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Trump says he’s letting Nvidia sell advanced chips to China
President Trump announced Monday he will allow California-based Nvidia to sell its advanced H200 computer chips to "approved customers" in China, a boost to the semiconductor giant whose chips are widely used for artificial intelligence. The...
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India cash transfers for women: Paying for unpaid household work
Soutik BiswasIndia correspondentHindustan Times via Getty ImagesWhat next? The emerging research offers clear hints.Eligibility rules should be simplified, especially for women doing heavy unpaid care work. Transfers should remain unconditional and independent of marital status.But messaging should emphasise women's...
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Sudan war: Air force’s bombing of towns, markets and schools has killed hundreds, report says
Barbara Plett UsherAfrica correspondentAFP via Getty ImagesSudan Witness verified the location of footage of the destroyed market and corroborated it with satellite imagery showing new burn scars over the area.Al-Kuma is located some 80km (50 miles) north-east of el-Fasher,...
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Thieves walk out of Brazil library with eight Matisse art works
AFP via Getty ImagesTwo armed men have stolen eight engravings by French artist Matisse and at least another five by Brazilian painter Cândido Portinari from a library in São Paulo. Brazilian officials say the thieves held up a...
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Australia social media ban sets up fight with big tech over children’s safety
Lily Jamali,North America Technology Correspondent, San FranciscoandTiffanie Turnbull,SydneyGetty ImagesWhen Stephen Scheeler became Facebook's Australia chief in the early 2010s, he was a true believer in the power of the internet, and social media, for public good.It would herald a...
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Defense bill would limit Pentagon travel funds until boat strike footage released
Washington — Congress is aiming to withhold part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's travel budget until the Pentagon hands over footage of the strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela. The provision was tucked into a compromise version...
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8 Matisse artworks stolen from library in São Paulo, Brazilian officials say
The work of famed French artist Henri Matisse was among 13 pieces of art stolen from a public library in Brazil over the weekend, local authorities said.Two armed thieves entered the Mário de Andrade Library...
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Three-year-old girl killed in Gaza by Israeli forces, local sources say
A three-year-old girl was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza on Sunday, according to local sources inside the Palestinian territory.Ahed Tareq Al-Bayouk was reportedly playing near her family's tent in Mawasi, Rafah, southern Gaza, when she was shot.The Israel...
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Wreck of 2,000-year-old pleasure boat discovered off Egypt’s coast
Underwater archaeologists announced Monday they had discovered the 2,000-year-old wreck of an ancient Egyptian pleasure boat off the coast of Alexandria.Divers found the vessel's hull, which was more than 115 feet long and about 23...
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4 dead, 1 missing after wave drags swimmers out to sea at popular tourist spot in Spain
Four people – two men and two women – died and another person is missing after a powerful wave dragged a group of swimmers out to sea while swimming at a popular seawater pool along...