North Korea conducts another underwater nuclear drone test

04/08/2023

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea has conducted another test of a nuclear-capable underwater attack drone, its state media reported on Saturday, the latest demonstration of its military capabilities as it faces off against the United States and South Korea. North Korea tested a…

Man with axe kills four kids in southern Brazil

04/06/2023

A man armed with a small axe climbed over a wall into a crèche in Southern Brazil and killed four children on Wednesday, police said, injuring five others in the attack. The 25-year-old man turned himself in…

Three children, three adults shot dead by ex-student at Tennessee Christian school

03/28/2023

NASHVILLE, Tennessee — A heavily armed 28-year-old fatally shot three children and three adult staffers on Monday, March 27, 2023, at a private Christian school the suspect once attended in Tennessee’s capital city before police killed the…

Chinese firm invents lockdown-inspired kissing machine for remote lovers

03/23/2023

SHANGHAI – A Chinese start-up inspired by lockdown isolation has invented a long-distance kissing machine that transmits users’ kiss data collected through motion sensors hidden in silicon lips, which simultaneously move when replaying kisses received. The MUA…

More than half of the world will be overweight or obese by 2035 – report

03/03/2023

LONDON – More than half of the world’s population will be overweight or obese by 2035 without significant action, according to a new report. The World Obesity Federation’s 2023 atlas predicts that 51% of the world, or…

Elizabeth, the queen who moved with a changing world

Reuters 09/09/2022

LONDON – The crowning achievement of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, who died on Thursday after 70 years on the throne, was to maintain the popularity of the monarchy across decades of seismic political, social and cultural change that…

Queen Elizabeth dies at 96, ending an era for Britain

Reuters 09/09/2022

BALMORAL, Scotland — Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, the nation’s figurehead and a towering presence on the world stage for seven decades, died peacefully at her home in Scotland on Thursday aged 96. “The death of my beloved…

Meet the man with the ‘dream job’: Tokyo resident gets paid to simply exist

Reuters 09/06/2022

TOKYO — Shoji Morimoto has what some would see as a dream job: he gets paid to do pretty much nothing. The 38-year-old Tokyo resident charges 10,000 yen ($71) per booking (roughly P4,000) to accompany clients and…

Typhoon Hinnamnor exits S. Korea after dumping rain, winds

Reuters 09/06/2022

SEOUL  — Typhoon Hinnamnor departed South Korea on Tuesday after making landfall in the country’s south, leaving thousands of people displaced and one dead, authorities said. The typhoon left the Korean peninsula about 7:10 a.m. through waters…

Mona Lisa left unharmed but smeared in cream in climate protest stunt

05/30/2022

PARIS — The Mona Lisa was left shaken but unharmed on Sunday when a visitor to the Louvre tried to smash the glass protecting the world’s most famous painting before smearing cream across its surface in an…

Toronto police kill man carrying gun near schools

05/27/2022

TORONTO – Toronto police shot and killed a man who was walking down a street carrying a gun in a city neighborhood on Thursday afternoon, an incident that prompted five nearby schools to be placed under precautionary…

Film academy starts process to discipline Will Smith over Oscars slap

03/31/2022

LOS ANGELES  – Hollywood’s film academy has started a process that could lead to discipline against best actor winner Will Smith for slapping comedian Chris Rock on stage at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony, the group said on Wednesday,…

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