April2023

Lee Seung Gi, the “Vagabond” actor-singer, married his lover, Lee Da In, in a spectacular wedding in Seoul yesterday. The couple began dating in early May 2021 and announced their engagement in early February of this...

North Korea claimed Friday that it had tested another underwater nuclear attack drone in response to military maneuvers conducted by South Korea and the United States. “A national defence science research institute in the DPRK carried...

According to the judiciary, an Iranian court has ordered the execution of a man accused of killing seven people during nationwide protests last year. Abbas Kurkuri was charged with capital offenses of “moharebeh,” or “war against...

Authorities hailed a South African pilot who made an emergency landing after a deadly snake crept into his seat on Friday for “displaying impeccable bravery.” Rudolf Erasmus was flying a tiny private plane from Bloemfontein to...

According to a judgement obtained by AFP on Friday, an Italian court has ordered Dutch giant Philips to replace defective sleep apnea breathing devices by April 30. According to the March 30 judgment, the court in...

Statistics Canada reported Thursday that the Canadian economy added 35,000 jobs in March, while the unemployment rate stayed unchanged at 5%, close to a record low for the fourth consecutive month. After little change in February...

Despite continued concerns about financial stability, central banks around the world should continue to fight inflation by raising interest rates, the chief of the International Monetary Fund told AFP on Thursday. Since last year, central banks...

Growing fears of a US recession weighed on equities Thursday as traders gear up for the release of key jobs data that could determine the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate decision. After a few weeks of...

The leaders of 11 Latin American nations, including its two biggest economies, Brazil and Mexico, announced on Wednesday a plan to work together to address rampant inflation. The initiative was unveiled after a virtual meeting convened...

On September 24th, 2019, I received an email from the Commonwealth Scholarship Committee informing me that my scholarship application could not be approved because the University of Leeds did not accept my IELTS score of 6....