Philippine authorities said it could take weeks or months to identify victims of a ferry fire that killed 76 people last week. “Most of them are already in a charred condition,” Richard Allan Mangalip, a forensic specialist from the Philippine National Police, told reporters on Sunday. Family members have been asked to help identify victims…
NASA scientists produce edible vanilla-flavoured ‘microbites’ from plastic bottles (Photo: SIU Carbondale Communications) Plastic waste keeps piling up in oceans, landfills, and cities, while millions of people around the world still don’t have enough to eat. It’s easy to think of these as two separate crises needing two separate solutions. But what if the same…
German star Alexander Zverev overtook Ben Shelton to win the U.S. Open on Sunday, securing his second Grand Slam title and evaporating dreams of an American man winning the title for the first time in more than 20 years. The score was 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2. After the match, Zverev accepted the Tiffany &…
Information on Zhipu’s AI service on the web, dubbed Z.ai, arranged on a computer in Shanghai, Jan. 7, 2026. Raul Ariano | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Chinese artificial intelligence company Z.ai tumbled more than 10% on Monday after the company announced plans to raise about $5 billion through a new share placement and…
Ralph Lauren’s latest runway look is getting attention for a reason that has little to do with the gown itself.The American fashion house unveiled its Spring 2027 collection during New York Fashion Week, with one deep pink evening gown drawing particular attention online. The heavily embroidered dress has now become the centre of criticism, with…
Several prominent Texas Republicans on Sunday condemned a racist post by Bo French, a GOP candidate for statewide office to regulate Texas’ oil and gas industry. French, who is running for state railroad commissioner, posted a photo of students of South Asian descent at the University of Texas celebrating the school’s football win over Ohio…
“This is national and international infrastructure,” he said, warning that the ecological system underpinning it is “approaching a tipping point”. Not all the forces driving glacier loss are beyond the region’s control. The Systemiq research estimates that roughly a third of Himalayan glacier melt is driven by black carbon, much of it originating from brick…
Yang continued, “North Korean soldiers are very brave I mean, especially those of Storm Corps. They are willing to die for their country. But the problem is that passion doesn’t mean efficient combat skills… [They suffered] a lot of bloodshed in the early stage of the Kursk campaign, but they learned the lessons of modern…
Quote of the day by Michelangelo: “It is necessary to keep one’s compass in one’s eyes and not in the hand, for the hands execute, but the eye judges”(Photo: X/@fanmichelangelo) Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance. He is also popularly regarded as one of…
In an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes” that aired Sunday, one of the two U.S. Air Force officers whose fighter jet was shot down over Iran in April detailed his harrowing ordeal, including plummeting to the ground with a damaged parachute. The Defense Department has not identified the Air Force colonel by name. “60 Minutes”…
