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In his first appearance, Pope Leo offers three big clues about his papacy
Reuters, Published on 09/05/2025
» VATICAN CITY — From his first moments on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica, Pope Leo XIV gave three important clues about what kind of leader of the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church he will be.
Wait for Vatican white smoke fires up social media
AFP, Published on 06/05/2025
» PARIS — Hype has been building on social media around the Catholic Church's secretive, centuries-old tradition of conclaves to elect a new pope, animating users from the White House on down.
Cardinals set to pick conclave date to elect new pope
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Red-hatted cardinals were expected to pick a date Monday for the conclave to elect a new leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, following the death of Pope Francis.
Black Mirror is back to unsettle
Life, Published on 25/04/2025
» Charlie Brooker is back with a new season of the dystopian sci-fi, cautionary-tale dark comedy series Black Mirror. Like previous seasons, this one delivers six episodes -- including a much-anticipated follow-up to the wildly popular USS Callister, which is titled USS Callister: Into Infinity.
Webb spots strongest 'hints' yet of life on distant planet
AFP, Published on 17/04/2025
» PARIS - Astronomers announced Thursday that they had detected the most promising "hints" of potential life on a planet beyond our solar system, though other scientists expressed scepticism.
China accuses US spies of Asian Winter Games cyberattacks
AFP, Published on 15/04/2025
» BEIJING - Chinese security officials said on Tuesday they had implicated three US “secret agents” in cyberattacks during the Asian Winter Games in the northeastern city of Harbin, offering a reward for information on the alleged spies.
G-7 central banks prepare first responses to US tariff chaos
Published on 13/04/2025
» The first Group of Seven monetary policy decisions since President Donald Trump’s trade war unleashed global market turmoil may prompt diverging responses from either side of the Atlantic.
Study suggests physical activity slows Alzheimer's disease
Life, Published on 25/03/2025
» DEAR DOCTORS: What do you know about a study that says aerobics might be good for slowing down the progression of Alzheimer's disease? I've read that being active helps your memory, but how would it affect an actual disease?
All eyes on crucial Fed interest rate meeting
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 18/03/2025
» The US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, scheduled for March 18-19, is expected to be a crucial indicator of the stock market's direction alongside precious metal prices, following spot gold's record high of US$3,004.86 per ounce on Friday.
Japanese man found hanged near Pattaya viewpoint
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 07/03/2025
» PATTAYA - A Japanese man has been found hanged from a tree on Koh Larn, an island popular with day-trippers just off the coast of this beach town in Chon Buri province.