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China’s ‘land aircraft carrier’ charges flying drone with microwave beam
A vehicle that can zap energy into a fleet of drones, allowing them to fly indefinitely, is getting closer to becoming a battlefield reality.
Scientists in China have demonstrated a wireless power transmission system that uses a ground-based microwave…
Pope Leo XIV heads to Catholic shrine in Angola that was a center of African slave trade
LUANDA, Angola (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called Sunday for Angolans to fight the “scourge of corruption” with a culture of justice as he opened a poignant day in his African odyssey that will take the American pope to an epicenter of the African slave trade….
What goes into the making of Krishna’s blues on paper or palm leaf?
How blue is Krishna? The poet can get away by responding with a metaphor, calling the dark god Ghanashyam, a storm cloud. Krishna, passionate lover, desired by many and desiring many, is the dark cloud, writes the poet, about to descend on the belove…
In the fight to save Singapore’s heritage businesses, who gets a voice?
SINGAPORE – Self-taught garland maker R. Jayaselvam knows a thing or two about impermanence, having run Anushia Flower Shop in Little India since he opened it in 1994.
The 61-year-old Singaporean works with fresh jasmine buds.…
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Fired by Trump, this immigration judge set off on the migrant trail
Months after being fired, the former immigration judge followed one final case back to the Guatemalan mountains — carrying flowers, questions and the weight of one of his last rulings.
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Hong Kong eyes global gold market amid Iran tensions
The recent U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran has spurred significant fluctuations in global energy and financial markets. This has sparked a surge in demand for safe-haven assets, highlighting Hong Kong’s potential to benefit, particularly in gold,…
Ex-US NSA moots Hippocratic oath for corporates to prevent Chinese takeover
Washington, Former US National Security Adviser H R McMaster has called for a Hippocratic oath an ethical vow taken by medical practitioners for corporate leaders making investments in research of cutting-edge technologies in foreign countries such as…
Budget tightrope to cut oil dependence, ease inflation
War in the Middle East and the fuel crunch it has triggered have forced a frantic redrafting of the federal budget papers.
Before the conflict disrupted the narrow stretch of water that roughly 20 per cent of global oil supplies sail through, penny-pi…
Is this singer real? Why China wants to regulate AI-generated humans
CHONGQING – Clad in a stylish black sweatshirt, Chinese singer Pin is seen in a video strolling along a street as he introduces one of his songs, a cover of Love You Very Much by Taiwanese singer Rene Liu.…
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Pentagon chief says climate change is ‘crap.’ The military is still bracing for it.
When Hurricane Michael, a Category 5 storm, tore through Florida’s Tyndall Air Force Base in 2018, it battered F-22 stealth fighter jets, destroyed hundreds of buildings and churned up 700,000 cubic yards of debris.…
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