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Taipei attacker acted alone, police say after four die
Reuters, Published on 20/12/2025
» TAIPEI — The man suspected of carrying out an attack in Taiwan with a smoke grenade and knife acted alone, police said on Saturday of the incident that killed four, including the attacker.
Kim Jong Un brings a guest to Beijing: His potential heir
New York Times, Published on 03/09/2025
» SEOUL — North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, travelled to Beijing this week to hobnob with the presidents of China and Russia, two of his nation’s key allies. But he seems to have had another purpose for the trip: introducing his daughter as his potential successor.
Rotten insects, viral videos and climate change: S.Korea battles 'lovebug' invasion
AFP, Published on 09/07/2025
» INCHEON, South Korea - K-pop's BTS are grossed out by them. A YouTuber ate them. Hikers plough through them: South Korea is dealing with a "lovebug" invasion that experts say highlights worsening climate change.
China considers nuclear plant on the Moon
Reuters, Published on 23/04/2025
» SHANGHAI - China is considering building a nuclear plant on the Moon to power the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) that it is planning with Russia, a presentation by a senior official showed on Wednesday.
58 killed in deadliest US strike on Yemen
AFP, Published on 18/04/2025
» HODEIDA, Yemen - US strikes on a Yemeni fuel port killed at least 58 people, Huthi rebels said on Friday, in the deadliest attack of Washington’s campaign against the Iran-backed group.
Motorcyclist dies in giant Seoul sinkhole
AFP, Published on 25/03/2025
» SEOUL - A motorcyclist was killed after a massive sinkhole opened up in Seoul, the fire department said on Tuesday, with harrowing video footage showing the moment the bike was swallowed by the hole.
All-women marching band livens up Taiwanese funerals
AFP, Published on 13/03/2025
» CHANGHUA — At a funeral in rural Taiwan, musicians wearing pleated mini-skirts and go-go boots march around a coffin to the beat of the 1980s hit "I Hate Myself for Loving You".
Scientists detect shape-shifting along Earth’s solid inner core
Kenneth Chang of The New York Times, Published on 11/02/2025
» NEW YORK - The inner core at the centre of the Earth, a ball of iron and nickel about 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometres) wide, may not be perfectly solid. A new study finds evidence that the inner core’s outer boundary has noticeably changed shape over the past few decades.
Calls grow for South Korean president to quit
Reuters, Published on 04/12/2024
» SEOUL — South Korean lawmakers on Wednesday proposed impeaching President Yoon Suk Yeol for his sudden decision to declare martial law, which he rescinded after a chaotic standoff between parliament and the army that damaged the country’s standing.
Chinese probe finds oldest evidence of lunar volcanoes
Published on 16/11/2024
» China’s Chang’e-6 robotic spacecraft in June made history by retrieving the first surface samples from the far side of the moon, which perpetually faces away from Earth. That material is now providing new insight into the moon’s geological history, including the oldest evidence to date of lunar volcanism.