7:32 pm, Monday, 4 May 2026
BREAKING NEWS
Australia’s “soft” GDP headline hides surprisingly hot demand
Weak growth on paper, stronger reality underneath Australia’s latest GDP figures initially disappointed investors, showing slower growth than many had
‘Highly traumatised’ Hong Kong heads into low-key election after deadly tower fire
Grief and anger in Tai Po housing estate Residents of Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court housing complex are slowly returning
AI CHATBOTS ARE QUIETLY SHAPING DAILY DECISIONS AS USERS GROW MORE DEPENDENT
A new kind of digital over-reliance A growing number of people now rely on AI chatbots not just for work
DEATH TOLL FROM ASIA FLOODS TOPS 1,200 AS RESCUERS STRUGGLE TO REACH CUT-OFF TOWNS
Rooftop rescues and missing families across Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand Days of relentless monsoon downpours and landslides have turned
INDONESIANS BLAME ILLEGAL LOGGING AS FLOODS TURN VILLAGES INTO MUD FIELDS
Deforested hillsides collapse after record rains As rescue crews continue to search for survivors of Indonesia’s latest deadly floods, anger
NUCLEAR TEST THREATS BY US AND RUSSIA REOPEN FEARS OF A NEW ARMS RACE
A fragile test-ban norm under fresh stress The United States and Russia are once again talking about the possibility of
Dung-DNA study ups African forest elephant count significantly
Researchers using genetic analysis of dung samples report that forest elephant populations in parts of Africa may be nearly 20%
Angolan villagers swap turtle hunts for coastal patrols
In Angola’s Longa estuary region, former sea-turtle hunters are trading spears for binoculars. Once engaged in capturing turtles for meat
China’s 2025 coal-plant approvals drop sharply
In the first three quarters of 2025, China approved just 41.8 gigawatts (GW) of new coal-fired electricity capacity — a
Afghan Taliban accuse Pakistan of deadly airstrikes as border tensions spike
Civilian casualties in eastern Afghan provinces Afghanistan’s Taliban administration says Pakistani warplanes carried out overnight airstrikes in three eastern provinces,
