Month December 2023

Ship carrying burning lithium-ion batteries reaches Alaska, kept offshore for safety

A large cargo ship with a fire in its hold is being kept 2 miles (3.22 kilometers) offshore of an Alaska port as a precaution while efforts are undertaken to extinguish the flames, the U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday.

Year in review: Influential people who died in 2023

Yevgeny Prigozhin rose from being an ex-con and hot dog vendor to winning lucrative Kremlin contracts and heading a formidable mercenary army. But it all came to a sudden end when the private plane carrying him and others mysteriously exploded… Continue Reading →

Swatting hits law professor Jonathan Turley

George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley says he’s the latest victim of swatting, an action of fake calls for police response.

China, Russia suffer setback to global ambitions with major player refusing to join trading bloc

New Argentinian President Javier Milei has announced that he will not let his country join the China and Russia-led BRICS trading bloc, dealing a major blow to the trade group’s ambitions.  The reversal comes after Milei’s team indicated that they… Continue Reading →

Thousands accuse Serbia’s ruling populists of election fraud at a Belgrade rally

Thousands of people have rallied in Serbia’s capital, chanting “Thieves!” and accusing the populist authorities of President Aleksandar Vucic of orchestrating a fraud during the recent general election. The big rally in central Belgrade on Saturday capped nearly two weeks… Continue Reading →

Xi says China must fight ‘escalating oppression’ from West with ‘diplomatic iron army’

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping continued his harsh rhetoric on international diplomacy this week, urging the nation’s envoys to form a “diplomatic iron army.” Speaking Friday at a gathering of Chinese diplomats and ambassadors in Beijing,… Continue Reading →

Berlin police ban pro-Palestinian New Year rally, warn of ‘influx of troublemakers’

Berlin police banned a pro-Palestinian rally planned for New Year’s Eve from moving forward Saturday, warning that the event could cause crimes. Berlin police chief Barbara Slowik says authorities feared that certain groups would join the event and use it… Continue Reading →

U.S. seizes more illegal e-cigarettes, but new ones are launching

Federal officials are seizing more shipments of unauthorized electronic cigarettes at U.S. ports, but thousands of new flavored products continue pouring into the country from China, according to government and industry data reviewed by The Associated Press.

Embezzlement of Oregon weekly newspaper’s funds forces it to lay off entire staff and halt print

An Oregon weekly newspaper has had to lay off its entire staff and halt print after 40 years because its funds were embezzled by a former employee, its editor said, in a devastating blow to a publication that serves as… Continue Reading →

North Korea fertility rate plummets to estimated 1.38, South Korean officials claim

North Korean fertility rates are in free-fall and far below levels necessary to replace its aging population, South Korea’s central bank claims. The Bank of Korea’s Economic Research Institute shared its data on Friday, claiming fertility rates in North Korea… Continue Reading →

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