Lab-grown human embryo models spark calls for regulation
Scientists have used stem cells to create structures that resemble human embryos in the lab, in a first that has prompted calls for stricter regulation in the rapidly advancing field.
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When is an eSport not an eSport? Olympic event puzzles gamers
ESports has long been derided as "not a real sport". But now, an Olympic-organised event is being dismissed by competitive gamers as not real eSports.
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Modi to talk tech, trade on US visit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to the United States on Tuesday to meet with President Joe Biden and address Congress, with military and technological ties on the agenda as his hosts seek a regional counter to China.
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Eyeing China, EU to unveil plans to combat economic risks
The EU will on Tuesday detail the economic security risks facing the bloc and new tools Brussels can use as it seeks to muscle up against rivals Russia and China.
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Afghan cook pours his heart into 'teapot' lamb stew
In the kitchen of his Kabul restaurant, one of the last cooks to master the Afghan culinary art of "chainaki" stuffs chunks of lamb and fat into about 200 tiny teapots to simmer for hours atop a clay stove.
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'Tough balancing act': Chinese, German leaders hold talks
Chancellor Olaf Scholz hosts Premier Li Qiang for talks on Tuesday, seeking to recalibrate cooperation between Germany and China after Berlin branded Beijing a "systemic rival".
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China's central bank cuts two benchmark interest rates
China's central bank on Tuesday cut two benchmark interest rates, following several similar measures last week in a bid to counter the post-Covid growth slowdown in the world's second-largest economy.
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Rescue teams race to find submersible missing near Titanic wreck
US and Canadian coast guard teams were racing Monday to locate a submersible vessel with five people aboard, including a billionaire tourist, that went missing on a dive to the Titanic's wreckage in the North Atlantic.
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Facing housing crunch, Toronto cuts into once-protected lands
A billboard at the foot of a field on Toronto's far outskirts heralds the coming construction of new homes, but it also highlights a broken promise never to permit encroachment into this vast green space, and the backlash which has ensued.
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Himalayan glaciers melting 65 percent faster than previous decade: study
Himalayan glaciers providing critical water to nearly two billion people are melting faster than ever before due to climate change, exposing communities to unpredictable and costly disasters, scientists warned Tuesday.
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