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'Shaka Ilembe' actor Thembinkosi Mthembu sparks heated debate after referring to himself as "light-skinned": "He got jokes"
Thembinkosi Mthembu was trolled for calling himself "light-skinned". He talked about his skin colour after being dragged for landing a role in 'Shaka Ilembe'.
Canada revs up its EV batteries manufacturing
As the world accelerates toward emissions-free driving, Canada is making a big push into batteries for electric vehicles -- touting tax incentives, bountiful critical minerals and clean energy to attract multinationals.
Fruit in crisis: Florida's orange groves buffeted by hurricane, disease
Vernon Hollingsworth grew up in Florida among his family's orange trees, recently ravaged by a double whammy of disease and a hurricane that have sent juice prices spiraling and left farmers blinking in disbelief. In Florida, the world's second largest producer of orange juice after Brazil, groves have been suffering from a citrus tree disease called Huanglongbing (HLB) for the last 17 years.
Australian parliament approves emissions caps on big polluters
Breakthrough climate laws passed by Australia on Thursday will target the nation's worst polluters, forcing coal mines and oil refineries to curb emissions by about five percent each year. Aluminium smelters, coal mines, oil refineries and other large polluters will be forced to cut their emissions by 4.9 percent each year.
China's economy showing 'strong momentum', says Li
China's economy showing 'strong momentum', says Li
China's 'art factory' painters turn from fakes to originals
Painters in a Chinese village once known for churning out replicas of Western masterpieces are now making original art worth thousands of dollars, selling their own works in a booming domestic art market.
Asian markets mixed as traders weigh rates outlook
Asian markets were mixed Thursday following a recent run-up, with banking sector worries easing and traders weighing central banks' interest rate plans in the wake of the recent turmoil. The announcement this week lifted China's tech sector on hopes a long-running crackdown was nearing its endgame.
'Dumbphone' fans disconnect in face of smartphone dominance
Shunning his smartphone for a "dumb" one changed the way Jose Briones engages with the world -- and he likes it that way. Briones is far from alone in reconnecting with the analog world by relying less on finding life's solutions via the internet on his phone.
Take your eyes off your mobile phone, says inventor, 50 years on
The problem with mobile phones is that people look at them too much. As for the problem of people gawping at their phones too much -- even as they cross the road -- he's not worried.
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