The annual mathematics contest is open to contestants from institutions worldwide and hosted by Damo Academy, Alibaba’s research institute. This year, Jiang, a student at Jiangsu Lianshui Secondary Vocational School, outperformed other finalists from some of the world’s most prestigious institutions — including Peking University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, …
Read More »China is trying to fix its economy. Trump could derail those plans
So the stakes are higher than ever for the latest announcement from the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), the executive body of China’s legislature. During his first term in office Trump hit Chinese goods with tariffs of as much as 25%. China analyst Bill Bishop says Trump …
Read More »Bandhavgarh: Alarm over death of 10 elephants in India national park
There have been some reported cases of animals dying after eating the crop, though they are not that frequent. In 1933, 14 elephants died near a forest in the southern state of Tamil Nadu after consuming kodo millets, according to a report, external co-authored by ecologist Raman Sukumar and mycologist …
Read More »Mount Fuji: Snow back on Japan landmark after longest absence
Snow was spotted on Wednesday, 5 November, by the Japan Meteorological Agency’s branch in Shizuoka. As photos of the snowy peak spread on Wednesday, an X user commented, “Oh, I’ve been waiting for this”. Another wrote, “I’ve never been so excited for the first snowfall this year”. “Finally… make-up makes …
Read More »China welcomes Myanmar’s embattled leader on first visit since coup
Since then, though, China has tried to rein in the insurgents, to prevent an outright collapse of the military regime in Nay Pyi Daw. Beijing is known to be pushing Min Aung Hlaing to come up with a timetable for elections to bring an end to military rule. It wants …
Read More »Ukraine says it fought N Korean troops for first time
Ukraine’s top counter-disinformation official Andriy Kovalenko first said in a Telegram post on Monday that North Korea’s “first military units… [had] already come under fire in Kursk”. In an interview with South Korean broadcaster KBS, Rustem Umerov confirmed this, saying he expects a “significant number” of the North Korean troops …
Read More »Japan: Survey finds record low number of teen boys had first kiss
Fewer Japanese youths are having sex while more are masturbating, the study also showed. The ratio of high school boys who say they have had sexual intercourse fell 3.5 points from 2017 to 12%. For high school girls, it declined 5.3 points to 14.8%. While they are less active with …
Read More »Indian PM condemns violence after Canada temple incident
Local police said three people have so far been arrested and charged over the incident in Brampton, near Toronto, but did not provide further details. The force said “several acts of unlawfulness continue to be actively investigated” by its officers. Unverified video posted online appeared to show people carrying yellow …
Read More »Melbourne Cup 2024: Vauban, Absurde, Buckaroo among Flemington runners
Irish trainer Willie Mullins will seek an elusive first Melbourne Cup victory in Australia’s most famous race on Tuesday. Mullins, the only man to train 100 winners at jump racing’s Cheltenham Festival, has targeted the Flat contest (04:00 GMT) as a key event he wants to win. He hopes last …
Read More »Bangladesh steps up payments to Adani Power to avoid supply cut
Bangladesh has been struggling to generate dollar revenues to pay for costly essential imports like electricity, coal and oil. Foreign currency reserves fell during months of student-led protests and political turmoil that ousted the Sheikh Hasina government in August. The interim government which replaced her has sought an additional $3bn …
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