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Pakistan-origin Saadia Zahidi to lead International Air Transport Association

GENEVA: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has appointed Lahore-born Saadia Zahidi as its director general in place of Willie Walsh, who will relinquish his duties on July 31. A press release said Saadia Zahidi will take…

Racy short story by Alan Turing offers glimpse of ‘playful, funny, cheeky’ side

Writing from year after gross indecency arrest challenges ‘isolated mathematician’ image, says Cambridge academic When people think of Alan Turing, they might imagine he was arrogant, isolated, humourless, tortured. A better way of…

Rare heron seen at Somerset estate where river has been allowed to run free

Black-crowned night heron one of many species thriving at Holnicote Estate where river ‘reset’ has transformed area into lush oasis A rare black-crowned night heron has been spotted on an estate in the south-west of England where an…

Killer whales: Orcas blow fish to bits 'for fun,' study finds

SYDNEY, Australia — A group of killer whales have been documented blowing a sunfish to bits in an unusual underwater escapade offering never-before-seen insights into orca behaviour, according to research released Thursday. Video released…

SpaceX again postpones its Starship test launch

The previous test launch took place in May, when SpaceX launched Starship S39, the premier prototype of the company’s third-generation spacecraft

China targets new space-based computing network to process data born in orbit

China has unveiled its latest ambitious space-based computing network designed to process satellite data in orbit using AI before sending the results to Earth. Xingshu, or “Star Hub”, will eventually comprise around 1,000 satellites…

Fields medal honours four mathematicians as AI reshapes the profession

The International Mathematical Union awarded the prestigious Fields Medal to four mathematicians on Thursday, including only the third woman to receive the honour, as researchers weighed the growing impact of artificial intelligence on a…

B.C. wildfire officials plead for patience from Bald Range evacuees

B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry gives update on wildfire, smoke conditions across B.C.

80-year-old woman killed in Summerland, B.C., wildfire: RCMP

Properties destroyed by wildfire near Clinton, B.C.

B.C. wildfire conditions 'explosive and extremely dangerous' as crews brace for more heat, dry lightning