Seoul, Aug 22 Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan met with Bill Gates, chair of the Gates Foundation and Microsoft co-founder, in Seoul on Friday to discuss cooperation in the field of energy, Kim’s office said. According to the industry ministry, the two sides discussed cooperation between TerraPower, a nuclear power company co-founded by Gates that develops…
What’s going on here? Financial stocks, real estate shares, and crypto all took a hit Thursday after unexpected US data sent investors scrambling, driving up bond yields and dampening recent bullish vibes. What does this mean? A wave of stronger-than-expected economic numbers hit markets at once, leaving investors to reassess their outlook. Financial stocks slumped,…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (Aug. 22, 2025) — Lillyah Snipes and Jillian Lujan, both students at the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE), were chosen to be part of the 2025 Undergraduate Development and Internship Research Experience (U-DAIRE) cohort. The nine-week paid internship is designed for students from all over the Southeastern United…
An imagined meeting between photographer Robert Mapplethorpe and couturier Yves Saint Laurent – two men responsible for honing the aesthetic of the 1980s – provided the inspiration for Anthony Vaccarello’s A/W 2025 menswear collection for Saint Laurent, presented in the Tadao Ando-designed rotunda of Paris’ Bourse de Commerce earlier this year. Hanging chandeliers – lowered…
Anthony Kwan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has hinted that China will soon have homegrown “next generation” chips to support its AI models, while announcing an update to one of its large language models. In a comment under a post on its official WeChat account, DeepSeek said the…
By Corina Pons and Charlie Devereux MADRID (Reuters) -After surviving the perilous trek through the jungle of Panama’s Darien Gap with his wife and three daughters to reach the United States, Venezuelan policeman Alberto Peña thought he had found a haven from the persecution he says he fled from back home. But two years later,…
Key Points BYD doesn’t do business in the United States (at least not yet). Still, this Chinese company leads one of the planet’s bigger and fastest-growing markets. One of the world’s best-known long-term investors has taken on a sizable stake despite having access to thousands of other choices. Is your stock portfolio not quite as…
Hongkongers could have the chance to witness a “blood moon” as part of a total lunar eclipse if the weather is favourable next month, the local forecaster has said. The Hong Kong Observatory said on Friday that the eclipse would start at 11.26pm on September 7 when the moon enters the “penumbra”, or partial shadow….
Spanish football is undergoing an overhaul in terms of officiating, and that will continue after the September international break. Some of the most controversial decisions will be analysed in public by the Referees Committee (CTA) going forward. As reported by Cadena SER, the CTA intends to publicly analyse controversial decisions after each weekend of fixtures….
Birthday wishes go out to James Corden, Kristen Wiig and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on August 22nd and learn an interesting fact about each of them. Top celebrity birthdays on August 22, 2025 Tori Amos performs during…