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China teachers facing uncertainty with falling birth rate
South China Morning Post, Published on 13/02/2024
» Regarded as one of the "iron rice bowls" of China, teaching has remained a much sought-after option for Chinese jobseekers in an era of economic uncertainty.
Protecting the Moon from Earthlings in spotlight
Published on 06/02/2024
» WASHINGTON - An array of unconventional, privately funded plans to exploit the moon, including as a site for human ashes and sports-drink containers, has gathered steam in recent years as the US space agency pushes to make Earth’s natural satellite more accessible.
A rush for firearms in wartime Israel
AFP, Published on 23/11/2023
» JERUSALEM - Declaring her preference for "something light and comfortable", an Israeli mother-of-four browsed through a collection of pistols in a Jerusalem gun store, which appeared to be experiencing a business boom in wartime.
Gun salutes mark King Charles’ 75th birthday
AFP, Published on 14/11/2023
» LONDON - Gun salutes rang out across central London on Tuesday to mark Charles III's 75th birthday, just over a year since he became king and British head of state after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
'Blue-eyed Korean' tasked with shaking up Seoul politics
AFP, Published on 07/11/2023
» SEOUL - South Korea-born American doctor John Linton is on a mission no other foreigner has ever undertaken in ethnically homogenous South Korea: trying to shake up the country's highly confrontational politics.
Elon Musk issues warning about 'humanoid robots' in AI 'age of abundance'
AFP, Published on 03/11/2023
» LONDON - The owner of X Elon Musk on Thursday predicted the future with AI would be an "age of abundance" with a "universal high income" instead of a universal basic income but warned of "humanoid robots" that might chase humans.
King Charles says 'no excuse' for colonial abuses during Kenya visit
AFP, Published on 01/11/2023
» NAIROBI - King Charles III said Tuesday there could be "no excuse" for British colonial atrocities against Kenyans as he visited the country, but did not offer the apology demanded by some in the East African nation.
King Charles in Kenya as colonial abuses loom large
AFP, Published on 31/10/2023
» NAIROBI - King Charles III paid a solemn visit Tuesday to the birthplace of independent Kenya, at the start of a trip clouded by calls for an apology over Britain's bloody colonial past.
UK to set up world’s first AI safety institute
Published on 26/10/2023
» LONDON - Britain will set up the world’s first artificial intelligence safety institute, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday, ahead of a global summit that he has convened to examine the risks of the technology.
UK police charge Greta Thunberg after climate protest arrest
AFP, Published on 19/10/2023
» LONDON - UK police on Wednesday charged Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg with a public order offence, following her detention at a protest outside an annual gathering of energy industry figures in London.