At least 79 drown, hundreds missing in migrant shipwreck off Greece

Reuters 06/15/2023

KALAMATA, Greece — At least 79 migrants drowned early on Wednesday and hundreds more were missing and feared dead after their overloaded boat capsized and sank in open seas off Greece, in one of Europe’s deadliest shipping…

‘Last’ Beatles record to be released this year thanks to AI—Paul McCartney

Reuters 06/14/2023

LONDON—A “last” Beatles song, featuring the voice of late member John Lennon, will be released this year thanks to the use of artificial intelligence, Paul McCartney has said. In an interview with BBC Radio 4 that aired…

New ‘Merlion’ orchid discovered in Singapore

Reuters 06/14/2023

SINGAPORE – One of Singapore’s most recognizable icons, the Merlion can be found depicted on many things – from T-shirts and mugs to fridge magnets and plush toys. Now, the mythical mermaid-lion hybrid has also had a…

NBA Finals MVP Nikola Jokic gives Serbia another sports hero to celebrate

Reuters 06/13/2023

A day after Novak Djokovic won his 23rd Grand Slam title at the French Open, Serbia had another sporting hero to celebrate on Monday when Nikola Jokic was named Most Valuable Player of the NBA Finals after…

British man detained climbing South Korean skyscraper

Reuters 06/12/2023

SEOUL — A British man attempted to scale the world’s fifth tallest building without ropes on Monday until South Korean authorities forced him to abandon his climb more than half way up the 123-story Lotte World Tower…

Pope Francis recovering well from surgery but to skip Sunday blessing

Reuters 06/11/2023

ROME — Pope Francis’ recovery from surgery is going well but doctors advised him not to deliver his Sunday blessing from a hospital balcony to avoid strain on his abdomen. Briefing reporters at the Gemelli hospital on…

No injuries after planes collide on ground at Tokyo’s Haneda airport–NHK

Reuters 06/10/2023

TOKYO–Some flights were delayed at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Saturday after two planes appeared to have collided on the ground near a taxiway, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing Japan’s transport ministry. No injuries occurred, NHK and one…

Pat Robertson, televangelist who mobilized Christian voters, dead at 93

Reuters 06/08/2023

Pat Robertson, the televangelist who helped turn Christian conservatives into a potent force in U.S. politics, died at age 93 at his Virginia home, the Christian Broadcasting Network said in a statement on Thursday. Robertson founded the…

Two dead, five others wounded in Virginia high school graduation shooting

Reuters 06/07/2023

Two people were shot dead and five others wounded after a gunman opened fire in a park in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday as high school graduates and their families emerged from a theater where commencement exercises had…

Motorsports: Dominant Verstappen ripping through the F1 record books

Reuters 06/05/2023

LONDON- Max Verstappen is rewriting the record books, ready to overtake some of Formula One’s all-time greats in what looks ominously like becoming the most one-sided of seasons. Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix ‘Grand Slam’ win was a…

Thai PM frontrunner attends Pride parade, promising same-sex marriage, gender identity rights

Reuters 06/05/2023

BANGKOK—The frontrunner to be Thailand’s next prime minister joined a Pride parade in Bangkok on Sunday, promising to pass a law that would allow same-sex marriage and gender identity rights if he becomes premier. Thousands of LGBTQ+…

Russia says it thwarted major Ukrainian offensive, killed hundreds

Reuters 06/05/2023

MOSCOW — Russia said on Monday its forces had thwarted a major Ukrainian offensive at five points along the front in the southern Ukrainian region of Donetsk and killed hundreds of pro-Kyiv troops. It was not immediately…

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