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Street fighter unbowed; scold meets match; clean kill
News, Mae Moo, Published on 20/07/2025
» Going man to man
The loveliness of a flying beetle
Roger Crutchley, Published on 20/07/2025
» The recent cricket match between England and India at Lord's was reportedly briefly delayed by a swarm of ladybirds which were bothering the players. It is believed to be the first recorded instance of "ladybirds stopped play". More importantly, swarm is not the correct term for these flying beetles. The collective noun for ladybirds (ladybugs for our American friends) is a "loveliness".
Clashes, homes torched in south Syria's Sweida despite ceasefire
AFP, Published on 20/07/2025
» SWEIDA (SYRIA) - Smoke rose from burning houses in south Syria's Sweida on Saturday and an Arab tribal fighter vowed to "slaughter" residents as deadly clashes with Druze fighters persisted.
Gaza civil defence says Israeli fire kills 32 near two aid centres
AFP, Published on 20/07/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Gaza's civil defence agency said on Saturday that Israeli fire killed 32 people and wounded more than 100 near two aid centres, in the latest deaths of Palestinians seeking food.
At least 30 hurt as car drives into Los Angeles crowd
Published on 19/07/2025
» LOS ANGELES - At least 30 people were injured in Los Angeles after a vehicle drove into a crowd, the Los Angeles Fire Department said early Saturday.
Spectacular car fire doused on Sirat Expressway
News, Online Reporters, Published on 19/07/2025
» Firefighters quickly extinguished a car fire on the Sirat Expressway in Bangkok on Saturday afternoon, after a grey Toyota Camry burst into flames.
Syria tries to enforce ceasefire in Druze heartland
AFP, Published on 19/07/2025
» SWEIDA, Syria - Syrian interior ministry forces began deploying in Sweida on Saturday under a US-brokered deal intended to avert further Israeli military intervention in the Druze-majority province.
Inside the kill zone of the Ukraine drone war
Published on 19/07/2025
» “Drones, drones, drones. Only drones. A lot of drones.” A weary Ukrainian platoon commander speaks to the transformed nature of modern warfare as he’s medically evacuated from the front lines.
Asian shares rise with upbeat data from US
Business, Published on 19/07/2025
» RECAP: Asian stocks advanced as a global rally gained vigour on strong economic data that eased concerns about the US economy. Regional investors also believe central banks may do more to cushion tariff-related pressure on economic growth.
More missiles, memes, and the new resistance
News, Published on 19/07/2025
» There was a time, not so long ago, when Walter Cronkite's sombre baritone could turn battlefield dispatches into moments of collective reckoning. Even the first "television war" of 1991, piped in grainy bursts from Baghdad, felt slow enough for shock to sink in. These days, the missiles that streak above Natanz or Esfahan arrive on TikTok between latte art tutorials and kittens sliding off sofas. The effect is less shock-and-awe, more scroll-and-shrug.