A man surnamed Si in Anyang, Henan province, faked his death in June last year to avoid prosecution for drink-driving, a case recently revealed by prosecutors. He staged a fatal overdose after being arrested in January and released on bail, fearing imprisonment due to prior offenses and debts.
In Hunsur, Karnataka, businessman Harisha, 39, allegedly killed his wife Nischitha, 37, and daughters Nikshitha, 14, and Raksha, 8, before dying by suicide. The incident, possibly linked to financial distress, was discovered Tuesday after a friend alerted police.
ResearchClawBench, developed by Shanghai AI Lab, evaluates AI agents' ability to conduct independent research against human-written papers. Concurrently, Zhejiang University launched Qiushi Engine, an LLM-based agent designed for end-to-end autonomous scientific discovery in real physical environments.
A federal judge ruled Donald Trump must disclose detailed financial information from his businesses as part of his $10bn defamation lawsuit against the BBC. The ruling, which could reveal his family trust's finances, also allows the BBC to subpoena Trump's inner circle.
Destroços do Clipper Endeavor, um DC-4 da Pan Am que caiu em 1952 com 69 pessoas após decolar de Porto Rico, foram localizados a 610 metros de profundidade por uma equipe usando um drone submarino. O acidente foi um marco para a segurança da aviação.
Capital One Financial reported strong second-quarter results, surpassing analyst expectations for both revenue and adjusted EPS, driven by non-interest income growth. Despite the positive performance, the company faces investor impatience regarding the tangible benefits and expense synergies from its Discover and Brex acquisitions.
The final album, "The Final Painting," by under-the-radar US psych-folk artist Ed Askew, who died a year ago at 84, is being released posthumously this month. Askew's unique artistry influenced contemporary musicians like Bill Callahan and Sharon Van Etten, despite his lack of mainstream acclaim.
James Desborough, a convicted killer, denies murdering Claudio Aquilino and Daniel Coleman, whose dismembered and burnt remains were found near his Cornish cabin. He claims he found their bodies and disposed of them while under the influence of drugs, also admitting to killing a cellmate.
Paramount's $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, initially approved by the U.S. Department of Justice, has been temporarily paused by a federal judge following a lawsuit from 12 state attorneys general, citing concerns over competition.
Hong Kong police arrested 991 individuals aged 16-93 and seized HK$3 million cash and HK$4.4 million in valuables during a June-July crackdown on illegal World Cup gambling. The operation uncovered HK$365 million in betting records across 249 premises, targeting bookmaking, betting, illegal gambling operations, and money laundering.
Scientists have discovered that specific brain circuits in honeybees control their age-based division of labor, allowing colonies to organize work without a leader. Research published in PNAS found that altering nerve cell activity can make older bees revert to tasks typically performed by younger bees.
Indian cricketer Sanju Samson revealed his initial disbelief at Rohit Sharma's encouraging words after being dropped from the playing XI during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026. Despite disappointment, Samson underwent self-reflection, eventually returning to form and becoming the Player of the Tournament as India won on home soil.
A new study published in Geosystems and Geoenvironment identifies India's 2.56-billion-year-old Pichhore orbicular granite as the world's second-oldest. Located in Madhya Pradesh, its unique spherical structures offer crucial insights into Earth's early continental crust formation and crustal recycling processes.
Eine US-Bundesrichterin hat die geplante 111 Mrd. US-Dollar schwere Übernahme von Warner Bros. Discovery durch Paramount für zwei Wochen ausgesetzt. Zwölf US-Bundesstaaten klagen wegen möglicher Wettbewerbsverstöße im Filmmarkt, während Paramount die Argumentation zurückweist. Die US-Regierung hatte den Deal zuvor genehmigt.
A US federal judge has temporarily blocked the proposed $110bn merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery for 14 days. This decision follows a lawsuit by 12 US states, citing concerns over stifling competition and raising consumer prices.
A new study identified the 2.56-billion-year-old Pichhore orbicular granite in Madhya Pradesh, India, as one of the world's oldest. Its rare spherical structures and evidence of crustal recycling offer crucial insights into Earth's earliest continental crust formation and geological processes.
Starlet sea anemones use specialized mobile nematosomes and the cJun gene to selectively identify and destroy harmful bacteria while preserving beneficial microbes, challenging the belief that targeted immunity is exclusive to vertebrates' adaptive immune systems and pushing back its evolutionary timeline.
A deep-water coral reef off Benin, believed dead for 60 years, has been rediscovered alive and thriving over 50 meters below the ocean surface by the COREB project. Using sonar and deep-sea imaging, researchers found a healthy mesophotic ecosystem with various fish and coral species.
Une juge fédérale d'Oakland a suspendu le rachat de WBD par Paramount Skydance, estimant que l'opération de 110 milliards de dollars pourrait nuire à la concurrence. Cette décision, saluée par les procureurs de 12 États, a fait chuter les actions des entreprises sur les marchés financiers.
A federal judge in California issued a temporary restraining order, blocking the $111 billion merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery. The ruling, a win for 12 states led by California, cites concerns that the deal would substantially lessen competition in the theatrical film and cable TV markets.
Oakland'daki federal mahkeme, California öncülüğündeki 12 eyaletin açtığı dava üzerine Paramount'un Warner Bros. Discovery'yi satın alma işlemini 14 gün süreyle durdurdu. Eyaletler, birleşmenin film ve televizyon pazarında rekabete zarar vereceğini savunuyor.
A US federal judge has issued a 14-day temporary restraining order, blocking the proposed $110bn merger between Paramount, Skydance, and Warner Bros Discovery. The decision follows a lawsuit by 12 US states, including California and New York, citing concerns over stifled competition and potential price increases for consumers.
La Justicia de EE. UU. ordenó una pausa temporal de 14 días en la fusión de Paramount y Warner Bros. Discovery, valorada en 110.000 millones de dólares, tras una demanda de 12 estados liderada por California y Nueva York que alega riesgos de monopolio. Una audiencia está programada para el 3 de agosto.
Researchers from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf and Kiel University discovered that the starlet sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis, uses specialized mobile cell structures called nematosomes to selectively identify and destroy harmful bacteria while preserving beneficial ones. This challenges the long-held assumption that targeted immune discrimination requires the complex adaptive immune system of vertebrates, pushing back the evolutionary timeline for such capabilities by hundreds of millions of years.
