2:18 am, Tuesday, 16 December 2025
BREAKING NEWS
TIKTOK LAUNCHES ‘CRESCENDO’ TO SPOT GLOBAL CLASSICAL TALENT
An accelerator built around short video and live stages TikTok unveiled Crescendo, a program to discover and support classical musicians
INDIA LOGS ABOVE-AVERAGE MONSOON RAINS FOR SECOND YEAR
Impacts on agriculture, reservoirs and inflation India recorded above-average rainfall during the June–September monsoon for a second straight year, the
U.S. REVIVES FEDERAL COAL LEASING IN FOUR STATES
The auctions and what’s at stake The U.S. government is set to auction coal leases in Alabama, Utah, Montana, and
AMAZON UNVEILS NEW ALEXA, ECHO, AND SMART HOME UPDATES
What’s new across devices Amazon’s fall hardware event delivered refreshed Echo speakers, a faster Fire TV stick, and updates to
AMID HEAVY RAINS, INDONESIAN SCHOOL BUILDING COLLAPSES
Casualties and rescue operations A three-story school building collapsed in Indonesia’s West Java province on Tuesday after days of heavy
OSAKA EXPO VISITORS SURGE PAST BREAKEVEN; 28.2M EXPECTED BY CLOSE
Late momentum lifts attendance The Osaka-Kansai Expo said attendance has surpassed its breakeven point, with daily visitors topping 200,000 for
GOLDEN LION TAMARINS AND SLOTHS BECOME ROOMMATES AT PALM BEACH ZOO
New habitat, new behaviors In West Palm Beach, curators opened a shared habitat for golden lion tamarins and Hoffman’s two-toed
WILDFIRE POLLUTION AT NANO SCALE: THE SCIENTIST TRACKING LA’S TOXIC PARTICLES
Findings from the fire zone A Wired report profiles a California researcher using a nuclear X-ray technique to identify ultra-fine
REPORTS SAY EA COULD GO PRIVATE IN DEAL VALUED UP TO $50 BILLION
What’s on the table and why it matters Electronic Arts could be taken private by a consortium of investors in
META EXPANDS CELEBRITY FACE-MATCH TO FIGHT IMPOSTORS IN EU/UK
Tool shifts from scam ads to fake accounts Meta is rolling out its celebrity facial-recognition checks for Facebook users in
