Thrive Capital’s $516 million early-stage venture fund, launched in 2022 with early investments in OpenAI, SpaceX and Anduril Industries, was worth more than $3.7 billion at the end of June.
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Bloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-14 08:34
The US Climate Prediction Center sees a 69% chance that the El Niño developing in the Pacific Ocean will reach a strength not observed in 76 years of records.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 08:30
ReutersOnce Upon a Time in the Middle East follows Xu Fu, a Chinese chef played by Shen Teng, who opens a restaurant amid conflict. As violence forces the restaurant from a proper kitchen into ruins, Xu continues cooking and helps children escape the fighting. Through shared meals, the film explores care, ordinary courage and hope during war.
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CGTNOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-14 08:26
For many people abroad, getting to know China begins at a Chinese restaurant. In the film Once Upon a Time in the Middle East, a Chinese chef abroad protects local children after war reaches him. The repeated phrase “Eat well” carries meanings beyond food: staying whole, remaining close to loved ones and sustaining family and community ties through shared meals.
Iran-US regional tensions remained in focus on Friday as Tehran pursued diplomatic contacts. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi discussed the situation with his Greek counterpart and updated him on talks with Oman over safe shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian media separately reported that the Revolutionary Guard had downed a US MQ-9 Reaper over Hormozgan, without saying when. Pakistan also urged implementation of its memorandum with Washington.
CCGTNOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-14 08:25
Iran and the United States remain entrenched as ceasefire talks stall. Washington says it can sustain a naval blockade indefinitely and impose unprecedented financial pressure, while Tehran says the waterway will not reopen until its conditions, including sanctions relief and the release of frozen assets, are met. Reduced shipping is adding pressure on global energy supplies and growth.
Wildfires are raging across western and southeastern Europe, forcing thousands to evacuate in Germany, France, Croatia and Greece. Fourteen people were reportedly hospitalised after flames reached Omis in Croatia, with seven in life-threatening condition. Heatwaves and severe drought have fuelled the fires.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-14 08:23
A child and three firefighters were hospitalised after a wildfire in Stourbridge, England. More than 500 people were evacuated in France’s Landes region, hundreds of tourists in Greece’s Halkidiki, and at least 19 people were injured near Croatia’s Omiš, with two hospitalised.
NATO fighter jets on Baltic Air Policing duty shot down a foreign drone over Latvia’s eastern Balvi region on Aug. 14, the Latvian military said. It attributed the incursion to Russian electronic warfare and warned that similar incidents could recur while Russia’s aggression in Ukraine continues.
TThe Kyiv IndependentOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-14 08:20
Latvia’s armed forces said NATO fighter jets on an air-defence mission shot down a drone after it entered Latvian airspace early on Friday. Finland also restricted parts of the Baltic Sea.
Latvia’s armed forces said allied fighter aircraft had shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle after it entered the country’s airspace. An air raid alert had earlier been issued for four municipalities in eastern Latvia and lasted about 30 minutes.
A missionary organization said Kevin Rideout was freed into US custody after the American missionary spent nine months in captivity in Niger.
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CNNOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 08:20
The NTSB found signs of metal fatigue in a fan blade that fractured on a Ryanair flight, sending debris through the fuselage and shattering a cabin window. A 61-year-old passenger was partly pulled into the opening but was dragged back by other passengers. The agency has not determined the failure’s root cause; the engine had four suspected bird strikes in the prior year.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-14 08:15
A preliminary NTSB report says a fan blade broke off the right engine of Ryanair flight FR1879 shortly after it departed Thessaloniki for Germany on 10 July. Debris shattered a window, partly pulling passenger Ljubisa Karović outside; other passengers dragged him back in before the crew made an emergency return and landed safely.
The NTSB says a fan blade broke away from a Boeing 737’s jet engine and struck the passenger cabin, shattering a window and partially pulling a man outside the aircraft.
A preliminary NTSB report says a fan blade broke in the right engine of a Ryanair flight from Thessaloniki to Memmingen on 10 July. Debris shattered a cabin window, pulling a Serbian passenger’s head and right shoulder outside and seriously injuring him. The crew declared an emergency, returned to Thessaloniki and landed safely.
