The World Egg Bank Attends 30th Annual In Vitro Fertilization Conference

In late May 1935, the Central Red Army reached the banks of the Dadu River in Sichuan. However, the possibility of crossing it was complicated by a severe shortage of available ferries.

Police have released CCTV footage after the Anzac Memorial in Sydney's Hyde Park was vandalised last week.

Huawei Technologies on Thursday unveiled its latest Ascend 960 SuperPoD computing cluster and an upgraded version of its UnifiedBus interconnect technology, a key component of the Chinese tech giant’s strategy to build advanced artificial intelligence systems despite US semiconductor-related restrictions. At the Huawei Connect 2026 conference in Shanghai, the Shenzhen-based firm introduced near-packaged optics (NPOs) – a placement structure enabling higher speeds and lower energy use – to the...

Intl. media outlets highlight China's role in BRICS cooperation

Marco Tapia was shot dead at his Sydney home. Two boys, aged 14 and 16, have now been arrested over the alleged botched organised crime killing.

Bowen Hills has been circled as a priority development area for almost two decades.

The Royal Australian Mint has unveiled a brand new coin inspired by one of Bluey’s most popular episodes.

Paul Chiodo is suing his builder claiming investor money that was intended for developments was instead used to buy flashy cars and high-end property.

In response to the August 27 case of a young man lifting up and carrying a young woman at a party, City University authorities have established a student discipline panel. The man was reportedly half-naked while the woman was clad in only shorts and a bra. Am I the only person to think that a mountain is being made out of a molehill here? We run the risk of using a sledgehammer to crack the proverbial small nut. One aspect of this case does merit further examination: the issue of consent. Who...

World sports governing bodies have given the Fitzroy River venue the green light for 2032, but the assessment report clearing the course has not been released.

Despite the considerable problems facing the university sector, tertiary education remains appealing

Justin Longmuir’s knees didn’t allow him to reach his full potential as a player during his 139 games in the purple. But his mind might end up being the crucial element that lands Fremantle an elusive flag.

“We can’t sell it, we’d have to sell them at $5,000 a mango. We will take it home, share it amongst ourselves, and relish in what we won today.”

Japan’s proposed port upgrades in Indonesia’s Natuna Islands reflect Tokyo’s push to bolster South China Sea security without building an overt military footprint. However, analysts stress that the move does not mean Jakarta is siding with Japan in its efforts to contain Beijing. Japan, which earlier this year eased its restrictions on lethal weapons exports, is ramping up security cooperation with Indonesia – a crucial bellwether for Southeast Asia. The expanding partnership includes joint...

Olympic champion kayakers Jess and Noémie Fox have been both rivals and allies – in and out of the water.

White House adviser Peter Navarro on Wednesday blasted the Federal Reserve's move to raise interest rates in several years, calling it "a bad decision." The central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), led by Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, voted unanimously to increase the central bank’s benchmark interest rate to a range of 3.75 percent to 4 percent. Warsh...

This month, the president threatened to halt a broad swath of trade if interest rates were not cut, a possibility he resurfaced on Wednesday.

Longer-term vision and policies with continuity mapped out in Hong Kong’s inaugural five-year plan, along with the latest policy blueprint, offer investment opportunities and greater stability for investors, according to experts and commentators. Hong Kong marked a historic milestone on Wednesday when Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu rolled out the city’s first five-year development plan with his fifth policy address to align with China’s long-term national strategy. The explicit directions Lee...

This new phone display breakthrough raises the bar on resolution and refresh rates to a new gold standard.

The ABC’s managing director has rejected the findings of an investigation conducted by the media regulator that found a Four Corners program on the Australian War Memorial redevelopment failed its own code of practice.

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After a disappointing series against Bangladesh, Merv Hughes has backed the Australian Test side to return to form against South Africa.

A Los Angeles federal judge has ordered immigration agents to stop making civil arrests without a warrant unless they first determine that a person is likely to escape before one can be obtained.

President Trump on Wednesday praised Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh, blaming the board instead for the interest rate increase. “I'm relying on Kevin, but he's got a very tough board,” Trump told reporters after landing in North Carolina. “He's got a board that was put there by a lot of other people.” “I told Kevin,...

As LAUSD enrollment drops, district officials face tough choices over school closures and how to prudently spend billions in voter-approved bond funds.

The US Congress on Wednesday passed a bill to strengthen sanctions on Russia by targeting Moscow’s leading energy buyers – China and India – just days before Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to arrive in Washington for a bilateral summit with President Donald Trump. The US House of Representatives cleared the “Lindsey Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026” by a 262-159 vote, making its way to the White House for Trump’s signature. The Senate passed the bill last month by an...

Trump donor Harold Hamm’s oil company Continental Resources announced a deal Wednesday to drill in Venezuela. Continental signed a memorandum of understanding with Venezuela’s state-run oil company that would allow it to operate in a 126,000 acre-area of the oil-rich Orinoco Belt, according to a press release. "Continental was built to recognize great resource opportunities and...

At a news conference Wednesday, federal transportation officials said the most critical information available so far has been video captured from the helicopter during its final, live broadcast moments before it crashed.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Wednesday blocked a request by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) to pass legislation that would require tech companies to develop a “kill switch” for superintelligent AI amid fears that it could spin out of control and pose an existential threat to humanity. Paul argued that an “open-ended” government mandate to implement...

US stocks fell after the Federal Reserve hiked its main interest rate for the first time in three years and suggested more may be ahead as it tries to get the nation’s high inflation under control.

The criminal trial of Huawei Technologies on racketeering charges shifted this week into a slower, more laborious pace in what is expected to be a weeks-long trial as the US Government sought to establish on Wednesday that Huawei was intent on learning about a proprietary robot developed by US telecommunications carrier T-Mobile. Matthew Skurnik, assistant US attorney for the Eastern District of New York, spent hours running FBI Special Agent James Diclemis through a series of emails that...

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Wednesday the central bank is keeping tabs on rapidly developing artificial intelligence (AI) models. “We care very much about what's happening in artificial intelligence,” Warsh told reporters, after the Federal Open Market Committee raised interest rates by a quarter point. The Fed chair noted he is interested in how...

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Wednesday the central bank is keeping tabs on rapidly developing artificial intelligence (AI) models. “We care very much about what's happening in artificial intelligence,” Warsh told reporters, after the Federal Open Market Committee raised interest rates by a quarter point. The Fed chair noted he is interested in how...

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President Trump offered a fiery response to the Federal Reserve’s decision to hike interest rates on Wednesday, demanding instead that rates be drastically lowered quickly.  "Interest Rates in the United States should be 1%, or less, because we are the Best Credit in the World — BY FAR. Our Country is BOOMING with new Investment!”...

More Americans believe AI will have negative environmental impacts on the upcoming decade than those who think the technology will help the environment, a poll released Wednesday found. In the newly published survey from The Associated Press/NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, 47 percent of respondents predicted AI will do “more to hurt” the environment...

Los Angeles and airborne reporting were always a match made, if not in heaven, then a quarter-mile or so closer to it than the rest of us earthbound beings.

The paper celebrated its centennial milestone by publishing a series of 100-word columns.

The Albanese government is set to unveil its migration crackdown in a much anticipated speech today.

A 14 and a 16 year old boy have been charged over the alleged mistaken identity murder of a man in Sydney.