Powerful earthquake rocks Japan, nearly 100,000 residents ordered to evacuate

Reuters 01/02/2024

TOKYO — A powerful earthquake struck central Japan on Monday, killing at least one person, destroying buildings, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes and prompting residents in some coastal areas to flee to higher…

Shakira statue unveiled in singer’s hometown

Reuters 12/31/2023

COLOMBIA—Grammy-winning Colombian singer Shakira, one of the world’s top-selling musicians, has been immortalized in her famous belly-dancing pose in a giant bronze statue in her home city of Barranquilla. The city’s Mayor Jaime Pumarejo unveiled the 6.5…

Israel pounds central Gaza, thousands of Palestinians try to escape

Reuters 12/28/2023

CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM — Israeli forces pounded central Gaza by land, sea and air on Wednesday and Palestinian authorities reported dozens more deaths, with the U.N. health agency saying thousands of people were trying to flee the fighting. Reflecting…

PH actions in South China Sea ‘extremely dangerous’ – Chinese state media

Reuters 12/25/2023

BEIJING — Chinese state media accused the Philippines on Monday of repeatedly infringing on China’s territory in the South China Sea, spreading false information and colluding with extraterritorial forces to cause trouble. The Philippines has relied on…

Pope laments war in Holy Land on solemn Christmas Eve

Reuters 12/25/2023

CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM — Pope Francis lamented war in the land of the birth of Jesus on Sunday, where Christmas Eve brought only fresh bloodshed and an intensification of fighting across the length of the Gaza Strip. Hours before…

Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, down globally

Reuters 12/21/2023

Social media platform X and X Pro suffered outages globally early Thursday, according to Downdetector.com. READ: More than 10 million people have signed up for X, formerly Twitter, in December, CEO says Users on social media platform…

Andre Braugher, star of ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’, dead at 61

Reuters 12/13/2023

Two-time Emmy-winning actor Andre Braugher, star of the television comedy “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and the 1990s police drama “Homicide: Life on the Street,” died on Monday after a brief illness, his publicist said on Tuesday. He was 61.…

Israel tanks storm Khan Younis in new push in south Gaza

Reuters 12/11/2023

GAZA/CAIRO — Israeli tanks battled their way to the heart of Khan Younis on Sunday in a major new push into the main city of the southern Gaza Strip, as health authorities in Hamas-run Gaza said about…

Israel advances in south Gaza city as civilians search for safety

Reuters 12/07/2023

GAZA/CAIRO — Israeli troops battled Hamas in the heart of south Gaza’s biggest city and said they had surrounded the militant leader’s house as thousands of displaced civilians sought shelter near Egypt and in a desolate seaside…

Israel intensifies air strikes as ground offensive continues

Reuters 12/05/2023

GAZA  — Intense Israeli air strikes hit the south of the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians, including in areas where Israel had told people to seek shelter, residents and journalists on the…

IS militants claim responsibility for deadly Mindanao State University bombing

Reuters 12/04/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for the deadly Mindanao State University bombing in Marawi City on Sunday. The explosion killed at least four people and injured 50 others. Islamic militants: Members detonated bomb The…

‘Foreign terrorists’ behind deadly Marawi bombing–officials

Reuters 12/03/2023

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr condemned a deadly bombing on Sunday, blaming “foreign terrorists”, as police and the military strengthened security in the country’s south and around the capital Manila. At least four people were…

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