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Filipino engineer wins £30,000 award for sensor detecting hidden earthquake damage in buildings. A Filipino structural engineer who developed a sensor to detect hidden damage in buildings after earthquakes has won the 2026 James Dyson Award’s Global Sustainability prize. Aldrei Ong, a graduate of De La Salle University in the Philippines, received the recognition for…

NASA’s 3,200-pound Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has plunged back to Earth after nearly 22 years in orbit, bringing an end to a mission that transformed scientists’ understanding of some of the universe’s most powerful explosions. The space telescope re-entered Earth’s atmosphere over northern Sumatra, Indonesia, on November 4, 2026, after a failed attempt to save…

Farmland, roads and new settlements are spreading across the world, and wildlife is left to find its way through landscapes that people have reshaped. In northeastern Thailand, a study of king cobras, among the largest venomous snakes on Earth, shows what that looks like up close. Seven cobras tracked at the Sakaerat Biosphere Reserve moved…

SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell and her husband, Robert, are moving ahead with a pledge of more than 2 million shares in the space company for American children’s investment accounts under President Donald Trump’s federal programme. The first distributions are expected by the end of 2026, with children aged 11 to 17 in lower-income communities among…

The daughters of late American singer Tony Bennett say they received just $245,000 each from their father’s estate, accusing their brother, D’Andrea “Danny” Bennett, of taking millions through excessive commissions, financial deals and trust transactions. Antonia and Johanna Bennett allege that their brother used his control over their father’s finances to enrich himself before and…

Coastal areas in the Philippines, Taiwan, China, and Japan are facing an unprecedented challenge as they endure a series of violent storms. For people living along the coastlines of the Philippines, Taiwan, China and Japan, extreme weather is a familiar reality. However, the past few months have brought an unusually severe spell of storms, with…

Trump Jr endorsed Vance’s lengthy post on X US President Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr, has backed Vice President JD Vance‘s blunt assessment of the Republican Party’s midterm defeat, throwing the spotlight on divisions within the president’s own camp over the Iran war.Trump Jr endorsed Vance’s lengthy post on X, in which the…

Crude prices fall below $100 per barrel Oil prices continued to ease on Thursday, with Brent crude and US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) tumbling below the $100-per-barrel threshold.Brent slipped below the $95-per-barrel mark, while WTI fell below $90, as markets continued to react to the political fallout of the US midterm elections and the possibility…

US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi mocked Republican candidate Bo French following his defeat in the 2026 Texas Railroad Commissioner election, calling out French’s remarks about South Asian students.“Bye bye, Bo. Bigotry is a losing strategy,” Krishnamoorthi wrote on X after Democrat Jon Rosenthal defeated French in the November 3 election.The Illinois Democrat’s post…

A routine livestream turned into an unexpected money reveal for Kai Cenat after the popular streamer briefly showed viewers his TikTok creator dashboard. The screen displayed a balance of $23,232.11, quickly catching the attention of fans watching his interaction with Detroit entertainer Looze Cannon. However, the figure was not the total amount Cenat earned during…