1994 Dissident writer Solzhenitsyn returns

Alexander Solzhenitsyn has flown back to his native Russia after 20 years of exile in the United States. His plane touched down in the far eastern port of Magadan

Attorney paying ex-casino mogul Steve Wynn defamation claim

Former Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn has accepted an undisclosed financial settlement to end his federal defamation lawsuit against a well-known attorney who represented a

Gunman kills 19 children, two adults in Texas school rampage

An 18-year-old gunman killed 19 children as he went from classroom to classroom at a Texas elementary school in a rampage that also left two adults

1950 UK drivers cheer end of fuel rations

Long queues have appeared at garages this evening and motorists have torn their ration books into confetti after the government announced an end to petrol rationing. The Minister of

Russian rockets hit eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk

The Russian rocket strikes came early in the morning in the eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk yesterday, shaking buildings, jolting people out of bed and sending chunks

Biden: Leaders navigating ‘dark hour’ after Ukraine invasion

President Joe Biden told fellow Indo-Pacific leaders assembled for a four-country summit yesterday that they were navigating “a dark hour in our shared history” due to

1961 Kennedy pledges man on Moon

President John F Kennedy has called for millions of dollars to fund a space programme to get the first man on the Moon by 1970. In a speech to

WHO chief to be confirmed for second term after no opposition

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is expected to be confirmed by the U.N. health agency’s member countries for a second five-year term today . No

Russia presses Donbas attacks as Polish leader praises Kyiv

Russia pressed its offensive in eastern Ukraine on Sunday as Poland’s president traveled to Kyiv to support the country’s European Union aspirations, becoming the first foreign leader

1989 Yorkshire Ripper’s wife wins damages

The award is Ł100,000 more than the previous record British libel sum. Mrs Sutcliffe, who is legally separated from her husband, made no comment. She left the court shrouded

Russian diplomat to UN in Geneva resigns over war in Ukraine

A veteran Russian diplomat to the U.N. Office at Geneva says he handed in his resignation before sending out a scathing letter to foreign colleagues inveighing against the

Biden pushes economic, security aims as he ends S. Korea visit

President Joe Biden tended to both business and security interests yesterday as he wrapped up a three-day trip to South Korea, first showcasing Hyundai’s pledge to

1998 Leaders welcome ‘yes’ vote for N Ireland

The Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has welcomed the resounding “yes” vote in the referendum on the Good Friday Agreement on Northern Ireland, calling it “a day for joy”. 

African scientists baffled by monkeypox cases in Europe, US

Scientists who have monitored numerous outbreaks of monkeypox in Africa say they are baffled by the disease’s recent spread in Europe and North America.

Canada bans China’s Huawei Technologies from 5G networks

Wireless carriers in Canada won’t be allowed to install Huawei equipment in their high-speed 5G networks, the Canadian government said Thursday, joining allies in banning the giant Chinese

Biden has an eye on China as he heads to South Korea, Japan

  President Joe Biden departs on a six-day trip to South Korea and Japan aiming to build rapport with the two nations’ leaders while also sending

1973 Royal Navy moves to protect trawlers

Britain has sent in Royal Navy ships to protect trawlers in the disputed Icelandic 50-mile zone as the so-called “cod war” escalates. Three frigates - the Cleopatra, the Plymouth

Russia-Ukraine war impact draws focus of G7 finance leaders

Finance ministers for the Group of Seven leading economies on Thursday will deal with the immediate effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic,

WHO clears China’s CanSino COVID vaccine for emergency use

The World Health Organization said last night that it has granted an emergency use authorization for the coronavirus vaccine made by China’s CanSino Biologics, the 11th such shot

US: New ‘disinformation’ board paused amid free speech questions

The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday (today, Macau time) paused a new and controversial board's work on disinformation and accepted the resignation of its leader, capping weeks of concerns

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