Bid to extend holiday food and activities programme

The authority will consider who should deliver the holiday activity and meal scheme going forward.

In Taiwan drill, armoured carrier takes president to command centre

The drills were intended to review the command structure, inter-agency coordination and emergency-response mechanisms.

Grab shopkeeper-dungeoncrawler Moonlighter free on Steam for a limited time

Two jobs for the price of none.

Powerhouses for fake meat: Muscle protein can now be grown in chloroplasts of lettuce and tobacco plants

Livestock farming requires valuable land to grow fodder, uses vast amounts of freshwater and contributes to global warming through methane and nitrous oxide emissions. And, for many consumers it is important to prevent animal suffering. For these reasons, the global market for

ZZ Top Cancel Hollywood Bowl Concert Due to ‘Insurmountable Obstacles’

Cheap Trick, who have been sharing select tour dates with the band, announced that they would hold an "intimate" show at the Troubadour instead

Starlite: the 'Disney' of music makes Marbella one of Europe's top experiential destinations

Thousands of travellers no longer come to the Costa del Sol just for sun and sea. They now seek an experience mixing gigs, food, nature and nightlife in a unique format that could be exported abroad.

Australia politician admits texting ‘my job is boring’ during meeting

Mark Parton faced a complaint this week alleging that he sent the message to a sex worker.

Can you play Big Walk alone or with randoms?

The most widely adored co-op game of 2026 is a bit tough on loners.

Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing arrives in Thailand on first trip as civilian leader

The military leader has been barred from western countries and accused of crimes against humanity.

Dirty air may trigger painful rheumatoid arthritis flares

Tiny pollution particles from smoke, soot, and dust may worsen rheumatoid arthritis and raise the risk of painful flares, particularly after prolonged exposure. The findings suggest that avoiding poor air quality could become an important part of managing the disease.

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit From Paramount Streaming Subscribers Seeking to Block Warner Bros. Merger

A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit from a group of consumers looking to challenge the $111 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín wrote that the plaintiffs — three current Paramount+ subscribers and two prospective

Binance says RedotPay diverted users in $605 million lawsuit

RedotPay rejected the allegations, saying the company would “respond through the appropriate legal process”.

THC medication made PTSD nightmares disappear for more than a third of patients

A prescription form of THC helped many people with PTSD escape recurring trauma-related nightmares, with more than one-third reporting that the nightmares disappeared completely after ten weeks. The results could point toward a long-awaited treatment for one of PTSD’s most

Clash of Clans knockoff popular in North Korea with more than 40,000 players online

Footage of the bootleg smartphone game, called “Fortress Defense,” leaked on Chinese social media.

‘The Shards’ Star Igby Rigney on Wooing Ryan Murphy, Never Meeting Bret Easton Ellis and Not Worrying About Sex Scenes: ‘It’s Like Doing a Dance Under a Microscope’

Igby Rigney is exhausted. It’s a day before “The Shards” launches, and he’s just gotten back from Berlin, the final stop of a global press tour that also took him to New York and London. When the series debuts on FX on Aug. 5, he’ll be celebrating at the official launch party

CDC warns of Salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeños

A Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 345 people across 27 states has been linked to jalapeño peppers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Wednesday. Traceback information found that the affected jalapeños came from Sinaloa, Mexico, and were

AI-assisted music now eligible for copyright registration in South Korea

Songs generated entirely by AI through simple text prompts remain ineligible.

Indonesia’s salt fields bloom under drought from El Nino’s baking heat

Salt farmers wished El Nino would return every year because of the output boost.

Multistate cyclospora outbreak expands to 15 states

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday expanded its investigation into a Cyclospora outbreak linked to recalled iceberg lettuce, after the first two deaths associated with the outbreak were confirmed. The outbreak, which was first identified in July among people who ate

Meta says AI model accessed the internet and hacked another firm

Meta is the latest company to disclose an AI agent breach, raising cyber-security concerns.

India youth protests highlight mistrust in ‘lapdog’ media

The hostility underscored a widening gulf between legacy networks and a growing ecosystem of independent digital outlets.

Veteran Malaysian actor Kamarool Yusoff, better known as Cik Man, dies at age 68

The late Kamarool Yusoff died on Wednesday (Aug 5) at Tanah Merah Hospital in Kelantan, Malaysia.

Claude Fable 5 AI finds a tiny formula that topples an 87-year-old math conjecture

A mathematician working at Anthropic says he used the AI model Claude Fable 5 to uncover a remarkably simple counterexample to the Jacobian conjecture, a famous problem that has resisted mathematicians for more than a century. The result shows that the conjecture is false in

Prudential shares tumble on report China will tax offshore insurance returns

Chinese mainland tax authorities have reportedly started levying personal income tax on returns from offshore insurance policies, the latest sign of greater scrutiny of offshore investments.

Kumamoto quake evacuees face inadequate conditions at some shelters

There is also concern that people may have no choice but to take shelter for a long time.

