A mother in New Zealand has been found guilty of killing her two children and hiding their bodies in suitcases, in a high-profile case that shocked the country. Hakyung Lee, 44, was convicted of murder at Auckland High Court on Tuesday, after a trial that lasted about two weeks. She had pleaded not guilty. Lee’s…
The professor was away when the incident happened, and the accused threatened his wife and aged parents before taking the money. | Photo Credit: Illustration by Satheesh Vellinezhi A gang of four men posing as government officials looted ₹1.5 crore cash and gold valuables from the house of a professor in Yelahanaka recently. The accused…
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have made light-powered gears on a micrometer scale. This paves the way for the smallest on-chip motors in history, which can fit inside a strand of hair. Gears are everywhere – from clocks and cars to robots and wind turbines. For more than 30 years, researchers have been trying…
Researchers found that cheerful and soft music can help people with car sickness feel better. Image credit:© Istock, metamorworks When the journey matters more than the destination, few things are worse than dealing with motion sickness. It can put a damper on a road trip or take the fun out of a cruise. While there…
In the spy romance series Tempest, Jun Ji-hyun, one of South Korea’s biggest stars, plays a diplomat trying to uncover the truth behind a deadly assassination. “Why does China prefer war? A nuclear bomb could fall near the border,” her character says in one episode of the new Disney+ series. This fictional scene led to…
South Korea has arrested the leader of the controversial Unification Church over allegations the organisation bribed South Korea’s former first lady in exchange for business and political favours. Han Hak-ja’s church is accused of giving Kim Keon Hee, the wife of ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, two Chanel bags and a diamond necklace, together worth…
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and other residents are sitting on a hunger strike, which they plan to continue for 35 days, in Leh amid demands for Statehood for Ladakh and inclusion of the Union Territory in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. File | Photo Credit: PTI Civil society leaders from Ladakh, who are demanding…
In Alaska’s Brooks Range, rivers once clear enough to drink now run orange and hazy with toxic metals. As warming thaws formerly frozen ground, it sets off a chemical chain reaction that is poisoning fish and wreaking havoc on ecosystems. As the planet warms, a layer of permafrost — permanently frozen Arctic soil that locked…
