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How a seabird native to Hawaii has adapted to life in Honolulu’s concrete jungle
Ka’iulani Murphy is quick to spot white terns flapping their wings when she’s guiding Polynesian voyaging canoes across the Pacific. The birds hunt for food at ... -
Earthquake off North Sulawesi topples buildings, kills one person and sets off small tsunami
An undersea magnitude 7.4 earthquake toppled buildings in parts of northern Indonesia, sent people fleeing from their homes, killed at least one person and generated a ... -
Iraq’s oil hub slows to a crawl as Strait of Hormuz shutdown strangles exports
Iraqi oil fields once alive with the buzz of workers are nearly deserted. Ports that pulsed with the churn of cargo have fallen still, the din ... -
Danish warship sunk by Nelson’s British fleet discovered after 225 years
More than 200 years after being sunk by Adm. Horatio Nelson and the British fleet, a Danish warship has been discovered on the seabed of Copenhagen ... -
Pakistan and Afghan Taliban resume talks in China as Beijing seeks ceasefire
Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban governments have resumed talks in China, which is mediating between the two sides to broker a durable ceasefire after more than a ... -
Iran hits Golf states while strikes batter Tehran ahead of Trump speech
Iran hit an oil tanker off the coast of Qatar and Kuwait’s airport on Wednesday while airstrikes battered Tehran — an unrelenting tempo hours after U.S. ... -
Italy’s latest cup failure labeled ‘Third apocalypse’
The first time was considered a fluke. The second was treated as a crisis. Now, with Italy failing to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup, ... -
Congo’s qualification unites a troubled country and brings a rare moment of joy
Congo erupted in joy overnight after a 100th-minute goal against Jamaica sent the African country back to the World Cup for the first time in more ... -
Indonesia to deport Scottish crime boss wanted by Spain
A Scottish crime boss is to be deported to Spain yesterday after he was arrested on the Indonesian resort island of Bali in connection with large-scale ... -
MGM brings ‘Project Sparkcraft’ to Macau
Co-hosted by MGM and Yuewen China Literature Limited, the “Yuewen IP Industry Forum” took place at MGM Macau’s multi-purpose venue, Fantasy Box. During this event, Yuewen ... -
Gulf allies ask Trump to keep fighting until Iran is defeated
Gulf allies of the United States, led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, are urging President Donald Trump to continue prosecuting the war against ... -
College instructor turns to typewriters to curb AI-written work and teach life lessons
The scene is right out of the 1950s with students pecking away at manual typewriters, the machines dinging at the end of each line. Once each ... -
Ghana fires coach Otto Addo after 4 straight losses in friendlies
World Cup-bound Ghana fired coach Otto Addo yesterday less than three months before the team plays against England and Croatia. The firing came hours after a ... -
Taiwan Olympic champ involved in gender debate wins first bout at Asian titles
Lin Yu-ting comfortably won her first international bout since the 2024 Paris Olympics at the Asian championships yesterday after World Boxing said she passed a gene ... -
Sexual violence is being used as a weapon in Sudan’s war, doctors group says
Sexual violence against women and girls is being used as a weapon of war in Sudan‘s fierce conflict between the military and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, ... -
China sanctions Japanese lawmaker over his ties to Taiwan
China announced yesterday that it is sanctioning a conservative Japanese lawmaker close to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, accusing him of “colluding with” separatists in Taiwan, the ... -
Trump mulls seizing Iranian island even as talks appear to be moving ahead
President Donald Trump openly mused about seizing Iran’s Kharg Island oil terminal in the Persian Gulf and the United States and Israel kept up their attacks ... -
Tudor era ends at Tottenham after just 7 matches ahead of fight for survival
Tottenham chose to part ways with Igor Tudor yesterday [Macau time], just seven matches and 44 days into his spell as interim coach of a team ... -
Hyo Joo Kim tops Korda again and wins on LPGA for 2nd straight week
Hyo Joo Kim beat Nelly Korda for the second straight week, pulling away around the turn yesterday [Macau time] and closing with a 3-under 69 for ... -
One of Europe’s poorest countries, struggles as Iran war drives up fuel prices
Kushtrim Ajvazi is proud to be part of a successful business in one of the poorest countries in Europe. The company where he is a manager ... -
China opens investigations into US trade practices in response to Trump tariff moves
China launched two investigations into U.S. trade practices on Friday, signaling its resolve to push back against President Donald Trump’s tariffs ahead of his visit in May. ... -
Iran warns US ground troops would be ‘set on fire’ as regional diplomats meet on the war
A top Iranian official warned the U.S. against a ground invasion, saying its troops would be set “on fire,” as regional diplomats met yesterday in Pakistan ... -
19-year-old Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes wins Japanese GP for second straight victory
Italian 19-year-old Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes has won his second consecutive Formula 1 race, taking yesterday’s Japanese Grand Prix ahead of Oscar Piastri of McLaren. Charles Leclerc of ... -
Indonesia starts implementing social media restrictions for children under 16
Indonesia on Saturday began implementing a new government regulation approved earlier this month that bans children younger than 16 from access to digital platforms that could expose them ... -
Trump to travel to Beijing for rescheduled China trip May 14-15
President Donald Trump will travel to Beijing for a rescheduled summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14 and 15, the White House announced yesterday (Macau time). Trump had ... -
Iran and the US harden their positions as Tehran keeps its grip on the Strait of Hormuz
Iran and the United States hardened their positions as a diplomatic push for a ceasefire in the Middle East war appeared to falter yesterday. Tehran moved to formalize ... -
As juries turn against social media for harming kids, Big Tech’s invincibility starts to show cracks
For years, parents, teenagers, pediatricians, educators and whistleblowers have pushed the idea that social media is detrimental to young people›s mental health and can lead to addiction, eating disorders, ... -
Gosling, Lord and Miller make science fun in ‘Project Hail Mary’
It’s been a minute since we’ve had a big-screen space epic that’s as fun as it is awe-inspiring. The last memorable one might have been “The ... -
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea realizes lifelong dream with solo jazz album
On his first ever solo album, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ eccentric bassist Flea is full of surprises. He opens with a track that serves as an ... -
Students cram in Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw as musicians play
From the stage of Amsterdam’s historic concert hall, violinist Hyunjin Cho and cellist Efstratia Chaloulakou look out over row after row of young faces illuminated by ... -
Iran received a ceasefire plan from the US but Tehran dismisses idea
Iran has received an American 15-point plan for a ceasefire for the Iran war through intermediaries from Pakistan, officials in Islamabad said yesterday. The proposal was ... -
Mohamed Salah to leave Liverpool at end of the season after nine years with club
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah announced yesterday [Macau time] he will leave the English club at the end of the season, marking an earlier-than-planned departure for one ... -
Vegas and Seattle could be a step closer to getting NBA teams
New Orleans guard Dejounte Murray was 11 years old when Seattle last had an NBA team. He grew up with hopes of being like Gary Payton, ... -
Kenya’s flower industry loses millions of dollars weekly
Kenya’s flower industry has reported weekly losses of up to $1.4 million since the Iran war began, with growers attributing the losses to a decline in ... -
A 1,000-year-old temple lies battered after Cambodia-Thailand border clashes
It’s been three months since a ceasefire ended bitter border fighting between Cambodia and Thailand, but signs of combat are cut deep in this 11th-century temple ...
