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Oil rises as Trump threatens escalation in war if no deal soon
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/03/2026
» NEW YORK - Oil prices rose after United States President Donald Trump threatened attacks on Iran’s energy infrastructure, overshadowing his comments that a deal to end hostilities in the Middle East could be close.
Grieving Canadian town mourns school shooting victims
AFP, Published on 12/02/2026
» TUMBLER RIDGE, British Columbia - As the sun set in the grief-stricken Canadian town of Tumbler Ridge on Wednesday, hundreds gathered in a main square, lighting candles for victims of one of the country’s worst-ever mass shootings.
China's 'robot Olympics' sees humanoids from 16 nations compete in table tennis, football, track
Reuters, Published on 15/08/2025
» BEIJING - China kicked off a three-day long sports showcase for humanoid robots on Friday, looking to highlight progress in artificial intelligence and robotics with 280 teams from 16 countries competing in the World Humanoid Robot Games.
‘Major brain drain’: Researchers eye exit from Trump’s America
AFP, Published on 08/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - In the halls of US universities and research labs, one question has become increasingly common as President Donald Trump tightens his grip on the field: whether to move abroad.
Convictions of Hong Kong pro-democracy trio overturned
Reuters, Published on 06/03/2025
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong’s top court has unanimously overturned the convictions of three former members of a pro-democracy group that organised an annual candlelight vigil to mark China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, citing a miscarriage of justice.
UK pushes for third runway at Heathrow
Reuters, Published on 29/01/2025
» EYNSHAM, England - British finance minister Rachel Reeves gave the government’s backing to a long-delayed new runway at London’s Heathrow Airport on Wednesday as the centrepiece of her plan to speed up the country’s sluggish economy.
David Lynch: the dark side of the American dream
AFP, Published on 17/01/2025
» PARIS - For seven years, US director David Lynch drank the same chocolate milkshake each day at the same time from the same place in Los Angeles because he believed it helped his creativity.
Ukraine pleads for landmine clearance aid
Reuters, Published on 17/10/2024
» LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Ukraine’s prime minister appealed on Thursday for more help clearing landmines and unexploded bombs covering up to a quarter of the country — making it the most mined nation in the world.
Philippine Air cuts China flights amid weak demand, tensions
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/10/2024
» MANILA - Philippine Airlines Inc is cutting back flights to China, becoming the latest carrier to reduce traffic amid weak travel demand and fraying relations between Beijing and Manila.
Manslaughter probe begins in Sicily yacht tragedy
Reuters, Published on 24/08/2024
» TERMINI IMERESE, Italy - An Italian prosecutor has opened a manslaughter investigation into the deaths of British tech billionaire Mike Lynch and six other people who were killed when a luxury yacht sank off Sicily this week.