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01/12/2026

Six policemen, one civilian martyred in K-P IED blast as violence intensifies | The Express Tribune

Six police personnel have been martyred in an attack on police armoured personnel carrier in Tank, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Photo: Express DERA ISMAIL KHAN: At least six police officers, including an additional station house officer, and a civilian were martyred on Monday when a police armoured personnel carrier was hit by an improvised explosive device while travelling from Gomal to Tank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, officials said....

Six police personnel have been martyred in an attack on police armoured personnel carrier in Tank, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Photo: Express DERA ISMAIL KHAN: At least six police officers, including an add…

01/12/2026

Japan’s ‘genius’ chimpanzee, who learned Chinese characters, dies at 49

Ai, a “genius” chimpanzee who could recognise more than 100 Chinese characters and the English alphabet, has died aged 49, Japanese researchers said. Ai, which means love in Japanese, took part in studies on perception, learning and memory that advanced our understanding of primate intelligence, the Centre for the Evolutionary Origins of Human Behaviour at Kyoto University said in a statement....

01/12/2026

South Sudan • Central bank plays for time in $1bn lawsuit with Qatar National Bank

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01/12/2026

Has the time come for Greenland to be independent of Trump – and Denmark?

Video: Has the time come for Greenland to be independent of Trump - and Denmark? Has the time come for Greenland to be independent of Trump - and Denmark? We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. Dismiss Skip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer The argument over Greenland is unleashing a force that Donald Trump is yet to quell – and Pele Broberg believes it is strong enough to decide who controls the Arctic territory. January 12, 2026 — 9.04pm Source link

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01/12/2026

Trump’s motorcade in Florida rerouted due to ‘suspicious object’

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump’s motorcade took a different route than usual to the airport as he was departing Florida on Sunday due to a “suspicious object,” according to the White House. The object, which the White House did not describe, was discovered during security sweeps in advance of Trump’s arrival at Palm Beach International Airport. “A further investigation was warranted and the presidential motorcade route was adjusted accordingly,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement Sunday....

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s motorcade took a different route than usual to the airport as he was departing Florida on Sunday due to a “suspicious object,” according to the White Hou…

01/12/2026

Arachnophobes should look away now, please

Recent tales of huntsmen continue with Peter Craig of Dulwich Hill, who says, “Huntsman spiders are impressively large and appear threatening to the uninitiated, but are essentially harmless to humans, and easy to catch and evict. I used not to bother catching them, until I had to deal with thousands of huntsman spiderlings hatched in my house.” Ros Turkington of Rockdale had a relative “who saw a huntsman, opened the window, picked the spider in his fist and threw it out the neighbouring but closed window....

Recent tales of huntsmen continue with Peter Craig of Dulwich Hill, who says, “Huntsman spiders are impressively large and appear threatening to the uninitiated, but are essentially harmless to hum…

01/12/2026

India to Produce 3nm Chips by 2032: Ashwini Vaishnaw | AIM

India plans to manufacture 3-nanometre semiconductor chips by 2032 as part of its long-term technology and industrial strategy, Union Minister for Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, told Business Standard in an email interaction. This is part of the government’s broader push to build domestic capacity across semiconductor manufacturing, design, and AI. Vaishnaw said the government aims to make India globally competitive…...

India plans to manufacture 3-nanometre semiconductor chips by 2032 as part of its long-term technology and industrial strategy, Union Minister for Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, told Busines…

01/12/2026

Iveco, PlusAI expand partnership with autonomous truck tests in Spain

Jan 12 : ‌Self-driving truck startup PlusAI said on Monday it would launch Southern Europe's first programme to test heavy-duty autonomous trucks, expanding its partnership with Iveco Group brand IVECO. The programme will develop two ‌IVECO S‑Way trucks equipped with ‌PlusAI's Level 4 autonomous driving system on a roughly 300-km freight route between Madrid and Zaragoza, with tests starting in 2026 and a safety operator on board....

Jan 12 : ‌Self-driving truck startup PlusAI said on Monday it would launch Southern Europe’s first programme to test heavy-duty autonomous trucks, expanding its partnership with Iveco Group b…

01/12/2026

Indonesia president inaugurates Balikpapan refinery upgrade worth $7.4 billion

JAKARTA, ‌Jan 12 : Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto on Monday inaugurated the $7.4 billion upgrade ‌of Pertamina's ‌Balikpapan refinery, which brought the facility's refining capacity from 260,000 to ‍360,000 barrels per day, the largest in the country. Indonesia's ​state ‌energy firm Pertamina has been ​aiming to improve its ⁠refining ‌capacity and ​efficiency for years to meet the ‍country's rising energy ⁠demand. Source link

01/12/2026

Amy Poehler’s podcast is a hit. It’s also a Trojan horse for talking about women and aging.

Gwyneth Paltrow is detailing her approach to protecting bone density in her 50s. “We're gonna talk to our doctor about potential estrogen supplementation,” she begins. “We're gonna do heavy weights. Lots of heavy weights. ... And we're gonna gag down protein 70 times a day.” Moments later, Paltrow is laughing so hard about a Saturday Night Live sketch she saw that she overheats....

Gwyneth Paltrow is detailing her approach to protecting bone density in her 50s.“We’re gonna talk to our doctor about potential estrogen supplementation,” she begins. “We’re gonna do he…

01/12/2026

PCB closes in on T20 World Cup 2026 squad as probables shortlisted

Pakistan's Shadab Khan (R) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Dhananjaya de Silva during the first Twenty20 international cricket match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla on January 7, 2026. — AFP LAHORE: Final consultations on Pakistan’s squad for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 and the upcoming home T20I series against Australia are expected later this week....

Pakistan’s Shadab Khan (R) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka’s Dhananjaya de Silva during the first Twenty20 international cricket match between Sri Lanka a…

01/12/2026

UK’s ‘new drink-drive laws’ explained — how much beer or wine you can drink

Cutting the drink-drive limit and stopping over 70s driving if they fail eye tests are among recently unveiled Government plans to make roads safer in England and Wales. The drink-drive limit stands at 35 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. After remaining unchanged since 1967, it could now be lowered to 22 micrograms in England and Wales, bringing those nations into line with Scotland, where the limit was reduced in 2014....

Cutting the drink-drive limit and stopping over 70s driving if they fail eye tests are among recently unveiled Government plans to make roads safer in England and Wales. The drink-drive limit stand…