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Duncan Scott claimed gold in the men’s 200m individual medley. Photo: AFP GLASGOW: Duncan Scott delivered hosts Scotland’s first gold medal of the Commonwealth Games to break up Australia’s dominance of the pool on the first full day of action in Glasgow on Friday. With the programme nearly halved to just 10 sports, swimming is … Read more
McLaren’s British driver Lando Norris has been critical of new rules that have shaken up the sport. Photo: AFP BUDAPEST: World champion Lando Norris topped the times for McLaren ahead of Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton in Saturday’s third and final free practice ahead of Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix. On a day of dust and heat at … Read more
The accident occurred when a civilian bus collided with another carrying members of the Syrian security forces on a highway in the center of the country.
New platform enables on-demand design of synthetic plant immune receptors for durable, broad-spectrum crop resistance The study, led by a team from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was published online in the journal Science on July 24. PHOTO: PEXELS Chinese scientists have proposed a novel concept … Read more
Antonio Guterres received by Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani at Damascus International Airport United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to delegates during a meeting on Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at UN headquarters in New York City, US, April 27, 2026. REUTERS UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived on Saturday in the Syrian capital of Damascus on the … Read more
Arjumand Rashid sat down for an interview with Vasay Chaudhry to speak on her health battles and career. PHOTO: Screengrab Actor Arjumand Rahim spoke candidly about her struggle with anxiety and depression following the sudden death of her father from cardiac arrest, highlighting the role of therapy and psychiatric care in her recovery. Arjumand, appearing … Read more
Oliver Bearman faces the media ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix. Photo: AFP BUDAPEST: Oliver Bearman has made a spotty start to his Formula One career, but he told AFP he has “what it takes to become a world champion”, hopefully for Ferrari. At just 21, the Englishman started his second full season strongly for … Read more
The letter fuels debate over harder-to-regulate open-source AI models versus closed systems from OpenAI and Anthropic NVIDIA logo and word “Artificial Intelligence” are seen in this illustration taken July 20, 2026. REUTERS Nvidia , Microsoft and other tech heavyweights made a public case to lawmakers on Friday in favor of open-source AI models, wading into a debate … Read more
From the capital, Tehran, to the holy city of Mashhad, the Iran I saw was a nation of many layers: defiant but also weary, despairing but hopeful.
Firefighters were racing to contain blazes that were moving closer to Madrid and Bordeaux.