October2024
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Elephant playground slides fan nostalgia for Taiwanese
Oct 12, 2024Children are greeted by a massive surprise in playgrounds all around Taiwan: vibrant elephant slides. Older Taiwanese recall how common these slides once were on the island. The slides, often referred to as “Grandpa Elephant,” are... -
Zelensky in Berlin says hopes war with Russia will end next year
Oct 12, 2024Speaking on Friday while on a visit to Berlin to request further military help, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed optimism that the conflict with Russia will come to an end the following year. Zelensky has been... -
EU chief says Israeli fire on UN peacekeeper base ‘not acceptable’
Oct 12, 2024After peacekeepers claimed that Israeli forces had opened fire on their headquarters in south Lebanon, EU chief Charles Michel denounced attacks on UN peace operations on Friday. The president of the European Council told AFP on... -
Nuclear powers have ‘responsibility’ to uphold nuclear taboo: Nobel committee
Oct 12, 2024As it handed the Nobel Peace Prize to the Japanese anti-nuclear organisation Nihon Hidankyo on Friday, the Norwegian Nobel Committee stated that nuclear states had a specific “responsibility” to enforce the taboo against the use of... -
UK’s Starmer looks to move on from clumsy first 100 days
Oct 12, 2024This weekend commemorates UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s 100 days in office. He has already begun trying to revitalize his new Labour government after a shaky comeback after 14 years in opposition. Starmer’s personal poll ratings... -
20 Pakistan coal miners shot dead in attack: police
Oct 12, 2024In Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province, a group of heavily armed individuals attacked and besieged the quarters of twenty coal workers, killing them with gunshots throughout the night, according to authorities on Friday. According to Asim Shafi,... -
Nearly 7,000 people cross into Syria from Lebanon in past day – Russian military
Oct 12, 2024Oleg Igansyuk, deputy head of the Russian Centre for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria (a branch of the Russian defence ministry), stated that in the last 24 hours, around 7,000 individuals crossed into Syria... -
Han Kang’s books sell out in South Korea after Nobel win
Oct 11, 2024Major South Korean bookshops ran out of author Han Kang’s books on Friday, as the author’s historic Nobel Prize win sent local publishers’ stock prices through the roof. Han, a writer of short stories and novels,... -
Everest climber’s remains believed found after 100 years
Oct 11, 2024According to National Geographic magazine on Friday, a documentary crew on Mount Everest found what appeared to be human bones on the mountain, which belonged to a man who vanished while attempting to reach the summit... -
Belgian military evacuates 100 Europeans from Lebanon
Oct 11, 2024The majority of the Europeans who were evacuated from Lebanon on a Belgian military aircraft on Thursday night were from Belgium, the Netherlands, and France, according to the Brussels government. A foreign ministry spokesperson told AFP...
