By Agencies and published by Channel NewsAsia Jakarta: At least 34 people were killed after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island early this morning (Jan. 15), said authorities. Hundreds more were injured when the earthquake struck in the early hours, triggering panic among the terrified residents of the island. “The latest information
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Indonesia: Archaeologists find world’s oldest animal cave painting
By BBC ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered the world’s oldest known animal cave painting in Indonesia – a wild pig – believed to be drawn 45,500 years ago. Painted using dark red ochre pigment, the life-sized picture of the Sulawesi warty pig appears to be part of a narrative scene. The picture was found in the Leang
Read moreTrump could declassify top-secret intelligence linking Covid to Wuhan lab
By The Sun DONALD Trump could declassify bombshell secret intelligence about the outbreak of Covid-19 linking it to a Wuhan research lab as one of his last acts as President. UK ministers are on “red alert” for a major intervention from the outgoing US government within days that claims the origin of the outbreak was
Read moreJan. 7 victory over Khmer Rouge: 42 years later, conflicting views continue
By Moeun Chhean Nariddh / Khmer Times January 7, 2021 marks the 42nd anniversary of the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime after its reign of terror that had extended for three years, eight months and 20 days. Khmer Times journalist Moeun Chhean Nariddh talked to government officials and scholars about the legacy the victory
Read moreXi Jinping to undergo surgery due to worsening intracranial aneurysm
By Followcn.com THE supreme leader of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping will undergo surgery due to a worsening intracranial aneurysm, reported by Mr. Lude during his evening YouTube live show, the Lude Show, on Dec. 27. The health condition of the Chinese Communist leader is a top-secret due to the totalitarian nature of the
Read moreCapitol riots: Who broke into the building?
By Reality Check team and BBC Monitoring BBC News WHO were the protesters that broke into buildings on Capitol Hill after attending a rally in support of Donald Trump? Some were carrying symbols and flags strongly associated with particular ideas and factions, but in practice many of the members and their causes overlap. QAnon among
Read moreChina watching as UK’s aircraft carrier group is now ready to deploy
By Brad Lendon, CNN BRITAIN is officially an aircraft carrier power again. The Royal Navy announced on Monday (Jan. 4) that the UK’s Carrier Strike Group, centred on Britain’s largest ever warship, the HMS Queen Elizabeth, had achieved initial operating capability. The designation means the 65,000-ton carrier, its air assets including F-35 stealth fighter jets
Read moreIndia says talks with China yet to make progress to end border standoff
By Reuters Staff, published by US News New Delhi: Talks between India and China have yet to make headway to end a standoff on a disputed section of their Himalayan border, India’s defence minister said today (Dec. 30), as thousands of troops from both sides faced a freezing winter in the mountains. Defence Minister Rajnath
Read morePierre Cardin, ground-breaking fashion designer, dies at 98
By Martin Steinberg, CNBC PIERRE Cardin, who during his more than seven decades in fashion brought geometric shapes to haute couture and put his name on everything from clothing to furniture to perfume to pens, died Tuesday. He was 98. His death was announced by composer Laurent Petitgirard, perpetual secretary of the French Academy of
Read moreCamper van blows up in ‘intentional act’ on Christmas morning
By BBC A PARKED camper van exploded in the US city of Nashville, Tennessee, early on Christmas morning, injuring three people and knocking out communications systems across the state. Possible human remains were later found near the blast site, US media report. Police believe the powerful blast was caused deliberately. Officers responding to reports of
Read moreUK-EU nearing possible Brexit trade deal, with announcement expected today
By Luke McGee, CNN London: The United Kingdom and the European Union are closing in on a post-Brexit trade agreement after months of fraught negotiations, sources told CNN. A deal is expected to be announced on Christmas Eve, a UK government source and a European diplomatic source told CNN. News of a potential deal was
Read more1,000 people stuck overnight in Japan traffic jam stretching 15 kms long
By Jessie Yeung and Yoko Wakatsuki, CNN Tokyo: More than 1,000 people in Japan spent Thursday night stuck on a highway in their cars, waiting out a traffic jam with little food or water during a heavy snow storm. Reports of the traffic jam, on the Kanetsu Expressway connecting Tokyo and Niigata prefectures, began emerging
Read moreGoogle’s YouTube, Gmail recover after global outage
By Reuters Staff and published by Yahoo! News GOOGLE services, including YouTube, Gmail and Google Drive, were restored for most users today (Dec. 14), following a global outage that affected thousands. Google’s website that logs outages said the services that were affected for nearly an hour should be restored for most users. The company has
Read moreHong Kong police arrest 8 over university protest
By AP and published by Channel NewsAsia Hong Kong: Hong Kong authorities today (Dec. 7) arrested eight people in connection with an unauthorised protest at a university campus last month, police and local media said, amid a widening crackdown on dissent in the semi-autonomous territory. The arrests were reportedly made in relation to a demonstration
Read moreChina refuses to apologise to Australia for fake soldier image
By BBC CHINA has accused Australia of trying to “deflect public attention” from alleged war crimes by its soldiers in Afghanistan after Canberra expressed outrage over a “repugnant” tweet. Australia has demanded an apology for sharing the fake image of an Australian soldier killing an Afghan child. Beijing has now said that Australia was trying
Read moreArgentines bid farewell to Maradona as nation mourns flawed hero
By Reuters staff and published by US News Buenos Aires: Argentines lined up in the streets of Buenos Aires today (Nov. 26) to say goodbye to soccer great Diego Maradona, whose casket lay in state at the Casa Rosada presidential palace draped in an Argentine flag and his famous no. 10 shirt. Maradona, Argentina’s favorite
Read moreIndia bans more Chinese apps as tensions remain high
By CNN Business Hong Kong: India has banned dozens more Chinese apps, drawing a rebuke from Beijing and further straining already tense relations between the world’s most populous countries. “We firmly oppose the Indian side’s repeated use of ‘national security’ as an excuse to prohibit some mobile apps with Chinese background,” Ji Rong, spokesperson for
Read moreBhutan dismisses reports of Chinese village inside its territory
By India.com, published by Microsoft New New Delhi: After information surfaced on Friday morning China has occupied a part of Bhutan by setting up a village few kilometres within its territory, Bhutan has now denied the reports. Speaking to news agency ANI, Bhutan Ambassador to India said, “There is no Chinese village inside Bhutan.” According
Read moreSenior US official to visit Taiwan in December
By Reuters staff and Al Jazeera ANDREW Wheeler, the head of the US Environmental Protection Agency, is to visit Taiwan, the island’s premier said today (Nov. 20), in what will be the third visit by a senior US official since August. Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang told reporters interactions between the US and Taiwan had been
Read moreEuropean Union plans mammoth expansion of offshore wind farms
By Reuters staff, published by Channel NewsAsia Brussels: The European Union unveiled plans today (Nov. 19) to transform its electricity system to rely mostly on renewables within a decade and increase its offshore wind energy capacity 25-fold by 2050. Renewable sources like wind and solar provide roughly a third of EU electricity today, but the
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