Yearly Archives: 2024
Brain boosters
CANBERRA (XINHUA) - Engaging in mentally stimulating activities during down time, such as reading, can be beneficial for brain health, according to an Australian...
Planet-friendly and nutritious
BERNAMA/DPA - People who want to ditch meat and dairy would be better off switching to beans and peas than opting for veggie burgers...
Three foreigners killed in Thailand tourist hotel blaze
BANGKOK (AFP) - Three foreigners died and seven other people were injured after a fire at a hotel in a popular tourist area of...
Guardians of the lake
AZUFRAL VOLCANO (AFP) - In the crater of a semi-dormant volcano in southwest Colombia lies a sacred lake of startling green which used to...
Philippines may put surrogate mothers’ babies up for adoption
MANILA (AFP) - The babies of 13 Philippine women pardoned and sent home by Cambodia after being convicted and jailed over an outlawed surrogate...
Malaysia Customs seize rice, e-waste, cigarettes, Snuff tobacco worth over MYR10M
KLANG (BERNAMA) - The Royal Malaysian Customs Department Central Zone II (Selangor) seized rice, electronic waste (e-waste), cigarettes, and snuff tobacco valued at over...
Stripped of privacy
DEIR AL-BALAH (AP) - For Gaza’s women, the hardships of life in the territory’s sprawling tent camps are compounded by the daily humiliation of...
Ring rescue
UPI - A couple’s engagement photo shoot in snowy Utah, United States took an unexpected turn when their engagement ring disappeared into the frosty...
Wildlife rescuer saves two injured owls in a single day
AP - Annabell Whelan woke up last Tuesday and frantically checked on her holiday overnight guest - Nowl the snowy owl, who she rescued...
Second Jeju Air flight suffers landing gear problem
SEOUL (AFP) - A Jeju Air flight from Seoul yesterday was forced to return after encountering a landing gear problem, the airline said, a...