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Chinese EV dominance hastens end of petrol engine era

Chinese EV dominance hastens end of petrol engine era

This year's Shanghai Auto Show signalled the end of the petrol engine era in China, as domestic electric vehicle brands drive change across the sector and leave foreign companies in the dust, analysts and industry insiders said.

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Scientists save ancient Arctic ice in race to preserve climate history

Scientists save ancient Arctic ice in race to preserve climate history

Scientists have succeeded in saving samples of ancient Arctic ice for analysis in a race against time before it melts away due to climate change, they said this week.

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Nuggets take 3-0 lead over Timberwolves, Knicks dominate Cavs

Nuggets take 3-0 lead over Timberwolves, Knicks dominate Cavs

The Denver Nuggets, fueled by a Nikola Jokic triple-double, beat Minnesota 120-111 on Friday to take a 3-0 stranglehold on their NBA Western Conference playoff series as the New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks notched big home wins.

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Knicks dominate Cavs, Hawks claw back against Celtics

Knicks dominate Cavs, Hawks claw back against Celtics

The New York Knicks dominated the Cleveland Cavaliers 99-79 on Friday, electrifying Madison Square Garden as they took a 2-1 lead in their NBA Eastern Conference playoff series.

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Climate change, farmers draining ancient Balkan lake

Climate change, farmers draining ancient Balkan lake

For millennia, Lake Prespa was pristine. But under pressure from climate change, unchecked pumping and pollution, the prehistoric body of water in southeast Europe is shrinking at an alarming rate.

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Diane von Furstenberg: From Brussels to the big time in the States

Diane von Furstenberg: From Brussels to the big time in the States

Diane von Furstenberg is a US fashion icon. But she never forgot her Belgian roots -- as evidenced by a return to Brussels, the city of her birth, to celebrate a half-century of her glamorous career.

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WWII wreck on which nearly 1,000 Australians died found

WWII wreck on which nearly 1,000 Australians died found

Deep-sea explorers said Saturday they had located the wreck of a World War II Japanese transport ship, the Montevideo Maru, which was torpedoed off the Philippines killing nearly 1,000 Australians aboard.

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Young lifts Hawks over Celtics

Young lifts Hawks over Celtics

Trae Young scored 32 points and Dejounte Murray added 25 as the hot-shooting Hawks beat the Boston Celtics 130-122 for their first win in their NBA first-round playoff series.

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Injury to sideline Sixers star Embiid, Clippers' Leonard still out

Injury to sideline Sixers star Embiid, Clippers' Leonard still out

The Philadelphia 76ers will try to complete their NBA playoff sweep of the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday without star center Joel Embiid, who has been ruled out with a right knee sprain.

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Swim star Chalmers hopes going public with mental health battles helps others

Swim star Chalmers hopes going public with mental health battles helps others

Australian Olympic gold medallist Kyle Chalmers says he hopes going public with his mental health battles has helped other swimmers, following his close friend Adam Peaty's decision to take a break.

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