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Science

Chinese breakthrough challenges Elon Musk’s verdict on paralysed patients

19 Mar 2025 - 7:00PMvideocam

Four patients with spinal cord injuries were able to move their limbs hours after groundbreaking surgery as part of a clinical trial led by Shanghai’s Fudan University. Photo: Fudan University

Military

Chinese satellites seen ‘dogfighting’, US Space Force official says

20 Mar 2025 - 1:38AMvideocam

A Shiyan-24C experimental satellite is launched from a sea platform in 2024. The satellite is among those seen “dogfighting in space”, according to the USSF. Photo: Handout

Science

How China is solving the nightmare that killed Elon Musk’s Hyperloop

20 Mar 2025 - 4:18PMvideocam

China has succeeded where Elon Musk failed with an ultra-high-speed low-vacuum pipeline maglev railway. Photo: CREC

Comment

Editorial | Walmart’s bid to force China to pay Trump tariffs is unacceptable

20 Mar 2025 - 7:12AM

US supermarket giant Walmart is attempting to shift the burden of US tariffs onto its Chinese suppliers.. File photo: AP

China

House chair asks US universities to reveal info on Chinese nationals

20 Mar 2025 - 6:19AM

US government interest in the number of Chinese nationals at American universities and their types of research has intensified of late. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

A van being swept away by the current of the Campanillas river in Almogia, Malaga province, Spain. Photo: EPA-EFE

Extreme weather

Woman dead, husband missing as violent storm lashes southern Spain

Flash floods in southern Spain prompt officials to evacuate hundreds of homes.

19 Mar 2025 - 9:57AM

Extreme weather

US death toll rises to 36 after extreme weather across multiple states

17 Mar 2025 - 10:21AM

Extreme weather

‘We were walking on walls’: at least 32 killed in monster US storm

16 Mar 2025 - 4:36PM

Is Jakarta prepared for climate change and more frequent floods?

Extreme weather and poor urban planning have exacerbated Jakarta’s annual flooding, displacing residents and highlighting critical infrastructure failures.

11 Mar 2025 - 9:12PMvideocam

Emergency workers evacuate people from their flooded homes on March 4, following heavy rains in South Jakarta. Photo: dpa

‘Nervous and rushed’: Fukushima clean-up workers fret over radiation, stress

A survey of about 5,500 workers revealed a growing number were concerned about safety and radiation at the damaged reactors.

11 Mar 2025 - 1:12PMvideocam

Fears mount in Japan of a massive 2011-style earthquake on disaster anniversary

Scientists warn seismic energy accumulating under the Chishima Trench off Hokkaido has the potential to trigger a magnitude-8.8 earthquake.

11 Mar 2025 - 9:48AMvideocam

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Eruption of Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire deemed over after forcing many to flee

The volcano spewed gas and ash far into the sky on Monday, putting 30,000 people potentially ‘at risk’.

11 Mar 2025 - 3:08PM

The volcano spewed gas and ash far into the sky Monday. Photo: AFP

Cyclone approaching Australia east coast weakens to tropical system

Tropical Cyclone Alfred was expected to be the first cyclone to cross the east Australian coast near the Queensland state capital since 1974.

8 Mar 2025 - 4:44PM

Volunteers reunite owners with photos lost in US natural disasters

When hurricanes, wildfires and floods destroy homes, volunteers rescue, preserve and try to return fragile lost photos to their owners.

8 Mar 2025 - 4:15PM

Thousands flee as Japan’s biggest wildfire in decades rages on

An area of at least 2,100 hectares in Ofunato, Iwate prefecture, has been destroyed by the blaze. At least one person has died.

4 Mar 2025 - 11:03AMvideocam

Firefighters battle a wildfire in Ofunato, Iwate prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sunday. Photo: EPA-EFE

8 dead in India avalanche as rescue operation ends

More than 50 workers were submerged under snow and debris after the avalanche hit a construction camp in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand.

3 Mar 2025 - 2:40AM

Security personnel carry a victim onto a helicopter during a rescue operation, a day after an avalanche hit a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) construction camp, near Mana village in the Chamoli district of India’s Uttarakhand state on Saturday. Photo: AFP

Avalanche in Indian mountain state leaves at least 25 people trapped

The avalanche struck a labour site where eight containers and one shed, with 57 workers inside, were buried under the snow.

28 Feb 2025 - 10:33PM

Archaeology and palaeontology

Mount Vesuvius eruption turned man’s brain into glass. Here’s how it happened

The disaster that obliterated two cities also created the intense heat and rapid cooling behind the one-of-a-kind transformation.

