A 45-year-old woman has been executed in Singapore, after being found guilty of trafficking 30.72 grams of heroin, local media reported. “The death sentence imposed on Saridewi Binte Djamani was carried out on July 28, 2023,” the Central Narcotics Bureau said in a statement. Saridewi Binte Djamani, who was convicted …
Read More »Resumption of childhood vaccinations around the world
Immunization of children around the world, which fell during the Covid-19 pandemic, is starting to recover but remains below the level before the health crisis, the UN said on Tuesday. “This is good news. On average, countries around the world are recovering and getting closer to the level of immunization …
Read More »North Korea threatens to shoot down US spy planes
North Korea on Monday threatened to shoot down US spy planes that violate its airspace, while condemning Washington’s plan to deploy a ballistic missile submarine near the Korean peninsula. According to a spokesman for the North Korean Ministry of Defense, the United States has “intensified its espionage activities beyond wartime …
Read More »Ranking of the most “peaceful” countries in the world
Iceland is still the most peaceful country on the planet, according to the result of the 2023 index of the Institute for Economics and Peace, a think-tank based in Australia which publishes its ranking of the most “peaceful” countries each year. Iceland has been at the top of the rankings …
Read More »Several dead and missing after landslide in China
A landslide in southwestern China’s Sichuan province on Sunday killed at least 19 people, Chinese state media said. An initial assessment given by the local government reported 14 dead and five missing, but the bodies of these missing were later found, according to official media. “The death toll stood at …
Read More »Hong Kong opens cryptocurrency market to all retail investors
Hong Kong on Thursday launched a new regulatory scheme that allows retail investors to trade cryptocurrency on licensed platforms, bucking the global trend of tightening rules after the industry crashed last year. The spectacular bankruptcies in recent months of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange and several US banks focused on this …
Read More »Man devoured by 40 crocodiles after falling into an enclosure
A Cambodian man was devoured on Friday by around 40 farmed crocodiles after falling into their enclosure, police said. The 72-year-old man was trying to get a crocodile out of its cage when the reptile pulled him inside after grabbing his stick. The crocodiles then attacked him and tore his …
Read More »Airplane passenger opens aircraft door mid-flight
A man opened the door of an Asiana Airlines plane in mid-flight as it was about to land in Daegu, a city in southern South Korea, Reuters reported on Friday, citing local authorities. The Airbus A321 takes off, as planned, from Jeju Island, located 85 kilometers south of the Korean …
Read More »Death of the man with the world’s longest noise
Guinness World Records is saddened to learn that Mehmet Özyürek, the proud owner of the world’s longest nose has died at the age of 75 in his hometown in Turkey. He was well known and loved for his zest for life, and often spoke of how he was blessed to have …
Read More »Father arrested for injuring his two-month-old son
A 33-year-old man was arrested for causing a serious brain injury to his 2-month-old baby by violently shaking him in Incheon, South Korea, according to reports. The man who is the father of the child is suspected of injuring his son at their home. He admitted to shaking the baby …
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