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Numerically, China’s navy is already the worlds largest and has been rapidly modernising. ADVERTISEMENT China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large warship, according to analysis of satellite imagery and Chinese government documents. The images are the clearest sign yet that Beijing is advancing towards producing its first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Beijing […]

TOKYO — Japan’s parliament reelected Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday after his governing coalition suffered the worst election loss in more than a decade, forcing the struggling leader to form his second Cabinet in just over a month since taking office. Ishiba’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior partner Komeito together lost their majority

From the top of the baroque Vor Frelsers Kirke I could see almost all of central Copenhagen. The 400 steps up the winding spiral staircase hadn’t seemed too demanding, not even the last 150, which wound around the outside of the bell tower. The last few steps were only just wide enough for one person

The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) has encouraged citizens to always report any suspected side effects they may experience from taking medicines, vaccines or using medical devices, to help make medicines safer for everyone. While humanity benefits greatly from medicines in the treatment of illness and management of certain conditions, Sahpra said medicines

The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) struck a slew of deals potentially worth more than $8 billion in the year that Baku is hosting COP29 climate talks, new analysis shows The 25 deals SOCAR signed with foreign firms since Azerbaijan was announced as COP29 host are worth close to three times more than contracts

The Berlin International Film Festival, one of the world’s most prestigious film festivals, has announced it is quitting Elon Musk’s social media platform X. ADVERTISEMENT The Berlin Film Festival has announced it is leaving X on 31 December, after 15 years on the social media platform. It currently has 133.5K followers and will no longer

When we convened COP28 in Dubai last year, the Global Stocktake—the first report card on progress toward the Paris Agreement’s aims—showed the world was falling far short of achieving its climate goals. We knew we needed to find a practical pathway to keeping the 1.5°C warming target within reach. And in delivering what’s known as

The 2nd edition of the National Film & TV Awards South Africa took place on Saturday, 9 November at the iconic State Theatre in Pretoria. Outstanding Performance 2024 winner Deli Malinga from Umkhokha – The Curse (Image supplied) Hosted by renowned personalities Jordan Kensington, Lesedi Phala, and Nicole Watson (of Real Housewives of Johannesburg ),

This election didn’t make Kamala Harris America’s first female president, but what her campaign achieved reaches far beyond the vote count. As the former president of Liberia and the first woman elected to lead an African nation, I know what it means to take on a challenge where the odds feel stacked against you. Vice

MOSCOW, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Ukraine attacked Moscow on Sunday with at least 34 drones, the biggest drone strike on the Russian capital since the start of the war in 2022, forcing flights to be diverted from three of the city’s major airports and injuring at least one person. Russian air defences destroyed another 36