Talk is growing of a Tesla-SpaceX merger. Will geopolitics throw a spanner in the works?
One by one, Tesla Model Y Ls roll out of the company’s end-of-line inspection bays, gleaming in black, white and gold. They are a...
What Sputnik couldn’t do to American science, Beijing has
The US government owns 9.9 per cent of Intel, converted out of US Chips Act grants, alongside a golden share in US Steel, US$400...
Mistrial declared in Lindsay Clancy child killings case
A judge declared a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial on Friday after jurors said they could not reach a unanimous verdict on...
UN adopts new map: Africa bigger, North America and Europe smaller
The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to back a resolution spearheaded by several African countries to adopt a map that makes their...
Trump threatens to cut trade with some countries if Fed doesn’t lower rates
Published: 1:38am, 5 Sep 2026Updated: 1:41am, 5 Sep 2026 President Donald Trump intensified pressure on the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, threatening to...
5 EU nations plan to send rejected migrants to non-EU ‘return hubs’, target 2027
Denmark and four other European Union countries agreed on Friday on a model for “return hubs” in non-EU nations and hope to begin sending...
Why the EU is giving Arctic shipping the cold shoulder as China and Russia push ahead
As Beijing and Moscow double down on the Arctic shipping route, Europe is hitting the brakes. Despite being the main destination for goods along...
US job market rebounds with 162,000 new jobs, far surpassing expectations
Published: 10:54pm, 4 Sep 2026Updated: 10:56pm, 4 Sep 2026 The US job market rebounded in August as employers added a surprising 162,000 jobs. The...
2 floors of Rumsey Street car park to close for 6 weeks for Interpol meeting use
A public multi-storey car park in Hong Kong’s central business district will be partially closed for about six weeks from November as the city...