Yearly Archives: 2024
Angry at Spain’s flood response, 100,000 rally in Valencia
VALENCIA (AFP) - Some 100,000 people marched to protest against the authorities’ handling of Spain’s floods in Valencia, whose eastern region bore the brunt...
Clashes erupt outside Georgia Parliament
TBILISI (AFP) - Violent clashes erupted outside Georgia’s Parliament between police and demonstrators protesting the government’s decision to delay European Union (EU) membership talks...
Social Democrats ahead in Iceland snap election
REYKJAVIK (AFP) - Icelanders voted after the collapse of a fraught coalition prompted snap legislative elections, where early results showed the Social Democrats leading...
Syria sends in reinforcements to halt insurgents
BEIRUT (AP) - The Syrian military rushed in reinforcements yesterday to push back insurgents from advancing farther into the northern Hama countryside after they...
Travel smarter, stress less
AP - Travel can be stressful in the best of times. Now add in the high-level anxiety that seems to be baked into every...
UN halts aid shipments through Gaza’s main crossing after looting
DEIR AL-BALAH (AP) - The United Nations (UN) agency for Palestinian refugees said yesterday it is halting aid deliveries through the main cargo crossing...
Working well
NEW YORK (AP) - The moment I knew I had to get serious about work-life balance came without warning. I was writing a high-profile...
Popcorn magic
Get ready for a jam-packed December on Netflix, featuring an array of stories that span continents, genres, and emotions. From post-war Italy to dystopian...
China-Laos Railway improves connectivity
VIENTIANE (XINHUA) - The China-Laos Railway has become a game changer for Laos, significantly enhancing the country’s connectivity with its neighbours and facilitating the...
Elon Musk asks US court to block OpenAI’s for-profit conversion
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Elon Musk has again asked a United States (US) court to stop ChatGPT-maker OpenAI from converting into a for-profit enterprise, CNBC...