Today: November 18, 2024
Today: November 18, 2024

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Asia|Sports

Taiwan nighttime dragon boat racing puts a modern twist on an ancient tradition

Across the Chinese diaspora, racing in dragon boats has been a tradition reaching back thousands of years

Taiwan nighttime dragon boat racing puts a modern twist on an ancient tradition
Africa|News|World

The UN says more than 10 million people in Sudan have now fled their homes as war continues

The U.N. migration agency tells The Associated Press that the number of internally displaced people in Sudan has reached more than 10 million as war drives many from their homes

The UN says more than 10 million people in Sudan have now fled their homes as war continues
Arts|News|World

Oxford University to return bronze sculpture of Hindu saint to India

Oxford University has agreed to return a 500-year-old bronze sculpture of a Hindu saint to India

Oxford University to return bronze sculpture of Hindu saint to India
Entertainment|Europe|News|Opinion

Slovakia public broadcaster employees hold 3-hour walkout over government overhaul plans

Employees of Slovakia’s public radio and television have staged a three-hour walkout to protest a contentious overhaul of their services

Slovakia public broadcaster employees hold 3-hour walkout over government overhaul plans
Business|Finance|News|Stock Markets|Technology|US

Supreme Court will take up Meta's bid to end lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal

The Supreme Court has agreed to consider shutting down a multibillion-dollar class action investors’ lawsuit against Facebook parent Meta stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm

Supreme Court will take up Meta's bid to end lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal
Asia|Election|News|World

Indian PM Modi names Cabinet for coalition government after his party lost majority

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, newly sworn in for a third straight term, has named a Cabinet that retains his top ministers in crucial portfolios despite his Hindu nationalist party losing majority in a shock election result

Indian PM Modi names Cabinet for coalition government after his party lost majority
Crime|Europe|News|World

An explosion and a fire at an armaments plant in Poland kills 1 person and injures another

Officials say that an explosion at an armaments plant in Poland caused a fire that killed a 59-year-old man who worked there and injured another person

Asia|Crime|Education|News

4 Iowa instructors teaching at a Chinese university were attacked at a park

Four Iowa college instructors teaching in China have been attacked while visiting a public park

News|Travel|US|Videos

A dog helped his owner get rescued after a car crash in a remote, steep ravine in Oregon

A dog has helped his owner get rescued after a car crash in a steep ravine in mountainous northeastern Oregon

A dog helped his owner get rescued after a car crash in a remote, steep ravine in Oregon
Sports

Stars' Jim Nill selected NHL General Manager of the Year

Jim Nill of the Dallas Stars has won the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award

Stars' Jim Nill selected NHL General Manager of the Year
News|Opinion|US

Justice Alito questions possibility of political compromise in secret recording

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is heard questioning whether compromise between the left and right is possible in a conversation posted on social media

Justice Alito questions possibility of political compromise in secret recording
Asia|Business|Travel

Singapore Airlines offers compensation to passengers on flight that hit extreme turbulence

Singapore Airlines has offered compensation to passengers of a flight that hit extreme turbulence last month

Singapore Airlines offers compensation to passengers on flight that hit extreme turbulence
Asia|Environment|World

Fire at Thailand's famous Chatuchak Weekend Market kills hundreds of caged animals

Hundreds of caged animals died after a fire struck Chatuchak Weekend Market, one of the most famous markets in Thailand’s capital

Fire at Thailand's famous Chatuchak Weekend Market kills hundreds of caged animals
News|US|World

The US lifts a ban on sending weapons to a controversial Ukrainian military unit

The United States has lifted a ban on providing American weapons and training to a controversial Ukrainian military unit that was key to the defense of the major port city of Mariupol

The US lifts a ban on sending weapons to a controversial Ukrainian military unit
MidEast|News|World

At least 49 die and 140 are missing after migrant boat sinks off Yemen's coast, UN agency says

A U.N. agency says a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, killing at least 49 people and leaving another 140 missing

At least 49 die and 140 are missing after migrant boat sinks off Yemen's coast, UN agency says
Europe|News

'I am not quite myself,' Danish PM in first TV interview since assault that gave her whiplash

In her first television interview since she was assaulted last week, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says "I am not quite myself," but will continue to work from her office

'I am not quite myself,' Danish PM in first TV interview since assault that gave her whiplash
Entertainment|Lifestyle|News|Sports|US

Caitlin Clark and other rookies draw near-record crowds, record ratings for 1st month of WNBA season

The WNBA says the first month of the season drew its highest attendance since the league’s second season in 1998 and the best television ratings in the league's history

Caitlin Clark and other rookies draw near-record crowds, record ratings for 1st month of WNBA season
Technology

Key new features coming to Apple's iOS 18 this fall

Apple announced a slew of new features for iOS 18 at Monday’s developers conference event, many of which are designed to enhance the Siri assistant and bring artificial intelligence tools to iPhone users

Key new features coming to Apple's iOS 18 this fall
News|Sports|US

US captain Tyler Adams to have limited role in friendly against Brazil

U.S. captain Tyler Adams will be available in a limited role for the Americans’ friendly game against Brazil on Wednesday night but forward Josh Sargent will miss his second straight match ahead of the Copa America

US captain Tyler Adams to have limited role in friendly against Brazil
Americas|Entertainment|Lifestyle|News|World

Historic Mexico City castle is depicted flying the Targaryen flag, and officials aren't amused

Mexico City’s historic Chapultepec Castle has been depicted flying the Targaryen flag, and officials in Mexico aren’t amused

Arts|Crime|Europe|News|World

A portrait of King Charles III was defaced in the latest act of activist vandalism

Animal rights activists pasted a cartoon image over a portrait of King Charles III at a London art gallery in the latest in a series of incidents at U.K. museums as campaigners use vandalism to publicize their causes

A portrait of King Charles III was defaced in the latest act of activist vandalism
Celebrity|Crime|News

Defense attorney for rapper Young Thug found in contempt, ordered to spend 10 weekends in jail

A Georgia judge has ordered a lawyer for rapper Young Thug to spend the next 10 weekends in jail after finding him in contempt

Defense attorney for rapper Young Thug found in contempt, ordered to spend 10 weekends in jail
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Singer sues hospital, says staff thought he was mentally ill and wasn't member of Four Tops

The lead singer of the Four Tops says a Detroit-area hospital restrained him and ordered a psychological exam after refusing to believe that he was part of the Motown music group

Singer sues hospital, says staff thought he was mentally ill and wasn't member of Four Tops
Crime|News|US

Oregon man who drugged daughter's friends with insomnia medication at sleepover gets prison term

An Oregon man who drugged his daughter’s friends with a sleeping medication after they didn’t go to bed during a sleepover was sentenced to two years in prison

Oregon man who drugged daughter's friends with insomnia medication at sleepover gets prison term
Arts|News|Science

Science fiction author Ted Chiang wins PEN/Malamud Award for short story writing

Author Ted Chiang has won a lifetime achievement prize for short stories, the PEN/Malamud Award, just the second time a science fiction writer has been honored since the award was established in 1988

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