South Korea is cutting 'killer questions' from an 8-hour exam some blame for a fertility rate crisis
Raising a child in South Korea is no easy task. By the time their toddlers can walk, many parents have already begun scouting out elite private preschools.
2023-07-02 08:20
DeepMind Alum Wants to Use AI to Speed the Development of Green Materials
Ever since ChatGPT went viral last fall, companies have touted many ways artificial intelligence can make our lives
2023-06-30 18:45
Five doctors backing the US legal case against the abortion pill
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware A legal case making its way through the courts could remove the abortion
2023-06-29 18:20
AI Will Help Fight Against Climate Change, Google’s DeepMind Executive Says
Artificial intelligence has the potential to accelerate world-altering innovations such as “limitless” clean energy and better meteorological models
2023-06-29 07:27
Polaris guitarist Ryan Siew dead at 26
Australian metalcore band Polaris have confirmed the death of guitarist Ryan Siew at the age of 26.
2023-06-28 20:54
This 56-year-old has taken China's college entrance exam for 27 years -- with no luck
Liang Shi, 56, has by many measures led a successful life. He worked in various different industries, eventually opened his own business, got married and had a son.
2023-06-27 08:18
Putting salt in tap water and drilling wells in parks: one country's desperate quest to avoid running dry
Uruguay, grappling with a multi-year drought and high temperatures, is running dry.
2023-06-26 18:20
Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, undergoes surgery after breast cancer diagnosis
Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, has undergone surgery after being diagnosed with breast cancer, she revealed in an episode of her "Tea Talks" podcast released Monday.
2023-06-26 10:16
Why Chinese students are taking graduation photos looking 'more dead than alive'
One photo shows the young woman sprawled facedown on the ground in a graduation gown, her tasseled cap discarded to the side. Others show her slumped over a chair, collapsed against a wall, and hanging listlessly over a staircase banister.
2023-06-24 07:53
'Watch this space!' S Club's Bradley McIntosh teases new music for 1990s pop band
1990s pop band S Club could release new music after their reunion tour later this year.
2023-06-23 15:27
Windrush: Hak Baker says why singing about it now feels right
Hak Baker's been releasing songs since 2017 but only now feels he can put music out about Windrush.
2023-06-22 19:58
Taiwan parents protest after preschool allegedly gave sedatives to children
Parents of children allegedly given sedatives by staff at a preschool in Taiwan have been protesting the government's slow response to the incident.
2023-06-22 15:50