By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Even before the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has reached its planned orbital position, NASA says its newest flagship observatory’s potential operational lifespan may reach 22 years — more than double the length previously announced. Before its…
By Akash Sriram and Mariam Sunny Sept 17 (Reuters) – As the International Space Station nears the end of its operational life, drugmakers are laying the groundwork for commercial pharmaceutical research and manufacturing in low Earth orbit, while working with regulators to establish rules for…
By Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM, Sept 17 (Reuters) – When the far-right anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats won a record one-fifth of the vote in a 2022 election, Viking rock player and party leader Jimmie Akesson led supporters in an impromptu celebratory conga. On Sunday, the dance floor…
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese technology giant Huawei launched new chip technologies in a challenge to global leaders such as Nvidia that highlights the narrowing gap between China and the U.S. in artificial intelligence. Huawei’s announcement Thursday at its annual key conference in Shanghai came just…
LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace has forcefully denied a claim by the brother of the late Princess Diana that King Charles III said she would soon be forgotten after her death. In a new book, Charles Spencer recounts the traumatic days after Diana was killed…
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reshuffled her Cabinet on Thursday in a bid to turn around her waning popularity, but retained key ministers as she pursues stronger ties with the U.S. Japan faces President Donald Trump ‘s tough demands for bigger defense…
LONDON, Sept 17 (Reuters) – A lightning advance by Yemen’s Houthi group has brought the vital Bab el-Mandeb Strait under its control, making the once ragged highland militia a regional player with global clout. This is how the group evolved into a formidable fighting force…
By Gerhard Mey CUMNOCK, Scotland, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Britain’s King Charles will urge leading artificial intelligence executives to ensure the technology remains “firmly in the service of humanity” when he meets them in Scotland on Thursday, as warnings mount about AI’s potential risks. Charles…
PHOENIX (AP) — Miami Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara has pitched more than 200 innings this season. None of them came in a save situation — until Wednesday night. With the Marlins clinging to faint playoff hopes, Alcantara came out of the bullpen for the first…
By Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Applied Materials will invest $5 billion in India over the next decade to expand its presence in the country, the US semiconductor equipment maker said on Thursday at SEMICON India, the country’s flagship chip conference. India…
