China trials cargo drones, air taxis as low-altitude economy gains speed
Beijing, China Reuters Engineers sent China’s biggest-yet cargo drone on a test run over the weekend while a helicopter taxi took to the skies on a soon-to-open 100 kilometre route to Shanghai, laying new milestones for the country’s expanding low-altitude economy. Packing a payload capacity of two metric tons, the twin-engine cargo drone developed by […]
Lebanon’s displaced fear a bleak future
Yohmor/Tyre, Lebanon Reuters Displaced in south Lebanon five times, Kamel Mroue and his wife Mariam are anxious about their next move as they follow the news of clashes between Israel and Hezbollah, fearing border hostilities will turn into all-out war. The parents of three children, who live abroad, have been back and fourth between their […]
France’s “beautiful dream” fades as Games give way to political deadlock
Paris, France Reuters The Paris Olympics delivered a dazzling summertime success that charmed the world and reaffirmed French national pride. But the hangover will be tough. With Sunday’s closing ceremony over, President Emmanuel Macron must now deal with a self-created political crisis that he had swept under the carpet until the Games were over. French […]
FBI investigating after Trump campaign says it was hacked by Iran
Washington DC, US Reuters The US FBI said on Monday it was investigating after Donald Trump’s presidential campaign said its internal communications were hacked and the campaign blamed the Iranian Government. The former President said on Saturday that Microsoft had informed his campaign that Iran had hacked one of its websites. Trump said Iran was […]
Conservationists ask Tanzania to ban sport hunting of elephants
Nairobi, Kenya Reuters Conservationists petitioned Tanzania on Monday to end elephant trophy hunting in a vast wildlife reserve area that spans its common border with Kenya. About 2,000 elephants, including the “super-tuskers”, so called because of their large tusks, roam the wildlife conservation range known as Amboseli National Park on the Kenyan side and Enduimet […]
Martian subsurface harbours oceans’ of life-giving liquid water
Singapore Reuters A study released Monday using data from NASA’s Mars InSight lander shows evidence of liquid water far below the surface of the fourth planet, advancing the search for life there and showing what might have happened to Mars’ ancient oceans. The lander, which has been on the Red Planet since 2018, measured seismic […]
Denmark to pressure Sweden over gang violence
Stockholm, Sweden Reuters Denmark will put pressure on Sweden to contain growing cross-border gang violence, including armed Swedish teenagers acting as “child soldiers” in turf wars, the Danish justice minister said on Monday. Denmark has seen a rise in violence on its soil by Swedish gang members in recent months and says the trend is […]
Solar dry, soldier fly, AI: Africans fight hunger with home-grown innovations
From South African soldier fly farms to Kenyan AI pest-detectors, local innovators are pushing to make farming climate-resilient. KIM HARRISBERG, of Context, reports…
Site of deadliest church shooting in US history is torn down over protests by some Texas families
Sutherland Springs, Texas, US AP Crews on Monday tore down a Texas church where a gunman killed more than two dozen worshippers in 2017, using heavy machinery to raze the small building even after some families sought to preserve the scene of the deadliest church shooting in US history. A judge cleared the way last month for […]
Essay: The Geneva Conventions at 75 – do the laws of war still have a fighting chance in today’s bloody world?
In an article first published on The Conversation, MARNIE LLOYDD, co-director of the New Zealand Centre for Public Law, looks at the Geneva Conventions and whether they are still fit for purpose…