Offbeat | What robot strippers say about sexism and tech

Two robot strippers that made an appearance at a strip club in Las Vegas during the CES technology show last week have raised questions about gender diversity

This Day in History | 1983 – BBC wakes up to morning TV

People have been switching on their televisions a little earlier than usual to catch Britain’s first breakfast news programme. The BBC’s new Breakfast Time programme went

World briefs

MYANMAR-BANGLADESH The two countries have agreed that they will try to complete the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled from violence in Myanmar within

The Buzz | Japan public TV sends mistaken North Korean missile alert

Japan’s public broadcaster mistakenly sent an alert warning citizens of a North Korean missile launch and urging them to seek immediate shelter, then retracted it minutes later, days

Kosovo Serb politician is gunned down; police start manhunt

A leading Serb politician in northern Kosovo was gunned down yesterday in broad daylight, an attack that raised ethnic tensions in the Balkans and prompted the suspension

Middle East | Qatar exile says he’s held by UAE; Abu Dhabi denies claim

An exiled Qatari ruling family member once promoted by Saudi Arabia amid its ongoing dispute with Doha appeared in an online video yesterday claiming he’s being

USA | Trump defends himself anew against charges that he is racist

President Donald Trump is defending himself anew against accusations that he is racist, this time after recent disparaging comments about Haiti and African nations. “No, No.

IRAQ | Double suicide bombing in Baghdad kills at least 38 people

Two suicide bombers blew themselves up at a busy street market in central Baghdad yesterday, in back-to-back explosions that killed at least 38 people, Iraqi health and

Offbeat | Guam’s governor fooled by Russian comedians via phone call

Guam’s governor was duped by a pair of Russian comedians who pretended to be officials from Ukraine. Comedians Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexei Stolyarov posted a YouTube video

This Day in History | 1970 – Gaddafi takes over as Libya’s premier

Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has taken direct control of Libya four months after a bloodless coup that brought an end to the monarchy under King Idris. Since

World briefs

PHILIPPINES The Philippine securities commission has revoked the registration of an online news outfit known for its critical reporting on President Rodrigo Duterte, a move media watchdogs said

The Buzz | EU tasks experts to find ways to fight fake news

The European Union has set up an expert group to help identify fake news and propose ways to tackle the problem amid concern that false information is influencing

Dozens escape casino shuttle boat inferno off Florida’s Gulf coast

First, there were shouts, then screams and then black smoke billowing into sunny Florida skies as a shuttle boat used to carry patrons to a casino ship

A wave of panic rattles Hawaii after false missile alert

The second recent blunder in Hawaii’s planning for a possible North Korean nuclear attack left islanders shaken after an emergency alert warning of an imminent strike

Israel says it destroys Hamas tunnel under key Gaza crossing

The Israeli military said yesterday it destroyed an attack tunnel built by the Hamas militant group that stretched from the Gaza Strip, though Israel and into Egypt,

Turkey | Plane dangles off cliff after skidding off runway

A commercial airplane that skidded off a runway after landing in northern Turkey dangled precariously off a muddy cliff with its nose only a few feet from

Ecuador says latest attempt to end Assange impasse failed

Ecuador’s decision to grant citizenship to Julian Assange and subsequent attempt to register him as a diplomat has failed to solve a five-year standoff with British authorities

Offbeat | Butcher trapped in freezer uses sausage to bash his way out

A British butcher who got locked in a freezer says he was saved by a frozen sausage that he used as a battering ram. Chris McCabe says

This Day in History | 1953 – East German purge begins

The East German authorities have begun a purge of senior officials accused of plotting against the state and spying for “imperialistic” powers. Several officers, including the

World briefs

MYANMAR’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called the military’s investigation into the deaths of Rohingya Muslims found in a mass grave a “positive indication.” 

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