Hong Kong insurers' shares slump on report China to tax offshore insurance income

Chinese mainland tax authorities have reportedly started levying personal income tax on returns from offshore insurance policies, the latest sign of greater scrutiny of offshore investments.

Vance says El-Sayed has no 'constituency among the working class'

Vice President Vance on Wednesday said progressive Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s Democratic primary victory in Michigan was driven by affluent liberals rather than by working class voters. In an interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham a day after El-Sayed defeated Rep.

Former Bethesda lead artist is looking forward to Fallout 3's remaster because the game they released was '100% not what we intended, and it was very, very constrained'

"And you could only place so many lights."

Environmental disaster looms as tanker leaks off Oman

Oman is facing an impending environmental catastrophe as an alleged Russian shadow fleet tanker leaks oil across hundreds of square kilometres near a nature reserve, NGOs warn. The ship was rocked by explosions, a maritime security firm told AFP, but the cause of the blasts is

Asian stocks mostly down with tech firms back under pressure

New Zealand PM Luxon open to referendum on electoral system

Luxon’s remarks led to criticism from his coalition partners, who are already split on economic and minority issues.

Soccer-Infantino and FIFA present united front after crisis meeting over stake sale fallout

By Rohith Nair Aug 5 (Reuters) - FIFA apologised to its members for mistakes made over its abandoned proposal to sell commercial rights to the World Cup as the body's leadership reaffirmed its support for President Gianni Infantino after a crisis meeting in Morocco on

Hiroshima urges leaders to abolish nuclear weapons on 81st A-bomb anniversary

A moment of silence was observed at the exact time when the uranium bomb was dropped on Aug 6, 1945.

Senate’s summer pileup is threatening a quick recess escape

Republicans are discussing several options, including holding fresh votes related to the SAVE America Act.

Regal Cinemas CEO Eduardo Acuna Backs Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger, Says Antitrust Trial ‘Creates More Uncertainty and Distraction’

Regal Cinemas CEO Eduardo Acuna released a statement on Wednesday evening in support of the looming Paramount-Warner Bros. merger. “This year has been an important one for our industry. Attendance is up, younger audiences are coming out in numbers we haven’t seen in years, and

567-million-year-old fossils rewrite the dawn of animal life

A spectacular fossil site in Canada contains 567-million-year-old creatures that may represent some of the earliest animals to move, reproduce sexually, and develop recognizable body plans. The discovery pushes key evolutionary milestones back by up to 10 million years and

Elon Musk’s attempt at an AI Wikipedia hasn’t been updated in months

xAI's Grokipedia, an online encyclopedia with AI-generated articles that Elon Musk once promised would be a "massive improvement" over Wikipedia, apparently hasn't been updated since April 24th, according to a report from Lawfare. "As far as we can tell, no entry has changed in

Africa: African Mobility Fintech Moove Raises $250m At $2.1b Valuation

[Daba Finance] Moove raised $250 million in an investment round led by Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala, valuing the vehicle-financing and fleet-management company at $2.1 billion. Woven Capital, Toyota's growth fund, and Ion Pacific co-led the round. BlueCrest Capital

Selena Gomez Says Goodbye to Alex Russo After ‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’ Finale

The singer-actress says goodbye to her beloved character

Myanmar president visits Thailand on quest for legitimacy as Bangkok backs engagement

Thailand will be the fourth country Min Aung Hlaing has visited as president.

Strait of Hormuz ​fight continues to evolve with Iran-Oman talks

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Strait of Hormuz fight continues to evolve with Iran-Oman talks An emerging deal between Iran and Oman could lead to the biggest concession yet

Winner of Florida python hunting contest nabs 96 snakes: ‘I was on a mission’

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in the Everglades, and the challenge is part of initiative to remove them The winner of this year’s annual Florida Python Challenge hunted down and eliminated 96 invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades national park, as part of an

Africa: Africa Has Talent, but Needs Creative Businesses to Scale, Says Julius Kyazze

[Nile Post] Pan-African creative entrepreneur Julius Kyazze has called for increased investment in creative businesses, infrastructure and skills development, arguing that Africa's next major opportunity lies not only in producing world-class talent but also in building

Michigan House candidate says he left DSA to 'unite' district

Progressive House candidate Will Lawrence (D) said Wednesday that he allowed his Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) membership to lapse within the past month, explaining that he wanted to focus on uniting swing voters in Michigan’s battleground 7th District. “I’ve got a lot

What happens after GTA 6?

With the industry in flux, will Rockstar's big one create more chaos or calm things down? Probably neither.

Miniaturized laser technology paves the way for fundamental physics experiments in space

An international team of researchers has succeeded in producing atomic quantum gas mixtures with an unprecedented particle flux. In the journal Nature Communications, the scientists report on experiments conducted with the MAIUS-B apparatus, in which Bose–Einstein condensates

Banned from football at home, Afghan women's team reunite 8,000 miles away

Women in the team, which is recognised by Fifa, say football has given them freedom and independence.