China lures foreign patients with cutting-edge, cheap medical care

China is pushing to reshape its image from a manufacturing hub to a provider of high-value services.

Air India crash report delayed due to unfinished engine examination

Rights groups in Indonesia decry light sentences in activist acid attack case

Four soldiers to up to three years in prison for their roles in an acid attack.

Australia’s social media ban is floundering. Can it still help younger kids?

Some parents think the ban will be more helpful for younger kids who are not yet on social media.

Thailand, Malaysia clash over seafood trade curbs

Thailand said it may raise the issue at the World Trade Organization.

Twenty-two countries tell Iran to stop attacks 'on our soil'

Twenty-two countries including the United States and European nations jointly warned Iran on Thursday to stop attacking people "on our soil". Iran's security services were condemned for their "deplorable" use of international and local criminal gangs for plots in Europe, North

Iran's World Cup super fans excited for football despite the war

Between them, Reza Mansoor and Mostafa Pourmand have attended 11 World Cups to cheer on their beloved Iran, and even a war between their team and host nation the United States is not going to stop them this time. In fact, these two self-declared "super fans" want nothing more

Virtual future selves improve students' planning and motivation, with gains seen after six months

Future-oriented thinking is a cornerstone of healthy decision-making, academic success and mental well-being. Yet many people struggle to act in ways that benefit their future selves, often prioritizing immediate rewards over long-term gains. A new study published in the

BIGBANG Announce 31-Show World Stadium Tour

The group's upcoming tour brings G-Dragon, Taeyang, and Daesung together across Asia, North America, Europe, and Australia for their 20th anniversary

Republicans dominate Democrats to extend Congressional baseball winning streak

Republican lawmakers continued their dominance in the annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity on Wednesday night at Nationals Park, topping the Democrats and extending the club's winning streak to six consecutive seasons. Behind a complete game performance that included

India turns to military to beef up security after exam scandals

India will deploy the Indian Air Force for the first time ever to transport question papers.

Shares retreat as techs extend losses, US strikes on Iran lift oil

Preschoolers whose parents received coaching had fewer conduct problems, higher cognitive skills in middle school

Children of parents who received coaching and support materials in preschool had fewer conduct problems in middle school and higher levels of academic skills more than seven years later, according to a new study by an interdisciplinary team of Penn State researchers.

NASA head defends all-male crew for Artemis, space program named after Greek goddess

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on Wednesday defended the decision to use an all-male crew for the approaching Artemis III mission. “I have seen reactions ranging from disappointment to outrage,” Isaacman wrote in a post on X, in response to complaints about the mission

Butter or margarine? A food scientist describes how subtle chemical deviations can affect your baked goods

My mother loves butter. It is the primary fat I ate growing up. She smeared it on any kind of bread, potatoes, nut rolls or coffeecake. She baked with it exclusively.

Air India crash report delayed due to unfinished engine examination, Bloomberg News reports

Indian investigators likely to issue status report this week on reasons behind delay, Bloomberg says.

Trump names ally Brian Johnson to be CFPB’s newest permanent director, awaits Senate confirmation

Since leaving the CFPB in 2020, Johnson worked at Patomak Global Partners and was most recently a senior executive at the credit card giant Capital One.

Xbox speedruns 'we're so back' to 'it's so over' pipeline at a speed previously thought impossible

More layoffs are on the way, framed as a "reset" for a brighter future.

Knicks Fans Think Trump Cursed the Team. So They Burned Sage and Protested the Barricades Outside MSG

At 3 p.m. on Wednesday, just hours before Game 4 of the Knicks vs. Spurs NBA Finals, several New Yorkers were spotted outside Madison Square Garden cleansing the air with copal and sage to manifest better luck for their hometown team. “We’re saging the Madison!” said Deisy, a

New iron–scandium catalyst extends carbon nanotube growth at high temperatures

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are among the most promising nanomaterials for future technologies because of their exceptional mechanical strength, electrical conductivity and thermal performance. However, translating these remarkable properties into practical products depends on the

Yamada Takayuki Stars in Australia–Japan Supernatural Romance ‘Tanabata: The Evening of the Seventh’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Australian production company Titantale Film is mid-shoot on “Tanabata: The Evening of the Seventh,” a supernatural romance drama starring Japanese actor Yamada Takayuki. The project, fully funded out of Australia with production service partners in Japan, spans three

Thousands march in Pakistan-administered Kashmir as clashes kill at least 15

An uneasy silence has blanketed the capital, with empty streets, closed shops and patrolling police.

Tehran targets US Gulf bases after American forces launch new strikes on Iran

US Central Command said its latest airstrikes were responding to "unwarranted and continued aggression" from Iran.

Taylor Swift and Haim Sisters Sport ‘Stevie Knicks’ Shirts at Knicks Final Game

The star attended Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday

Research examines how corporate workforce messaging shapes recruiting

When the Securities and Exchange Commission updated Regulation S-K in 2020 to require public companies to disclose more information about human capital in annual filings, the rule was designed primarily with investors in mind. New research from the University of Miami Patti and

Taylor Swift Attends NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden to Support the Knicks

Following her surprise performance at last night’s “Toy Story 5” premiere in Los Angeles, Taylor Swift has made it all the way to Madison Square Garden in New York City on Wednesday in time to watch the New York Knicks face off against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3 of the NBA

Silo is the perfect Severance replacement, and it releases on Apple TV in 3 weeks

Silo, an adaptation of Hugh Howey's Wool books, offers Apple TV subscribers more sci-fi mystery

Lawmakers once saw Bill Gates as a benevolent innovator. After Epstein, they aren’t sure.

