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Solar storm brings dazzling aurora, threatens power grids
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/05/2024
» LOS ANGELES - A severe solar storm this weekend brought a dazzling display of the Northern Lights that could be seen across Europe and as far south as Alabama in the United States, while threatening to trigger blackouts and disrupt navigation systems around the world.
Israel steps up attacks after Hamas shifts position on cease-fire
New York Times, Published on 07/05/2024
» JERUSALEM — Israel stepped up attacks Monday in the southern city of Rafah hours after Hamas said it would accept the terms of a cease-fire plan drawn from a proposal by Egyptian and Qatari mediators.
8 officers shot, 4 fatally, while serving warrant in US
New York Times, Published on 30/04/2024
» CHARLOTTE - Eight law officers were shot Monday, four fatally, as a United States Marshals fugitive task force tried to serve a warrant in Charlotte, North Carolina, police said, in one of the deadliest days for law enforcement in recent years.
Ragtag Myanmar resistance sees tide turning in forgotten war
Published on 21/04/2024
» LOIKAW, Myanmar — The night Suu Kyi thought she would die of her wounds on the front lines of a forgotten war, a crescent moon hung overhead. A pendant of the Virgin Mary dangled around her neck. Maybe those augurs saved her. Or maybe, she said, it was not yet time for her to die.
US-funded broadcaster exits Hong Kong
Published on 29/03/2024
» HONG KONG — The US-funded news service Radio Free Asia said on Friday that it had closed its office in Hong Kong because of concerns about the city’s recently enacted national security law that targets so-called foreign interference.
Measles makes a comeback as jab rates fall
Published on 05/03/2024
» LONDON - The 5-year-old looked nervously at her older brothers, scanning their faces for any sign of distress as needles were swiftly stuck into their upper arms, the syringe plungers pushed in and the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine administered. Whether it was for her benefit or not, they barely flinched.
Man dies after setting himself on fire outside Israeli embassy
New York Times, Published on 27/02/2024
» WASHINGTON — An airman who had set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington in protest of civilian deaths in the Gaza Strip died of his injuries Sunday night, a spokesperson for the United States Air Force, Rose M. Riley, said Monday.
Russia mulls putting nuclear weapon in space - US
Published on 15/02/2024
» NEW YORK - United States intelligence shows that Russia is discussing the possibility of basing a nuclear weapon in space, according to people familiar with the matter, a finding that emerged after a top House Republican publicly warned of an unspecified national-security threat.
Germany braces for decades of confrontation with Russia
Published on 04/02/2024
» BERLIN: German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has begun warning Germans that they should prepare for decades of confrontation with Russia — and that they must speedily rebuild the country’s military in case Russian Vladimir Putin does not plan to stop at the border with Ukraine.
Indonesian presidential front-runner stirs fears of ‘death of democracy’
Published on 21/01/2024
» JAKARTA: He hoped to succeed Indonesia’s long-time dictator. He ordered the kidnappings of pro-democracy activists. He was accused of atrocities during the ruthless military occupation of East Timor. He has said elections run counter to his country’s culture.