4 asteroids to pass Earth on October 25, including 'urban killer'
New York [US], October 25: The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that several asteroids will pass by Earth on October 25, among...
Twelfth monkey dies in HK zoo amid bacterial outbreak
Hong Kong, October 25: A twelfth monkey died at a Hong Kong zoo, with tests underway to determine if it succumbed to the same bacterial...
Commonwealth leaders to defy UK on slavery reparations
London [UK], October 25: Commonwealth heads of government are preparing to defy the United Kingdom and agree plans to examine reparatory justice for the transatlantic...
King Charles drinks kava during ritual in Samoa
London [UK], October 25: King Charles has taken part in a traditional ritual in Samoa, drinking the ceremonial beverage kava, made from the root of...
More than 20 dead in Philippine tropical storm
Manila [Philippines], October 25: A tropical storm has dumped one month's worth of rains over large swathes of the northern Philippines, leaving more than 20...
Commonwealth nations to discuss slavery reparations, climate change
London [UK], October 25: The leaders of the Commonwealth grouping of nations met on Thursday ahead of a summit in the South Pacific nation of...
Two Bird Flu cases confirmed
Washington [US], October 25: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday confirmed two of the four presumptive positive bird flu cases among...
Harris rallies with Springsteen, Obama in Georgia
Washington [US], October 25: Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris heads to the battleground of Georgia on Thursday for a star-studded rally featuring rock legend Bruce...
Political 'bad behaviour' killed voice referendum
Washington [US], October 25: The failure of the 2023 referendum that sought to enshrine an Indigenous voice to parliament in the constitution has been pinned...
Man charged with domestic violence murder in Sydney
Sydney [Australia], October 25: A man has been charged with a domestic violence-related murder in western Sydney following the fatal stabbing of a 64-year-old man.
Dozens of Palestinian casualties in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza Strip
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 25: Dozens of Palestinian civilians were killed in Israeli airstrikes this evening across various areas of the Gaza Strip.
America 'given up' with Israel?
Washington [US], October 24: While US pressure has not been enough to make Israel de-escalate, Arab countries in the Middle East are engaging more with...
US will lend Ukraine 20 billion USD
Washington [US], October 24: On October 22, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen confirmed that the US and Europe are close to finalizing a plan to...
Cuba restores most of national power system
Havana [Cuba], October 24: The Cuban Electricity Union (UNE) said on October 22 that it had restored most of the national power system and was...
Typhoon Tra Mi makes landfall in the Philippines, forecast to strengthen again...
Manila [Philippines], October 24: Typhoon Tra Mi is forecast to sweep through the Philippines on October 24 and weaken, before entering the East Sea and...
Terrorist shooting at Turkish Airlines, at least 7 dead
Ankara [Turkey], October 24: CNN reported on October 24 that at least 5 people were killed and 22 injured in a terrorist attack at the...
US approves F-16 upgrade package worth more than 7 billion USD for...
Washington [US], October 24: The US State Department has approved a $7.3 billion upgrade package for Poland's F-16 fighter jet fleet.
Philippines suffers severe flooding due to Typhoon Tra Mi
Manila [Philippines], October 24: Typhoon Tra Mi made landfall in the northeastern part of the Philippines' Luzon island on the morning of October 24, forcing...
Qualcomm faces existential risk
Washington [US], October 24: Not only facing a big challenge from the handshake between Intel and AMD in the laptop chip segment, Qualcomm is also...
UAV 'assistant' successfully points out target for F-35 in new test
Washington [US], October 24: The US Marine Corps has just announced that it has completed testing the XQ-58A unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to fly alongside...
Homes for old train sites as land audit chugs along
Washington [US], October 24: A former train depot and an access shaft for a new-age project are among the sites set to be turned into...
Building watchdog abolished after failing buyers
Victoria [Seychelles], October 24: Victoria's building watchdog will be replaced after it failed to stop shoddy builders.
Double penalties, double cops: crackdown on tobacco
Washington [US], October 24: Vendors selling tobacco or vapes illegally could be hit with double the maximum penalty and will need a special license to...
Future AI chatbots may secretly dob on their users
Washington [US], October 24: You might not be able to pass generative AI writing off as your own for much longer: data scientists have developed...
US says evidence shows North Korea has troops in Russia, possibly for...
Washington [US], October 24: The United States said for the first time on Wednesday that it had seen evidence that North Korea has sent 3,000...
Four dead in Turkish attack
Ankara [Turkey], October 2: At least four people have been killed and 14 injured in an attack at the headquarters of an aviation company near...
Percentage of women killed in war doubled in 2023: UN report
New York [US], October 24: The proportion of women killed in armed conflicts doubled last year compared to 2022, accounting for 40 percent of all...