Why Zendaya Botched Her Lines on First Day of ‘The Odyssey’ Filming: “My Mouth Was Just Frozen”

The actress plays Greek goddess Athena in filmmaker Christopher Nolan's latest film.

Nurse assistant arrested for self-administering propofol drug on first day at work in South Korea

Abusing propofol can trigger severe complications and even death.

France's Kylian Mbappé condemns 'despicable' Paraguayan senator over racist remarks

“Through your recklessness and your brazen racism, the entire world has already forgotten the journey and the historic effort that your players accomplished during this World Cup,” Mbappé wrote on X.

Trump expected to tell Turkey he is ready to restore access to F-35 jets, NYT reports

July 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to tell Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that he is prepared to allow the country to rejoin the F-35 stealth fighter program, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing four senior administration officials. The

The Dean Munich marks Irish hotel brand’s second opening in Germany

Located in Munich’s vibrant Westend neighbourhood, the design-led boutique hotel has 281 rooms, three bars, and a Japanese restaurant.

200,000 ‘untested, uncontrolled and unsafe’ condoms detected in Europe

The European Anti-Fraud Office uncovered a trafficking route used to distribute counterfeit condoms in Europe, putting the sexual health of thousands of Europeans at risk.

New biobased polymers exhibit excellent tensile properties beyond polyolefins

The research group of Professor Kotohiro Nomura, Tokyo Metropolitan University, in cooperation with the research groups of Senior Researcher Hiroshi Hirano and Director Seiji Higashi of the Osaka Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, and Associate Professor

Oil tanker hit by 'unknown projectile' in Strait of Hormuz, British military says

Iranian state television said a liquified natural gas tanker came under attack Tuesday in the Strait of Hormuz off Oman after ignoring warnings, implying Tehran carried out the assault on a tanker it said was carrying natural gas from Qatar.

China sentences official to death for taking $325m in bribes

The 69-year-old helped companies secure valuable contracts in exchange for money, a court heard.

Macron arrives in Syria for first post-Assad visit by western European leader

Macron will meet with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa at the presidential palace and “engage directly with diverse Syrian people,” his office said.

Newly discovered mineral named for researcher Tyler Spano

Tyler Spano's impact on the field of mineralogy is anything but small. So when a newly discovered mineral, modest in size but significant in meaning, was named spanoite in her honor, it became a fitting tribute to her contributions to the field.

Michael Cohen says he reconciled with Trump

President Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen on Monday said he and the president have reconciled after he turned on his former boss. Cohen joined John Catsimatidis and Rita Cosby for Friday’s "Cats & Cosby Show" on 77 WABC to talk about the president and said the

Poll: Majority of Maine voters would want Platner to drop out after another scandal

A new poll from Monday shows that a majority of Maine voters say they want Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) to drop out if another scandal surfaces. Wedgewood Polls found in its latest survey on the Maine Senate race that 75 percent of Maine voters would want Platner to drop

NATO to unveil big arms deals in Ankara before summit with Trump

By Andrew Gray ANKARA, July 7 (Reuters) - NATO leaders plan to unveil arms deals worth tens of billions of dollars in Ankara on Tuesday to show they are heeding U.S. calls to spend more to defend Europe before joining President Donald Trump for a summit. European governments

Iran fires missiles at commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz, Axios reports

By Enas Alashray and Mrinmay Dey July 6 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards fired at least two missiles at commercial ships transiting through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday night, Axios reported, citing two U.S. officials. Two commercial ships suffered significant damage

In Erdoğan's vision for NATO, Israel is seen as a threat to the alliance

Today's summit in Ankara highlights Erdoğan's push to force Middle East priorities onto NATO and leverage Israel's declining status to advance Turkey's strategic goals

BlackRock says the China AI play is stock-specific, not a regional trade

BlackRock Investment Institute laid out its views Monday on the AI bubble debate.

USA's Balogun has little impact as Belgium soars into World Cup quarterfinals against Spain

USA star forward Folarin Balogun, whose one-game red-card suspension was controversially lifted by FIFA, ultimately played a forgettable role in the 4-1 loss against Belgium. Earlier, Spain took out Portugal 1-0.

US eliminated from World Cup with loss to Belgium

The United States was eliminated from the World Cup on Monday night in Seattle with a 4-1 loss to Belgium, ending an improbable run by a team that had been at the center of controversy over a questionable call by a referee in its final days of competition. American star striker

Q&A: Harnessing climate investments to serve development goals

Climate pledges are designed to help countries reduce emissions and adapt to a changing climate, but the current iterations of these pledges place additional stresses on vulnerable nations, an international team of researchers co-led by University of Michigan Engineering and

Australia vows stronger ties with Solomon Islands amid China concerns

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said both nations have agreed to continue negotiations on a new comprehensive treaty.

Will Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing’s Laos visit pave his way back into the ASEAN family?

The trip is part of efforts to give the impression that Myanmar is no longer diplomatically isolated.

Myanmar bets on ancient temples, Buddhist pilgrimage sites to boost tourism

Myanmar authorities are bidding to revive an industry devastated since the 2021 coup plunged the country into civil war and international isolation.

