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The municipal government of Shanghai will open “free-to-fly” zones in the city for drones from February 1, as part of streamlined regulations designed to support the country’s development of a low-altitude economy. According to Shanghai’s new guidelines for civil unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), consumer drones will be allowed to fly in certain “suitable airspace” in the city without prior declaration, provided these devices are registered. These include UAVs categorised as micro, light and...

Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., plans to introduce a bill that would financially cripple the Department of Homeland Security’s ability to detain or monitor immigrants.

Por MARI YAMAGUCHI TOKIO (AP) — La central nuclear más grande del mundo tenía previsto reiniciar su actividad el miércoles en el centro-norte de Japón por primera vez desde el desastre nuclear de Fukushima en 2011, mientras Japón, un país con escasos recursos, acelera el uso de energía atómica para cubrir las crecientes necesidades energéticas. […]

The interest rate set by the Bank of England affects mortgage, loan and savings rates for millions.

How a secretive group of ex-services personnel investigate military imposters.

Burberry posted a slight rise in sales on Wednesday, as the British luxury fashion label's turnaround plan showed signs of progress, helped by improving demand in its crucial China market.

Some of the president's fellow Republicans oppose him - but it's not clear if they would join Democrats to block a takeover of the island.

Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP), Hong Kong’s largest developer by market capitalistion, is poised to sell out another batch of units at its Sierra Sea project in the New Territories, the city’s largest residential project in two and a half decades. As of 4.30pm, 206 units out of 218 made available on Wednesday had found buyers, according to property agents. The developer has had two sold-out rounds in the project so far this year: 213 flats sold on January 10 and 229 flats sold last Saturday. The...

China could learn from Ukraine on using drones to launch modified small and micro aerial bombs, a leading Chinese weapons expert said. Cai Yi, chief scientist of China North Industries Group Corporation (Norinco), said in an interview earlier this month that aerial bomb strikes by Ukrainian drones provided “a valuable example for observing drone warfare”. China could draw inspiration from Ukraine’s experience in developing small drone-borne bombs, Cai added in the interview, which appeared in...

President Donald Trump arrives at Davos in Switzerland with Europe on edge and the NATO alliance in crisis over his push to wrest control of Greenland.

A Shanghai mother who forced her daughter to crawl on her knees on a cold night has been accused of abusive parenting. The unidentified woman meted out the punishment in their residential compound at 9pm on January 6. Passers-by who tried to intervene were berated by the mother. A witness, surnamed Xu, said the girl stood up when she reached the compound’s entrance gate. Xu said the mother complained that her family was heavily in debt after buying a flat to provide a better education for her...

The U.S. president is set to meet with an array of leaders to discuss Greenland. Trump's push to acquire Greenland has turned to antagonism toward allies in recent days.