More flee Ukraine’s Kherson as Russian occupiers renew warnings

Reuters 10/23/2022

OLESHKY, Russia-controlled Ukraine, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Russian occupation authorities in the Ukrainian city of Kherson told civilians on Saturday they should leave immediately because of what they called the tense military situation as Ukraine’s forces advance.…

Russian official warns of World War Three if Ukraine joins NATO

Reuters 10/13/2022

LONDON, Oct 13 (Reuters) – If Ukraine is admitted into the U.S.-led NATO military alliance, then the conflict in Ukraine would be guaranteed to escalate into World War Three, a Russian Security Council official was quoted as…

Taiwan welcomes back visitors after ending COVID quarantine rules

Reuters 10/13/2022

TAOYUAN, Taiwan, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Taiwan began welcoming back visitors on Thursday after finally ending mandatory quarantines to control the spread of COVID-19, with gifts of cuddly toy black bears for the first tour group that…

Thai nursery massacre unfolded over three hours of horror

Reuters 10/12/2022

THA UTHAI, Thailand, Oct 12 – In the days before he killed 36 people, including 22 children stabbed as they slept, the former police sergeant behind Thailand’s worst massacre was firing guns in his backyard. For several…

‘Spirited Away’: Ghibli theme park prepares for visitors

Agence France Presse 10/12/2022

NAGAKUTE, Japan — Beyond the gates, a whimsical world awaits, complete with a fluffy Cat Bus, the toothy grin of Totoro and a life-sized No-Face seated on a train: welcome to Ghibli Park. On Wednesday, media got a…

PH not on China’s tourism blacklist – Chinese Embassy

Daniza Fernandez 10/11/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is not on China’s tourism blacklist, the Chinese Embassy in Manila clarified on Tuesday night. The embassy made the clarification after Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said that the Philippines was on…

Phony heiress Anna Sorokin released from US immigration detention

Agence France Presse 10/10/2022

NEW YORK — Fake heiress Anna Sorokin, whose breathtaking deception of New York’s financial elite inspired a hit Netflix series, was released Friday from an immigration detention center but still faces deportation from the United States. Sorokin,…

‘Miracle’ toddler survived Thailand nursery massacre asleep under blanket

Reuters 10/09/2022

UTHAI SAWAN, Thailand, Oct 9 (Reuters) – A three-year-old child who managed to survive last week’s massacre at a nursery in northeast Thailand slumbered through the horror under a blanket in the corner of a classroom. Paveenut…

Thailand mass shooting kills 34 at daycare centre

Reuters 10/06/2022

BANGKOK, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Thirty-four people were killed in Thailand on Thursday in a gun and knife attack at a daycare centre by a former policeman who killed his wife and child before turning his weapon…

Gunman in Thailand kills 34 people at day-care centre

Reuters 10/06/2022

BANGKOK, Oct 6 (Reuters) – A former policeman killed 34 people on Thursday in a mass shooting at a children’s day-care centre in Thailand, with media reporting the gunman later shot and killed himself. The victims included…

Visa-free entry for Filipinos visiting Taiwan stays — Meco

Daniza Fernandez 09/18/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The visa-free entry privilege of Filipinos visiting Taiwan remains in effect, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (Meco) clarified on Friday, September 9. Meco chairperson Silvestre Bello III debunked the reports after speaking with Taiwan’s…

Powerful earthquake hits southeast Taiwan, tsunami warning issued

Reuters 09/18/2022

TAIPEI, Sept 18 (Reuters) – A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan on Sunday, the island’s weather bureau said, with some initial reports of damage including a derailed train carriage, and sparking…

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