Carter’s Funeral Service Held at Washington National Cathedral
A state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Dec. 29, 2024, at the age of 100, is held on Jan. 9...
Musk Doubts Likelihood of $2 Trillion Federal Spending Cut, Optimistic About $1 Trillion
The federal government spent $6.75 trillion in fiscal year 2024, causing a $1.8 trillion deficit. Elon Musk, whom President-elect Donald Trump tapped to lead...
Scientists say 2024 was first year above 1.5 degrees of global warming
The world just experienced the first full year in which global temperatures exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times, scientists said on Friday. Advertisement...
Hellish Los Angeles wildfires burn at least 10,000 homes and other structures
Massive wildfires that engulfed whole neighbourhoods and displaced thousands in Los Angeles raged out of control Thursday, authorities said, as California’s National Guard soldiers...
Avoid ‘bloodshed’ when arresting South Korea’s Yoon, presidential security chief says
South Korea’s presidential security chief said on Friday there must be no bloodshed if another arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol is executed...
Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Request to Stop Sentencing in New York Case
Trump had asked the justices to consider questions about presidential immunity. The Supreme Court on Jan. 9 rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s request to halt...
South Korea launches new army MANET development
South Korean defence prime LIG Nex1 announced that it has signed an agreement worth around US$10.5 million with the government-funded Defense Rapid Acquisition Technology...
Flu outbreaks surge at Hong Kong schools as cold weather warning issued
Published: 10:48am, 10 Jan 2025Updated: 10:50am, 10 Jan 2025 Hong Kong schools are seeing a surge in flu outbreaks, health authorities have said, with...