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It is one of the world’s finest collections, full of Monets, Miros and Picassos. But is the great Swiss architect’s extension for the Beyeler Foundation a worthy addition? Or is it a bit luxury boutique?In the early 1960s, when Peter Zumthor was a teenage apprentice in his father’s cabinet-making workshop, he design…
Human Rights Watch is warning 13 Australians believed to be held in Iraqi jails on suspicion of links to the Islamic State group face inhumane treatment and potential execution.
Chinese scientists have built a small, stable co-production plant that uses one system to extract hydrogen and fresh water from seawater, while also recovering uranium and bromine and improving electricity use efficiency by about 15 per cent. The team, led by Deng Dehui and Liu Yanting from the Chinese Academy of Sc…
Scientists improve on existing technology, plugging an overlooked energy leak to achieve a potentially profitable green solution.
The Straight of Hormuz’s closure this year highlighted the fragility of trade routes and the Middle East’s importance for supplying the world. What can be done to be better in securing exports?
When parents place their child in a teacher’s care, they entrust that teacher with the person most precious to them
The commercial property in Paco, Manila, is registered under Taggat Industries owned by the late Alfonso Lim Sr. and his family
Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt apologises after video emerges of him performing a Nazi salute and saying the phrase "heil Hitler" at a family event in 2007.
Thousands have taken to the streets after talks between authorities and Khan's party ended in deadlock.
Killing follows Israeli military bulldozers reportedly digging in across Quneitra on Sunday
India is taking a more direct role in efforts to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, engaging both sides on issues including shipping and reducing hostilities, Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar has said. Speaking at a security conference over the weekend, Jaishankar said India in recent months has …
The external affairs minister’s comments point to a more active role for Delhi after years of taking a cautious approach to the war.
The government wants 75% of children to end their first year of school with a good level of development by 2028.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott has expressed his grief at the death of a 12-year-old girl at a junior football game.
The Tasmanian government has effectively been leasing out a stadium to billionaire and NBL owner Larry Kestelman for less than it would cost to rent most houses in the area, a parliamentary report has found.
It is often regarded as the most prestigious of all Nobel prizes, which are given to those who have "conferred the greatest benefit to mankind". But the Nobel Peace Prize can also be controversial.
The aircraft lost communication with flight controllers after significantly dropping in altitude, according to flight data.
"We will carry their stories with us and educate generations of commanders and soldiers by their example," Eyal Zamir said, referring to all those who have fallen during and since the massacre.
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AFP) -- Ethiopian federal forces were in full control of the Tigray rebels' regional capital, a local journalist said Sunday, while Ethiopia's regional rivals gathered in Egypt to discuss the risk of a wider war. The Tigray People's Liberation Front and federal forces began fighting again on S…
The former president of Bosnia's Serb statelet, Milorad Dodik, said his party had retained power in the entity and its seat on the shared presidency, as preliminary results showed a drop in turnout for Bosnia's general elections. Dodik led the declarations for a dizzying number of posts to be decided in the general …
Germany will not be intimidated into dropping its support for Ukraine, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Sunday as he announced a further $1.1 billion in military aid during a visit to Kyiv marked by Russian drone attacks. Air-raid sirens and explosions rang out repeatedly across the Ukrainian capital as Merz and Ukra…
Iran's top diplomat insisted Sunday that there would be no military solution to the US' war against the Islamic republic, with talks on ending the conflict apparently at an impasse. A campaign of heavy bombardment failed to bring a decisive close to the war launched by the US and Israel in late February, and Washing…
A local high school track team was running on trails in Plandome Pond Park in Manhasset around 5:45 p.m. on Thursday when one runner, an Eagle Scout, spotted skeletal remains in the brush.
Debris found off Nantucket island after the air ambulance disappeared while flying from Bermuda to Boston.
Ai Everything gets under way at Adnec on Tuesday
'We believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology and people having the agency,' OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says
Actor Nana recently stepped out in a khaki-brown suede jacket worn loose over a red-and-white striped T-shirt and denim shorts. The look, which she shared on social media, drew attention for its collar, which rose to wrap around her neck. The jacket, a utility suede piece from young contemporary label E.B.M, pairs a…
"Suspending a search is not an easy decision," said Rear Admiral Matthew Lake, commander of the Coast Guard's Northeast District, in a statement on Sunday.
