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America’s debt mountain has just crossed another eye-watering milestone: $40 trillion. Treasury figures show the national debt has more than doubled in a decade, rising from just under $20 trillion in 2016. So, what’s driving the surge?Years of heavy government spending under both Donald Trump and Joe Biden have played a major role. While rising… Continue reading US National Debt Surpasses $40tn…
The dramatic rise and fall of China’s property empire has reached a stark new chapter. The Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court also fined Evergrande Group 8.82 billion yuan ($1.31bn). The property unit was ordered to pay another 7 billion yuan. The Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court also fined Evergrande Group 8.82 billion yuan ($1.31bn). The property unit… Continue reading China Sentences…
China’s humanoid robot race just got a major vote of confidence from investors. Unitree Robotics soared more than 460% on its Shanghai debut, closing at 845 yuan after shares were initially offered at 150.80 yuan. But why is Wall Street-style excitement building around robots that still struggle to do many everyday tasks? Unitree, founded in… Continue reading Chinese Robotics Giant Unitree Soars…
At least 42 children were injured after an explosion ripped through an education centre in Kabul’s Dasht-e-Barchi neighbourhood. The blast prompted fresh fears over the safety of students in one of the capital’s most vulnerable communities. The blast struck on Monday evening in an area largely home to Afghanistan’s Hazara and Shia minorities. The area… Continue reading Explosion At Kabul School…
The Strait of Hormuz is once again at the centre of a dangerous US-Iran standoff. Donald Trump denying that any negotiations are taking place while insisting the US naval blockade remains in force. Trump even posted a map labelling the strategic waterway as “NEW US Territory” but Tehran is showing no signs of backing down.… Continue reading Trump Maps Strait of Hormuz As New US Territory The post…
Southern Spain was shaken by a magnitude 4.8 earthquake on Tuesday morning, leaving at least three people lightly injured. It damaged buildings and vehicles around Granada. The tremor struck at 10:37 local time near Alhendín, roughly 10km south of Granada, at a depth of less than 10km. Because it was so shallow, the shaking was… Continue reading Spain Earthquake Injures Three In Historic Granada…
A routine medical problem turned into an extraordinary discovery in Sri Lanka. Doctors removed a 3.1kg bladder stone from a 55-year-old man potentially the largest ever recorded. The stone was removed last week at Trincomalee General Hospital. Doctors noticed the patient, who had been admitted following a stroke, was struggling to urinate. What they found… Continue reading Doctors Remove 3.1kg…
China is mourning former Premier Zhu Rongji. But beneath the official tributes lies a more complicated story: nostalgia for an era when economic reform seemed to promise a brighter future. Flags have been lowered across Beijing ahead of Zhu’s funeral on Tuesday. He died last week aged 97 after serving as premier from 1998 to… Continue reading China Censors Public Mourning At Former Premier’s…
A holiday hike on Mount Etna ended in tragedy after a 30-year-old American tourist was killed by lightning during a sudden thunderstorm. The man was hiking on Sicily’s famous volcano on Sunday when the weather rapidly turned dangerous. Emergency crews found him in cardiac arrest at around 20:00 local time in a restricted area near… Continue reading US Tourist Dies After Lightning Strike While…
Two people have died and hundreds were evacuated after two wildfires erupted almost simultaneously on the Greek island of Salamina, just west of Athens. The first blaze broke out in the southern area of Peristeria at about 14:40 local time. It spread quickly through a forested residential zone as strong winds fanned the flames. Just… Continue reading Twin Fires Kill Two, Force Hundreds To Evacuate…
