Toddler has two billiards world records — and a mean trick shot
Jude Owens has already scored two Guinness World Records for his snooker skills. He’s 3 years old, half the size of a cue, and needs a stool to reach the table.
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Marvel’s Wonder Man has one big problem: It's a Surf Dracula show
Marvel Studios promised one type of story and delivered another with its Marvel Spotlight series Wonder Man.
Scott Pilgrim Ex, a spiritual sequel to the anime, gets a long-awaited release date
Scott Pilgrim Ex is set to launch on PC in early March. Bryan Lee O'Malley says it isn't a direct sequel to comics or anime, but close.
South Africa's floods turned deadly because Limpopo wasn't prepared—how to prevent a repeat
Limpopo, in northern South Africa, home to 6.6 million people, several large mines and the Kruger National Park (one of Africa's largest game reserves), experienced unusually severe floods in mid-January 2026. Rural villages remained cut off from the world following the
AI bosses are creating a new problem for gig workers
For millions of gig workers driving for companies such as Uber Eats, DoorDash and Deliveroo, there is no human manager to call, no supervisor to appeal to and no office to walk into. Decisions about pay, performance, penalties and access to work are made by algorithms.
WGA East Taps Roy Wood Jr. as Host of Writers Guild Awards New York
Roy Wood Jr. is returning to host the 78th annual Writers Guild Awards New York at Manhattan’s Edison Ballroom on March 8. The WGA East and WGA West hold simultaneous award ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles. The CNN host, who leads the network’s satire news program “Have I
Fire breaks out at five-star luxury hotel in French ski resort Courchevel
A fire at the five-star hotel Les Grandes Alpes in the French ski resort town forced the evacuation of 270 people. Four firefighters sustained minor injuries.
The Rubin Observatory will rapidly detect more supernovae
In our galaxy, a supernova explodes about once or twice each century. But historical astronomical records show that the last Milky Way core-collapse supernova seen by humans was about 1,000 years ago. That means we've missed a few. But with the Vera Rubin Observatory poised to
India could order more home-grown reactors amid nuclear push
A new law passed in December opened up India's nuclear sector to private companies.
What Is David Ellison’s Warner Bros. Endgame?
For more than five months, Paramount Skydance’s David Ellison has tried in vain to win a deal for Warner Bros. Discovery. Nothing has worked: The WBD board of directors has rejected Paramount’s acquisition overtures eight times and remains committed to its industry-altering $83
JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America to match $1,000 U.S. contributions to employee 'Trump accounts'
Financial firms dominate the list of companies that are matching contributions for the
Greenland dispute a 'strategic wake-up call for all of Europe,' says France's Macron
Trump repeatedly threatened to annex the world's largest island, citing its importance for US national security.
Deep-sea fishing could undermine valuable tuna fisheries
A new study led by scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), along with international partners, finds that proposed commercial fishing in the deep ocean could have serious consequences for bigeye tuna, one of the world's most valuable and widely consumed fish.
India trade deal cements EU's voice in 'multipolar world', Costa tells Euronews
The European Council chief tells Euronews a free trade agreement with India will help stabilise a global economy rattled by tariffs. The deal will see duties reduced on more than 90% of EU exports.
Europe must act urgently and stop outsourcing defence, says EU's Kallas
The EU foreign policy chief's remarks come days after Nato's secretary general said Europe needed the US for its defence.
Africa: AU, Qatar Officials Meet in Mogadishu to Discuss Peace and Security Cooperation
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- The African Union's Special Representative and Head of AUSSOM, Ambassador El Hadji Ibrahima Diene, met today in Mogadishu with Qatar's Ambassador to Somalia, Dr. Abdullah bin Salem Al-Nuaimi.
The infant universe's 'primordial soup' was actually soupy, study finds
In its first moments, the infant universe was a trillion-degree-hot soup of quarks and gluons. These elementary particles zinged around at light speed, creating a "quark-gluon plasma" that lasted for only a few millionths of a second. The primordial goo then quickly cooled, and
How dangling moss saves blue manakin eggs from hungry birds
If something exists in nature, there is most likely a very good reason for it. While there are exceptions, many features "selected" by evolution serve a purpose. Take the blue manakin, a small bird commonly found in southeastern Brazil. Like many birds, it builds nests that
Saudi Arabia giga-ambitions crash into the wall of reality
Many of the kingdom's most daring projects are being delayed and downsized. Money and megalomania alone don't make for economic development
Jimmy Kimmel Slams ‘Melania’ Doc as ‘$75 Million Bribe Amazon Made for Her,’ Refuses to Believe Donald Trump Likes the Movie: ‘He Saw the First Eight Minutes and Fell Asleep’
Jimmy Kimmel is always targeting Donald Trump in his monologues on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” but his latest one took aim at Trump’s wife, Melania, ahead of her eponymous documentary opening in theaters nationwide. Directed by Brett Ratner, “Melania” is being distributed by Amazon
You can expect some of WoW's big timers to bite it during the Worldsoul Saga trilogy: 'It’ll be a lot of death, I’m afraid'
I see… only darkness… before me.
Why Some People See Collapse Earlier Than Others: Perception, pattern-seeking, and the...
Why Some People See Collapse Earlier Than Others : Perception, pattern-seeking, and the role of neurodivergence in a failing civilisation. “Collapse awareness is fundamentally a pattern-recognition event. Some people are wired for that.”
Small island states rate China as top development partner as West cuts aid
LONDON, Jan 28 - A survey of small island developing nations such as Mauritius and the Maldives showed China rated as the top bilateral development assistance partner amid U.S. aid cuts and Washington's pivot away from climate change, a report by ODI Global found.
Ukraine sees ‘progress’ in latest talks with Russia despite ongoing attacks
Ukraine’s foreign minister described the Russian officials involved in the new rounds of talks, which resume Sunday in the United Arab Emirates, as much more serious than before.
‘Humanity needs to wake up’ to AI threats, Anthropic CEO says
Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, says that humanity needs to regulate the use of AI, otherwise it could lead to the creation of autocratic governments that utilise the technology to suppress populations.
Hungary announces charges against Budapest mayor over Pride events
Prime Minister Viktor Orban has aligned himself closely with President Donald Trump’s brand of populist conservatism and is a MAGA darling.
‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Transitioning to Shorter Format in London After a Decade of Two-Part Staging
After a decade of performances as a two-part theatrical event, the London West End production of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” will transition to a streamlined one-part format this fall. The reimagined version will open on Oct. 6 at the Palace Theatre, following final
‘Hope peace will prevail’: Singapore urges dialogue on Thailand-Cambodia border tensions
Vivian Balakrishnan posted on Facebook his two meetings on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in central Philippines.
Trump endorses Duffy son-in-law in Wisconsin race
President Trump endorsed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s son-in-law Michael Alfonso in the GOP primary to succeed Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) on Tuesday. “Michael is the son-in-law of our GREAT Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, and the wonderful Rachel Campos-Duffy,
