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Sven-Goran Eriksson who was first foreigner to lead England team, dies at 76
Sven-Goran Eriksson, the Swedish soccer manager who spent five years as England’s first ever foreign-born coach after making his name winning trophies at club ... -
Portugal coast hit by 5.3 magnitude earthquake, mostly in Lisbon area
The quake hit waters 7.7km south-east of the capital, Lisbon, and 74km south-west of Setúbal, EuroNews has reported. An earthquake with an estimated magnitude ... -
EU: Maduro has not shown ‘necessary public evidence’ to declare victory in elections
The European Union’s top diplomat on Saturday said that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has still “not provided the necessary public evidence” to prove he ... -
Germany Police say 26-year-old man has turned himself in, claiming to be behind Solingen knife attack
German police said early yesterday that a 26-year-old man turned himself in, claiming to be behind the deadly Solingen knife attack that left three ... -
Modi visits Ukraine this week, after a recent trip to Moscow
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a historic visit today to Ukraine, a month and ... -
Swift calls cancellation of Vienna shows ‘devastating’, explains her silence
Two weeks after organizers scrubbed Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna amid a foiled terror plot, the singer issued her first statement on the cancellations. ... -
Report says fluoride at twice the recommended limit is linked to lower IQ in kids
A U.S. government report expected to stir debate concluded that fluoride in drinking water at twice the recommended limit is linked with lower IQ ... -
Putin’s slow response to Kursk attack could test the patience of some of his backers
A year ago this week, President Vladmir Putin strode onto a stage in the Kursk region to commemorate the 80th anniversary of one of ... -
Trump posts fake Taylor Swift endorsement
Former President Donald Trump has been active on his social accounts as Democrats gather for their convention in Chicago, but some of his posts ... -
Putin meets Li Qian as Moscow-Beijing relations deepen
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese premier Li Qiang yesterday, hailing growing trade relations as Moscow becomes increasingly dependent on Beijing for political ... -
Blinken says Israel OKs a plan to break the cease-fire impasse
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said yesterday [Macau time] that Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge differences holding up a cease-fire and ... -
Authors sue Claude AI chatbot creator Anthropic for copyright infringement
A group of authors is suing artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, alleging it committed “large-scale theft” in training its popular chatbot Claude on pirated copies ... -
Push into Russia’s Kursk region is to create a buffer zone: Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said yesterday [Macau time] the daring military incursion into Russia’s Kursk region aims to create a buffer zone to prevent ... -
French actor and heartthrob Alain Delon dies at 88
Alain Delon, the internationally acclaimed French actor who embodied both the bad guy and the policeman and made hearts throb around the world, died ... -
Sintra or, a look at the chaos of ‘overtourism’ in the summer of 2024
The doorbell to Martinho de Almada Pimentel’s house is hard to find, and he likes it that way. It’s a long rope that, when ... -
Sintra or, a look at the chaos of ‘overtourism’ in the summer of 2024
The doorbell to Martinho de Almada Pimentel's house, in Sintra, is hard to find, and he likes it that way. It's a long rope ... -
As the Middle East frets about conflict, Dubai booms with an influx of anxious wealth
As conflict casts a shadow across the Middle East, people are getting rich in Dubai. The desert sheikdom’s economy is buzzing with tourism and ... -
Fire breaks out at Somerset House, home to priceless works by Van Gogh, Cezanne
Priceless paintings by Monet, Cezanne, Van Gogh and others were unharmed Saturday after firefighters worked to douse a blaze that broke out in the ... -
Now that mpox is a global emergency, will it trigger another pandemic?
The World Health Organization has declared the ongoing outbreaks of mpox in Congo and elsewhere in Africa to be a global emergency, requiring urgent ... -
Iran Police shot a woman while trying to seize her car over hijab law violation
On a darkened road beside the Caspian Sea, Iranian police officers opened fire last month on a 31-year-old woman who had tried to speed ... -
How X owner Elon Musk uses his social platform to amplify his right-wing views
As X’s owner and most followed user, Elon Musk has increasingly used the social media platform as a megaphone to amplify his political views ... -
Ford, Mazda warn owners to stop driving older vehicles with dangerous Takata air bag inflators
Ford and Mazda are warning the owners of more than 475,000 older vehicles in the U.S. not to drive them because they have dangerous ... -
Mpox has been declared a public health emergency in Africa
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared this week that the increasing spread of mpox across the continent is a health emergency, ... -
Ukrainian forces control 1,000 sq km of Russia’s Kursk region
Ukraine’s top military commander says his forces now control 1,000 square kilometers of Russia’s neighboring Kursk region, the first time a Ukrainian military official ... -
An ocean’s worth of water may be hiding beneath the red dusty surface
Mars may be drenched beneath its surface, with enough water hiding in the cracks of underground rocks to form a global ocean, new research ... -
Berlin Zoo is hoping for more German-born giant pandas as scans confirm a pregnancy
The Berlin Zoo has much anticipated news: Meng Meng the panda is pregnant again, months after the first giant pandas born in Germany were ... -
Bulgaria seizes heroin at a Black Sea port worth $38 million en route from Kyrgizstan
Bulgarian authorities have seized some 436 kilograms of heroin at the Black Sea port of Burgas, the district prosecutor’s office said. The heroin was ... -
The US gov’t wants to make it easier to click the ‘unsubscribe’ button
In the name of consumer protection, a slew of U.S. federal agencies are working to make it easier for Americans to click the unsubscribe ... -
On Geneva Conventions’ 75th anniversary, fighters in Gaza, Ukraine ignore rulebook of war
At its 75th anniversary, the world’s best-known rulebook on the protection of civilians, detainees and wounded soldiers in war has been widely ignored — ... -
Co-founder of Smartmatic voting machine company charged with paying bribes for Philippine contracts
A U.S. federal indictment has charged three current and former executives of Smartmatic in a scheme to pay more than $1 million in bribes ... -
Tragedy prevented by foiling plot to attack Swift concerts in Vienna, official says
Following the cancellation of three Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna over an apparent attack plot, Austria’s Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said yesterday in Vienna ... -
Utility’s proposal to rat out hidden marijuana operations raises privacy concerns
Operators of illegal marijuana grow enterprises hidden inside rural homes in Maine don’t have to worry much about prying neighbors. But their staggering electric ... -
Teen vies for record solo flight to raise money for childhood cancer research
A Chinese American teen is vying to become the youngest person to fly solo to all seven continents in a quest that also aims ... -
Extreme heat is impacting most Americans’ electricity bills, poll finds
Around 7 in 10 Americans say in the last year extreme heat has had an impact on their electricity bills, ranging from minor to ... -
Top prosecutor announces criminal probe against opposition leaders González, Machado
Venezuela’s top prosecutor yesterday [Macau time] announced a criminal investigation against the opposition’s presidential candidate Edmundo González and its leader Maria Corina Machado over ...
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