What a Long Lost Typewriter Says About Chinese Culture
A typewriter recently discovered in a basement in upstate New York holds important clues about the origins of Chinese computing. And brings up questions about language and culture.
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Haiti’s iconic Hotel Oloffson, long a cultural beacon, destroyed by gang violence
The Hotel Oloffson in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, long a haven for artists and writers, poets and presidents, a symbol of Haiti’s troubled politics and its storied past, has been destroyed by gangs.
With Indus Waters Treaty in the balance, Pakistan braces for more water woes
In an unprecedented move, India held the water treaty in abeyance after blaming Pakistan for a deadly attack in April. Pakistan denies involvement in the attack and accuses India of “weaponizing water.”
News24 | Russia warns Europe to avoid ‘pumping Ukraine full of weapons’ as US announces arms shipments
The Kremlin said that it would take time to clarify what weapons the US was supplying and would supply to Ukraine after US President Donald Trump said Washington would have to send more arms to Kyiv.
News24 | Man survives goring, 7 hurt in Spain’s Pamploma running with the bulls festival
A man was gored and seven others lightly injured, on the second day of Pamploma’s San Fermin festival in which thousands of people line the mediaeval city’s narrow streets for the centuries-old tradition of running with bulls.
News24 | Kenya: At least 10 killed in anti-government protests
Clashes between police and protesters have turned violent in Kenya, with police firing tear gas at crowds and security forces blocking off access to central Nairobi.
How to help Texas flood survivors. And, health organizations sue RFK Jr.
Search efforts are still ongoing after the deadly Texas floods. Here’s how you can help survivors. And RFK Jr.’s vaccine policy has sparked a lawsuit.
Bee attack leaves three in critical condition and dozens injured in France
Twenty-four people were stung when a swarm of bees attacked passersby in the town of Aurillac.
Israeli defence minister plans to move Gaza’s population to camp in Rafah
Israel Katz tells Israeli media the so-called “humanitarian city” in Rafah will eventually house 2.1 million Palestinians.
News24 | Fired Russia minister found dead hours later, as rumours of corruption swirl
Russia’s sacked transport minister has been found dead in his car outside Moscow with a gunshot wound and the principal hypothesis is that he took his own life, state investigators said, hours after President Vladimir Putin fired him.
Hamas used sexual violence as part of ‘genocidal strategy’, Israeli experts say
The Dinah Project, an all-women group, lays out “a legal blueprint for prosecuting these crimes”, which Hamas has denied committing.
Trump says U.S. will resume sending weapons to Ukraine after pausing last week
With Russian attacks escalating, Ukraine is dependent on air defense systems and munitions supplied by western allies to protect Ukrainian cities.
Acropolis closes as heatwave grips Greece
The popular Athens attraction is shutting temporarily as highs of 42C are forecast for parts of the country.
Chef’s food ‘decoration’ at Chinese pre-school poisons children
Two hundred kindergarten students are being treated in hospital after eating food with inedible paint.
Stocks tumble after Trump posts letters to 14 countries threatening new tariffs
Stocks tumbled Monday after President Trump threatened to impose new import taxes on more than a dozen countries. Trump pushed back the effective date of those tariffs, however, until Aug. 1.
BRICS summit ends with calls for less confrontation in the world
Leaders in the BRICS group of emerging economies ended their recent summit with calls for less confrontation in the world. But that plea didn’t go over well with President Trump.
News24 | False posts share AI-generated news report about Iran ‘surrendering’ to Israel
American broadcaster CNN did not air a report saying Iran “officially surrendered” to Israel after a ceasefire ended the 12-day war between the long-time adversaries, contrary to posts online. The purported news broadcast contains visual inconsistencies typical of AI-generated footage.
News24 | More than 100 dead in Texas flooding amid ‘threat of heavy rain’ to come
The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas rose to more than 100, as rescuers continued their grim search for people swept away by torrents of water.
News24 | 5 Israel soldiers killed in Gaza as Trump asserts ‘things are going along very well’
Five Israeli soldiers were killed in combat in the northern Gaza Strip, Israel’s military said, as Israel and Hamas held indirect talks in Qatar on an elusive ceasefire.
Migrants deported from U.S. to Salvadoran prison remain under U.S. control
The government of El Salvador has acknowledged to United Nations investigators that the Trump administration maintains control of the men who were deported from the U.S. to a Salvadoran prison.
Trump upbeat on Gaza ceasefire talks as he hosts Netanyahu
The two leaders’ meeting came with no sign of a breakthrough yet in the latest round of Israel-Hamas negotiations in Qatar.