North Korea’s 11th Army Corps made its first major push into battle last weekend in Ukraine’s Kursk Oblast, but was met with heavy Ukrainian firepower. The assault ended in defeat for all but one of the waves, resulting in an estimated 200 North Korean casualties out of a total force of around 12,000. The successful … Read more
Paris St-Germain goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was injured during their 4-2 win against Monaco in Ligue 1. He suffered a facial injury, requiring 10 staples to close the wounds, after being caught by Monaco defender Wilfried Singo’s boot. The incident occurred early in the match and Singo escaped punishment despite the challenge being deemed reckless. PSG … Read more
A devastating magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Vanuatu’s capital, Port Vila, on Tuesday, leaving residents without water and hundreds trapped in rubble. The disaster has claimed at least 14 confirmed deaths, with the number expected to rise as rescue efforts continue. The quake destroyed two large reservoirs serving the capital, crippling the country’s water supply. Residents … Read more
Apple’s latest iPhone 16 models are underperforming in sales compared to last year’s versions, despite the company releasing new artificial intelligence (AI) features. A Wall Street analyst, Samik Chatterjee of JPMorgan, attributed the lower sales to low consumer awareness about Apple Intelligence. Chatterjee noted that a survey from Wave7 Research found that 67% of carrier … Read more
Macao’s once-thriving democracy movement is all but over, with protests from 2014 now just a memory. The city, which marked its 25th anniversary of handover to China this week, has become increasingly docile and obedient under Beijing’s strict measures. Pro-democracy activists like Au Kam-san, who became one of Macao’s longest-serving legislators after the 1989 Tiananmen … Read more
Merck (MSD outside of the US and Canada) has entered into an exclusive global license agreement with Chinese biopharmaceutical company Hansoh Pharma for its investigational oral GLP-1 receptor agonist, HS-10535. The deal grants Merck rights to develop, manufacture, and commercialize the compound, while Hansoh Pharma will receive an upfront payment of $112 million and up … Read more
The US Defense Department has released its annual report on China’s military and security developments, highlighting several key areas of focus. The report notes a rise in corruption within the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), with efforts to curb it, and how this might affect China’s ambitions. According to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security … Read more
The number of extra bedrooms in US homes has reached a record high, according to a report from Realtor.com. Over the past 40 years, the number of extra bedrooms has increased seven-fold, reaching 31.9 million last year. This surge comes as household size has declined, with the average number of people per household decreasing from … Read more
A recent analysis by Realtor.com reveals that the number of homes with “extra” bedrooms in the US has reached a record high, with 31.9 million such rooms found nationwide. This represents a significant increase from 1980, when there were just 7 million extra bedrooms. The trend is driven by smaller households and aging Baby Boomers … Read more
A routine image captured by Google Street View helped Spanish authorities solve a missing-person case. The image, taken from northern Spain, shows a man loading a white bag into a car trunk. National Police said the image was one of the clues that led to the arrest of two people suspected of being involved in … Read more