ISTANBUL, Turkey – A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit near Gaziantep in southeastern Turkey on Monday, the US Geological Service said. Epicenter of a 7.8 earthquake near Gaziantep, Turkey (U.S. Geological Survey) The quake struck at 04:17 am local time (0117 GMT) at a depth of about 17.9...
Police keep watch outside a court in Hong Kong on February 6, 2023 as the trial of 47 of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy figures begins in the largest prosecution under a national security law that has crushed dissent in the city. (Peter PARKS / AFP) HONG KONG, China – A small group of...
“Unang-una nakikita natin ngayon, if we lift the public health emergency, hindi na tayo nati-threaten ngayon sa mga kaso na marami. So, I think ang mga kaso natin for the past month, even after the holiday, iyong Christmas holiday, ang mga kaso natin nag-stabilize na to (First of all, if the...
AFP/File BEIJING, China – China's population shrank last year for the first time in more than six decades, official data showed Tuesday, as the world's most populous country faces a looming demographic crisis. The nation of 1.4 billion has seen birth rates plunge to record lows as its...
A special police officer is seen on the roof of the Congress hotel on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 16, 2023. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) DAVOS, Switzerland – The war in Ukraine is set to take the spotlight Tuesday as global business and...
LIMA, Peru – Scientists have discovered a new species of lizard in a protected natural area in Cusco, southeastern Peru, national park officials said Monday. Life holotype of Proctoporus titans sp. nov. (MUSM 40916) in dorsolateral (A), dorsal (B), and ventral views (C). SVL 53.9 mm. (Photos...
Officers and vehicles of the National Security Force stand guard outside the Planalto Palace in Brasilia on January 11, 2023. The Brazilian government boosted security around its buildings in the capital Wednesday ahead of another planned protest by followers of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro who...
Andean people from Chumbivilcas take part in a protest against the government of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte in Cusco, Peru on January 16, 2023. At least 42 people have died in five weeks of clashes between protesters and security forces, according to Peru's human rights ombudsman. (Ivan...
PALERMO, Italy – Italian police on Monday caught one of the most notorious bosses of the Sicilian Mafia, Matteo Messina Denaro, a ruthless operator who had been on the run for 30 years. This handout photo taken and released by the Italian Carabinieri Press Office on January 16, 2023, shows...
This handout image released by ENSTA Paris - Institut Polytechnique de Paris on January 16, 2023, shows a snapshot of a lightning event at Schwaegalp near Santis Mountain in Switzerland. A powerful laser aimed at the sky can create a virtual lightning rod and divert the path of lightning strikes, a...
Rescuers carry a body taken from the rubble of a residential building destroyed after a missile strike, in Dnipro on January 15, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The death toll rose to at least 20 on January 15 after a strike on a residential building in Dnipro on January 14, a city in...
DAVOS, Switzerland – The number of billionaires should be reduced by half by 2030 through higher taxes and other policies to make the world more equal, Oxfam said Monday as global elites meet in Davos. Bloomberg/File The aid group made its plea as the Swiss Alpine village hosts political...
