Stunning new images produced by the Hubble Telescope and the James Webb Telescope showcase the Phantom Galaxy, a spiral of solar systems 32 million light-years away from Earth.Story Published at:
NASA releases stunning new image of the Phantom Galaxy
Lion mauls man to death after he enters enclosure at Ghana zoo
A lion at Ghana’s Accra Zoo mauled a man to death after he entered its enclosure over the weekend, the government said in a statement.Story Published at: August 30, 2022 at 10:42AM
China to hold 20th Communist Party congress from October 16
China’s ruling Communist Party will hold its five-yearly congress beginning on October 16, with Xi Jinping poised to secure an historic third leadership term and cement his place as the country’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong.Story Published at: August 30, 2022 at 01:43PM
Ukraine claims early success in counteroffensive as Zelensky vows to ‘chase’ Russians to the border
As Ukraine ramps up its offensive to retake Russian-occupied territory in the country’s south, its forces have regained four villages and broken through Russian defenses at multiple points of the frontline in the Kherson region, according to Ukrainian officials.Story Published at: August 30, 2022 at 01:50PM
Stocks may fall even further. Here’s how to protect your portfolio
Things were starting to look up for investors. After stocks got clobbered in the first half of the year, they started to stage a comeback, with all major indexes rising for much of June, July and August.Story Published at: August 29, 2022 at 07:48PM
Russia dodges economic collapse but the decline has started
Six months after invading Ukraine, Russia is bogged down in a war of attrition it didn’t anticipate but it is having success on another front — its oil-dependent economy is in a deep recession but proving far more resilient than expected. Story Published at: August 29, 2022 at 04:45PM
It now costs more than $300,000 to raise a child, thanks to inflation
Soaring inflation has made almost everything more expensive. And it has significantly increased the cost of one major budget buster — raising kids. Story Published at: August 29, 2022 at 05:18PM
China’s yuan slid to the weakest in two years
The Chinese yuan sank to the lowest level in two years after hawkish comments by Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell spurred a recent rally for the greenback.Story Published at: August 29, 2022 at 08:53AM
Solomon Islands to ban all foreign navy ships from ports pending new approval process
The Solomon Islands has suspended entry into its waters for foreign navy ships pending adoption of a new process for approval of port visits, the Prime Minister’s office said on Tuesday, in a bid to better police its exclusive economic zones.Story Published at: August 30, 2022 at 10:04AM
China arrests hundreds in rural banking scandal
Police in China have arrested 234 suspects allegedly involved in a rural banking scandal, a month after hundreds of depositors protested over their lost savings in one of the largest demonstrations the country has seen since the pandemic began.Story Published at: August 30, 2022 at 08:14AM