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A record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half in Gaza, UN says
A record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half of them in Gaza during the war between Israel and Hamas, ... -
Bolivia heads to a presidential runoff as two decades of left-wing dominance ends
Bolivia’s presidential vote headed to an unprecedented runoff after elections Sunday (yesterday, Macau time) that ended more than two decades of left-wing dominance in ... -
Library book returned, with a note: ‘Grandma won’t be able to pay for it anymore’
A library book has been returned nearly 82 years after it was borrowed from the San Antonio Public Library. It came with a letter ... -
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy and European leaders meet with Trump on ending Russia’s war
Ukraine’s future could hinge on a hastily assembled meeting today [Macau time] at the White House as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy brings an extraordinary cadre of ... -
Summit puts Putin back on the global stage and Trump echoes a Kremlin position
In Alaska, President Vladimir Putin walked on a red carpet, shook hands and exchanged smiles with his American counterpart. Donald Trump ended the summit ... -
Protesters go on strike in Israel demanding ceasefire and release of Gaza hostages
Protesters in Israel demanding the government makes a deal to secure the release of hostages held by militants in Gaza escalated their campaign yesterday, ... -
Surrounded by water, Dutch swimmers have plenty of places to cool off
While Parisians have recently rediscovered the pleasure of swimming in the Seine, Amsterdammers have been enjoying a cooling dip in the Dutch capital’s Ij ... -
European leaders to speak with Trump ahead of his summit with Putin
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy yesterday arrived in Berlin for talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and virtual meetings with other European and U.S. leaders ... -
A driver faces $110,000 in fines for speeding on a Swiss street. But he can afford it
The driver was clocked going 27 kilometers per hour (17 mph) over the speed limit on a street in the Swiss city of Lausanne, ... -
Trump warns of ‘severe consequences’ if Putin does not agree to stop war after summit
U.S. President Donald Trump warned early today (Macau time) that there will be “very severe consequences” if Russian President Vladimir Putin does not agree ... -
Tourists and residents embrace it as temperatures soar
Swimming in the Seine is an increasingly popular tourist attraction in the French capital — and a must-do for Parisians themselves. Thousands of people ... -
North Koreans tell BBC they are being sent to work ‘like slaves’ in Russia
Thousands of North Koreans are being sent to work in slave-like conditions in Russia to fill a huge labour shortage exacerbated by Russia’s ongoing ... -
Netanyahu defends new military offensive in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday defended a new military offensive in Gaza that’s more sweeping than previously announced, declaring in the face of ... -
Fans celebrate the 80th birthday of the Moomins
The Moomins, Finland’s most lovable literary cartoon family, are celebrating their 80th birthday this year. The chubby, white, hippopotamus-like characters have captivated readers worldwide ... -
Zelenskyy rejects formally ceding territory, says Kyiv must be part of any negotiations
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday rejected the idea that his country would give up land to end the war with Russia after U.S. ... -
Astronauts return to Earth with SpaceX after five months at the International Space Station
Four astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after hustling to the International Space Station five months ago to relieve the stuck test pilots of ... -
$7K worth of Labubu dolls stolen from Los Angeles store, authorities say
A group of masked thieves stole about $7,000 worth of Labubu dolls from a Los Angeles-area store this week, authorities said. The incident took ... -
Trump to meet Putin soon, the Kremlin says as deadline looms
A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump has been agreed, a Kremlin official said yesterday, the eve of a ... -
Harvard scientists say research could be set back years after funding freeze
Harvard University professor Alberto Ascherio’s research is literally frozen. Collected from millions of U.S. soldiers over two decades using millions of dollars from taxpayers, ... -
More than 1,000 United Airlines flights delayed in the US due to technology problem
A technology issue prompted United Airlines to ground planes at major U.S. airports today (Macau time) and more than 1,000 flights were delayed. The ... -
Trump’s envoy meets Putin ahead of peace deadline, the Kremlin says
Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow yesterday, the Kremlin said, days before the ... -
Teacher fights discrimination against Roma people, one Elvis song at a time
Tudor Lakatos is fighting discrimination against the Roma people, one Elvis Presley song at a time. Decked out in a rhinestone shirt and oversized ... -
Study says ChatGPT giving teens dangerous advice on drugs, alcohol and suicide
ChatGPT will tell 13-year-olds how to get drunk and high, instruct them on how to conceal eating disorders and even compose a heartbreaking suicide ... -
Trump’s deadline looms but Moscow shows no sign of making concessions
The coming week could mark a pivotal moment in the war between Russia and Ukraine, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s deadline for the Kremlin ... -
Australian artist is creating a massive mural in a small North Dakota town
High atop a massive grain elevator in the middle of Minot, North Dakota, artist Guido van Helten swipes a concrete wall with a brush ... -
China pushes back at US demands to stop buying Russia, Iran oil
U.S. and Chinese officials may be able to settle many of their differences to reach a trade deal and avert punishing tariffs, but they ... -
Wave-riding canines compete in the World Dog Surfing Championships
Charlie the 10-year-old yellow lab likes surfing so much, he will grab his surfboard and run toward the water. His humans sometimes have to ... -
Tesla awards CEO Musk millions of shares valued at about $29 billion
Tesla is awarding CEO Elon Musk 96 million shares of restricted stock valued at approximately $29 billion, just six months after a judge ordered ... -
Reference to Trump’s impeachments removed from a history museum
It would seem the most straightforward of notions: A thing takes place, and it goes into the history books or is added to museum ... -
Epstein’s former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, is transferred to prison camp in Texas
Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, has been moved from a federal prison in Florida to a prison camp in Texas as her criminal ... -
From Laos to Brazil, Trump’s tariffs leave a lot of losers. But even the winners will pay a price
President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught this week left a lot of losers – from small, poor countries like Laos and Algeria to wealthy U.S. trading partners ... -
With growing urgency, more US Jews urge Israel to ensure food deliveries to Gaza
For most Jewish Americans, whatever their political persuasion, support for Israel has been a bedrock principle. Thus it’s notable that a broad swath of ... -
Birmingham gives an emotional farewell to Ozzy as tearful family lead tributes
Ozzy Osbourne returned to the “home of metal” for the last time yesterday [Macau time] as an emotional Birmingham honored one of its most ... -
Tsunami evacuations ordered in South America, but worst risk appears to pass for US
Fears of a devastating tsunami across the Pacific faded yesterday [Macau time] after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off a sparsely ... -
Female tour guides lead women-only groups as some travelers return
They wandered through the museum, listening attentively as their guide explained the antiquities in display cabinets. It could have been any tour group, anywhere ...
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