How do you reconcile your lore-heavy, dark sci-fi MMO with mod tools that might let people get way too goofy? 'Everything's canon,' say the developers of EVE Frontier

"It's an easy thing to do when you build the answer to the question in the lore of the game."

How an interstellar comet sheds light on universe's 'cosmic noon'

Last year, an interstellar traveler entered our solar system. Some speculated that it was an alien spacecraft, but it turned out to be a comet, 3I/Atlas, and it provoked interest from astronomers and astrophysicists eager for insights into galaxies far, far away. Detailed

Zelensky to press Nato for air defence systems after intense Russian strikes

The Ukrainian president will use the Nato meeting in Turkey to argue he needs more interceptor missiles.

Graffiti artist scales Australian bridge tower, paints bird cartoon, disrupts traffic

SYDNEY, July 7 - A man scaled the 140-metre-high (460 foot) tower of a cantilever bridge in the Australian city of Melbourne on Tuesday and painted a giant cartoon bird on it, disrupting morning commuter traffic.

Graffiti artist accused of scaling Australian bridge tower and painting giant cartoon bird

The man demanded a peanut butter sandwich be delivered by drone before he would come down.

Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass Whip It Good at the Hollywood Bowl, Returning After 59 Years for a Great Sugar Rush of a Show: Concert Review

The Hollywood Bowl was by no means a lonely bowl Sunday night, as Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass returned to pack the storied venue for the first time in 59 years. The Brass’s Cahuenga Pass comeback came not a moment too soon, with the band leader proudly bragging about his

U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team Eliminated From World Cup Competition in Loss to Belgium

The U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team has been eliminated from World Cup competition in a hard 4-1 loss Monday evening to Belgium in the Round of 16 of the global soccer tournament. Belgium defeated the U.S. in a match held before a capacity crowd at Seattle Stadium. The game is

Efficient method for preparing pseudopregnant mice promotes laboratory animal welfare

In biomedical research using mouse models, preparing pseudopregnant recipient females is a standard step in embryo transfer protocols. Conventionally, this process requires technicians to select female mice showing clear signs of estrus. Because only a limited percentage of

What everyone gets wrong about the modern job search—and what actually works

Job searching has never been more accessible—or more confusing. Platforms like LinkedIn, Indeed and employer career pages let candidates submit applications with just a few clicks. What happens after they click "submit," however, has become fertile ground for misinformation.

Storms kill at least eight in central China as Typhoon Bavi looms offshore

AI system translates protein sequences into text, helping reveal functions of unknown proteins

In a paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers from Technion and Tel Aviv University present BetaDescribe, an AI system that translates protein sequences into natural-language descriptions, opening a new path toward understanding protein

Newly identified marine bacterial enzyme opens new route to building bioactive compound libraries

Many important medicines and agricultural compounds have origins in natural products made by microorganisms. One such compound is prodigiosin, a vivid red pigment produced by certain bacteria. Beyond its color, prodigiosin and related compounds known as prodiginines have

US leads international concern after China test-fires missile into Pacific

The test fire is the latest move in its rapid military modernisation.

Robert Pattinson Compares ‘The Odyssey’ Character to Jacob in ‘Twilight’

The actor plays the primary antagonist Antinous in Christopher Nolan's epic action-fantasy film.

Soil thickness controls landslide occurrence, study finds

Researchers at University of Tsukuba analyzed high-resolution topographic data from airborne LiDAR to examine the relationships among landslide area, depth, and slope gradient.

Why customers stick with troubled brands: Emotional attachment may override perceived risk

Strong emotional attachment to a brand may help explain why some consumers remain loyal even in the wake of negative publicity, according to research published in the International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets.

Fatal Typhoon Maysak floods burst dam wall in China

At least two have been killed by flooding due to Maysak, while another 480,000 have been evacuated across the southern Guangxi province.

Why some African nations are turning down Trump aid money

The Trump administration sees the aid as more transactional - but some say it is not a fair trade.

Resistance and revenge - Iran wanted to send a message with its farewell to Khamenei

Three days of public mourning in Tehran was a political spectacle Iran's leaders wanted the world to see, writes the BBC's international correspondent Lyse Doucet.

LISTEN: ‘Minions and Monsters’ Has Tepid U.S. Opening as ‘Young Washington’ Impresses; Why Comcast’s Sky is Buying ITV

Variety’s Rebecca Rubin breaks down a muted July 4th holiday weekend at the box office with a tepid U.S. opening for Universal and Illumination’s “Minions and Monsters” but a solid turnout for indie Angel Studios’ “Young Washington.” And Variety‘s K.J. Yossman explains why

What does China’s long-range missile test in the South Pacific mean for Australia? | David Vallance

The timing – on the day the Ocean of Peace Alliance treaty was signed with Fiji – reads as provocation at best, coercion at worst Chinese government tells critics not to ‘overinterpret’ missile test in Pacific as criticism grows At 12.01pm on Monday , a People’s Liberation Army

Wasted pumpkin peel can keep your food fresh

Researchers at Kyushu University have developed a new food preservation solution. Using pumpkin peel as a raw material, they synthesized a nanomaterial for food packaging that slows the deterioration of fruit and other produce while reducing transport damage. The findings were