2025 Rugby Year in Review: Lions Tour, World Cup, and the Global Rankings
If 2024 was a year of stabilization, 2025 was the year rugby union kicked down the door of the mainstream. It was a gladiatorial twelve months where history wasn’t just made—it was rewritten in front of record-breaking crowds. From the deafening roar of 81,000 fans at the Allianz Stadium to the high-altitude intensity of Salt […]
Silver Surges Past $80 as Supply Deficit, Industrial Demand, and Policy Risks Ignite a Historic Rally
Silver surges past $80 per ounce on December 29, 2025, hitting a fresh record before turning volatile, as tight supply, rising industrial use, and shifting trade and rate expectations pull investors and manufacturers into a fast-moving market. Silver breaks the $80 barrier and volatility spikes Silver’s jump above $80 was more than a headline moment. […]
EU Backs Somalia After Israel Recognizes Somaliland
Israel’s unprecedented recognition of Somaliland as an independent state on December 26, 2025, has ignited a fierce international backlash, with the European Union swiftly reaffirming its support for Somalia’s territorial integrity. This bold move by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the first by any nation since Somaliland’s 1991 declaration of independence, risks destabilizing the fragile Horn […]
Brigitte Bardot Dies at 91: French Film Icon and Activist
Brigitte Bardot dies at 91 after passing Sunday at her home in southern France, her foundation said. The actress-turned-animal advocate helped define 1960s pop culture and later devoted decades to animal welfare. Brigitte Bardot dies at 91, according to an announcement from the Brigitte Bardot Foundation, which confirmed she died Sunday at her home in […]
Chinese Modders Double Rtx 5080 Memory to 32GB
Chinese GPU technicians have successfully modified NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 5080 graphics cards, boosting their video memory from 16GB to 32GB of GDDR7 VRAM. This hardware hack targets blower-style RTX 5080 models optimized for servers and workstations, opening doors for AI workloads previously reserved for pricier enterprise GPUs. Reports from Bilibili and tech outlets like VideoCardz […]
AI Pesticide Residue Prediction Is Emerging as a New Tool for Food Safety Checks
AI pesticide residue prediction is gaining attention as researchers and food-safety teams explore how models can estimate residue risk before harvest—helping prevent violations while lab testing remains the final proof for compliance. What AI pesticide residue prediction is and why it matters now? AI pesticide residue prediction refers to using machine-learning models to estimate how […]
China Fiscal Policy 2026: Broader Spending Plan
China’s Ministry of Finance said Sunday, Dec. 28, it will broaden the fiscal spending base in 2026, steering more funding toward advanced manufacturing, technological innovation and human-capital development as Beijing tries to shore up growth amid external pressures. What China announced — and why it matters China’s year-end national fiscal work conference (held Saturday–Sunday) set […]
5 Reasons You Should (or Shouldn’t) Buy an Extended Car Warranty: The Honest Truth for 2026
We have all received those annoying robocalls about our vehicle’s coverage about to expire. They are frustrating, intrusive, and often scams. But behind the nuisance lies a genuine financial question that every driver faces as their vehicle ages: Is an extended car warranty worth it in the current automotive landscape? As we move into 2026, […]
China Live Fire Drills Around Taiwan Heighten Tensions as “Justice Mission 2025” Begins
China live-fire drills around Taiwan began Monday under a new PLA operation name, with a live-fire phase set for Tuesday and multiple restricted zones announced, prompting Taiwan to raise readiness amid fresh friction over U.S. arms sales. What China announced and what the drills involve? China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said it launched a new […]
Avengers Doomsday X-Men Teaser Leaks Online
A leaked teaser for Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Doomsday is spreading online, showing Patrick Stewart’s Professor X, Ian McKellen’s Magneto, and James Marsden’s Cyclops back on screen—this time in comic-accurate suits—ahead of the film’s scheduled December 18, 2026 theatrical release. What leaked—and what’s actually confirmed A short piece of footage described as the third character-focused teaser […]
Solo Leveling Fight Becomes Most-Viewed Anime Clip of 2025
Solo Leveling fight clip viewership surged in 2025 after Crunchyroll released the full “Sung Jinwoo vs. the Ant King (Beru)” battle online, with reports in late December calling it the year’s most-watched anime clip. The momentum also fits a bigger business milestone: Sony materials from its 2025 Business Segment Presentation state that Solo Leveling ranked […]
Hubble Spots Unusual Swapping Jets on Interstellar Comet
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is monitoring interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS—discovered July 1, 2025—and new observations plus follow-up analysis point to unusual, shifting jet activity that may be tied to the comet’s rotation as it races through the Solar System. What Hubble saw Hubble delivered one of the sharpest images yet of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, helping astronomers […]
