Month September 2023

Court orders Australian man compensate police after fake kidnapping to meet up with mistress

An Australian court is ordering a man who staged his own kidnapping to compensate police for the hassle of investigating the fake crime. Paul Iera, 35, messaged his girlfriend on New Year’s Eve 2022 from his own phone, pretending to… Continue Reading →

Taiwan unveils first domestically made submarine as tensions with China grow

Taiwan revealed the island’s first domestically built submarine on Thursday, a major breakthrough in its defense capabilities as tensions with China continue to rise. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen unveiled the submarine, named Hai Kun after a fish in Chinese mythology… Continue Reading →

In Sweden, death toll caused by gun violence is rapidly escalating

Three people were killed overnight in separate incidents in Sweden as deadly violence linked to a feud between criminal gangs escalated. Late Wednesday, an 18-year-old man was shot dead in a Stockholm suburb. Hours later, a man was killed and… Continue Reading →

Wandering moose causing havoc in Stockholm subway shot dead

A moose which was found wandering down the tracks of the Stockholm subway and causing havoc was shot dead by a wildlife ranger on Wednesday after the service on the southern part of a busy line had to be suspended…. Continue Reading →

Gang violence, killings, rapes in Haiti continue to escalate, UN says

Gang violence in Haiti is escalating and spreading from the capital Port-au-Prince through the center of the country to its two other major cities, Gonaives and Cap-Hatien, with a significant increase in killings, kidnappings and rapes in the past few… Continue Reading →

Swiss glaciers have lost 10% of volume in last 2 years due to warming temperatures, experts say

A Swiss Academy of Sciences panel is reporting a dramatic acceleration of glacier melt in the Alpine country, which has lost 10% of its ice volume in just two years after high summer heat and low snow volumes in winter…. Continue Reading →

2 Central American migrants die in Mexico near Texas border after trying to board moving train

Two migrants from Honduras and El Salvador died Wednesday trying to board a moving train in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila, authorities said. Coahuila’s department of public security said the bodies of two male migrants, aged 22 and 23,… Continue Reading →

Man who opened fire at Slovak police from apartment window fatally shot, according to report

A shooting incident early Thursday in the Slovak capital left one person dead and four others injured, officials said. A 32-year-old man died and four other people were transported to hospitals with injuries, the rescue service in Bratislava said. The… Continue Reading →

North Korea adds ‘nuclear force-building’ mission to its constitution

The North Korean government has added the policy of growing its nuclear capabilities into the national constitution.  The 14th Supreme People’s Assembly, the unicameral legislative body of the country, made the constitutional change on Wednesday. “The DPRK’s nuclear force-building policy… Continue Reading →

Agricultural scientist, Mankombu Swaminathan, who helped industrialize India’s farming system, dies at age 98

Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, a renowned agricultural scientist who revolutionized India’s farming and was a key architect of the country’s “Green Revolution” died Thursday. He was 98. Swaminathan died at his home in southern Chennai city after an age-related illness, news… Continue Reading →

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