Beyoncé wins first Emmy, for ‘Beyoncé Bowl’ halftime show
Beyoncé has added an Emmy to her collection of 35 Grammys.
Day: August 13, 2025
China’s crackdown on lavish civil servant perks will ‘harm’ the economy, experts warn
Updated regulations ban the country’s 40 million civil servants from lavish banquets, and restrict them from overseas travel for ‘personal leisure’Adjacent to a municipal government building in Beijing, a normally bustling restaurant is now eerily quie…
Vegas funeral home which smelled of ‘death’ shut down after failing to cremate bodies
Owner ofMcDermott’s Funeral Home and Creation Services says delays were because of slow county bureaucracy, not neglect
India ‘A Bit Recalcitrant’, Says U.S. Treasury Secretary On Trade Talks Amid Trump’s Tariff Concerns
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has described India as "a bit recalcitrant" in ongoing trade negotiations with the United States.This characterisation came just days after President Donald Trump announced an additional 25% tariff on imports from India, raising the total tariff to 50%. The tariff hike is a response to India’s continued purchase of Russian oil, which the US administration
Israel says it killed militants posing as Gaza aid workers
US-based World Central Kitchen confirmed that the men and vehicle were not affiliated with it. CREDIT: IDF/X
Appeals court allows DOGE access to sensitive data at several agencies
A federal appeals court allowed teams affiliated with DOGE to gain access to potentially sensitive data on millions of Americans, overruling a lower court.
Six Convicted in 2017 Fire That Killed 41 Girls in Guatemala Group Home
The girls were locked in a classroom in a government-run group home for at-risk youth. The officials were charged with child abuse, dereliction of duty, manslaughter and other counts.
Residents in Alaska’s capital urged to evacuate over flooding threat from melting glacier
Forecasted flooding could break a record, which was set when the Mendenhall River crested at 15.99 feet in August 2024
India Accelerates Nuclear Expansion With Ambitious 100 GW Target And Plans To Roll Out SMRs In Remote Areas
India is advancing an ambitious agenda to dramatically expand its nuclear power sector by 2047, setting a goal to reach 100GW capacity. Central to this vision is the deployment of both new large-scale reactors and innovative small modular reactors (SMRs) aimed at decarbonising a nation experiencing continuously rising energy demand but committed to its net-zero emissions goal by 2070.As of August
1Kosmos, which provides identity verification and passwordless authentication software, raised a $57M Series B, including a $10M line of credit (Duncan Riley/SiliconANGLE)
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1Kosmos, which provides identity verification and passwordless authentication software, raised a $57M Series B, including a $10M line of credit — Identity proofing and passwordless authentication company…