Spying Fears Prompt Warning To Dutch Athletes Against Taking Phones, Laptops To Beijing Olympics
Dutch Olympic Committee issues urgent advice to deal with any possible interference by Chinese state agents.
Asia
Indian Government Blocks Major Funding For Mother Teresa’s Charity
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-first government has been tightening the reign on foreign funding to nonprofits for years.
Tallest Begonia In Asia Vies For Guinness World Record
The newly discovered Begonia gigantica is more than 11 feet tall — the tallest of 2,050 known Begonia species.
Investors Eye India As Growth In Country’s VC Funding Outpaces China’s
Indian companies raised $16.2 billion in the third quarter of 2021 alone, while their Chinese counterparts raised $12 billion.
VIDEO: Dino-Mite: Astonishingly Preserved Dinosaur Egg Was Ready To Hatch Like A Bird
72 million-year-old feathered and beaked fossil shows that the embryo’s tucking birth position was just like prehistoric birds.
Chinese Takeaway: Middle Eastern Armor Found In China Points To Ancient Technology Transfer
A high-tech armor invented by the world’s first superpower has been found in the tomb of a Chinese soldier, experts say.
VIDEO: Coastal Organisms Colonize Pacific ‘Garbage Patch’, Expanding Their Range
Huge mats of floating plastics bear hitchhiking invasive species, transforming the world’s oceans.
Bone Fides: Pile Of Bones Yields Oldest Evidence Of Denisovans From 200,000 Years Ago
Ancient cavemen hunted rhinos, deer and bison and may have shared their community with Neanderthals, new study shows.
VIDEO: Air-mazing: Autonomous Aerial Vehicle For Island-Hopping Tourists Makes Debut
Remote-controlled aircraft, demonstrated in Bali, is designed for island-hopping passengers and aerial sightseeing.