How a Haystack Meeting Helped Change the USA’s View of the WorldA 1806 haystack meeting at Williams College sparked American missionary efforts in Asia, significantly shaping the USA's global perspective...
Extreme heat adds pressure to food supplies already hit by warMeteorologists warn of prolonged high temperatures due to El Niño, compounding climate change impacts and already high farming costs. This ...
Cracker of a battle: Vijay wants Sivakasi to take on China and become a global fireworks powerhouse. Here's what it'll takeTamil Nadu's government aims to transform Sivakasi, India's firecracker hub, into a global competitor against China. The focus is now on in...
Asia's vendors grapple with rising costs of ever-present plasticsRising plastic costs: Asian food vendors are struggling with soaring plastic costs, a direct consequence of the Middle East energy crisis. ...
China's rivers and lakes defied a global oxygen crisis across 17 years, and nearly 1,300 sites, and the surprise is that it had nothing to do with slowing down climate changeFreshwater ecosystems worldwide are facing declining oxygen levels, a critical issue for aquatic life. However, a recent study in China rev...
Neeraj Chopra to compete in Asian Games in Japan, AFI confirmsNeeraj Chopra, the javelin champion, is ready to defend his Asian Games title later this year in Japan. The Athletics Federation of India c...
T. Rex or a squirrel? A bizarre dinosaur discovery is challenging what we know about ancient predatorsA new fossil discovery from northwestern China suggests a feathered, four-winged dinosaur may have preyed on ancient birds about 120 millio...
Fertiliser shipments begin exiting through Hormuz straitBefore the U.S. and Israel launched the war on February 28, about a third of globally traded urea - the world's most widely used fertiliser...
Domestic SIPs power India's market resilience amidst FPI outflows: HDFC SecuritiesIndia is experiencing a pivotal shift in its financial markets as domestic investors take the lead over foreign entities, enduring a three-...
On This Day in History, June 26: UN Charter signed, Indira Gandhi declares Emergency, Harry Potter debuts, Corvette day, Sher Shah Suri wins against Mughals and moreOn This Day in History, June 26 saw the signing of the United Nations Charter, Richard III's rise to the English throne, India's declaratio...
Reopening of Strait of Hormuz to lower tail risk, but supply normalisation to be costly: S&PS&P Global Ratings suggests reopening the Strait of Hormuz eases immediate risks for Asia Pacific, but expects uneven and costly supply nor...
Tencent tests AI assistant for its super app WeChat in ChinaKnown as Weixin in China, the super app has made the new AI assistant available to a small number of users, according to a statement from W...
Markets on edge as US-Iran ceasefire deal leaves investors rattled by uncertainty: Seth R. FreemanDespite a US-Iran ceasefire framework, markets remain volatile due to unresolved issues like Iran's nuclear program and the Strait of Hormu...
As China gorges on homegrown foie gras, France faces a new rivalChina is rapidly emerging as a global powerhouse in foie gras production, with farmers like Li Fengshan driving massive output increases. C...
Buy, Sell or Hold: Morgan Stanley raises target price on NYKAA; Elara Capital maintains buy on Devyani InternationalBrokerage views on Indian equities are mixed as Morgan Stanley raises Nykaa's target price on ambitious FY30 growth plans. Conversely, conc...
China seeks to rein in 'unfair' food delivery competition with new rulesChina is seeking to crack down on 'unfair' competition among food delivery platforms by introducing new rules to limit subsidy campaigns th...
Pizza Hut: From $600 loan to 20,000 stores and the new $2.7 billion twist for the global empirePizza Hut, a nearly 70-year-old American icon, has been split in a $2.7 billion deal. Yum Brands is selling its international business outs...