A wildfire in western Germany spread toward a village near the Belgian border, prompting the evacuation of about 1,800 people.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-14 08:15
A wildfire in Germany’s western Eifel region spread to within 400 meters of Gey village, prompting officials to evacuate about 1,800 residents early Friday. Around 25 hectares of forest were burning. German farmers also warned that drought and unusually high temperatures could cause severe crop losses, including total losses in parts of the south.
Russian book-industry groups estimate that more than 11 million books burned after Ukrainian attacks hit Wildberries warehouses in Russia. The losses included fiction, children’s books, textbooks, a new edition of Russia’s Constitution, and large quantities of exam-preparation materials. Ukrainian publishers say Russian strikes have destroyed more than 10 million books in Ukraine in recent months.
MMeduzaOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 08:12
Unitree, China’s most prominent humanoid robot maker, is widely expected to make a spectacular stock-market debut in Shanghai next week. The main question is how frenzied the trading will become.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 08:10
Known as the Kanyeleng, Gambian women use music, humour and sisterhood to transform experiences of infertility and child loss. They perform at weddings and naming ceremonies, while the tradition offers solidarity to women facing similar grief. The practice spans The Gambia and neighbouring West African countries.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-14 08:09
China’s defence ministry on Friday described Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang military drills as a “wasteful charade” that had “stoked war panic”. It was the Chinese government’s first official response since the 10-day war games began last week.
RReutersOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-14 08:05
Greens and independent senator David Pocock have condemned the Albanese government’s proposed NDIS overhaul, warning it could enable blunt cuts to individual budgets supporting more than 770,000 Australians with disabilities. The government says tighter eligibility rules and assessments will save $37.8bn over four years, with passage possible as early as next week.
TThe GuardianOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 08:04
Fighter jets on a NATO air-defence mission shot down a drone after it entered Latvian airspace early Friday, Latvia’s armed forces said. Latvia is a member of both NATO and the European Union.
FFrance 24Original★★★★☆2026-08-14 08:03
A Ukrainian drone attack started a fire at Russia’s Ust-Luga port in the Leningrad region, though the blaze was later extinguished without casualties. Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses downed 553 Ukrainian drones over 18 regions and Crimea. Latvia’s armed forces said NATO jets shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace, which they attributed to Russian electronic warfare.
Firefighters were battling a blaze on Friday at Russia’s Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga after a drone attack sparked the fire, regional governor Aleksander Drozdenko said. The port is a major energy export hub.
Leningrad Oblast Governor Alexander Drozdenko said a reported Ukrainian drone attack overnight on Aug. 13 damaged port infrastructure at Ust-Luga and sparked a fire. Officials claimed 51 Ukrainian drones were downed, but the claims could not be immediately verified. Ust-Luga is a major Baltic port and oil-export hub.
ABS data shows new lending to property investors fell 8.6% in the June quarter, while total new home loans dropped 5.4%. Investors borrowed 14.8% less for established homes but 4.4% more for new builds, a shift economists and housing advocates say could ease competition for first-home buyers and add rental supply.
TThe GuardianOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 08:03
After earthquakes destroyed their home in La Guaira and killed their mother and other relatives, brothers Deivi Delfín, 15, and Winder, 17, moved to Cali to live with their father. Three days later, they felt another earthquake. The brothers had spent weeks searching the rubble for their family and say the experience made them feel no longer like children.
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BBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 08:02
Parched soil and extreme heat are putting Europe’s autumn planting season at risk, increasing pressure on global food supplies already strained by geopolitical tensions.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-14 08:00
Beijing has launched its first branded cargo train service, with a JD Express freight train departing Fengtai District for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Operated five times weekly on a fixed schedule, it carries appliances, electronics and cosmetics and completes deliveries in just over 24 hours.
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China News ServiceOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-14 07:59
AFP News AgencyRussia’s Transportation Ministry plans to expand no-fly zones over fuel and energy sites, defense facilities, and transport infrastructure. A draft order reviewed by Kommersant would raise the number from 374 to 818 nationwide and extend the ban to drones, with the rules taking effect upon publication and remaining in force indefinitely.
MMeduzaOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 07:56
China reported 522,000 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in July, including 487 severe cases and one death, the China CDC said. Positivity among influenza-like illness cases rose, but the latest increase has slowed and reached a plateau. Most cases are mild, severity is unchanged, and no major public-health-risk variants have been detected.
CChina News ServiceOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 07:55
Shanghai’s imports and exports reached 447.57 billion yuan in July, rising 12.6% year on year for an 18th straight month of growth. January-July trade totaled 3 trillion yuan, up 17.7%. AI-related products drove much of the increase, while exports of electric vehicles, lithium batteries and photovoltaic products also climbed sharply.
CChina News ServiceOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 07:52
Iran will seek legal accountability for what it describes as crimes by the United States and Israel against Iranian citizens and civilian infrastructure, Ambassador Nassereddin Heidari told TASS. He said protecting Iran’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and defending the Iranian people’s rights are the country’s top priorities, while accusing Washington of abandoning diplomacy and choosing aggression during negotiations.
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TASSOriginal★★★★★2026-08-14 07:50
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said 8-9 million barrels of oil are currently passing through the Strait of Hormuz each day. He disputed a ship-tracking report describing slow traffic, arguing that commercial satellite data is difficult to interpret accurately in a conflict zone.
Brazil’s Finance Ministry plans to issue its first yuan-denominated sovereign panda bonds in China this year, targeting 5 billion yuan ($700 million). A successful offering could lead to regular issuance and create a sovereign pricing benchmark for Brazilian companies seeking access to China’s bond market and RMB financing.
CChina News ServiceOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 07:49
Nearly 150 teenage players took part in the 2026 China-ROK Youth Go Exchange Tournament and World Champions Invitational in Huangshan. The program included a youth Go culture space unveiling, three friendly matches between Luo Xihe and Choi Cheol-han, seminars and cultural activities.
CChina News ServiceOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-14 07:48
Stolen artwork by Matisse has been found in Brazil.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-14 07:47
South Africa defeated Nigeria 2-1 and Ghana came from behind to beat Ivory Coast 2-1, securing Africa’s two places in the FIFA Intercontinental Playoffs. Nigeria will miss the Women’s World Cup for the first time since 1991, while Ivory Coast also failed to advance.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 07:44
The fourth Xi’an International Elderly Industry Expo will take place from Sept. 17 to 19 at the Xi’an International Convention and Exposition Center. The 40,000-square-meter event is expected to bring together more than 500 companies and professional delegations from South Korea, Australia and elsewhere, covering smart elder care, age-friendly products, silver-economy goods and elderly financial services.
CChina News ServiceOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-14 07:43
ReutersAFP News AgencyCatania airport in Sicily will keep flights suspended until early Saturday as ash from Mount Etna’s ongoing activity disrupts operations. Hundreds of flights have been cancelled or rerouted over the past week.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-14 07:35
As drought lowers Europe’s rivers, hunger stones are reappearing from the riverbeds. The Děčín stone in the Elbe near Czechia’s German border bears the warning “If you see me, weep” and records centuries of exceptionally low water, when shipping, crops and food supplies were threatened.
DDWOriginal★☆☆☆☆2026-08-14 07:34
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage won back the Clacton parliamentary seat with about 63% of the vote. Comedian Jon Harvey, running in a trash-can costume as Count Binface, won roughly 27%, his strongest result yet. Farage skipped the count over claimed security concerns, while police said there was no credible threat. The win does not end an investigation into an undeclared £5 million gift.
DDWOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 07:32
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage regained his parliamentary seat in the Clacton by-election, winning 22,239 votes against 9,455 for joke candidate Count Binface. Farage had triggered the contest by resigning and called the result a “convincing, overwhelming win”. Turnout was 44 percent.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage defeated comic candidate Count Binface on Friday, retaking the parliamentary seat in Clacton. Farage had resigned the seat a month earlier to trigger the widely mocked by-election, whose outcome was expected.
Nigel Farage defeated comic candidate Count Binface, who wore a trash-can costume, on Friday to regain a Parliament seat he had quit a month earlier, triggering the widely mocked special election.
Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull spoke with parliamentary candidate Count Binface while votes were counted in Clacton. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage claimed an “overwhelming” victory but declined to attend the result declaration, citing an alleged campaign to disrupt it.
Microsoft sharply reduced its investments in carbon removals by 80% during the first half of the year as it ramps up spending on artificial intelligence.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-14 07:30
Record rainfall overnight in cities east of Tokyo flooded roads and dozens of homes, stranded thousands, caused power outages and left at least four people dead and one missing.
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The Associated PressOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 07:30
Record rain in Japan’s Chiba prefecture killed at least four people and stranded thousands during the Bon holiday travel period. More than 22,000 households lost power, over 230,000 people were advised to evacuate, and flooding disrupted roads, rail services and travel around Narita airport.
Record rainfall in Japan’s eastern Chiba prefecture has killed at least four people and injured five others. More than 20,000 households lost power and about 7,000 travellers spent the night stranded at Tokyo’s Narita airport, while authorities continued to warn of flooding and landslides.
At least four people died in eastern Japan after unprecedented torrential rain, with nearly 7,000 passengers stranded overnight at Narita airport. Evacuation orders covered more than 400,000 people in Chiba and elsewhere, while about 45,000 homes lost power. Flooding risks remained high despite easing rain.
Unprecedented rain in Chiba prefecture killed at least four people, flooded roads and cut power to nearly 25,000 households. More than 6,000 travelers spent the night stranded at Narita airport. Japan issued its highest-level heavy-rain warning for the region for the first time before downgrading it to level 4.
Record rainfall caused flooding around Tokyo’s Narita airport, disrupting transport and cutting power to homes. Thousands of travelers were stranded there on Friday morning, while at least four people died.
A judge dismissed the yearslong case against six Nevada Republicans accused of submitting a bogus certificate falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of Nevada’s 2020 presidential election.
CCNNOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 07:30
The Independent Education Union’s NSW branch has called for tighter oversight of Catholic school bodies after an ICAC inquiry examined payments to lobbying firms allegedly linked to Liberal factional activity. Catholic Schools NSW chief executive Dallas McInerney denied the funding was misused or part of a “sham arrangement”.
TThe GuardianOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 07:29
Iran is continuing negotiations with the United States through intermediaries and regards diplomacy as its priority, Iranian Ambassador to Thailand Nassereddin Heidari told TASS. He said Iran remains ready to defend itself and that the key issue is how fully Washington honors its commitments.
TTASSOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-14 07:24
Former boxer Prichard Colon has died at 33, 11 years after suffering severe brain injuries during a 2015 bout with Terence Williams in Fairfax, Virginia. Colon underwent emergency surgery and spent 221 days in a coma before requiring round-the-clock care for the rest of his life.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 07:11
The 18th You Bring Charm to the World Award Ceremony was held in Beijing on Wednesday to recognize ethnic Chinese people with major global contributions. Traditional Chinese medicine expert Zhang Boli received the Lifetime Achievement Award, while filmmaker Sylvia Chang received the Special Tribute Award. Illustrator Cai Gao also spoke about her cultural inspiration.
CChina News ServiceOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-14 07:10
Battlegroup West spokesman Ivan Bigma said Russian air-defense crews and mobile armed units downed a US-made HIMARS rocket, 57 fixed-wing UAVs, 110 heavy combat hexacopters and six loitering munitions over the past 24 hours. The battlegroup also reported destroying 58 UAV control posts, three Starlink stations, 32 ground robotic systems and six field ammunition depots.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 07:02
Joyce Thomas, 78, faces removal from Sweden after an administrative court upheld a decision that she was ineligible to stay because her application was filed after the December 2021 deadline under Brexit rules. She may be given four weeks to leave voluntarily, separating her from her family, friends and her late husband’s grave.
TThe GuardianOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 07:00
A US trade court rejected a challenge to the Trump administration’s policies, allowing the administration to continue collecting tariffs on low-dollar imports.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 07:00
Authorities evacuated 525 people from Luglon on Friday as a wildfire swept through pine forests in southwestern France. The blaze has burned 1,100 hectares and moved to within a few kilometres of the village centre during an unprecedented wildfire season.
