From increasing police patrols near schools to using sport as an outlet for youths’ energy, Indonesian authorities are taking action after recent brawls that claimed young lives.
A deeper transformation of Japan’s work culture is essential to address falling birth rates, says political scientist Yasuo Takao.
Asia’s pragmatism does not automatically mean it will side with power rather than principle, says Tan See Seng from the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies.
The sense of chaos that characterised the start of the Prabowo administration has abated, says Bloomberg Opinion's Daniel Moss.
Spurred on by a desire to document his encounters and surroundings, the Brazilian photographer captured the realities of marginalized people around the world.
Sometimes you just gotta walk away. And this might be one of those times. Earlier this month, Gearbox co-founder and CEO Randy Pitchford replied to someone on social media about the studio’s next game, Borderlands 4 , possibly receiving an $80 price tag. He said it wasn’t his
SEOUL - Russia's Vice Minister of Internal Affairs Vitaly Shulika and Ri Song Chol, North Korea's vice minister of public security, held a meeting to discuss expanding cooperation and exchange, state media reported on Thursday.
Nvidia reported solid first quarter earnings on Wednesday, providing some relief to anxious investors who have come to see the world’s leading chip supplier as a bellwether for the overall tech industry.
Tina Piña Trachtenburg is set on finding the culprits behind a recent surge in pigeon disappearances throughout the city.
You can explore a 24km portion of the deep desert without worrying about fighting other players.
AI chip demand lifts Nvidia's revenues and profits, despite turmoil in global trade.
A new international study led by Helmholtz Munich and the University of Rostock reveals that emissions from modern gasoline cars—despite meeting the currently strictest European emission standards EURO 6d—can become significantly more harmful after being released into the
For many people, "plastic pollution" calls to mind pictures of turtles and other marine life drowning in single-use plastic bottles and discarded fishing nets. My own research looks at how the same story is playing out on land.
The artist challenges the expectation that continual creation and a predetermined morbid fate are contradictory.
The new game from former Rockstar producer Leslie Benzies is out in less than two weeks.
Peacock has revealed the Season 3 cast of “House of Villains,” which is set to premiere in early 2026. The competition series — which has moved from cable channel E! to the streamer Peacock — features reality TV stars of villainous stripes. Joel McHale will again host 11
The Louisiana House Health and Welfare Committee voted 4-11 to defeat a proposal to ban fluoride in public water systems, with the GOP-controlled state Senate having previously voted 24-10 to advance the measure.
Nvidia posted strong quarterly earnings Wednesday, beating Wall Street’s expectations despite new export controls imposed by the Trump administration limiting the sale of some of its advanced chips to China. The powerhouse chipmaker, which is central to the artificial
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s leading open-TV network TV Globo will launch July 6 “Aberto ao Publico,” a comedy show with four episodes airing on four consecutive Sundays nights, Amauri Soares, the exec director of TV Globo and Estudios Globo, told Variety. Comedian
The acronym, which stands for "Trump Always Chickens Out" has reportedly been coined by traders on Wall Street.
Even as the war in Ukraine grinds on, some multinational companies are quietly positioning themselves for a thaw in relations with Russia. Many of those who rushed to divest from the country, selling off assets after the full-scale invasion in 2022, may now be reassessing their
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This rings true : “Elon Musk is less like Tony Stark and more like Michael Scott.” The future he’s selling us is Stark Industries but what we’re getting is Dunder Mifflin.
A Harvard University scientist detained by immigration authorities for over three months was granted bail by a federal judge Wednesday in a rebuke to the Trump administration. U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss ruled that Kseniia Petrova’s detention and the revocation of her
The Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU) decided to maintain the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 9.25%, the Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) and BCU President Guillermo Tolosa announced. This unanimous decision seeks to strengthen the contractionary bias of monetary policy to continue
Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Kennedy takes on ‘conflicts of interest’ in medical journals Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to prohibit government scientists from
Remember back in the ‘90s when Furby brought delight and horror to people of all ages? In Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, Swann keeps a little cryptid toy called Moth Girl, a parody of Moth Girl that’s just as cute and terrifying, with antlers below her antennae and moth wings for
Minutes from the May meeting of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate-setting committee show stagflationary risk to the economy as a result of new White House trade policies and higher projections for unemployment through the next couple of years. Fed bankers weighed in with
Tory Lanez's prison attack was caught on CCTV with the footage of the rapper being stabbed 14 times leaked to the media and public.
