File photo: A Chinese flag flutters outside the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) building China’s top leaders Thursday elevated the only remaining general on the commission that oversees the country’s military to the Politburo, the top governing body of the Communist Party. The leaders also adopted a resolution on strengthening self-governance, discipline and anti-corruption in…
File photo: “AI Regulation” words and a keyboard in this illustration taken October 19, 2026. REUTERS New York is enacting far-reaching curbs on companion chatbot behaviour, as states increasingly move to protect children who use artificial intelligence, regulate how employers deploy AI systems and push developers to prevent an AI-caused catastrophe.Legislation signed Wednesday by governor…
File photo: Christine Lagarde ECB President Christine Lagarde will resign in Feb, nine months before her term ends, saying she wants freedom to speak beyond monetary policy and engage in politics because she believes she cannot remain neutral. Her departure lets European leaders choose a successor before France’s presidential election. European Council president Antonio Costa…
Taylor Swift, the iconic American singer and songwriter. keeps making headlines not only for her songs but also for the tremendous charity works that she keeps doing. This time, the 14 Grammy winner is again in the news for her charity work for kids. In 2010, when devastating floods damaged a popular playground in Hendersonville,…
File photo: Former Bangladesh Air Force officer KM Tahsif Souri DHAKA: A former Bangladesh air force officer, reportedly linked to a video purportedly showing Sheikh Hasina fleeing the country on Aug 5, 2024, has been found dead near a river in Dhaka, with police saying an inquest report has found no external injury marks, though…
File photo: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang A top executive at a Singapore-based data centre company, Megaspeed, was under scrutiny for possibly steering advanced Nvidia AI chips to China, according to a report in New York Times. American officials had concluded that she was a Chinese intelligence asset, sending information to Beijing.The report claims that surveillance…
File photo: Fired Lt Gen Brett Sylvia The US Army general fired by defence secretary Pete Hegseth admitted to leaking classified information about the wars in Iran and Ukraine to journalists over a period of roughly a year, according to an internal investigation report reviewed by Axios.Lt Gen Brett Sylvia, who headed the Joint Chiefs…
The family transforms its pirate ship display into an immersive Halloween experience, featuring live actors on October 31. Across Sterling Heights, Michigan, Halloween is more than a night of costumes and candy. It is a season of elaborate transformations, when ordinary front yards become haunted graveyards, mythical creatures emerge from the shadows, and homeowners turn…
File photo: A flydubai plane parked on the tarmac Israel has tightened security requirements for airlines operating flights to and from the country, requiring carriers to submit crew details 48 hours before departure, a month after an attempted hijacking of a flydubai flight exposed gaps in the screening of foreign pilots and airline personnel.The new…
Halloween is one of the most important days of the year for people across the globe. Hanging up decorations, deciding on costumes and going trick-or-treating make for some of the most memorable childhood moments for kids growing up. However, not every child is blessed enough to be able to celebrate the festival fully, and many…