FFrance 24Original★★★☆☆2026-08-14 06:54
A wildfire broke out in the pine woods of France’s southwestern Landes region, near an area already devastated by major fires this summer. The blaze prompted the evacuation of 525 people.
The Russian Defense Ministry says Russian forces struck an Izmail port rail station used to load, store and transport military cargo and fuel for Ukrainian troops, along with two tugboats escorting cargo ships carrying Western weapons to Ukrainian ports. Other reported targets included logistics and military facilities near Odesa, Ochakiv, Brovary and Kharkov.
TTASSOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-14 06:53
For decades, South Korea’s three hottest summer days were among the busiest periods for dog meat restaurants, where diners sought traditional stamina-boosting foods to withstand the heat.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-14 06:50
A dike on the Jialu River in Zhoukou, Henan, broke Thursday night after heavy rain and upstream flood discharge, inundating the Fifth People’s Hospital and a driving school. Rescuers evacuated 432 people, including 357 patients and medical staff, while 290 firefighters continued operations at the roughly 30-meter breach.
CChina News ServiceOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 06:49
A preliminary Airbus analysis reviewed by Reuters says an Air India A320 that dropped about 300 feet this month, injuring 24 people, briefly lost key flight controls after all three hydraulic systems registered losses.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 06:45
At least seven workers died after a landslide sent water and debris into an under-construction tunnel in Pipalkoti, Uttarakhand. Three others remain missing, and a multi-agency rescue operation is continuing amid rising water, debris and heavy rainfall.
DDWOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 06:45
The Kyiv IndependentChina’s auto industry is surging overseas, breaking into markets from Europe to Southeast Asia and putting mounting pressure on established automakers such as Toyota Motor and Volkswagen, even as its performance at home lags behind.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 06:40
Chinese and Kyrgyz archaeologists have completed their first joint field season at the Shurabashat Ancient City Ruins in southern Kyrgyzstan. They mapped a 1.3-square-kilometer walled settlement that may be more than 2,000 years old, documenting walls, gates, corner towers and high-platform buildings. Cooperation will continue on excavation, research and digital preservation.
CChina News ServiceOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-14 06:38
Thousands of personnel aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have reportedly faced food shortages, sewage failures and severe physical and mental strain after more than 250 days at sea. Some sailors were said to have considered going overboard. Lawmakers are demanding answers, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called the reports “completely false.”
BBBC ChineseOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 06:31
A strong wind-driven wildfire reached the Croatian tourist town of Omis on Friday, prompting hundreds of evacuations and putting homes and vehicles at risk. Local media reported that at least 19 people were injured.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 06:30
About half a million Australian homes—roughly 4% of the total—have installed residential batteries through a government program that is transforming one of the world’s most volatile power markets.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 06:30
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell below its monthly average late in the week as sentiment turned volatile, with the United States and Iran making competing claims over control of the waterway.
RReutersOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-14 06:25
Flock Safety is tightening privacy controls after at least 46 US law enforcement officers were accused of using its AI-powered license-plate cameras for unauthorised tracking, including stalking women. The company will cut default image retention from 30 days to seven, add offence-based access filters, require search audits and case codes, and lock out users showing abnormal behaviour. The ACLU said most changes appeared superficial or recycled.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 06:22
Researchers in Munich and Stockholm found that giving the compound SAFit2 to mothers while their offspring experienced early adversity prevented the mice from later being pushed to the bottom of social hierarchies. The drug targets FKBP51 and reversed some brain and behavioral changes, but worked only during the stressful period. The study involved male mice, and SAFit2 is not yet approved or safety-tested for human use.
DDWOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-14 06:22
Beijing’s robotics industry generated more than 45 billion yuan in 2025, with over 20,000 intelligent-robot companies and nearly 30 humanoid-robot makers. Robots are cooking, mixing drinks and entertaining diners, while nursing homes use them for meals, care and rehabilitation. Staff must still supervise feeding because robots may not react properly if someone chokes.
CChina News ServiceOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-14 06:20
Japanese troops landed on Longmen Island in southern Guangxi in November 1939, ending the peace of the quiet fishing village. Accounts passed down by survivors’ descendants describe the suffering inflicted by the invaders and a history that cannot be denied.
CCGTNOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-14 06:19
China’s Zhang Shuai and Czech partner Katerina Siniakova defeated Italy’s Sara Errani and the United States’ Nicole Melichar-Martinez 6-3, 6-4 in the Toronto final to claim the WTA 1000 women’s doubles title. It was Zhang’s fourth doubles trophy of the season and her second career WTA 1000 doubles title.
CChina News ServiceOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-14 06:16
Three generations’ summer memories trace China’s economic progress and rising living standards, from free outdoor activities to sightseeing and today’s focus on experiences and emotional value. The country’s consumption upgrade is about more than buying more; it also reflects broader choices and growing demand for quality, experiences and emotional fulfillment.
CCGTNOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-14 06:16
North Korea has intensified its rhetoric against Japan’s military buildup and its security ties with the United States and South Korea, saying they threaten regional stability.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 06:15
Ukraine’s General Staff says Russian forces have suffered around 1,464,440 casualties in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began on Feb. 24, 2022, including about 1,470 over the past day. It also reported extensive Russian equipment losses. Ukraine has not disclosed its own toll, citing operational secrecy.
TThe Kyiv IndependentOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 06:12
On a sweltering summer day, Israeli settlers played in a West Bank pool formed by diverting water that had irrigated Palestinian farmland. It was one of many instances of water resources being seized across the occupied territory.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 06:10
Taybeh, the historic Palestinian Christian town in the occupied West Bank, is facing coordinated attacks by Israeli settlers. Residents describe armed expulsions from workplaces, burned quarry equipment and repeated property damage, while fear has reshaped family life and left children afraid to go outside.
The UN human rights office and Palestine’s Foreign Ministry have condemned a days-long Israeli settler siege of three Palestinian families in Qusra, calling it “criminal” and “inhumane”. The 15 residents, including two children, have been confined to their homes without water or electricity since Sunday.
China-Peru joint-venture Chancay Port handled 200,000 TEUs in the first half of 2026, up 70.94% year on year, COSCO SHIPPING said. Bulk and general cargo rose 41.2% to 987,000 metric tons, while roll-on/roll-off cargo jumped 340% to 44,000 metric tons. The port operates routes linking Asia and the Americas, with direct Chancay-Shanghai service reducing transit time to 23 days and logistics costs by over 20%.
CChina News ServiceOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-14 06:09
Paris Saint-Germain have reportedly agreed a deal with Barcelona to sign Ferran Torres. The Spain forward, who scored the winning goal in the World Cup final, is expected to join the European champions for about €50 million.
FFrance 24Original★★★☆☆2026-08-14 06:08
Drone debris damaged a wall at a Wildberries warehouse in Tver Region’s Kalininsky District during an overnight attack, acting Governor Vitaly Korolyov said. No employees were injured, the smoke was cleared, and emergency responders were working to keep the facility safe.
TTASSOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-14 06:05
Reports of possible human-smuggling transactions through money-transfer businesses and banks dropped by more than 60% in 2025, according to a US Treasury report.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 06:00
Josh Kushner and partner Bob Iger reached a deal this week to purchase control of the Los Angeles Lakers at a valuation of $12.5 billion, putting Kushner in the spotlight.
TThe Associated PressOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 06:00
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov said he plans to run in the 2027 presidential election for another term and continue his work. He added that anyone who wants to participate would be free to run and that no one would be restricted.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 05:55
Iris Chang did not witness the atrocities herself, but devoted her life to documenting them. Her mother, Ying-Ying Chang, recalls how she used survivor accounts and historical archives to write The Rape of Nanking, bringing silenced voices to global attention. Despite criticism and smear campaigns from Japanese right-wing groups, Chang pursued historical evidence and collective memory, stressing that history should protect peace rather than perpetuate hatred.
CCGTNOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-14 05:53
In an exclusive interview, Iris Chang’s mother, Ying-Ying Chang, recalls how Chang studied survivor testimonies and historical archives before writing The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II. Despite criticism and smear campaigns from Japanese right-wing groups, Chang remained committed to historical evidence, collective memory and the belief that individuals can help protect peace.
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