F1 tycoon pleads guilty to abetting the obstruction of justice
Ong had given expensive gifts to a former minister, including an all-expenses paid trip to Qatar.
BBC reveals horrific exploitation of children in Kenya sex trade
An undercover BBC investigation reveals the women who involve children as young as 13 in sex work.
Emaciated hostage’s voice was so weak in Hamas video dad couldn’t recognize him, his brother says
When Hamas captors released a video of Israeli hostage Evyatar David, he was so emaciated that his father did not recognize his voice, David’s brother
What we know about the Tennessee quadruple murder suspect as manhunt continues
An intense multiagency manhunt continued Monday in western Tennessee for a murder suspect wanted in the deaths of four people after a baby was found
Korean scientists say they developed oral drug against COVID-19
A group of scientists has confirmed the efficacy of a new oral anti-viral treatment, called CP-COV03 or Xafty, against COVID-19 after a clinical trial.
Bisight Spectacles
Everyone knows about and understands bifocals. But from my reading of the patent, these are different. Thanks to mirrors (?), one eye will focus on
Silicon Valley’s Dream Tech Job Is Disappearing
It’s the shut up and grind era, tech workers said, as Apple, Google, Meta and other giants age into large bureaucracies.
The Insider’s Guide to San Francisco’s A.I. Boom
The city is the tech industry’s hub for artificial intelligence, 30 miles north of the home of companies like Meta and Google.
Suspects in 2024 Moscow concert hall attack that killed 149 face trial
Putin claims, without providing evidence, that Ukraine was involved in the attack, an allegation Kyiv vehemently denies.
UN says every child under five in Gaza at risk of malnourishment
The warning comes as the Gaza Strip’s Health Ministry registers more cases of paralysis due to malnutrition.
Western States has “burned down” international order over Israel’s war
Mehdi Hasan says Western states weakened global rights bodies to shield Israel — with consequences far beyond Gaza
Female frogs play dead to avoid mating? Some do, study found
Biologists call the response “tonic immobility,” and know it’s a response to a high-stress environment.
Nuking claim Trump threatened to bomb Norway if he didn’t win Nobel Peace Prize
The rumor reemerged online in early August 2025 after White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the U.S. president deserved the coveted award.
Irish missionary and child, 3, among nine kidnapped from Haiti orphanage
Gena Heraty and a three-year-old child were taken in the middle of the night in a “planned act”, officials say.