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Chinese scientists have developed an ultra-high volumetric power density fuel cell, with performance capacity more than 80% higher, compared to current counterparts. The proton exchange membrane fuel cell’s structure was designed by incorporating new components and improving the gas-water-electric-heat transfer routes. The team could create an ultra-thin and ultra-high power …

SYDNEY — An Australian man whose family argue he is being “held hostage” in Iraq has now spent 1,000 days in prison. Robert Pether was jailed in 2021 on fraud charges, but the UN has described it as an arbitrary detention. After three Christmases behind bars, his family says Pether …

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was attacked and injured by an unidentified man during a visit Tuesday to the southeastern city of Busan, emergency officials said. Busan’s emergency office said Lee was attacked as he visited the construction site of a new airport in …

People gather over the Galata Bridge in solidarity with Palestinians, amid the ongoing conflict, following the first morning prayer of the New Year in Istanbul, Turkiye, yesterday. Tens of thousands marched in Istanbul yesterday to protest “murderer” Israel’s war in Gaza and the killing of Turkish soldiers by outlawed Kurdish …

DHAKA — A court in Bangladesh has sentenced the Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to six months in jail for violating the country’s labor laws. Prof Yunus’ supporters say the case is politically motivated. The acclaimed economist and three colleagues from Grameen Telecom — one of the firms he founded — …

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Lee Jae-myung was attacked as he spoke to reporters during a visit to the southeastern port city of Busan. South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has been rushed to hospital after he was stabbed in the neck during a visit to the southeastern port city of Busan. …

File photo of Succes Masra. Chad’s transitional president General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno yesterday appointed one of his leading opponents, who recently returned from exile, as prime minister.Succes Masra, president of The Transformers party, was a virulent opponent of the regime, which came to power in 2021 after the death …

NEW YORK — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for global unity to make 2024 a year for “building trust and hope” following the immense suffering, violence, and climate chaos that characterized 2023. “Humanity is strongest when we stand together. 2024 must be a year for rebuilding trust and …

Jan. 1, 2024, 2:50 a.m. ET Jan. 1, 2024, 2:50 a.m. ET Tsunami warnings were issued for Sado Island in Japan, among other places.Credit…Shiho Fukada for The New York Times A powerful earthquake hit the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan around 4:10 p.m. on Monday, triggering multiple …

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), right, is embraced by Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) during a bill enrolment ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 29, 2022. (Reuters) Former US Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, a Democrat who retired from the House of Representatives after 30 years in office, …