Earth shattered global heat record in '23 and it's flirting with warming limit, European agency says Tuesday, 9 January 2024, 15:27 Last update: about 4 years ago Earth last year shattered global annual heat records, flirted with the world’s agreed-upon warming threshold and showed more signs of a feverish planet, the European climate agency...
South Korea’s parliament passes landmark ban on production and sales of dog meat Tuesday, 9 January 2024, 11:17 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press South Korea’s parliament on Tuesday passed a landmark ban on production and sales of dog meat, as public calls for a prohibition have grown sharply over concerns about animal rights and the...
Israeli strike kills an elite Hezbollah commander in the latest escalation linked to the war in Gaza Tuesday, 9 January 2024, 07:05 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press An Israeli airstrike killed an elite Hezbollah commander Monday in southern Lebanon, the latest in an escalating exchange of strikes across the border that have raised fears of another Mideast war...
Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach for Germany, has died at 78 Monday, 8 January 2024, 17:54 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press Franz Beckenbauer, widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time, has died at the age of 78. An icon of German football, Beckenbauer is one of just three men to win the FIFA...
Pope in major policy address calls for universal ban on surrogacy, says it exploits mother and child Monday, 8 January 2024, 15:15 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press Pope Francis called Monday for a universal ban on what he called the “despicable” practice of surrogate motherhood, as he included the “commercialization” of pregnancy in an...
Israel says Hezbollah struck sensitive air traffic base in the north and warns of 'another war' Monday, 8 January 2024, 08:08 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press Hezbollah has struck an air traffic control base in northern Israel, the Israeli military said Sunday, and warned of “another war” with the Iran-backed militant group. The increase in...
'Oppenheimer' dominates Golden Globes, 'Poor Things' upsets 'Barbie' in comedy Monday, 8 January 2024, 08:03 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press Christopher Nolan's blockbuster biopic “Oppenheimer” dominated the 81st Golden Globes, winning five awards including best drama, while Yorgos Lanthimos' Frankenstein riff “Poor...
A woman in her 90s is rescued alive five days after Japan's deadly earthquake Sunday, 7 January 2024, 13:48 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press A woman in her 90s was pulled alive from a collapsed house in western Japan late Saturday, 124 hours after a major quake slammed the region, killing at least 126 people, toppling buildings and setting...
Hezbollah, Israel trade heavy cross-border fire as Blinken seeks to prevent regional escalation Sunday, 7 January 2024, 06:25 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah traded fire Saturday in one of the heaviest days of cross-border fighting in recent weeks, a day after the militia's leader urged retaliation for the targeted...
Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel in 'initial response' to killing of top leader from allied Hamas Saturday, 6 January 2024, 10:00 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia fired dozens of rockets at northern Israel on Saturday, warning that the barrage was its initial response to the targeted killing, presumably by Israel, of a top...