Cyclospora outbreak expands to nine US states – health execs
WASHINGTON – Cyclospora linked to iceberg lettuce has spread to nine United States of America states, part of the largest reported outbreak in US...
Earthquake hits Japan; people missing in collapsed mall, factory
TOKYO – Nineteen people remain missing at a collapsed shopping center and a damaged paper factory after a strong earthquake hit south-western Japan.
A local...
More than 250K flee wildfires in France and Spain
PARIS – Firefighters are struggling to contain wildfires in south-west France as strong winds push flames towards the city of Bordeaux, with one official...
Former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro to face US trial
NEW YORK – The trial of ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, is scheduled to begin on June 1, 2027,...
Japan temperatures soar over 40C as extreme weather events get more intense worldwide
TOKYO – Japan has experienced its first "kokushobi", or "cruelly hot day", as temperatures in parts of the country climbed past 40C (104F).
The term...
S. Korea restaurateur faces jail for using ants as dessert garnish
SEOUL – South Korean prosecutors sought a one-year jail term for the owner of a Michelin-starred restaurant accused of using ants as a dessert...
At least 20 dead and more than 100 missing in Afghan floods
KABUL – Flash floods caused by torrential rain in eastern Afghanistan on Monday have killed at least 20 people and left more than 100...
Thousands of websites taken down by US gov’t for illegal streams of FIFA World...
WASHINGTON – Almost 3,000 websites have been blocked or seized for illegally streaming World Cup matches, the United States’ Department of Justice (DOJ) has...
Volunteer firefighter suspected of starting devastating France forest fire
PARIS – A volunteer firefighter has been placed under formal investigation in France on suspicion of starting a fire in a forest south of...
Rare naturally-conceived identical quadruplets born in Australia after ‘extremely high risk’ pregnancy
CANBERRA – An Australian woman has given birth to rare, naturally-conceived identical quadruplets after a pregnancy described as "extremely high risk" by the Royal...