Between four and 10 people are believed to be trapped under rubble in the southern French port city of Marseilles after a building collapsed early on Sunday, according to French authorities.Story Published at: April 09, 2023 at 04:35PM
Up to 10 people trapped after building collapses in Marseille
Toxic fume warning after fire breaks out at Hamburg warehouse
Residents in the German city of Hamburg have been warned of heavy smoke and possible toxins in the air after a major fire broke out at a warehouse.Story Published at: April 09, 2023 at 01:35PM
China carries out ‘simulated’ precision attacks on Taiwan targets
China said Sunday it was simulating precision attacks on key targets in Taiwan as the military drills it launched in response to the island president’s meeting with the US House Speaker entered a second day. Story Published at: April 09, 2023 at 07:50AM
Italian tourist killed in Israel car-ramming attack
An Italian tourist was killed and seven people wounded in a car-ramming attack in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv on Friday evening.Story Published at: April 08, 2023 at 01:56PM
China hasn’t given extensive aid to Russia’s war effort in Ukraine, US Treasury officials say
While China and Russia have strengthened ties since the Kremlin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, the US has not seen evidence that China has provided systemic material support to the Kremlin as Russian President Vladimir Putin and his government look for avenues to evade Western sanctions and backfill its military, according to senior US Treasury officials. Story Published at: April 07, […]
This community in southern Mexico has defied the gender binary for generations
In the town of Juchitán de Zaragoza, located on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca, one variation of a local legend goes something like this.Story Published at: April 07, 2023 at 01:19PM
‘Milestone’ document that helped restore the British monarchy goes on sale
A historic document signed by King Charles II, which helped complete the restoration of the British monarchy after the English Civil War, is up for auction and expected to fetch up to £600,000 ($749,000). Story Published at: April 07, 2023 at 12:04PM
What is the Good Friday Agreement? How a historic deal ended the Troubles in Northern Ireland
US President Joe Biden will visit Belfast, Northern Ireland, next week to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement (GFA), a peace deal that brought an end to decades of sectarian violence on the island of Ireland known as “the Troubles.” Story Published at: April 07, 2023 at 05:01AM
What happened when a couple bought an abandoned ‘ghost house’ in the Japanese countryside
He’d spent years backpacking around the world, and Japanese traveler Daisuke Kajiyama was finally ready to return home to pursue his long-held dream of opening up a guesthouse.Story Published at: April 05, 2023 at 02:34PM
Japan already had a problem with recluses. The pandemic made it worse
Across Japan, nearly 1.5 million people have withdrawn from society, leading reclusive lives largely confined within the walls of their home, according to a new government survey.Story Published at: April 07, 2023 at 04:44AM