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China’s foreign minister has pressed his Dutch counterpart for access to advanced chipmaking technology that has been blocked on security grounds and warned against allowing what he said were unfounded fears of Beijing to spoil relations

It feels like every day there’s a science story that comes along ready to blow our tiny minds, and today is no exception. A series of ancient interconnected cities have been discovered in the remote El Mirador jungle Guatemala, and it’s changing our entire understanding of the ancient civilisation. More than 400 settlements have been uncovered with some dating back as far as 1,000 BC. They’re linked by roads too, and it’s led them to be described as “the first freeway system in the world”. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Richard Hansen, a research professor at the University of Idaho, is an expert on the project and he’d called the findings a “game-changer”. It was previously thought that the Mayan peoples were nomadic, but these cities have changed the scientific community’s understanding. Speaking to the Washington Post, Hansen said: "We now know that the Preclassic period was one of extraordinary complexity and architectural sophistication, with some of the largest buildings in world history being constructed during this time.” On top of the 110 miles of interconnected roads, the discoveries also showed evidence of organised agriculture and even hydraulic systems. The findings are the result of work which first began in 2015, which saw lidar technology uncovered signs of ancient structures below the surface. Archaeologist Enrique Hernández, from San Carlos University said about the findings: “Now there are more than 900 [settlements]… We [couldn’t] see that before. It was impossible,” he said. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.

Millions of Americans may have to think twice about turning on their air conditioners this summer.

Finally, someone asked him the important question.

Tesla has released what is possibly its first-ever commercial, a week after Elon Musk announced the company was going to "try a little advertising and see how it goes."

Katy Perry was wearing a glittering orange cut-out dress during the 'American Idol' finale on May 21

The Italian government has approved more than 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) in aid for the flood-stricken region of Emilia-Romagna in the north

Tottenham Hotspur are among a number of teams across England and Europe interested in Mexico striker Santiago Gimenez of Feyenoord.

Leicester need to defeat West Ham and hope other results go their way on the final day to avoid Premier League relegation

Russian news agencies are reporting that a court has extended the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich by three months

The Vegas Golden Knights have already won more games against the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Final than they did last time these two teams met in the Stanley Cup semifinal, when the Stars won in five games.Now, Dallas is facing an 0-2 deficit heading into Game 3.All is not lost, a...

All domestic air routes are stopped where the same journey could be made by train in under 2.5 hours.