Measles cases rising nationwide Measles cases continue to rise nationwide, as cases are spreading. Officials confirm the United States has surpasses 1,000 cases this year, making it the second worst year since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000. NAPA, Calif. – Another case of measles has been reported in the Bay Area amid outbreaks…
Source photos: Steven Bisig, Dylan Martinez, Stefan Wermuth. REUTERS/Illustration/Jeremy Schultz Coming up this week: Arsenal v Manchester United carries fresh edge in the Premier League; the NFL thins to its final four on Conference Championship Sunday en route to the Super Bowl; alpine skiing reaches its rawest test at Kitzbuhel as Marco Odermatt chases the…
A Singaporean-flagged general cargo vessel with 21 all-Filipino crew encountered a maritime incident while en route to Yangjiang, China from Gutalac, Zamboanga del Sur, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Friday. PCG said it has received report that 10 of the 21 Pinoys were rescued by a passing China Coast Guard (CCG) ship. “Earlier today, January…
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos has a viral claim from New York-based prediction market platform Polymarket, which stated he advised Gen Z entrepreneurs to start their careers at McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD) or Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR) before launching their own businesses. “Nope. Not sure why polymarket made this up,” Bezos wrote on X, on…
Shifting policies under US President Donald Trump’s administration are expected to heighten market volatility in Hong Kong this year, the finance chief has said, but he also expressed “cautious optimism” about the capital market, noting that business and political leaders he met at the World Economic Forum viewed the city much more positively than in…
Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporter Watch: Who got nominated and who got snubbed? Awards pundits were taken by surprise from the first two words spoken at the Oscar nominations on Thursday. “Elle Fanning, for Sentimental Value,” said hosts Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman, as they kicked off the nominations with the best supporting actress category. Fanning’s appearance…
Last Updated:January 23, 2026, 08:27 IST India is deploying clean electricity more rapidly and consuming far less coal and oil per person than China did, as per Ember. With the US and Europe increasingly restricting Chinese-linked clean-energy technologies, countries such as India now have stronger incentives to invest in local manufacturing. India is electrifying its…
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Lyse DoucetChief international correspondent BBC “Together we are in a position to… end decades of suffering, stop generations of hatred and bloodshed, and forge a beautiful, everlasting and glorious peace for that region and for the whole region of the world.” Such was the soaring promise of US President Donald Trump as he inaugurated his…
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Concern among China’s leadership with what officials called “selling young crops” spurred a review of Meta’s $2bn purchase of Chinese-founded AI start-up Manus. China’s commerce ministry kicked off an evaluation of the deal after officials…