants trying to cross into Ceuta,...
Security had been stepped up amid suggestions on social media of a second mass crossing on Saturday. Source link
The Falklands Legislative Assembly marks 434 years since the first...
The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly marked Falklands Day on Friday, the anniversary of the first recorded sighting of the archipelago, on August 14, 1592. The day was marked by raising...
Zhu Rongji left Asia a blueprint — and it still...
When Zhu Rongji died in Beijing on August 12 at the age of 97, Asia lost one of the finest public servants of its modern era. He was the premier...
