The US’ health agency has updated its official Web site to reflect vaccine skepticism, a move that medical and public health experts widely condemned.The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday revised its Web site with language that undermines its previous, scientifically g
DO NOT YIELD: China adopts an intimidating attitude toward those who appear weak, but it treats strong opponents with politeness, lawmaker Hei Seki said
Japan should leverage its alliance with the US to counter China’s threats rather than seeking quick compromises alone that will lead to long-term losses, said a Japanese lawmaker whose entry into China has been banned.If Beijing signals wielding rare earths restrictions as a weapon, Tokyo should hin
A 28-point peace plan floated by US and Russian envoys would force Ukraine to cede large chunks of territory taken by Russia, cap the size of its military and lift sanctions on Moscow over time, acceding to many of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s wartime demands.Crimea, Luhansk and Donetsk would
Former Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik is banned from running in the elections tomorrow, but as he walked into a packed sports hall alongside his chosen replacement, the only name the crowd chanted was his.Swamped by well-wishers during the campaign rally last week, Dodik, an ardent nationalist, r
Using long iron tongs, artists Victor Uinmwen Aduwe and Matthew Mathias pick a blazing pot from a fire and pour a thick golden liquid into a partly buried mold, using a centuries-old technique that still flourishes in Nigeria’s south.After a short cooling period, the mold is dug up and opened, revea
‘STOP THE BLOODSHED’: The French foreign minister said that peace should not mean ‘capitulation,’ while Zelenskiy repeated that US leadership is needed to end the war
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas yesterday said that Kyiv and Europe needed to be involved in any Ukraine peace plan, as the US pushes a new proposal that appears to repeat Russia’s demands.“For any plan to work, it needs Ukrainians and Europeans on board,”
SHOW OF FORCE: The US has held nine multilateral drills near Guam in the past four months, which Australia said was important to deter coercion in the region
Five Chinese research vessels, including ships used for space and missile tracking and underwater mapping, were active in the northwest Pacific last month, as the US stepped up military exercises, data compiled by a Guam-based group shows.Rapid militarization in the northern Pacific gets insufficien
The Korea Coast Guard yesterday launched an investigation into a ferry that ran aground overnight, arresting the first officer and an Indonesian crew member for suspected gross negligence, officers said.The two were at the helm of the vessel and are suspected of waiting too long to override the auto
People in London were left baffled on Wednesday by what appeared to be a botched artificial intelligence (AI)-generated Christmas mural showing a Santa-like figure with a half-orange beard and revelers with disfigured faces.The display in posh Kingston upon Thames in southwest London at first glance
On the frozen edge of the world, staying in practice as a professional musician takes ingenuity, grit and a plastic instrument for schoolchildren that is guaranteed not to freeze to your fingers or face.Natalie Paine is a French horn player in the Royal New Zealand Navy who since last month has been
NASA on Wednesday released fresh images of the interstellar object called 3I/ATLAS that astronomers have determined is a comet probably older than our solar system, as US space agency officials dismissed speculation that it is actually an alien spacecraft.3I/ATLAS was first spotted in July by an Ast
INDONESIAHundreds flee eruptionHundreds of people yesterday were staying in temporary shelters after a volcano on the main island of Java erupted, with officials evacuating about 190 people from its slopes, authorities said. Mount Semeru in eastern Java erupted on Wednesday afternoon, throwing ash a
CLASH: Trump denounced an ABC News reporter and threatened to have the network’s license pulled after she asked about the Khashoggi killing and Trump’s business dealings
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) knew nothing about the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi Arabian agents, offering a fierce defense of the visiting prince that contradicted a US intelligence assessment.The controver
ON ALERT: Romania deployed four jets when a drone entered its airspace during the attacks, while Poland dispatched aircraft as a preventive measure
A large Russian drone and missile barrage killed 19 people and injured dozens more in Ukraine overnight, officials said yesterday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in Turkey for talks on finding a settlement that might end Russia’s invasion of his country.The nighttime attack hit t
It is one of the world’s most famous unsolved codes whose answer could sell for a fortune — but two US friends say they have already found the secret hidden by Kryptos.The S-shaped copper sculpture has baffled cryptography enthusiasts since its 1990 installation on the grounds of the CIA headquarter
A Gustav Klimt portrait painting that helped save the life of its Jewish subject during the Holocaust on Tuesday sold for US$236.4 million, a record for a modern art piece.Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer sold after a 20-minute bidding war at Sotheby’s in New York, where the flashiest item of t
Kissing did not begin with star-crossed human lovers but with the primate ancestors of great apes about 20 million years ago, a study published yesterday showed.Researchers from the University of Oxford and the Florida Institute of Technology wanted to examine when kissing began, given that from an
Guinea-Bissau is to elect its next president on Sunday, seeking to turn the page on a tumultuous history of coups and unrest with a vote that nonetheless lacks the country’s main opposition.About 860,000 voters are to choose between 12 candidates, including incumbent Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Si
UNITED STATESConcrete owl recoveringAn owl found partially encased in concrete after it got inside a cement mixer in southwestern Utah is expected to fly free again after it was painstakingly cleaned by animal sanctuary workers who described the bird as a “fighter.” The great horned owl was found at
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