Hong Kong — With wildfires blazing and temperatures hitting record highs in Europe, one China-made product has never been hotter: air-conditioners. Europeans, who have been slower to adopt AC than those living in other parts of the world, are lining up outside stores and driving long distances in the hopes of securing an AC unit as…
On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch The last time Cherry Au spoke to her 68-year-old father, the call lasted just 54 seconds before a prison guard ordered him to hang up. A year later, Cherry…
Micron dipped 1.3% in overnight trading, with the Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAM) falling 1.3%. The South Korean market, which has become increasingly tied to the U.S. chip trade lately, swung between gains and losses. The retail sentiment was ‘extremely bullish’ for SNDK, ‘bullish’ for MU, ‘bearish’ for WDC and ‘extremely bearish’ for DRAM. Samsung, the…
Ariel Edwards-Levy of CNN reported today that a new CNN poll conducted by the public opinion research firm SSRS found that 70% of adult Americans disapprove of the way President Donald J. Trump is handling the economy while only 30% approve. A whopping 75% disapprove of how Trump is handling inflation, while only 25% approve….
As Nigerians plan their summer holidays, new travel data from Emirates offers a glimpse into where they travelled last year—and highlights the destinations likely to attract even more visitors in 2026. Between 1 May and 31 August 2025, more than 44,000 passengers flew from Nigeria on Emirates, underscoring the country’s growing appetite for international travel…
A Hong Kong security guard who tied up a building resident’s missing cat in a plastic bag and dumped it in a rubbish bin has been sentenced to four months in prison, with the magistrate saying his actions had probably led to the animal’s death in a landfill site. Kwun Tong Court on Thursday sentenced…
Rupee strengthened by 13 paise to 95.63 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on July 30. File. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/istockphoto The rupee strengthened by 13 paise to 95.63 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Thursday (July 30, 2026), supported by positive momentum in domestic equity markets and inflows of foreign…
The latest episode of General Hospital treated viewers to an enemies-to-lovers moment featuring Ava. Despite their recent intimacy, Ava feels a sense of suspicion towards this person. The new episode portrayed an intense exchange between the two the morning after their night together. Ava just slept with Ethan on General Hospital The Wednesday, July 29,…
Drones could be a viable way to make transportation of potentially life-saving donated kidneys more efficient, according to a recent study conducted at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton. On June 5, researchers had drones take human kidneys on two 15-minute flights in loops around NASA’s testing range beyond line-of-sight for about 7.5 miles each…
It’s hard not to be impressed by the Vanguard Information Technology ETF, which has averaged annual gains of about 24% over the past decade. If it can match that pace over the next 20 years, $1,000 invested in this exchange-traded fund (ETF) today will be worth nearly $74,000 in 2046! Image source: Getty Images. Missed Nvidia in…