Yearly Archives: 2024
Critical crisis
AFP - Mashudu Mashau said it takes about two minutes to catch a penguin, a task he does weekly to investigate sightings of injured...
From train station to global sensation
LONDON (AFP) - Paddington, the affable clumsy bear from British children’s books, has transformed into an international sensation over the past decade, thanks to...
Get creative
UPI - A Facebook post featuring a monk applying fake eyebrows to use his state welfare card went viral on Monday.
Shared on the...
Race for glory
ANN/THE KOREA HERALD - Young-hee, the towering, motion-sensing doll known for her brutal role in eliminating half the contestants in Netflix’s global sensation Squid...
Three climbers missing on New Zealand’s highest peak
WELLINGTON (AP) - Three mountain climbers from the United States (US) and Canada are missing after they failed to return from a planned ascent...
Search for capsized boat crew in Alaska suspended
ANCHORAGE (AP) - The search for five people believed to be aboard a fishing vessel that capsized in rough seas in the Gulf of...
Record two-month Canada Parliament deadlock paused
OTTAWA (AFP) - The Speaker of Canada’s House of Commons intervened to pause an unprecedented two-month deadlock that saw conservatives filibuster to try to...
Chef urges thieves to donate stolen pies to the needy
LONDON (AP) - A British chef has urged thieves who stole a van with 2,500 savoury pies inside to "do the right thing" and...
Finnish authorities probe new damaged Internet cable
HELSINKI (AFP) - Finnish authorities said yesterday that they were investigating the cause of damage to a fibre-optic cable between Finland and Sweden that...
Greens, far-right among big losers in Irish vote
DUBLIN (AFP) - Ireland's general election concluded late-Monday after three days of vote-counting, with the incumbent centre-right parties Fianna Fail and Fine Gael set...