World
US sets unprecedented record for import tax collection
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For the first time in history, US customs revenue exceeded the 100 billion USD mark in a fiscal year.
President Macron announces the establishment of a new state in France
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The new historic agreement would create the state of New Caledonia in the French Republic without granting full independence.
Hong Kong (China) records record number of suicide cases in 21 years
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The number of suicide cases in Hong Kong (China) in 2024 increased by 4% compared to the previous year, the highest level in 21 years, mainly in middle-aged men.
Storm Nari near the Philippines is about to reach its peak, new low pressure lurks
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The latest storm news says that storm Nari near the Philippines is expected to reach its peak on July 14, while a new low pressure is appearing.
US arrests man who threatened to kill President Trump while visiting flooded areas in Texas
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The US Department of Justice said that a man in Texas has been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill President Donald Trump on July 12 (US time).
Japan's weather is strangely purple as super typhoon Hagibis is about to make landfall
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The sky of Tokyo, Japan, turns strangely purple before the strongest storm in the past 60 years is about to make landfall.
The "monster" power of super typhoon Hagibis seen from space
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Super typhoon Hagibis with destructive power is about to make landfall in Japan. Satellite stations have recorded scary images showing that this is the biggest super typhoon to ever hit Japan in the past 60 years.
2019 Nobel Peace Prize honors Ethiopia Prime Minister
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Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for his outstanding contributions to peace, contributing to the end of more than 20-year conflict with neighboring Eritrea.
China's high-speed bridge collapsed, many cars crushed
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A high-speed bridge collapse occurred in Jiangsu Province, eastern China on October 10, causing many cars to be crushed.
2018 and 2019 Nobel Prizes in Literature honor Polish and Austrian writers
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The 2018 and 2019 Nobel Prizes in Literature were announced by the Swedish Academy on October 10 for Polish author Olga Tokarczuk and Austrian author Peter Handke.
Extreme elements seriously injure Indonesian security minister
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A man used a knife to attack Indonesian security minister Wiranto on October 10 while he visited a town on Java as a minister and injured three others.
Mexico's meager tycoon dragged around the streets for refusing to keep a promise
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A Mexico Mayor was angered by local people with a small truck and dragged onto the streets for failing to fulfill his campaign commitments.
Spending 10 USD per person on earth, Bill Gates still has a surplus of 30 billion USD
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Bill Gates is the second richest person in the world after Amazon boss Jeff Bezos. There are truths that will surprise you with the terrible money-making of this famous billionaire.
Breathing heavily rescued a boy whose head was stuck in a "tiger cage" on the 4th floor of an apartment building
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Chinese firefighters successfully rescued a 4-year-old boy whose head was trapped in iron bars while he was floating in a "tiger cage" on the 4th floor of an apartment building.
The formidable US F-16 fighter jet crashed in Germany
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An F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet under Spangdahlem air base crashed in Germany on Tuesday (October 8).
Vietnam ranked 2nd in the world in "easy to work, make friends and support family"
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A survey by the InterNations network ranked Vietnam in 2nd place out of 30 countries and territories in the world that are "easy to work, make friends and raise families" in 2019.
A row of French office buildings caught fire, black smoke billowed from the sky
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More than 100 firefighters and 30 fire trucks were deployed to put out a fire at a large office complex in Villeurbanne near Lyons, France.
While being chased, the suspect turned a boat to save the police officer who fell into the sea
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Spanish police were rescued by drug trafficking suspects after chasing and hitting a boat at sea.
American newspaper " names 4 formidable Russian exes
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The American magazine introduced the 4 most dangerous aircraft in Russia's military arsenal.
2019 Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to 3 British and American scientists for research on reducing blood oxygen
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Three scientists, William G Kaelin, Peter Ratcliffe and Gregg L Semenza, won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Medicine for their research on how cells adapt to available oxygen.
