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China Successfully Tests Rocket Recovery System, Catches Up With Falcon9
The Long March-10B carrier rocket, a reusable liquid-fueled commercial launch vehicle, stands approximately 63 meters tall with a diameter of five meters.
Australian Influencer Kidnapped Twice In One Day In Italy, Shares Terrifying Ordeal
An Australian woman holidaying alone in Sicily was kidnapped twice in a single night, first by a reckless driver and then by a security guard who offered her a lift, escaping both times by fleeing on foot.
Bill Gates Heir's Shopping App Took Credit For Sales It Didn't Drive
Phia registered fake clicks on retailers' websites, allowing it to replace another referrer's unique code with its own, according to separate testing by Edelman, Capital One Shopping and Bloomberg.
Mexican Immigrant Killed In ICE Shooting Was Not The Target: US
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was a homebuilder who had lived in the US for more than 35 years, had no criminal record and was close to finishing the process of obtaining legal status.
Opinion: Opinion | Satluj To Santosh To Padmaavat, How Getting Offended Became India's Favourite Hobby
There are three reasons why films based on real incidents or beloved myths depart from the truth
Gun With A Name, Bullets And A Waiver: Turkey's Unusual Gift To NATO Leaders
It was set in a wooden display box, lined in black, featuring Turkey's flag and the NATO logo as well as a placard inscribed "Gumusay, the first revolver-type handgun produced in our country" in Turkish and English.
Wildfires in southern Spain kill at least 11 amid soaring temperatures
At least four Britons believed to be among those who died attempting to flee blaze in heatwave-struck Almería regionAt least 11 people have been killed and 19 are unaccounted for after a fast-moving wildfire broke out in south-east Spain as the country endures its second heatwave of the summer.The regional government of Andalucía said the victims, four of whom are believed to be British, had died while trying to flee the flames near the village of Bédar in the Los Gallardos municipality of Almería. Continue reading...
EU accuses Meta of failing to tackle mental health risks of ‘addictive design’
Regulators say Facebook and Instagram features such as autoplay and infinite scroll contribute to ‘compulsive use’EU regulators have accused Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, of failing to tackle the risks of its “addictive design” on the physical and mental health of users.In an official charge sheet against Meta released on Friday, the European Commission said features such as video autoplay and infinite scroll, which provides an endless stream of content, “shift the brain into autopilot mode, contributing to unhealthy habits and compulsive use”. Continue reading...
More than half of voters view Nigel Farage and Reform UK as ‘very sleazy’ – UK politics live
The negative perception of the party and its leader has grown, according to a polling expertYouGov has published polling today suggesting that more than half of voters regard Nigel Farage as “very sleazy”. On this measure, he scores far worse than any of the other party leaders. Even 40% of Reform UK voters regard him as “sleazy”.Here are the figures. This chart shows the figures for parties, party leaders, and “British governments in general”. Continue reading...
Bayeux tapestry arrives on British shores for ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ exhibition
Crowd cheers as artwork depicting Norman conquest is unloaded at British Museum after cross-Channel voyageLike the man whose conquest of England almost a millennium ago it recounts, the Bayeux tapestry crossed the Channel in the dead of night, in as much secrecy as possible, landing on the country’s south coast early the following day.The artefact’s arrival on Friday marked the first time it has returned to England in nearly 1,000 years, and British Museum staff will begin to prepare it for exhibition during its year-long loan. Continue reading...
"US Bases Our Problem, Not Neighbours": Iranian Experts On Middle East Attacks
Professor Seyed Emamain, Founder of Governance and Policy Thinktank (GPTT), and Ali Salehian, Head of the International Department GPTT, spoke to NDTV about the mass uprising against Ali Khamenei's rule in January to mass support after his death.
Weather tracker: Typhoon leaves people stranded on rooftops in China
Eleven reported dead as flooding also brings danger of snakes, while buildings collapse in Mumbai amid heavy rain As the first typhoon to make landfall in China for the 2026 season, Maysak has caused devastating damage in southern and central regions. The Guangxi region received intense downpours of up to 280mm in 12 hours, causing rivers to swell and dam walls to break. By Monday morning, flooding across the city of Nanning and surrounding areas had resulted in many people being stranded on rooftops.Flood waters pose additional threats in China because of the presence of wild and farmed snakes. On Thursday local media reported that hundreds of snakes, including cobras, had escaped from flooded breeding farms. Typhoon Maysak also aided the development of two destructive tornados that swept across central China later on Monday evening. This occurred when warm air from the south, brought up by Typhoon Maysak, collided with cold air in the north. Continue reading...
Jul 10, 2026