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At least 10 people have been killed after a vehicle struck a crowd celebrating the New Year in New Orleans.

Leader of the M23 group says its rebellion in eastern DR Congo is a ‘defensive’ one, hopes for dialogue with Kinshasa.

An armed man in a truck has ploughed through a crowd in the US city of New Orleans, killing at least 10 people.

Attacks reported from Jabalia in the north, Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza and the southern city of Khan Younis.

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A groundbreaking technique using time-resolved electron microscopy and multi-polarization lasers has allowed scientists to analyze plasmonic waves with great precision. This method helped uncover the stable and dynamic nature of meron pairs’ spin textures, opening new avenues in nanoscale technology.

Researchers at HKU have devised a rapid, scalable method to produce ultrathin diamond membranes, unlocking applications in electronics, photonics, and quantum devices. This innovation overcomes traditional fabrication challenges, leveraging diamonds’ exceptional properties for next-generation technologies. A research team led by

Scientists are challenging the existence of dark energy with a new model called “timescape,” which suggests the Universe’s expansion might be influenced by its uneven structure rather than an invisible force. This theory could resolve ongoing cosmological debates, with upcoming

An international team charts four previously unnamed underwater canyons, investigates nearly 20 methane seep ecosystems thriving in complete darkness, and discovers a stunning array of otherworldly creatures, including potential new species. An international team of scientists aboard the Schmidt Ocean

The H5N1 bird flu virus has been found in samples of Monarch Raw Pet Food, and a cat that ate the food is confirmed to have been infected.

Ten people were killed and 30 were hospitalized in New Orleans' iconic and congested French Quarter in the early morning hours Wednesday after a suspect allegedly slammed a pickup truck into pedestrians.

Connected cars are great—at least until some company leaves unencrypted location data on the Internet for anyone to find. That's what happened with over 800,000 EVs manufactured by the Volkswagen Group, after Cariad, an automative software company that handles much