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Not-so-brave new world: virtual taekwondo makes Asian Games debut

Taekwondo dates back more than 2,000 years, but on Friday at the Asian Games the Korean martial art stepped into a not-so-brave future where nobody gets hurt: virtual taekwondo.

Four-member crew docks at International Space Station

Four new crew members for the International Space Station docked Thursday at the orbiting laboratory where they will stay for approximately six months.

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Japan 'poop master' gives back to nature

When nature calls, Masana Izawa has followed the same routine for more than 50 years: heading out to the woods in Japan, dropping his pants and doing as bears do.

US Supreme Court to hear TikTok ban case

The US Supreme Court is to hear TikTok's appeal on Friday of a law that would force its Chinese owner to sell the wildly popular online video-sharing platform or shut it down.

AML Incubator Launches Compliance Solution for European MSBs and VASPs Facing MiCA Regulatory Challenges

AML Incubator (AMLI), a leading compliance consultancy, has introduced a new service package to assist European Money Service Businesses (MSBs) and Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) in establishing operations in Canada. The service is designed to help businesses manage complex regulatory challenges arising from the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation.

Japan startup hopeful ahead of second moon launch

Japanese startup ispace vowed its upcoming second unmanned Moon mission will be a success, saying Thursday that it learned from its failed attempt nearly two years ago.

Myanmar military adopts anti-junta fighters' drone tactics

A Myanmar military drone tracked a car carrying anti-junta forces as it drove through the contested village of Moe Bye. Moments after it parked near a house, the operator dropped an explosive.

IXOPAY & Riskified Announce Partnership to Boost Fraud Prevention and Enhance Enterprise Payment Orchestration

The partnership will help ecommerce customers securely expand their businesses by leveraging omnichannel payment orchestration with AI fraud detection

US astronauts upbeat seven months into eight-day mission

Two US astronauts who have been stuck for months on the International Space Station (ISS) said Wednesday they have plenty of food, are not facing a laundry crisis, and don't yet feel like castaways.

Extreme weather, suburban sprawl fuel LA's wildfires

A prolonged dry spell combined with strong winds has created the "perfect conditions" for Los Angeles wildfires to rage out of control, even though experts say it's too soon to pinpoint exactly how much climate change contributed.

Safe from looting, Damascus museum reopens a month after Assad's fall

Syrians returned on Wednesday to the national museum in Damascus, reopened for the first time since Islamist-led forces seized the capital and ousted president Bashar al-Assad.

Indonesia upholds iPhone 16 sales ban after Apple offers $1 bn investment

Indonesia on Wednesday upheld a ban on iPhone 16 sales despite Apple's $1 billion pledge to invest in the country after a negotiation deadlock, citing the company's failure to meet domestic market requirements.

OpenAI chief Sam Altman denies sister's sexual abuse accusations

Open AI CEO Sam Altman denied on Tuesday allegations from his sister Annie Altman, who has filed a complaint accusing him of childhood sexual abuse.

Iraqi archaeologists piece together ancient treasures ravaged by IS

A decade after jihadists ransacked Iraq's famed Nimrud site, archaeologists have been painstakingly putting together its ancient treasures, shattered into tens of thousands of tiny fragments.

Big Tech rolls out the red carpet for Trump

Tech leaders continue to fall in line around Donald Trump, with Facebook's announcement that it would end its US fact-checking program the latest victory for the president-elect and his billionaire advisor Elon Musk.

US company Firefly Aerospace to launch for Moon next week

US company Firefly Aerospace said Tuesday it is aiming to launch a lander to the Moon next week under an experimental NASA program that partners with the commercial sector to reduce costs.

Biotech Startups Get a Boost: ZAGENO and Hatch.Bio Labs Partner to Streamline Lab Operations

ZAGENO Forms a Strategic Partnership With Hatch.Bio Labs, a Premier Biotech Incubator

Mosquitoes with 'toxic' semen could stem disease spread: research

Genetically engineered mosquitoes with toxic semen could be a new weapon against tropical disease, Australian scientists said after trialling the novel pest control method.

NASA eyes SpaceX, Blue Origin to cut Mars rock retrieval costs

NASA announced Tuesday it may turn to Elon Musk's SpaceX or Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin to help reduce the soaring costs of returning Martian rocks collected by the Perseverance rover to Earth.

Microsoft announces $3 bn AI investment in India

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Tuesday said the company plans to invest $3 billion in India on artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud infrastructure over the next two years.

Graid Technology Unveils SupremeRAID(TM) AE: The AI Edition Designed for GPU-Driven AI Workloads

Unleash breakthrough AI performance with GPUDirect Storage (GDS) and intelligent data offload with SupremeRAID™ AE (AI Edition).

Bezos's Blue Origin poised for first orbital launch next week

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's company Blue Origin is poised to launch its first orbital rocket next week, marking a pivotal moment in the commercial space race currently dominated by Elon Musk's SpaceX.

Brazil says 2024 was its hottest year on record

Last year was Brazil's hottest on record, its weather agency said Friday, after a record-breaking drought and flooding in the South American country that climate experts have linked to global warming.

Breeding success: London zoo counts its animals one-by-one

With bunches of lettuce and bucketloads of nuts, London Zoo kicked off its annual animal count Friday, coaxing everything from goats to gorillas out of their enclosures for the celebrated stocktake.

UK's biggest dinosaur footprint site uncovered

British researchers have unearthed some 200 dinosaur footprints dating back 166 million years in a find believed to be biggest in the UK.

Secret lab developing UK's first quantum clock: defence ministry

A top-secret lab in the UK is developing the country's first quantum clock to help the British military boost intelligence and reconnaissance operations, the defence ministry said Thursday.

Musk flummoxes internet with 'Kekius Maximus' persona

Elon Musk adopted the moniker "Kekius Maximus" on X Tuesday, sparking speculation among his 210 million followers about his mysterious new handle that is a mash-up of an alt-right symbol, a memecoin, and the lead character of the movie "Gladiator."

Xi says China must apply 'more proactive' macroeconomic policies in 2025

President Xi Jinping said China will put in place "more proactive" macroeconomic policies next year, state media reported, as he addressed a top political advisory body on Tuesday.

Three dead as massive waves slam Peru, Ecuador and Chile

Three deaths have been blamed on large waves up to 13 feet (four meters) pummeling Ecuador, Chile and Peru, where nearly 100 ports have been closed because of the rough conditions.

One dead in Ecuador, Peru ports closed amid massive waves

One person died in Ecuador and ports closed across Peru as massive waves up to four meters (13 feet) high pummeled the region, officials said Saturday.

Trump asks US Supreme Court to pause law threatening TikTok ban

US President-elect Donald Trump filed a brief Friday urging the Supreme Court to pause a law that would ban TikTok the day before his January 20 inauguration if it is not sold by its Chinese owner ByteDance.

NASA probe makes closest ever pass by the Sun

NASA's pioneering Parker Solar Probe made history Tuesday, flying closer to the Sun than any other spacecraft with its heat shield exposed to scorching temperatures of more than 1,700 degrees Fahrenheit (930 degrees Celsius).

Saving the mysterious African manatee at Cameroon hotspot

Ever since his first hard-won sightings of African manatees, award-winning marine biologist Aristide Takoukam Kamla has been devoted to protecting the little known and atrisk aquatic mammals.

The real-life violence that inspired South Korea's 'Squid Game'

A factory turned into a battlefield, riot police armed with tasers and an activist who spent 100 days atop a chimney -- the unrest that inspired Netflix's most successful show ever has all the hallmarks of a TV drama.

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