Japan’s population is shrinking and shrinking.Image: keystone Japan has reached a historic demographic low: for the first time in 42 years, fewer than 120 million Japanese live in the country. The birth rate is at a record low – the current glimmer of hope is a dating app. July 30, 2026, 2:43 p.mJuly 30, 2026, […]
Continue ReadingFifteen elephants found dead in southern Kenya outside the Amboseli National Park are suspected to have been poisoned by eating tomatoes that had been sprayed with pesticides on nearby farms. The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) says preliminary laboratory tests found cyanide in samples taken from the animals’ carcasses. Ten of the elephants had been found […]
Continue ReadingA massive iceberg was seen turning over off the coast of Greenland, near Ilulissat. Video captured by an eyewitness showed the moment the iceberg turned over, creating waves close to the coastal city. Ilulissat is home to the Unesco listed Ilulissat Icefjord and is located on the west coast of the island.
Continue ReadingThe first-ever case of an artificial intelligence agent going rogue coincides with the EU’s major new powers to regulate AI. But Europe’s leverage may be limited by the U.S.-China two-way race for AI supremacy. Jul 27 6 mins read
Continue ReadingPortuguese galleys are back on France’s Atlantic coast. Beaches have already been closed – but even dead specimens remain dangerous. July 30, 2026, 8:00 a.mJuly 30, 2026, 8:00 a.m Anna-Lena Janzen / t-online An article by Portuguese galleys have washed up again on the French southwest coast. As French media report, the dangerous sea creatures […]
Continue ReadingThe US military says it launched “heavy” strikes against Iran on Wednesday in retaliation for attempted Iranian ballistic missile attacks on American forces. Centcom said it hit “dozens” of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets in response to Tuesday’s firing by Iran on US bases in Jordan and at ships in the Strait of Hormuz. […]
Continue ReadingAustralia is taking Telegram to court over its alleged failure to remove “pro-terror” material, including video of the Christchurch shootings, the country’s eSafety commissioner has said. Julie Inman-Grant, who last year led Australia’s world-first ban on social media for under-16s, said the platform faced a fine of up to to A$54.6m (£28m, US$38m) for failing […]
Continue ReadingUkraine is again targeting Wildberries (archive image).Image: keystone July 30, 2026, 5:00 a.mJuly 30, 2026, 5:00 a.m The Ukrainian military has once again attacked the Russian online retailer Wildberries. A large company warehouse in the Russian Penza region was set on fire by drone fire during the night, as the region’s governor, Oleg Melnichenko, announced, […]
Continue ReadingA Singapore court has fined a French student S$600 ($465; £348) for licking a straw from an orange juice vending machine and putting it back into its dispenser. Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, 19, pleaded guilty to one count of public nuisance. Maximilien, who is studying in Singapore, posted the video of himself licking the straw […]
Continue ReadingCoca-Cola is said to have been around since the end of the 19th century.Image: Keystone July 29, 2026, 4:01 p.mJuly 29, 2026, 4:01 p.m In the archives of a monastery pharmacy in Tuscany, documents for a recipe mixture were discovered that could have been a kind of precursor to Coca-Cola as early as the mid-19th […]
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