The anonymous donation, the library’s largest ever, will support digitization of archival items related to theater, dance and music.
Iranian women defy law and run Tehran race without hijab Hundreds of unveiled runners competed in Tehran in one of the largest displays of defiance since the 2022 ‘women, life, freedom’ protests. Some are calling it a tale of two cities, as veiled women marched in the capital on the same day to support the government and war effort.
Der Sender CNN und weitere Medien sollen keinen Zugang mehr zum Weißen Haus erhalten. US-Präsident Trump wirft ihnen vor, "Erfindungen und Lügen" zu verbreiten. Es ist nicht das erste Mal, dass Trump gegen Journalisten vorgeht.
Google’s Gemini model hacked three companies in a test of its cybersecurity capabilities, the tech giant has confirmed to Al Jazeera. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier on Friday that the first known breakout by Gemini occurred in May as part of a test run by the company Irregular. It was the latest breach in a number of incidents in which AI models es…
Briton Johnny Gibbs has been in Australia for six months, surfing and working part-time – like countless other young people drawn to the country’s pristine beaches and laid-back way of life. He is one of thousands that venture Down Under on so-called “working holiday visas” – a chance to work, and play, in Australia for as long as three years. But the future for some backpackers is now in doubt, following the government’s announcement of plans to cut the number of visas issued – and detain...
Japan’s wartime kamikaze pilots remain among the most recognisable symbols of the Pacific war: young men flying aircraft into Allied ships on missions from which they were not expected to return. Far less well-remembered are the fukuryu – suicide frogmen trained in the closing months of World War II to walk into the sea with mines on bamboo poles, then wait beneath the waves for an Allied invasion fleet. Kanade Hamamoto was one of many Japanese people who had never heard of them, despite...
Hong Kong’s first five-year plan marks a new chapter for the city and will prompt discussion about individual priorities and initiatives. But there is another question worth asking: what can Hong Kong bring to the national journey over the next five years? As China begins its 15th five-year plan, Hong Kong has an opportunity to think more deliberately about its distinctive contribution to national development. Much has been said about Hong Kong’s role as a “superconnector”. The description...