As the referee’s whistle signalled the start of the match, two 5-year-old Iranian girls faced off, delivering a closely watched karate bout to a captivated audience — a sign of the changing attitude toward martial arts in the Islamic Republic.
Span, which aims to help companies measure the value of AI-assisted coding, raised $25M in seed and Series A rounds from Alt Capital, Craft Ventures, and others (Alex Konrad/Upstarts Media)
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Span, which aims to help companies measure the value of AI-assisted coding, raised $25M in seed and Series A rounds from Alt Capital, Craft Ventures, and others — In April, J Zac Stein took his cofounde…
China pledges support for Syria in ‘achieving peace’
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi has pledged support for Damascus in “achieving peace at an early date”, as his Syrian counterpart Asaad al-Shaibani made his first official visit to Beijing on Monday.
Japan’s Mount Fuji: Autumn beauty draws crowds despite rising bear fears
Tourists from Japan and abroad are flocking to Mount Fuji to admire its famous autumn colours. But this year’s viewing season comes with a warning, as a surge in bear attacks across the country has prompted authorities to urge caution in forests and m…
Trump Issues Second Pardon To Jan. 6 Rioter, Erases Separate Gun Conviction
US President Donald Trump has pardoned for the second time a militia member involved in the January 6, 2021, riot at Capitol Hill, who was in jail for illegal possession of firearms.
Trump urges House Republicans to vote for release of Epstein files
US President Donald Trump on Sunday backed Republican lawmakers’ efforts to release more files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, despite previously opposing the move. But this change of heart does not mean the documents will be public soon, or even eve…
CMA renames top Commodore honour after late shipping entrepreneur Jim Lawrence
Connecticut Maritime Association will make change for this year’s annual event in March
Dubai Airshow: Acrobatic aircraft perform aerial show as Russia participates in event
The Dubai Airshow opened with a patriotic Al Fursan flyover, major aircraft orders and renewed focus on future air mobility, including flying taxis.
25 schoolgirls in Nigeria abducted in armed attack
The attackers, who have not yet claimed responsibility publicly, killed one person and kidnapped more than two dozen students.
Bridge collapse kills at least 32 miners in Democratic Republic of the Congo
This is the moment a landslide devastated a cobalt mine in the Lualaba Province of Democratic Republic of the Congo.