Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s Taobao and Tmall reported strong sales in categories eligible for government subsidies. Serene Lee | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images China’s latest shopping festival, which wrapped up Wednesday, pointed to a pickup in consumption, as e-commerce companies reported strong sales of consumer electronics, as well as beauty and pet … Read more
Transgender youth, their parents and a doctor who provides transition care to adolescents say the Supreme Court’s decision upholding Tennessee’s ban on such care for minors could have devastating, widespread effects for trans Americans. The court ruled 6-3 on Wednesday that Tennessee’s prohibition on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for minors does not discriminate based … Read more
Christian Brueckner was facing extra time behind bars because he could not pay a fine. But now a former technician in Germany’s BKA – their equivalent of the FBI – has paid the cash 17:47, 20 Jun 2025Updated 17:51, 20 Jun 2025 Christian Brueckner could be a free man in less than three months(Image: Phil … Read more
Britain’s Parliament voted on Friday in favour of a bill to legalize assisted dying. The result came after hours of emotional debate and references to personal stories in the chamber, and it followed a vote in November that approved the legislation in principle. This vote was closer: 314 lawmakers in favour with 291 against the bill, compared … Read more
Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., during a Bloomberg Television interview on the sidelines of the JPMorgan China Summit in Shanghai, China, on Thursday, May 22, 2025. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Once a laggard in the online investing game, JPMorgan Chase now believes it is a leader. The … Read more
The first day of summer is ushering a dangerous heat wave in several regions across the United States. A heat dome, which occurs when the atmosphere traps hot air over an area, like the lid on a pot, is expected to form Friday in the central U.S. and expand to the Midwest and Northeast over … Read more
Cheryl Sainsbury was travelling to Lanzarote with her friends when the captain said they would need to land due to reports of a ‘device’ on board – and fighter jets were deployed Portuguese fighter jets escorted the plane to its destination after a threatening note was found in the toilet(Image: Amanda Davies) A passenger who … Read more
Video from the U.S. Geological Survey recorded Friday shows fountains of lava spewing into the sky as Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts again. Source link
Tesla has inked its first deal to build a grid-scale battery power plant in China amid a strained trading relationship between Beijing and Washington. The U.S. company posted on the Chinese social media service Weibo that the project would be the largest of its kind in China when completed. Utility-scale battery energy storage systems help … Read more
Vice President JD Vance will travel to Los Angeles on Friday for a visit to a city where clashes between protesters and law enforcement officials have become a focal point of the opposition to the Trump administration’s immigration agenda. While in Los Angeles, Vance is expected to deliver remarks as well as tour federal facilities, … Read more