Kenya arrests Chinese national over attempt to smuggle 2,000 queen antsKWSSome ants were recovered in test tubes while others were concealed in tissue paper rollsA Chinese national has been arrested in Kenya's main airport accused of attempting to smuggle more than 2,000 queen garden ants out of the country.Zhang Kequn was intercepted during a security check at Jomo Kenyatta International...

Duolingo is now giving free users access to advanced learning content Duolingo announced on Wednesday that its advanced language learning content is now available for free across nine languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese. Users can access this content through the web, iOS, and Android devices. This advanced content is at the B2 level...

Hot air balloon makes emergency landing in California backyardA couple in Temecula, California, woke up to find a hot air balloon boarded with 13 people in their backyard on Saturday.The pilot said he had to make an emergency landing due to the balloon hovering and running out of fuel. No injuries were reported.“I was amazed that they missed our tree. They missed our house”, Jenna Perrin said....

Trump seeks massive $1.5tn for defence alongside cuts in domestic spending15 minutes agoBernd Debusmann JrWhite House reporter Getty ImagesTrump has long signalled a desire to increase domestic defence manufacturing capabilities, including new Trump-class battleships unveiled in December. The White House is asking Congress to boost the US defence budget to $1.5tn (£1.1tn), a sweeping rise that...

As more Americans adopt AI tools, fewer say they can trust the results Americans are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to help with things like research, writing, school or work projects, and analyzing data — but they’re not exactly happy about it. Even as AI use and adoption rises, Americans continue to lack trust in the new tool, according to a Quinnipiac University poll...