The world’s second-largest Chinese economy is now in deep distress. A prominent American financial publication has said its successful growth model for 40 years stands “broken.” The Wall Street Journal, in a significant Sunday story, wrote that economists now believe that China is entering an era of much slower growth, made worse by unfavorable demographics and a widening divide with the United States that is raising Beijing’s diplomatic profile as a global rival. China’s slowdown makes investors nervous as it threatens global growth and undermines a recovery already weakening in the United States. Its latest data on retail sales, industrial

YouTube has recently sparked controversy by changing its policy to allow videos that contain false claims about past U.S. presidential elections. This decision has been criticized by many who believe that the platform contributes to the spread of misinformation and undermines the integrity of the democratic process. Previously, YouTube had a strict policy that prohibited content that contained false information about the outcome of a current or past election. However, the platform has now updated this policy only to prohibit content that promotes or encourages violence or illegal activity related to an election. While YouTube has stated that it will

The Indian Space Research Organisation on Monday successfully launched the Navic constellation. This satellite is part of India’s regional navigation system (IRNSS) network and augments coverage provided by global navigation satellite fleets operated by the US, Russia, China, and Europe. The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle – Mk II rocket deployed the 2,232-kilogram spacecraft NVS-1 into its sun-synchronous dawn-to-dusk orbit. The GSLV Mk II, with an indigenous cryogenic stage, is ISRO’s workhorse and the heaviest rocket it has ever built. It is also the first time ISRO has used an indigenous rubidium atomic clock on board a navigation satellite. This is

As Typhoon Mawar aimed its fury at Guam, residents facing terrifying winds and crashing waves from the strongest typhoon to hit the US Pacific territory in decades had identical twin meteorologists to keep them informed — and provide the outside world with a glimpse of the chaos unfolding on the remote island. Landon Aydlett, the National Weather Service’s Guam warning coordination meteorologist, and his brother Brandon, science and operations officer, broadcasted daily Facebook Live updates that were watched by thousands. The brothers drew the attention of local media, becoming a source of comfort for worried residents. They were able to

Yes, Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov won the 2023 International Booker Prize for his novel “Time Shelter”. The book is a darkly comic exploration of memory and nostalgia, and it beat five other finalists to the prize. The International Booker Prize is awarded to the best translated work of fiction published in the UK or Ireland each year. The prize money is £50,000, which is split between the author and translator. “Time Shelter” is set in a clinic that recreates the past, with each floor representing a different decade. The protagonist, a writer named Georgi, visits the clinic in an attempt

Google and Meta would withdraw access to news articles in Canada if legislation compelling internet companies to pay news publishers are passed, company executives told Canadian lawmakers on Wednesday. If the law is passed, Google may be forced to remove links to news articles in Canadian search results. As well, Meta would end the availability of news content in the country; a company executive told a Senate committee. The company executives were testifying to the Senate Committee on “Uncapped Financial Liability,” considering Bill C-18. This Canada online news bill requires Google and Meta to negotiate commercial deals with Canadian publishers