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s Fernanda Torres, a Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominee for “I’m Still Here,” will star in and has written the screenplay of “Os Corretores,” a feature from Brazilian production powerhouse Conspiraçao that is scheduled to go into production
State Assembly member Zohran Mamdani (D) has surged into a clear second place in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, though he still trails former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), a new poll found. The Emerson College Polling/PIX11/The Hill survey showed Cuomo leading
🖊️ Plus: Trump on pardoning spree {beacon} NEW POLLING DATA and 2024 election analyses underscore the difficulties the Democratic Party faces as it seeks a new identity during President Trump’s second term in office. The numbers are stark: • A new survey from The
I hope all of you are ready for a lot of PS4, PS5, and Xbox ports arriving on Switch 2 over the next few months, because that seems to be our future. For folks who primarily play on Switch and soon Switch 2, it will be a chance to play a lot of great games that were too much
Nvidia ( NVDA ) continues to go beyond expectations — even if things are a little more complicated this time around. Its strong first-quarter headline numbers show that Nvidia’s AI thesis is as strong as ever and that its margins remain elite, despite facing significant
President Trump on Wednesday took a slew of clemency actions, including pardoning former Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.) and commuting the sentence of a former Chicago gang leader. Trump granted a full pardon to Grimm, a White House official confirmed. The former congressman
In late 2020, a female coastal wolf collared for a study on predation patterns unexpectedly died in southeastern Alaska.
Few game franchises can match the pedigree of Final Fantasy, but one that arguably comes close is the long-running trading card game Magic: the Gathering. Much like FF, Wizards of the Coast’s TCG has been around for decades, bringing in new players regularly and exciting
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed a bill Tuesday requiring app stores, such as those run by Apple and Google, to verify user ages amid a push to ramp up protections for children online. The Lone Star State is the second to pass a law putting the responsibility of age
Pope Leo XIV reiterated his call for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the release of all hostages and for leaders on both sides of the war to “fully” respect international humanitarian law. “From #Gaza, the cries of parents rise to heaven ever more intensely as they clutch the
Last month, Dream, Ivory announced their new album When You Come Back I Have So Much To Tell You . So far the dream-pop duo has unveiled “ Bullet Train ,” “ Lost Angeles ,” “ At Zero ,” and “ Solar Eclipse ,” and now they’re back with the breezy tune “All Good.”
Brazil's Azul Airlines, the country’s third-largest carrier, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a New York court on Tuesday to restructure R$ 31.35 billion (US$ 5.56 billion) in debt. The filing follows a 50.3% debt increase in Q1 2025, driven by currency volatility,
Fava beans are a promising plant-based protein source, but many find their flavor unpleasant. A study conducted at the University of Helsinki investigated the root causes of the flavor issues to help develop solutions for improving the taste of fava beans.
One fungus, two species, millions of dead bats: A study published in the journal Nature has analyzed 5,000 samples of a fungus that is responsible for the largest recorded pathogen-caused mortality in mammals. An international team of researchers, led by a doctoral candidate at
Michigan’s Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer has spent the last month cozying up to Donald Trump—but the president is still considering pardoning her attempted kidnappers. During a press conference Wednesday, Trump was asked whether he’d considered pardoning the nine men
Scientists have identified a new pod of ancient hunter-gatherers who lived near the land bridge between North America and South America about 6,000 years ago.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court suspended a Dane County judge for her actions in 2021, when she attempted to arrest a hospitalized defendant herself after he didn't show up for trial. The state Supreme Court ordered the seven-day suspension of Ellen Berz after a judicial conduct
A judge has ordered Harvard University researcher Kseniia Petrova to be released from custody after she was detained for allegedly smuggling frog embryos into the country. "We are gratified that today’s hearing gave us the opportunity to present clear and convincing evidence
Jackie Chan participated in a BuzzFeed video interview ahead of the release of “Karate Kid: Legends” and was asked to rank the “Rush Hour” film trilogy in order from his favorite to least favorite entry. Headlined by Chan and Chris Tucker, the “Rush Hour” movies remain some of
China on Thursday launched a space probe on the country's first mission to retrieve samples from an asteroid and bring them home for research, the Xinhua state news agency reported.