Members left their interview with the Microsoft founder and philanthropist conflicted about his legacy.

JioHotstar’s Tadka Indian Microdrama Platform Reaches 100 Million Users

Tadka, the microdrama platform within leading Indian streamer JioHotstar, has crossed 100 million users, establishing premium short-form content as a mainstream entertainment category in India. Since launch, daily watch time per viewer on Tadka has grown fivefold, reflecting

Taiwan says its sovereignty cannot be ‘violated’, as China ends coast guard patrol

Taiwan's coast guard said Beijing does not hold jurisdiction in the waters it patrolled.

Taiwan says its sovereignty cannot be 'violated', as China ends coast guard patrol

TAIPEI, June 11 - Taiwan's maritime sovereignty cannot be \"violated\" by Chinese efforts to create a false impression of jurisdiction, the island's coast guard said after China ended a patrol off its eastern shores.

Where humpbacks gather near Tokyo's remote islands could reshape whale watching and conservation

Humpback whales are one of the most popular species for whale watching. Since they are active close to the water's surface, groups of whale watchers can often see them breaching and diving during breeding periods. One popular whale watching destination is the Ogasawara

Trump says he may not renew USMCA with Mexico and Canada

President Trump on Wednesday said he may not renew the free trade agreement between the U.S., Canada and Mexico six years after he implemented it in his first term to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). “Well, I’m not looking to renew it,” Trump told

Silver nanoparticles pave the way for precise DNA cutting and joining

DNA is composed of long chains that act as the blueprint for living organisms. In genetic engineering, scientists cut DNA at specific sites and join the resulting fragments to other DNA sequences, enabling applications such as advanced crop breeding, treatment of genetic

Bluesky is getting ‘communities’

Bluesky will be getting "communities," which will function as smaller spaces where you can "go deeper and hang out with people who care about the same stuff" sometime this year, according to head of product Alex Benzer. They will be built on the decentralized AT Protocol that

Your dad's favorite TV show might become a videogame

The "Sheridanverse" is expanding into games.

Trump says he 'loves the inflation' as US prices rise at fastest rate in three years

Consumers are increasingly feeling the strain of the US-Israel war in Iran.

US military says none of its warships struck in Strait of Hormuz

June 10 (Reuters) - No U.S. warships have been struck in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. military said on Wednesday, after Iran's state media said initial reports indicated U.S. ships near the strait were targeted by missile and drones launched by Iranian armed forces.

Canada's 'AI for All' strategy has ambitious growth targets, but it falls short on workers and the environment

Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled Canada's AI for All strategy on June 4, committing more than $2 billion in new spending and targeting $200 billion in additional GDP growth and 250,000 new jobs by 2031.

Watch: Historic US-Canada border library gets new Quebec-only entrance

The Trump administration in 2025 paused the use of the famous Haskell Library's main entrance on the US side, which had been used by both countries for decades.

Microsoft doesn't know what to do about the memory pricing crisis Microsoft is causing

It's astonishing how much expectations are being lowered for the next Xbox.

Annual global migration has nearly tripled since 2000, reshaping where and how people move

Global migration has risen sharply from approximately 13 million people per year in 2000 to around 35 million people per year in 2023. This is according to a new dataset on human migration published in Nature by researchers from the London School of Economics and Political

NASA's CloudCube pioneers miniaturized radar to study clouds, precipitation

A compact, multifrequency radar built by a team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory will make it easier to collect information about dynamic cloud systems. Called CloudCube, this new instrument simultaneously probes the atmosphere with three radar signals, spanning 36 to 240

‘Stop! That! Train!’ Review: RuPaul Presides Over an Irreverent, Appealing Disaster-Movie Parody

The tale of two heroic stewardesses who team up with RuPaul Charles, the President of the United States, to stop a train on a collision course with a once-a-century weather event, “Stop! That! Train!” is billed as a “true story” where every scene unfolds “exactly as it happened

Global rice production has nearly doubled over 50 years despite climate change

Global rice production nearly doubled between the 1960s and the 2010s, despite the negative impacts of climate change, according to a new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The study found that management decisions—including expanded irrigation and

Impact in Iran after Trump orders more strikes

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Impact in Iran after Trump orders more strikes The U.S. military launched another round of strikes Wednesday evening against Iran, less than an hour

P53's five-hour rhythm may let resonance target gene networks on command

Can networks of genes be stimulated using resonance? Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute are investigating whether the protein p53, which activates a range of different genes, can be induced to communicate with the body's cells "on command." Perhaps resonance is the key to

Study shows gains in preschoolers' executive function with additional teacher training

Research shows that when preschool teachers participate in professional learning workshops and ongoing coaching with experienced early childhood educators, students improve their language and literacy skills, as well as their social-emotional development.

Framework delays its first Laptop 13 Pro shipments by a month

The Framework Laptop 13 Pro is delayed. The new 13-inch Framework flagship was set to launch in June, but shipments from the first batch are now expected in July - and there's still a chance some shipments could slip to early August. If you're not in the first batch, your

Schumer: 'Trumpflation is getting worse and worse'

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) slammed the Trump administration over rising inflation rates, following new data released by the Labor Department. The Department reported on Wednesday that the consumer price index (CPI) has increased by 4.2 percent over the last