Yearly Archives: 2024
Top UN court hears landmark climate case
THE HAGUE (AFP) - The United Nations' top court kicked off unprecedented hearings Monday aimed at setting legal guidelines for how countries should protect...
Star-studded Saudi Arabian, Japanese and Chinese clubs setting the pace in Asian Champions League
(AP) - Led by Cristiano Ronaldo, Riyad Mahrez and Aleksandar Mitrovic, Saudi Arabian clubs are dominating the western zone of the AFC Champions League...
Financial and community hurdles slow geothermal energy development in SEA
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Providing round-the-clock energy, using minimal space and considered a clean source of power — geothermal energy seems like an ideal...
Philippine president confirms Russian submarine presence
MANILA (AFP) - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Monday confirmed the presence of a Russian attack submarine off the country's coast in the disputed...
Sweet-toothed bear lured out of Japanese supermarket
TOKYO (AFP) - A bear that rampaged through a Japanese supermarket for two days was lured out with food coated in honey, trapped, and...
UNRWA stops aid delivery via key Gaza-Israel crossing
(AFP) - The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has halted the delivery of aid through the key Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and Gaza...
UN chief defends plastic pollution talks after collapse
BUSAN, South Korea (AFP) - The UN environment chief insisted Monday that talks on a landmark plastic pollution treaty were not a failure, saying...
Vietnam tightens rules on social media and news aggregators
HANOI (ANN/Viet Nam News) – Vietnam is set to enforce stricter regulations on social media platforms and news aggregator websites with the introduction of...
OpenAI’s Altman confident Trump will keep US in AI lead
WASHINGTON (AFP) - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Sunday expressed confidence that US President-elect Donald Trump's administration would support the artificial intelligence sector to...
Olympic champions Hassan and Tebogo named ‘Athletes of the Year’
(AFP) - Dutch marathon runner Sifan Hassan and Botswanan sprinter Letsile Tebogo, both of whom took gold at the Paris Olympics, were named 'Athletes...