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Indonesia flood death toll passes 1,000: rescuers

NewsDecember 13, 2025

Devastating floods and landslides have killed 1,003 people in Indonesia, rescuers said on Saturday as the Southeast Asian nation grapples with relief efforts. The disaster, which has hit the northwest...

Crypto mogul Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years for fraud

CryptoDecember 13, 2025

In 2019, Do Kwon featured in Forbes' 30 under 30 Asia list - Copyright AFP/File SAVO PRELEVIC A US court sentenced cryptocurrency tycoon Do Kwon to 15 years in prison Thursday over fraud linked to h...

Crypto mogul Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years for fraud: US media

CryptoDecember 12, 2025

In 2019, Do Kwon featured in Forbes' 30 under 30 Asia list - Copyright AFP/File SAVO PRELEVIC South Korean cryptocurrency tycoon Do Kwon was sentenced to 15 years in prison Thursday over fraud linke...

Japan lifts tsunami warning after 6.7-magnitude earthquake

NewsDecember 12, 2025

A powerful earthquake struck off the coast of northern Japan on Friday, the weather office said, days after an even larger tremor shook the region and injured at least 50. The Japan Meteorological Age...

Sperm Donor With Rare Cancer-Risk Gene Fathers Nearly 200 Children - ScienceAlert

HealthDecember 12, 2025

A sperm donor, who is an asymptomatic carrier of a genetic mutation increasing the risk of cancer, was used to conceive nearly 200 children worldwide, Denmark's public broadcaster revealed Wednesday....

Time magazine names ‘Architects of AI’ as Person of the Year

HealthDecember 11, 2025

Time magazine named the “Architects of AI” as its Person of the Year on Thursday, highlighting the US tech titans whose work on cutting-edge artificial intelligence is transforming humanity. Nvidi...

Fighting rages at Cambodia-Thailand border ahead of expected Trump call

NewsDecember 11, 2025

Renewed fighting raged at the border of Cambodia and Thailand on Thursday, with combat heard near centuries-old temples, ahead of US President Donald Trump’s planned phone call to the two nations’...

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado emerges from hiding after winning Nobel

NewsDecember 11, 2025

Nobel laureate and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado emerged from hiding to make her first public appearance in almost a year, waving to supporters from the balcony of her Oslo hotel e...

US plans to order foreign tourists to disclose social media histories

NewsDecember 10, 2025

United States President Donald Trump’s administration plans to order visa-exempt foreign tourists to disclose their social media histories from the last five years before entering the country, accor...

Collapse of two buildings in Morocco’s Fez kills 19

NewsDecember 10, 2025

Two four-storey buildings collapsed in the Moroccan city of Fez, killing at least 19 people, according to a provisional toll reported by the country’s official news agency on Wednesday. “Sixteen o...