SpaceX’s Starship explodes over Indian Ocean after 9th test flight failure
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Day: May 28, 2025
German court sets precedent on climate change liability but rejects Peruvian farmer’s claim
A German court on Monday rejected a Peruvian farmer’s landmark climate case demanding German energy giant RWE pay to protect his hometown from increased flood risk caused by a melting glacier. Although the court ruled against the farmer, it set a new …
Asian shares are mostly higher after S&P 500 rallies 2%
Asian shares have opened mostly higher after President Donald Trump’s decision to delay a 50% tariff on goods coming from the European Union sparked a rally on Wall Street.
Robot Industry Split Over That Humanoid Look
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Axios: Advanced robots don’t necessarily need to look like C3PO from “Star Wars” or George Jetson’s maid Rosie, despite all the hype over humanoids from Wall Street and Big Tech. In fact, some of the biggest ske…
Sultan Hassanal Of Brunei, World’s Longest-Reigning Living Monarch
Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, recuperating in a Kuala Lumpur hospital after being treated for “fatigue”, is the world’s longest-reigning living monarch.
Change mental health laws so officers can intervene when people pose risk to others, police tell Bondi Junction inquest
Acting deputy commissioner Mark Kelly tells coroner that Queensland’s existing Mental Health Act causes ‘confusion’Australia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne of Queensland’s most senior po…
US halts student visa processing amid expanded social media vetting
The US State Department has ordered a suspension of student visa processing as the Trump administration tightens social media screenings, an internal cable showed Tuesday. The move follows recent visa cancellations and a ban on Harvard admitting non-A…
‘Indian Forces Acted With Utmost Restraint’: MP Anand Sharma In Johannesburg
Congress MP Anand Sharma, as part of an all-party Indian parliamentary delegation led by NCP-SCP MP Supriya Sule, addressed the Indian community in Johannesburg on May 27, 2025.Sharma underscored India’s measured and targeted response to terrorism, highlighting that Indian forces acted with "utmost restraint" by focusing only on terrorist headquarters.He clarified that India’s actions were
Sources: Unacademy cofounder Gaurav Munjal is stepping down as CEO, as the company pivots to in-person coaching centers and its Duolingo-like learning app (Samidha Sharma/The Economic Times)
Samidha Sharma / The Economic Times:
Sources: Unacademy cofounder Gaurav Munjal is stepping down as CEO, as the company pivots to in-person coaching centers and its Duolingo-like learning app — Unacademy cofounder Gaurav Munjal is s…
Forever Type81 122 mm Multiple Rocket Launcher (MRL)
After nearly 40 years of service, the PLA still deploys the Type 81 122
mm Multiple Rocket Launcher (aka the Chinese BM-21 Grad) in fairly
numbers. They are found organic to artillery battalion / combined arms
brigade. Over the years, the BM-21 Grad has provided itself reliable in
various conflicts, the PLA command likely draw the same conclusion of
keep