Ask 72-year-old farmer Huanchun Cao about his pension and he reacts with a throaty cackle. He sucks on his home-rolled cigarette, narrows his brow and tilts his head – as if the very question is absurd. “No, no, we don’t have a pension,” he says looking at his wife of more than 45 years. Mr […]
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7.6 magnitude earthquake rocks Taiwan
Taiwan was shaken by a major earthquake registering magnitude 7.2 on the Richter scale on Wednesday at 7:58 a.m. local time. Authorities said at least nine people were dead and 934 injured. It was the most powerful tectonic event on the island since the “921 quake” on September 21, 1999, when a 7.6-magnitude quake resulted […]
World Kitchen Org suspends Gaza Op after attack
The World Central Kitchen, the international food charity founded by chef José Andrés, announced early on Tuesday that it was pausing aid operations after it said an Israeli airstrike killed seven of the organization’s workers in Gaza. The organization said its workers had been traveling in a “deconflicted zone” in two armored cars carrying the […]
Palestinians drown in off course Gaza aid drop
Gaza’s Hamas-run government media office says 18 Palestinians have been killed while trying to collect desperately-needed aid that was airdropped over northern Gaza.Twelve people drowned when they went into the sea to retrieve food packages, the other six were trampled to death in “stampedes” when other aid packages landed on the ground, a statement said.It […]
Gunmen kill over 130 people at Moscow concert
Gunmen have attacked a concert hall on the fringes of Moscow, killing at least 133 people and wounding 140 more, Russian security services say. Attackers clad in camouflage gear took part in the attack, in the north-western suburb of Krasnogorsk, BBC-verified video shows. Four men directly involved were among 11 arrested on Saturday, officials say. […]
83 of 100 most polluted cities are in 1 country
All but one of the 100 cities with the world’s worst air pollution last year were in Asia, according to a new report, with the climate crisis playing a pivotal role in bad air quality that is risking the health of billions of people worldwide. The vast majority of these cities — 83 — were […]
It’s now “Gang Rule” in Haiti
The wide road that passes in front of Haiti’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport has a post-apocalyptic stillness these days. Where cars and crowds of people once massed, only tendrils of smoke rise from smoldering piles of trash, sending a bitter taste into the air. An armored police vehicle hulks nearby; the few police officers on […]
Putin says full-scale WWIII is a reality
Vladimir Putin has spoken of the prospect of a full-scale conflict between Moscow and NATO that would lead to a “full-scale Third World War,” after he claimed victory in an election condemned by the West as neither free nor fair. After the Kremlin said he had won nearly 88 percent of the vote, the Russian […]
In Haiti; fear, danger, chaos is the norm
In Haiti, there aren’t many certainties in life, but chaos may be one of them. For a country that’s experienced coups, transitional governments, assassinations and gang violence over the years, the chaos of the last two weeks has reached new levels. During that period there has been no leadership, no law and order in the […]
Czech Pres hints at ‘Boots on ground’ in Ukraine
There is nothing to prevent NATO from deploying its troops on Ukrainian soil to act in training and assistance roles, Czech Republic President Petr Pavel has said, as a thorny debate over alliance limitations regarding the ongoing war in Ukraine develops. Pavel—a former general who previously served as the chair of the NATO Military Committee—spoke […]
Passenger jet veers off course as pilots fall asleep
A Batik Air Indonesia pilot and his second-in-command are accused of allowing the flight they were operating to veer off course as they both took a snooze in the cockpit midflight, Indonesian officials said in a report. The Jan. 25 flight, BTK6723, was carrying 153 passengers from Halu Oleo Airport in Kendari to Soekarno-Hatta International […]
U.S. Army ship departs for Gaza to build Pier
A U.S. Army vessel carrying equipment for building a temporary pier in Gaza was on its way to the Mediterranean on Sunday, three days after U.S. President Joe Biden announced plans to increase aid deliveries by sea to the besieged enclave where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are going hungry. The new push for aid […]