‘We pulled it off!’ Suez Canal tugboats pull ship from bank Posted April 26, 2021 Salvage teams on March 29 finally freed the colossal container ship stuck for nearly a week in Egypt’s Suez Canal, ending a crisis that had clogged
Defying deadly crackdown, crowds again protest military coup in Myanmar Posted April 23, 2021 Police in Myanmar’s biggest city fired tear gas March 1 at defiant crowds who returned to the streets to protest the Feb. 1 coup, despite reports…
News Mash-up: Brazilian Corruption Posted April 19, 2021 Rio police arrest outgoing Mayor Crivella Rio de Janeiro state police arrested outgoing Mayor Marcelo Crivella on Dec. 22…
World leaders cheer US return to climate fight under Biden Posted April 16, 2021 World leaders breathed an audible sigh of relief that the United States under President Joe Biden is rejoining the global effort to curb climate change, a cause t…
News Mash-up: China Crackdowns Posted April 14, 2021 UK opens new visa route for HK residents Hong Kong residents can apply for a new visa offering them an opportunity to bec…
Indonesia finds body parts, debris, detects emergency signal of crashed jet Posted April 12, 2021 Indonesia detected signals Jan. 10 that could be from a flight recorder of a Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the sea soon after taking off fr…
Suga’s PR chief resigns after meal tied to broadcaster Posted April 9, 2021 The public relations chief for Japan’s prime minister has resigned after she acknowledged she had a ¥70,000 dinner paid for by a broadcaster. Makiko Yamada had been gri…
Seiko Hashimoto quits Olympic minister role to lead Tokyo Organising Committee Posted April 7, 2021 Seiko Hashimoto was appointed the new president of the Tokyo Organising Committee after stepping down as Olympic minister Feb. 18, replacing Yosh…
News Mash-up: Trump’s Impeachment Trial Posted April 5, 2021 Trump’s impeachment trial starts in US Senate Donald Trump’s impeachment trial began Feb. 9 after U.S. senators voted to …
Important Scientific Documents Reportedly Stolen from Library Posted January 29, 2021 Two notebooks written by Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, have reportedly been stolen from the Cambridge University Library. The notebooks were removed from storage in …