Yearly Archives: 2024
N Korea to ‘thoroughly annihilate’ US, S Korea if provoked
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his military should "thoroughly annihilate" the United States and South Korea if...
China’s economy still ‘struggling’
BANGKOK (AP) — A survey of factory managers in China shows that manufacturing contracted in December in the latest sign the world's No 2...
Over 300 join walkathon for Palestine
More than 300 took part in a recreational walk to raise funds for the Humanitarian Fund for Palestinians in Gaza 2023 Monday morning organised...
‘Wonka’ ends the year No 1 at box office
NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood closed out an up and down 2023 with "Wonka" regaining No 1 at the box office, strong sales for...
Wars cast shadow on 2024
NEW YORK (AP) - Revellers counted down to midnight on New Year's Eve across the globe Sunday as fireworks and festive lights offered a...
No casualties in Indonesia’s Papua region earthquake
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A powerful earthquake shook Indonesia's easternmost region of Papua early Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage...
Journalist and filmmaker John Pilger dies at 84
LONDON (AP) — John Pilger, an Australia-born journalist and documentary filmmaker known for his coverage of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, has died, his...
Lithium-ion battery fire in cargo ship’s hold is out
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — After lithium-ion batteries burned in a large cargo ship's hold for a number of days, the US Coast Guard said...
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II to abdicate
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Denmark's Queen Margrethe II announced Sunday that she plans to step-down from the throne after 52 years and hand it...
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova pregnant with first child
NEW YORK (AP) - Two-time Grand Slam champion Petra Kvitova started the new year by announcing she is expecting her first child.
"On the first...