Alibaba appoints Joseph Tsai, Eddie Wu to succeed Daniel Zhang as chairman and CEO
Joseph Tsai, executive vice chairman and cofounder of Alibaba Group, will succeed Daniel Zhang as chairman, according to an announcement by the Chinese internet giant on Tuesday.
2023-06-20 13:16
Vanishing Ice on Highest Mountains Threatens Quarter of Humanity
Rapidly melting glaciers in Asia’s Hindu Kush Himalayan region — home to the world’s highest mountains — are
2023-06-20 09:58
Volatile Singapore Power Prices Push It to Finally Embrace Solar
Volatile electricity prices are helping to push Singapore, one of the world’s slowest adopters of solar power, to
2023-06-20 08:25
Global network of sadistic monkey torture exposed by BBC
A year-long investigation uncovers a sadistic abuse network stretching from Indonesia to the US.
2023-06-20 07:51
Angry Bird: When Waldo the Ostrich Tried to Kill Johnny Cash
An ornery bird once tried to disembowel the Man in Black.
2023-06-20 07:26
NCERT textbooks: Why some Indian scholars are disowning books they wrote
A group of Indian academics wants their names to be removed from textbooks they helped write - why?
2023-06-20 05:19
EU Power-Market Design Talks Fail Amid French Nuclear Rift
European Union energy ministers failed to agree on how to overhaul the bloc’s electricity market, with disagreement over
2023-06-20 03:49
Italy ties China's hands at Pirelli over fears about chip technology
Italy has imposed several curbs on Pirelli's biggest shareholder, Sinochem, in a move aimed at blocking the Chinese government's access to sensitive chip technology.
2023-06-19 21:16
The 20 Cities With the Worst Air Pollution Worldwide
Under normal circumstances, the U.S. doesn't rank on the list of the 20 worst cities for air quality.
2023-06-19 20:24
German Greens Are in Crisis Like the Rest of Scholz’s Coalition
Germany’s Greens attacked their highest-ranking cabinet ministers at a party convention near Frankfurt this weekend. Nominally, the subject
2023-06-19 12:52
What to stream this week: 'And Just Like That' back, Kelly Clarkson sings, Robert Downey Jr. drives
This week’s new entertainment releases include albums from Kelly Clarkson and Portugal
2023-06-19 12:21
Coal Trains Bound for Giant Australia Port Halted by Protester
A total of 19 trains carrying coal to Australia’s flagship export hub for the fuel were disrupted after
2023-06-19 11:27