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The chain of volcanoes was discovered beneath the Sichuan Basin in southern China. (Image credit: View Stock/Alamy) Researchers have discovered a 400-mile-long chain of extinct, fossilized volcanoes buried deep below South China. The volcanoes formed when two tectonic plates collided during the breakup of the supercontinent Rodinia hundreds of millions…

Update: As of July 31, state broadcaster CCTV reported the death toll from Beijing’s floods has risen to 44, with nine people still missing and 24,000 houses damaged. Miyun District Party Secretary Yu Weiguo said 37 deaths occurred in the district, including 31 at a single nursing home. Previous reports…

Microsoft has been left with egg on its face after an independent investigation revealed a concerning pattern of using workers based in China to maintain and support US government customers on its Azure cloud. The initial report, published by nonprofit investigative journalism outfit ProPublica on July 15, exposed Redmond's practice…

India's Modi renews ties with Maldives by AFP Staff Writers Male, Maldives (AFP) July 26, 2025 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped up a visit to the Maldives on Saturday, renewing ties by offering infrastructure projects and vital financial assistance to the cash-strapped Indian Ocean nation. Regional powerhouse India had…

Scientists have discovered a dinosaur that might have chirped like a bird, a finding that suggests the evolutionary origins of birdsong may be far more ancient than we previously thought. In a paper published last week in the journal PeerJ, an international team of researchers describes a 163-million-year-old fossil found…

BEIJING (AP) — Late last month, a car struck children near an elementary school in an outlying district of Beijing, according to a Chinese news report. A four-sentence police statement said a 35-year-old male driver hit pedestrians due to “improper operation” of the car. It didn't mention the school or…

Li Qiang, China’s premier, during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China, on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Photo Credit: QILAI SHEN Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Saturday proposed establishing an organisation to foster global cooperation on artificial intelligence, calling on countries to coordinate on the development and…

Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir’s sudden change of travel plans by skipping his tour to Sri Lanka and rushing to China has the potential to garner the attention of both India and the United States, but also reflects Islamabad’s dependence on Beijing read more India keeps a close eye on…

Hong Kong is poised to play an invaluable role in sustainable development by capitalising on its strengths in green finance given mainland China’s status as a leader in advanced green technologies, a top American economist has said. Jeffrey Sachs, an economics professor and director of the Centre for Sustainable Development…

ZHEJIANG, East China — “Find the little girl,” Li Xiaoyi repeats for the third time, her finger on a cartoon avatar with wide eyes, a neat bob, and a faint, unreadable smile. “That’s for chatting.” Around the classroom, students hunch over their phones, scrolling, tapping, squinting — searching for the face…