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California lawmakers are expected to vote on a bill that would ensure survivors of utility-sparked wildfires get paid faster

South Korea on Tuesday unveiled its most aggressive financial spending plan on record, setting total government expenditure for 2027 at 821 trillion won (US$600 billion) to strengthen the country’s technological edge amid the global AI race. In its annual budget proposal, the budget ministry said the spending plan ‌represented a 12.8 per cent rise from 2026, marking the largest year-on-year increase in the country’s history. The proposal signals a shift in Asia’s fourth-largest economy under...

Kyiv and Moscow exchange attacks overnight as drones downed in Russian capital and Leningrad region

George Clooney has become a staple at the Venice Film Festival over nearly three decades

Modern simplified Chinese characters form a tightly connected network from just 514 basic components that evolved through a process similar to natural selection, according to researchers who say their findings could change how Chinese writing is taught. “Chinese characters evolve like living organisms,” lecturer Xie Yonghui of Shanghai Normal University said on August 24. The research into the evolution of Chinese writing over thousands of years, led by Huang Wei, of Beijing Language and Culture...

Three-time major champion Stan Wawrinka is given an emotional send-off at the US Open following the final Grand Slam match of his career.

Three-time major champion Stan Wawrinka is given an emotional send-off at the US Open following the final Grand Slam match of his career.

Three-time major champion Stan Wawrinka is given an emotional send-off at the US Open following the final Grand Slam match of his career.

Three-time major champion Stan Wawrinka is given an emotional send-off at the US Open following the final Grand Slam match of his career.

Three-time major champion Stan Wawrinka is given an emotional send-off at the US Open following the final Grand Slam match of his career.

From the Dead Kennedys to The Charlatans UKs and a whole list of other great acts — this week's live music roundup.

San Diego muralist Sarah Stieber on her latest mural in Point Loma.