The FBI arrested Wanying Zhang, also known as Heather, at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday before her planned departure to China, the agency said in a statement.
Two Italian brands – Miu Miu, Prada’s sister label, and Valentino, the Rome-based haute couture house – were the headliners of day seven of Paris Fashion Week. Here’s the lowdown on the two shows. Miuccia Prada is giving her Miu Miu customers what they want for spring/summer 2027. Everything that has made Miu Miu su…
Gigi Hadid and Olivia Colman walked for Miu Miu, while Alessandro Michele’s library-themed show for Valentino blended high fashion with philosophical musings.
Hong Kong’s largest public hospital, built on the former airport site in Kai Tak, began its first phase of operations on Monday after more than a decade of planning and preparation. The South China Morning Post looks at the hospital’s key features and what its opening means for the city’s healthcare development. 1. …
Hong Kong’s largest public hospital begins phased operation on Monday, starting with family medicine and specialist outpatient services.
Premier Ben Carroll has conceded the Victorian government should have acted sooner on illegal tobacco but insisted progress had been made since the new enforcement powers came into effect.
The Houthis have withstood a series of attacks over the years by Saudi Arabia, the UAE and their Western allies, and have updated their weaponry with the help of Iran.
For South Korea, the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games ended Sunday with a familiar result but a growing sense of unease. Korea finished third in the medal standings for a third consecutive Games, but its 39 gold medals fell short of the 40 to 45 it had targeted. More strikingly, the gap with Japan — the country it had hoped…
It's unclear how many of the injured are children, but witnesses said most of the riders were kids.
In this remote corner of central Australia, the Santa Tereasa/Ltyentye Apurte horse races are a dusty affair with the best in cowboy fashion.
In this remote corner of central Australia, the Santa Teresa/Ltyentye Apurte horse races are a dusty affair with the best in cowboy fashion.
Over 1,700 parents, students and educators attended the International Schools Festival – Hong Kong Island 2026. Held at Hong Kong Ocean Park Marriott Hotel on September 19, it featured 46 schools and education advisers, and offered families guidance on admissions, curricula, university applications and future educat…
The International Schools Festival puts the spotlight on new approaches to education and how best to go about the application process
MBK Partners Chairman Michael ByungJu Kim has declined to attend a parliamentary audit on Homeplus, prompting an opposition lawmaker to seek an order compelling his appearance. According to the National Assembly’s Trade, Industry, Energy, SMEs and Startups Committee on Monday, Kim submitted a written explanation Sun…
Animal shelters are calling for donations of old towels, especially as temperatures drop. For shelters, old towels are more than household items. They're used to clean kennels, maintain basic hygiene and, in winter, keep animals warm. Many animal shelters are located outside major metropolitan areas, where staff and…
Mark Stephen Asea allegedly posted more than 100 videos exposing a woman's private information and tracked her location via GPS.
Korean Air and Hanjin Group Chairman and CEO Walter Cho has been named the Asia Airline executive of the year for his leadership through the pandemic and the airline’s merger with Asiana Airlines, Korean Air said Monday. Cho received the award at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Asia, held Thursday and Friday at New C…
Hanmi Pharmaceutical’s Eppe is poised to challenge Wegovy and Mounjaro in Korea’s fast-growing obesity drug market, with price emerging as a potentially decisive advantage. The homegrown glucagon-like peptide-1, or GLP-1, drug is expected to launch before year-end, pending approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug…
BRASILIA, Brazil — Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, and Brazil's incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off in a runoff Oct. 25 for the top job of Latin America's powerhouse economy after neither won a majority in Sunday's vote.
KT&G is gaining new shelf space across global airport duty-free retail, from Kyrgyzstan to Bahrain to Istanbul, drawing on a 25-year run at Incheon Airport, where it has ranked among the top-selling brands. The push comes as global duty-free retail swells and KT&G turns its buyer network from trade shows into new ma…
Woori Bank has arranged a loan of 70 million pounds ($93 million) and a matching interest rate swap for a London-based company, completing its first corporate derivatives deal through its London Trading Center, the lender said Monday. The transaction, signed Sept. 29 in cooperation with Woori’s London branch, allows…
Christa Pike has remained unconscious and on a ventilator at a hospital in the four days since her failed execution in Tennessee, and her prognosis might not be known for days more, one of her lawyers said Sunday.
