A man looks at a stock index board showing South Korea’s benchmark stock index (KOSPI) after the close of trading in Seoul on July 28, 2026. Greg Baker | Afp | Getty Images South Korea’s Kospi has staged a reversal from its latest rout, returning to bull-market territory as investors pile back into the country’s…
Since the word “Hariyali” refers to greenery, why not take that idea literally? Choose a design made up mostly of leaves, vines, small flowers and delicate branches. Instead of covering the entire hand, let the motifs travel across the palm and fingers in a more scattered pattern. It has a fresh, slightly modern feel and…
To the tens of thousands and likely more dreaming about a $1 billion Powerball win, the anticipation is over: Someone who bought a ticket in Illinois won it all. A single ticket sold in the state matched all six numbers and the Powerball to win Wednesday’s $1.04 billion jackpot, which is the eighth largest in…
A whistleblower jailed for leaking military secrets about Australia’s involvement in Afghanistan has been released on parole after serving 27 months. In 2024, David McBride was sentenced to five years and eight months after pleading guilty to stealing top secret defence documents and giving it to the media. His actions later led to a landmark…
Japan said it “strongly protests” Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to a disputed island. Russian state media reported on Thursday that Putin visited the Kuril islands, claimed by both Russia and Japan. The two countries have been locked in a dispute over the Kuril islands for decades. In a statement on X, Japan’s foreign minister…
V, a member of pop sensation BTS, says he has been receiving treatment for hearing loss in one ear, an announcement that comes midway through the band’s highly-anticipated world tour. In a livestream on Wednesday, the 30-year-old said that he has dealt with the problem for about two and a half years. This was the…
Scattered across Africa and Asia, serpent eagles are, quite literally, built for this exact job. Species like the brown snake eagle in Africa feed almost exclusively on snakes, showing no particular preference between harmless species and genuinely dangerous ones like cobras, puff adders, and black mambas. Their legs and talons carry noticeably thickened, scaled skin…
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Twitch is now allowing users to stop Amazon from training their generative artificial intelligence (AI) models using users’ content, the popular streaming platform said. The US company said users can opt out of a default setting that allows Amazon to use streams, clips, images, chats and other channel content. The announcement on Wednesday confirmed that…
For some people, the dream isn’t a bigger apartment, a faster car or a life in the middle of a busy city. It’s a small house surrounded by trees, a quiet morning, a cup of tea in the balcony, familiar faces passing by and enough space to hear birds instead of traffic. They imagine growing…