A company drilling for natural gas off the coast of northern Israel discovered a 3,300-year-old ship and its cargo, one of the oldest known examples of a ship sailing far from land, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Thursday.
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A French-Chinese telescope satellite will blast off this weekend on a mission to hunt down gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the universe.
Leading Chinese film studio, Alibaba Pictures has announced a slate of seven tentpole movies that it hopes will reinvigorate the mainland China box office. The titles straddle martial arts, drama, history, sci-fi and comedy and are presented as the first elements of the
Justin Timberlake's lawyer has released a statement about the singer's DWI arrest and claims there's a lot more to come out about the incident.
A booming online marketplace in shipping small but potent packages of the chemicals used in the production of fentanyl from China to Mexico remains largely unhindered.
Kuwait has announced temporary power cuts in some parts of the country during peak consumption hours, saying it is struggling to meet increased demand spurred by extreme summer heat. In a statement on Wednesday, Kuwait's Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy said
What do you get when you cross Norse mythology with a 78-million-year-old ancestor to the Triceratops? Answer: Lokiceratops rangiformis, a plant-eating dinosaur with a very fancy set of horns.
"For 23 years, chef Angel Jimenez has drawn barbecue pork devotees to the South Bronx. This summer, the party is heating up again."
Variety and Sportico have announced additional programming for the second annual co-branded Sports & Entertainment Summit presented by City National Bank on July 12 in Los Angeles. Newly added speakers include UCLA QB and two-time NIL athlete of the year Chase Griffin, 2024
The Swiss National Bank cut interest rates for a second time running in response to predictions of cooling inflation. The country’s key banking and financial services sector has been under pressure recently from the rising dominance of other financial hubs such as Hong Kong,
Ethiopia is preparing to fill the reservoir of its Nile Dam for a fifth time, amid Egyptian fears that this would have a disastrous effect on water supply
Ian McKellen will not perform in the final three shows of the West End run of “Player Kings” after suffering a fall on Monday. “Player Kings” announced on social media on Thursday that David Semark would take over McKellen’s role for its final performances in London. However,
The U.S. delegation gave the Dalai Lama a framed copy of the Resolve Tibet Act that was passed by Congress last week and represents a shift in U.S. policy toward Tibet.
A post-election push for new members sees the rival groups neck and neck in the race to become the third biggest force in the hemicycle.
New York Times political correspondent Maggie Haberman weighed in on the upcoming debate between former President Trump and President Biden, noting that Trump knew he interrupted Biden “too much” in the first 2020 debate. Haberman spoke to CNN’s Anderson Cooper Wednesday night
He told lawmakers at a confirmation hearing that IT is not left-wing or right-wing.
The Bank of England kept the Bank Rate at 5.25% in June, with two MPC members favouring a 0.25% cut. Inflation rate hit the 2% target in May, yet policymakers continue to advise caution to interest rate cuts.
Despite being close to securing the necessary majority for an agreement on the child sexual abuse material regulation, the vote has been postponed as significant disagreements remain.
Iran condemned Canada's listing of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization as "unwise and unconventional", following the US in 2019
A controversial bill that would have allowed developers to build on archaeological sites in some environmentally sensitive coastal areas was overhauled on June 19.
We must better understand how manmade chemicals enter our bodies and what happens when they do — not just to us, but to our unborn and not-yet-conceived children.
Former President Trump said many controversial things in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017, but it was something he told then-Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rosselló about nuclear war while touring storm damage that stunned Rosselló. In a new memoir due out Tuesday, Rosselló
I'll believe it when I'm actively playing it, and maybe not even then.
An invasive, shelled creature was spotted in a popular Georgia lake, as experts warn the public of potential environmental and health risks.
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The official start of summer is around the corner. Parts of the West have already experienced triple-digit heat and wildfires.
Campaigners hail judgment that planning approval bodies must consider full ongoing climate impact The climate impact of burning coal, oil and gas must be taken into account when deciding whether to approve projects, the supreme court in London has ruled. The landmark judgment ,
While early benchmarks seem disappointing for Arm-based Windows laptops, it looks like there are plenty of playable games at launch.
The Philippines says its soldiers were attacked with swords, spears and knives in the South China Sea.
It keeps the central bank's key rate at a 16-year high of 5.25%, where it has been held since August 2023.
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Aziz Dweik, 77, was re-arrested less than a week after photos of him looking frail following his release circulated online.
Katrin Göring-Eckardt said her post which praised the team's diversity was badly phrased.
Friends and family continue to search for missing hajj pilgrims as the death toll at the annual rituals carried out in scorching heat, surged pass 1000.
Friends and family continue to search for missing hajj pilgrims as the death toll at the annual rituals carried out in scorching heat, surged pass 1000.
Russia and Vietnam have been close allies since the Cold War era, but Hanoi in recent years has cultivated warmer relations with the United States.