Venezuela Earthquake: Families Dig for Survivors as 72-Hour Window Closes

The family of 31-year-old Carlos Eduardo heard him groan beneath the rubble of a collapsed building on Saturday, two days after twin earthquakes devastated this coastal state, but Spanish rescuers and sniffer dogs who arrived at the scene withdrew after finding no sign of life. His relatives have remained, removing debris with their bare hands […]

IBM Unveils 0.7nm Chip Breakthrough With NanoStack Design

IBM has unveiled a new chip design that it says could enable manufacturers to fit 100 billion transistors on a silicon chip the size of a fingernail, using a stacking approach the company compares to building a skyscraper rather than spreading components across a flat surface. The technology, called NanoStack, represents the equivalent of a […]

Asia Markets Slide as Tech Sell-Off Triggers Korea Circuit Breaker

Asian stock markets fell sharply on Friday, led by a sell-off in technology shares, as investors reassessed the valuations of AI-related companies, and Apple’s announcement of price rises for iPads and MacBooks added to concerns about rising component costs. Trading on South Korea’s Kospi index was temporarily halted after an 8% decline triggered a circuit […]

Austrian GP: Antonelli Leads Mercedes 1-2 in First Practice

Kimi Antonelli led a Mercedes one-two in first practice at the Austrian Grand Prix on Friday, finishing just 0.04 seconds ahead of teammate George Russell as the championship-leading team demonstrated its pace on a power-sensitive circuit. Oscar Piastri took third for McLaren, 0.117 seconds off the pace, while Max Verstappen’s heavily upgraded Red Bull was […]

Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Reaches 589 as International Rescue Teams Arrive

The number of people killed in Venezuela’s twin earthquakes has risen to 589, with 2,980 injured, acting President Delcy Rodríguez said on Friday, as international rescue teams joined the search for survivors in the devastated coastal state of La Guaira. The updated death toll more than doubles the previous official figure of 235. Rodríguez said […]

Oil Falls to Pre-Iran War Levels as Strait of Hormuz Reopens

The price of oil has fallen to levels not seen since before the Iran war began, with global benchmark Brent crude briefly dropping below $72.48 a barrel on Wednesday—exactly the price it traded at on 27 February, the day before the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran. Brent later edged up to $73.23. The […]

Venezuela Earthquakes: At Least 164 Dead as Rescue Efforts Continue

At least 164 people have been killed and 971 injured after Venezuela’s most powerful earthquake in more than a century struck on Wednesday, according to acting President Delcy Rodríguez. The 7.5 magnitude quake hit 39 seconds after a 7.2 magnitude foreshock, devastating the coastal state of La Guaira, where scores of apartment blocks collapsed. The […]

Trump Orders DOJ to Investigate Oil Companies Over Petrol Prices

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he has ordered the Department of Justice to investigate major energy companies for “gouging” customers by failing to cut petrol prices after wholesale oil costs fell sharply from wartime peaks. Trump wrote on Truth Social that he had expected pump prices to fall “a lot faster than what I’m […]

‘I’m Back’ – Ronaldo Scores Twice to Make World Cup History

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in Portugal’s 5-0 victory over Uzbekistan on Tuesday to become the first men’s or women’s player to score at six different editions of the World Cup. The 41-year-old struck after just six minutes with a half-volley from Joao Cancelo’s cross before adding a second goal before half-time from Bruno Fernandes’ through-ball. […]

Mamdani’s NYC Machine Topples 2 Incumbents. Can He Govern?

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s endorsed candidates defeated two sitting Democratic members of Congress in Tuesday’s New York primaries, including the chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, consolidating the mayor’s position as the city’s dominant political power broker barely a year after his upset victory over Andrew Cuomo. Adriano Espaillat, who spent a decade […]