January2023

Hubble telescope captures supermassive black hole eating a star

by News Hour Correspondent - Jan 28, 2023

Through the Hubble telescope, NASA researchers just caught a glimpse of a supermassive black hole devouring a star. The scientists reportedly observed a black hole transforming a star into what seemed to be a massive doughnut...
Germany’s Scholz ‘shocked’ by ‘terrible’ Jerusalem attacks

by News Hour Correspondent - Jan 28, 2023

Olaf Scholz, the chancellor of Germany, expressed on Saturday his “great astonishment” at the “awful” attacks in Jerusalem. In reference to a Friday synagogue incident that left seven people dead and another one that happened early...
Seven killed in east Jerusalem synagogue attack

by News Hour Correspondent - Jan 28, 2023

On Friday, a Palestinian gunman opened fire outside an east Jerusalem synagogue, killing seven people in one of the worst attacks on Israelis in recent memory that posed a threat of escalating unrest. One day prior...
Sabalenka wins Australian Open for first Grand Slam crown

by News Hour Correspondent - Jan 28, 2023

Aryna Sabalenka won the Australian Open on Saturday, becoming the first player to win a Grand Slam after rallying from a set down to defeat Elena Rybakina. The hard-hitting Belarusian sobbed on the court after defeating...
Canada names first anti-Islamophobia advisor

by News Hour Correspondent - Jan 28, 2023

Following multiple recent attacks on Muslims in the nation, Canada on Thursday designated its first special representative to combat Islamophobia. According to a statement from the prime minister’s office, journalist and activist Amira Elghawaby will take...
Watchdog blames Syria for 2018 chemical attack

by News Hour Correspondent - Jan 28, 2023

In a long-awaited conclusion on a case that raised tensions between Damascus and the West, the international chemical weapons watchdog accused Syria on Friday for a 2018 chlorine assault that killed 43 people. According to investigators,...
IMF announces visit to crisis-hit Pakistan

by News Hour Correspondent - Jan 28, 2023

An urgently needed bailout scheme will be discussed in Pakistan by a delegation from the IMF next week, as a foreign exchange crisis has all but stopped imports. The South Asian country is in serious financial...