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The mural project honouring the Black cultural heritage of Rio de Janeiro – photo essay

Despite its majority Afro-descendant population, fewer than 10% of public monuments across Rio commemorate Black people. Photographer María Magdalena Arréllaga chronicles the project seeking to redress the balance Once home to the world’s…

AI is massively increasing China’s new weapon development speed: scientists

While much of military AI globally focuses on autonomous weapons and large language models, a new study suggests Beijing may also be pursuing a quieter transformation: embedding artificial intelligence (AI) in the deepest layers of…

Indonesian govt seeks fairer rules for e-commerce ecosystem

Trade Minister Budi Santoso has met sellers and marketplace operators to seek a fair solution for platforms, ...

India’s Su-30MKI fighters to be equipped with new electronic warfare systems — newspaper

The new antennas will allow the Su-30MKI to simultaneously receive data from GPS, GLONASS, NaVIC, and other satellite systems to improve navigation accuracy and enhance the fighters’ combat operational performance

Watch: Malta Ranger Unit Criticises Silvio Schembri Over Hunting Comments

The Malta Ranger Unit has publicly criticised comments made by Minister for the Economy, Enterprise and Strategic Projects Silvio Schembri regarding hunting licenses and fines for convicted poachers. In a statement shared online, MRU said…

Google expands health ecosystem with Google Health app

Israel punishes soldiers who desecrated statues, but denies destroying convent

Israel has punished Israeli soldiers who desecrated Christian statues in Lebanon but denies bulldozing a convent, despite satellite images indicating otherwise.

Data reveals alarming obstetric violence toward Indigenous women in Quebec

A group of researchers looking into obstetric and gynecological violence toward Indigenous women in Quebec's health-care system have released new data. That data, which comes from testimony about incidents that span from 1956 to 2023…

Pentagon uses Starlink to interfere in domestic affairs of third countries — diplomat

Alexander Alimov noted that SpaceX is a Pentagon contractor and makes no secret of this fact

Drones, buggies and landers: Inside NASA's massive moon base plans

NASA has unveiled the first phase of its sprawling moon base plans, awarding massive contracts for rovers and drones ahead of a 2028 landing.

How Europe’s rapid warming has fuelled a record May heatwave

Europe is bracing for more extreme heat after record May temperatures swept across Britain, Ireland and France this week – with scientists saying a “heat dome” over western Europe is combining with human-driven climate change, shifting…

Visayas among pilot areas for Globe’s cell-to-satellite service with Starlink

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Ayala-led telecommunications firm Globe Telecom will launch its direct-to-cell satellite service in partnership with Elon Musk’s Starlink this June, with selected areas in the Visayas region part of the pilot…