A Melbourne man has helped guide a delicate rescue operation to bring 41 miners to safety in India. The men became trapped in a collapsed tunnel under the Himalayas in India’s northern Uttarakhand State on November 12. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Aussie man guides delicate rescue operation to bring 41 miners to safety. Watch the … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian occupation authorities vastly and deliberately undercounted the dead in one of the most devastating chapters of the 22-month war in Ukraine — the flooding that followed the catastrophic explosion that destroyed the Kakhovka Dam in the southern Kherson region. The AP’s reporting focused on Oleshky, one town in the vast area … Read more
The Israel Defence Forces said Wednesday it was assessing a Hamas claim that the youngest Israeli hostage, 10-month-old Kfir Bibas, his brother and his mother are dead. The armed wing of Hamas said earlier Wednesday, without providing evidence, that Kfir, his four-year-old brother, Ariel, and their mother, Shiri, were killed in an Israeli airstrike. The … Read more
MYKOLAIV, Ukraine — They recognized the TV repairman. The residents of Oleshky in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine could not identify many of those they buried after a catastrophic dam collapse in June sent water coursing through their homes and shattered their lives. The bodies were too bloated and discolored, volunteer rescuers and health workers said. They … Read more
For most people, passive income is a bit of extra pocket change that requires minimal effort to earn to supplement a main source of income. For Steve Ballmer, it’s $US1 billion ($A1.4 billion). Ballmer, the sixth-richest person in the world, is due to collect that much in dividends from Microsoft in 2024. Watch the latest … Read more
KINSHASA, Congo — As Congo copes with its biggest outbreak of mpox, scientists warn discrimination against gay and bisexual men on the continent could make it worse. In November, the World Health Organization reported that mpox, also known as monkeypox, was being spread via sex in Congo for the first time. That is a significant … Read more
BOGOTA, Colombia — Pop star Shakira was immortalized in her Colombian hometown of Barranquilla, where officials unveiled a giant bronze statue of the music diva known around the world for her catchy tunes and exhilarating moves. The six-meter (20-feet) tall monument depicts the multiple Grammy and Latin Grammy winner in one of her famous belly … Read more
A 14-year-old Florida teen fatally shot his sister in an argument over Christmas gifts, only to be shot moments later by his own teenage brother, authorities said. The argument started when the brothers, ages 14 and 15, were out shopping on Christmas Eve on Sunday with their mother and sister, and got into a spat … Read more
Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend the ceasefire in their war by at least one more day — minutes before the six-day truce was due to expire. Israel’s military said the truce would continue as mediators sought to release more hostages held in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. The truce, extended from its … Read more
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Dec. 22 The Washington Post on the dementia crisis in the US The number of Americans over the age of 65 is rising quickly. In the past century, it has grown at nearly five times the rate of the rest of the population and is … Read more
