Police in Australia have charged a 49-year-old man for sending as many as 38 packages containing a hazardous material to diplomatic embassies and consulates across the country. More than a dozen foreign missions received suspicious packages on Wednesday, including the consulates of the United States and the United Kingdom in Melbourne, Australia’s second-biggest city. The man, named as Savas Avan, was charged with sending dangerous articles through a… Read more »
South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in has said Japanshould take a “more humble” attitude towards the past, warning Tokyo not to undermine bilateral ties by “politicising” the issue of South Koreans forced to work by Japanese companies during World War II. Relations between the two countries have long been strained by disputes over history and territory, with the issues largely stemming from Japan’s brutal… Read more »
Money over morals. As many know Tigers are incredibly endangered animals, and in China zoos and tiger sanctuaries are thinking about starting to sell Tiger parts for profit, even though it was banned 25 years ago. Many are claiming it to be for medicine, linking it back to traditional Chinese medicine. Even though the benefits of tiger parts are easily… Read more »
Even the depths of space are not safe from the earthly feuds between countries. On Thursday, January 3rd China landed a probe on the dark side of the moon. A feat that had not yet been accomplished. Recently, there had been a resurgence of interest in space with Trump’s Space force, Elon Musk’s Space X and the Mars 1 program…. Read more »
LONDON (Reuters) – A gradual rise by the Japanese yen in recent weeks culminated in a dramatic overnight surge — firing a warning shot for world markets and the global economy in 2019. Historically, outsized yen gains in short periods, such as the Russian default in 1998 and the global market meltdown in 2008, are a harbinger of stress for… Read more »
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese space probe successfully touched down on the far side of the moon on Thursday, China’s space agency said, hailing the event as a historic first and a major achievement for the country’s space program. The Chang’e-4 lunar probe, launched in December, made the “soft landing” at 0226 GMT and transmitted the first-ever “close range” image… Read more »
In the first week of 2019, as China grabbed headlines for landing a spacecraft on the far side of the moon, a New Year’s Day editorial in the nation’s official military newspaper told its readers that “war preparations” should be a top priority for the year. The following day, President Xi Jinping offered a forceful reminder of what Beijing considers its most likely focus… Read more »
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A Chinese space probe is moving into position to land on the dark side of the moon for the first time, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday, a mission seen as an important step as the country looks to push forward its space program. The probe, the Chang’e-4, entered a planned orbit on Sunday “to… Read more »
The quake hit at a depth of 60.5km about 173km northwest of Ternate, a city with about 200,000 population. An earthquake with a revised magnitude of 6.6 struck 173km northwest of the city of Ternate, North Maluku, on Indonesia‘s Moluccas Islands, the US Geological Survey has said. The strong quake was felt in the wee hours on Monday local time (GMT: Sunday evening). The epicentre was… Read more »
Teenager seeking passage to asylum in Australia claims she was abused by her family and fears death if repatriated. Thailand’s immigration police chief has announced that the young Saudi woman seeking passage to asylum in Australia will be temporarily admitted to the country for evaluation by the UN refugee agency. Surachate Hakparn told reporters on Monday that 18-year-old Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun would… Read more »
