Meteor lights up Alberta, Canada sky
A meteor fireball blasted the sky in Alberta, Canada on Monday morning, February 22. Footage was filmed and posted on social media by @JoshuaKayne_.
A meteor fireball blasted the sky in Alberta, Canada on Monday morning, February 22. Footage was filmed and posted on social media by @JoshuaKayne_.
Fahmi is expected at the police station tomorrow. This article, Police summon political artist Fahmi Reza over past social media posts, originally appeared on Coconuts, Asia's leading alternative media company.
A British-Australian academic who spent two years detained in Iran said on Tuesday she was kept in solitary confinement for seven months, in what she described as "psychological torture" that left her contemplating suicide. Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who was detained in Iran in 2018 and sentenced to 10 years in prison on espionage charges, was released late last year in exchange for three Iranians who had been detained abroad. Speaking for the first time publicly, Moore-Gilbert said she was kept in a 4 square meter cell with only a telephone to communicate with prison guards.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — Domestic tourism travel between states under the recovery movement control order (RMCO) will be allowed effective tomorrow, Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob...
Riots broke out across Mexico City on International Women's Day as demonstrators took to the streets in protest against daily incidents of violence against women.Demonstrators tore down metal barriers surrounding the national palace as they clashed with riot police, who responded with fire extinguishers.Protester Juana Sanchez voiced anger and frustration at President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador for not taking femicide and violence against women seriously."Women as young as 5 are victims of rape, murder, femicide. This country and (the President) prefer to put fences and protect themselves, not the people. We elected him to take care of us and he's not doing it. Femicide is a serious issue in this country."According to think tank Mexico Evalua, five million women in Mexico were victims of sexual violence in the second half of 2020 alone, including cases of harassment, sexual abuse, and rape, the vast majority of which did not get reported.Protesters on Monday also directed their anger towards Felix Salgado, a candidate for governor in Guerrero state, who prosecutors are currently investigating over accusations of rape.Lopez Obrador has stood by Salgado, his party's candidate for midterm elections in June, describing the calls for him to step down as politically motivated.Salgado has not responded to requests for comment, but local media reported that he has denied the allegations.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — The Environment and Water Ministry is looking for Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) student who threw his books into a river recently. This is after the video of the student...
More than 12 million people watched the British broadcast of Oprah Winfrey's interview with Meghan and Prince Harry on Monday night, the royal editor of the broadcaster ITV said. Chris Ship said ITV, which showed the two-hour interview a night after it broadcast in the United States, had drawn 12.3 million people at the peak of the programme while the whole show had an average of 11 million viewers. The interview attracted a 54% share of the television audience at the time.
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha responded to questions on March 9 about a possible cabinet reshuffle by spraying journalists with an aerosol.The incident came at the end of a press conference at Government House, in Bangkok.Saksith Saiyasombut, Thai corresponded with Channel News Asia, tweeted that Prayut was asked about “specific names in the next cabinet reshuffle – instead he sprays the entire first row of the press with alcohol spray.” Credit: ThaigovSpokesman via Storyful
KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — The declining trend of new Covid-19 cases detected in Malaysia continued with 1,280 new infections reported today, and 2,345 more patients cured and discharged. Health...
Kneeling before them in the dust of a northern Myanmar city, Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng begged a group of heavily armed police officers to spare "the children" and take her life instead.
Lancashire Police said they broke up a poker tournament in Blackburn on the evening of March 6, handing out fines totalling £20,800 to those in attendance.A total of 26 fixed-penalty notices were issued to those gathered, in breach of the UK’s coronavirus lockdown. The gathering took place in a room above a bar in the town, according to police.Sgt Steve Dundon said: “This kind of behaviour is completely unacceptable and not only potentially puts lives in danger, it also risks extending the lockdown yet further.” Credit: Lancashire Police via Storyful
Over a period of 14 years, a paedophile repeatedly raped or sexually assaulted all his three young biological daughters when they turned 11 or 12, a court heard.
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey must clarify "apparent contradictions" in evidence he gave to a parliamentary enquiry about his role in the collapse of investment group London Capital & Finance, lawmakers said on Tuesday. Bailey gave evidence to parliament's Treasury Committee on Feb. 8 about the collapse of LCF in 2019 while he headed the Financial Conduct Authority, which had received heavy criticism in a report by former judge Elizabeth Gloster.
Eritrea, one of the world's most repressive and secretive states, has played a major role in a military operation that Ethiopia launched last year against the dissident leaders of its northern Tigray region.
U.S. sanctions imposed on the government of President Bashar al-Assad, known as the Ceasar Act, is complicating the return of Syria to the Arab fold, the UAE's Foreign Minister Abdullah Bin Zayed said on Tuesday. The return of Syria to the Arab League is in the interest of Syria and other countries of the region, he told a told a joint news conference in Abu Dhabi, with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.
Beijing's revamp of Hong Kong's electoral rules will make it impossible for any opposition to hold or run for office.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s interview with Oprah Winfrey was watched by an average of 11.3 million people in the U.K., according to overnight figures posted on Tuesday by BARB. The interview aired on U.K. broadcaster ITV on Monday, where it aired in a 9 p.m. slot. At its peak, the sit-down for CBS — […]
India's government on Tuesday denied any shortage of coronavirus vaccine doses in a big northwestern state and said it was sending supplies around the country based on demand and consumption patterns. And as demand has risen in India after a slow start and initial hesitation among people, Rajasthan this week became the first state to publicly seek urgent replenishment of its stock. The health ministry, however, said there was no shortage in Rajasthan or anywhere in the country.
Taiwan's top court will rule on whether the island's current hunting regulations breach the constitutional rights of indigenous tribes in a long-running legal saga that is reaching its landmark conclusion.
Universal Display (OLED) was a big mover last session on higher-than-average trading volume. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions might help the stock continue moving higher in the near term.
Matches across Asia in the second round of qualifying for the finals in Qatar have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with all but three games due to be played in March postponed until June. "We've asked national health authorities for cooperation with visiting national team players," Yonhap quoted an unnamed official at the Korean Football Association as saying. South Korean authorities currently impose a 14-day quarantine on all arrivals from overseas.