South Korea becomes 'super-aged' society
South Korea becomes 'super-aged' society
South Korea has become a “super-aged” society with one in five people aged 65 or older, official data showed last week, underscoring the country’s deepening demographic crisis.
2024-12-31
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Italy recovers artifacts dug up by amateurs
Italy recovers artifacts dug up by amateurs
Italian authorities have recovered precious 3rd century B.C. artifacts from an Etruscan necropolis looted by a couple of bungling tomb raiders in Umbria who stumbled across the haul on their land.
2024-11-26
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US returns looted antiquities worth US$10 million to India
US returns looted antiquities worth US$10 million to India
The United States has returned more than 1,400 looted artifacts worth US$10 million to India as part of an ongoing initiative to repatriate stolen art from countries across South and Southeast Asia, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office announced Wednesday.
2024-11-19
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Notre-Dame's bells ring out again
Notre-Dame's bells ring out again
More than five years since a catastrophic fire destroyed large parts of the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, the bells of the historic church have rung once more.
2024-11-12
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NYC taking on 'subway surfing' with drones
NYC taking on 'subway surfing' with drones
Faced with a deadly series of “subway surfing” incidents, New York City is turning to technology — and young people — to help put a stop to it.
2024-11-05
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Painting by AI robot to be auctioned
Painting by AI robot to be auctioned
Sotheby’s will sell its first work credited to a humanoid robot using artificial intelligence (AI) later this month.
2024-10-29
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The science behind 'fried rice syndrome'
The science behind 'fried rice syndrome'
Once again, TikTok has spurred intense conversations relating to food safety.
2024-10-22
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Elon Musk unveils his 'Cybercab' robotaxi
Elon Musk unveils his 'Cybercab' robotaxi
Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled on Thursday his vision of a “fun, exciting future,” an “age of abundance” full of his company’s self-driving cars without steering wheels, parking lots turned into parks and robots that will walk among the population — that he once again promised would be available within a few years.
2024-10-15
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