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Aiming for prestigious Chinese figures like Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy is setting off a high-stakes diplomatic trip to China. The two-day tour addressing significant issues such Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine, human rights abuses, and more general geopolitical challenges is seen as a vital event for both nations aiming to …

Just 23 years old, British mountaineer Adriana Brownlee has set an incredible mark by being the youngest female to ascend all 14 of the highest mountains in the world. Brownlee is now, however, expressing concerns on the growing number of inexperienced climbers attempting difficult ascents in line with the historic success earlier this month. She is arguing for tougher regulations …

Rising to be the richest person on Earth and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk has become one of the biggest donors in the current U.S. election cycle having paid more than $70 million to help Donald Trump and other Republicans in assuring success in the 2024 elections. Made public this week with campaign finance declarations, Musk’s notable financial …

A rare fungus known to turn spiders into ‘zombies’ has been found in Scotland’s rainforest. The fungus is known as Gibellula, and it is a part of the Cordyceps family. Which is famous from the video game and TV series The Last of Us. Once this fungus infects a spider, it takes control of its body feeding on it from …

Britain will close its final coal-fired power station on Monday, therefore marking the end of an era for the nation launching the Industrial Revolution. Running on coal for more than 50 years, the Ratcliffe-on- Soar power station in central England will close at midnight. 142 years of coal-powered electricity generated in the United Kingdom comes to an end with this …

Over their attitude on abortion, Vice President Kamala Harris attacked Donald Trump and the Republican Party fiercely in an impassioned address given in Atlanta, Georgia on Friday. Harris called Trump and his supporters “hypocrites,” charging them of violating women’s rights and bringing terrible results from tight abortion restrictions. Her comments coincided with the first voters starting to cast their ballots …

As Vietnam gets ready to install ten new underwater cables by 2030, the United States is pushing Vietnam to rethink interacting with Chinese companies, especially HMN Technologies. This initiative coincides with mounting worries about Chinese companies’ participation in worldwide infrastructure projects, which the United States considers to pose a possible threat to its geopolitical and technological interests. Expanding internet connections …

About thirty eminent people, including Nobel Prize laureates Denis Mukwege and Wole Soyinka, made a fervent and urgent appeal on Sunday for the release of Niger’s former president, Mohamed Bazoum, who has been under detention since a military takeover of his administration in July 2023. Published in the French daily *Le Monde*, their appeal sought to have Bazoum and his …

Australia is likely to be among the first countries in the world to implement a minimum age limit for children accessing social media, citing growing worries about the deleterious impacts of the medium on young people’s mental and physical health.  The measure has sparked a national debate as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s government advances with an age verification experiment before …

Choosing which of the “best” buffet restaurants in Asia is not a simple chore. The great and varied gastronomic scene of the continent means that based on personal tastes, dietary needs, and financial condition what makes the ideal eating experience vary.  Asia provides some of the most lavish and varied buffet choices available worldwide; each one presents a unique mix …