Israel launches ‘preemptive’ strike against Iran, saying it seeks ‘to remove threats’
Israel launched a “preemptive” strike against Iran on Saturday morning “to remove threats to Israel,” the Israeli Defence Ministry said in a statement. Sirens...
Meet Habibi – the Chinese AI uniting 20 Arabic dialects in a Middle East first
Chinese researchers have released the world’s first open-source text-to-speech (TTS) model that unifies more than 20 Arabic dialects in an AI framework, a move...
India’s AI superpower dream lands US$200 billion – now comes the hard part
As tech titans and world leaders descended on New Delhi for the India AI Impact Summit in February, Prime Minister Narendra Modi set out...
Quirky China: panda won’t return phone, talented piglet spared from dinner, affordable gold rush
A panda in China which would not let go of a mobile phone a tourist accidentally dropped into his enclosure has been dubbed a...
No Exchange Fund transfers planned in next 5 years, Hong Kong’s Paul Chan says
Hong Kong does not plan to get another transfer from its Exchange Fund in the next five years, the finance chief has said, citing...
Plane carrying money crashes in Bolivia, killing 15 and sparking rush to pick bills
A cargo plane carrying money crashed on Friday near Bolivia’s capital, damaging about a dozen vehicles on the highway, scattering bills on the ground...
US government seeks delay on tariff refund court hearing, faces above 2,000 lawsuits
The Trump administration is seeking to delay court proceedings over whether it must refund importers billions of dollars in tariffs recently struck down by...
Cutting-edge Chinese gene-editing technique raises prospect of new autism treatments
Chinese scientists have used a cutting-edge gene-editing tool to correct a DNA mutation responsible for cognitive and behavioural problems – a move that could...
Commercial EV use needs boost after car owner tax break ends, green groups say
Hong Kong environmental groups have urged the government to focus on accelerating the commercial use of electric vehicles and enhancing green infrastructure, after scrapping...