28 Feb 2025 - 12:57PM

8 workers trapped in ‘unfortunate’ India tunnel collapse

Rescue efforts are under way, with the ventilation system still functional, providing hope for the trapped workers.

23 Feb 2025 - 2:16PM

Collapsed portion of the Srisailam Left Bank Canal tunnel, in which at least eight workers are feared trapped. Photo: handout

Extreme weather

LA mayor sacks fire chief over handling of worst wildfire in city history

The move came amid finger-pointing and public rift between Chief Kristin Crowley and City Hall over responsibility for the devastation.

22 Feb 2025 - 5:25AMvideocam

A firefighter monitors the spread of a blaze in Oxnard, northwest of Los Angeles, in January. Photo: TNS

Fame and celebrity

Who is Sheletta Chapital, ex-wife of new Captain America, Anthony Mackie?

As the new Marvel superhero film hits theatres, the spotlight is on its star and what is known about his former wife – who keeps a low profile along with the 4 children they share.

19 Feb 2025 - 6:00PM

US braces for ‘life-threatening cold’ as polar vortex brings extreme weather

Extreme cold warnings were issued as a polar vortex hits the US after deadly floods and storms caused chaos across several states.

17 Feb 2025 - 6:04PM

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Extreme weather

At least 9 dead, including 8 in Kentucky, amid latest blast of US winter weather

Severe US winter weather causes flooding, power outages, and dangerous conditions across multiple states.

17 Feb 2025 - 10:21AM

Flooded Main Street in Beattyville, Kentucky. Photo: Lexington Herald-Leader via TNS

Japan’s Tepco takes on challenge of making space for Fukushima nuclear debris

Company has started dismantling water tanks and plans to build facilities to store the molten fuel debris after extracting it from inside the reactors.

15 Feb 2025 - 3:45PM

Trump tours US disaster zones, says FEMA needs to ‘go away’

The US president visited storm-hit North Carolina and California areas ravaged by wildfires.

25 Jan 2025 - 1:17PMvideocam

Explosive new wildfire erupts near Los Angeles, forcing thousands to flee

The fast-moving Hughes Fire stoked fresh fears in a region already devastated by two weeks of deadly infernos.

23 Jan 2025 - 3:18PM

Flames rise behind vehicles as the Hughes Fire burns in Castaic Lake, California. Photo: Reuters

Trending in China

China student honoured for carrying classmate on his back to safety during quake

Youngster acts on instinct, returns to shaking classroom to save fellow student from ravages of 4.6 magnitude tremor.

22 Jan 2025 - 7:42PMvideocam

A school student in China has been honoured for saving a classmate from the ravages of an earthquake. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin

Heavy rain triggers deadly landslide in Indonesia, killing 16, several missing

Rescue efforts are underway amid challenging conditions.

21 Jan 2025 - 4:24PM

Southern Taiwan hit by 6.4-magnitude earthquake, TSMC evacuates some factories

Fire department said a handful of people were trapped in damaged buildings in city of Tainan; earthquake shook buildings in capital Taipei.

21 Jan 2025 - 11:12AMvideocam

Active volcano in Indonesia erupts 1,000 times in January, forcing evacuations

Mount Ibu, one of the country’s most active volcanoes, sent ash plumes 4km into the sky, forcing authorities to raise the alert level and urge residents to seek shelter.

20 Jan 2025 - 8:36AM

Mount Ibu spewing volcanic material 4,000 meters high during an eruption. Photo: Indonesian Geological Agency/AFP

Fame and celebrity

Who was under-fire LA Mayor Karen Bass’ late ex-husband, Jesus Lechuga?

Amid criticism over her handling of the Los Angeles wildfires, cutting the Fire Department’s budget and ill-timed Ghana trip, Bass’ personal life is under scrutiny too.

19 Jan 2025 - 5:00AM

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has come in for heavy criticism over her handling of the wildfires and her Ghana trip. Photo: Reuters

As Japan marks Kobe quake anniversary, fears of another major disaster mount

Tremors in the Nankai Trough, south of Kobe, have increased recently as seismologists flag higher risks of a major quake in the area.

18 Jan 2025 - 3:00PMvideocam

With LA’s counter-culture suburb in ruins, creatives’ pain ramps up

Already hurting in the post-Covid economy, many millennial creatives who lost their Altadena homes in wildfires are now feeling priced out.

19 Jan 2025 - 8:55AM

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