Australian teenager dies from box jellyfish sting
CANBERRA – An Australian teenager died after he was stung by a box jellyfish while swimming at a Queensland beach.
The 17-year-old boy's life support...
ICC opens investigation in West Bank, Gaza
JERUSALEM – The International Criminal Court's (ICC) chief prosecutor has opened a formal investigation into alleged war crimes in the Palestinian territories.
Fatou Bensouda said...
New Zealand police arrest two for threat to mosques attacked in 2019
WELLINGTON – New Zealand police said on Thursday they have arrested two people following a threat made against the mosques that were the scene...
Sarkozy ready to sue France before European court to prove innocence
PARIS – Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he was ready to go all the way to the European Court of Human Rights to...
Glow-in-the-dark sharks found off New Zealand coast
WELLINGTON – Scientists said they have found that three deepwater shark species living off New Zealand glow in the dark.
The species were collected from...
Japanese billionaire seeks eight people to fly to moon
TOKYO – Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has invited eight members of the public to join him for a trip around the moon on Elon...
UK’s Prince Philip moves hospital for heart tests
LONDON – Britain’s Prince Philip, the 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth, was transferred to a different hospital in central London on Monday to have...
Japan asks China to stop anal tests on its citizens
TOKYO – Japan has asked China to stop taking anal swab tests for coronavirus disease 2019 on its citizens when they enter the country.
Some...
Ukraine throws away unused COVID shots
KYIV – Ukrainian medical facilities have thrown away some unused coronavirus disease 2019 vaccines (COVID-19) after doctors failed to show up for their own...
Slovakia to tighten anti-COVID-19 measures; hard lockdown looms
PRAGUE – Slovak government will tighten anti-epidemic measures from March 3, including stricter limits on people’s movement, as the country struggles with the resurgent...