On this week’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart covered the Right’s enthusiastic response to the United States’ hockey victory over Canada at the Olympics and poked fun at FBI Director Kash Patel for joining Team USA in the locker room for the celebration. At the top of
The quake had a depth of 66.8km, with the epicentre located 16.9km from Taipei.
Tokyo does not want to rock the boat ahead of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s US visit in March.
Having seen its high-end air defenses shredded in last year’s war, Iran is now signaling a shift toward a cheaper, more survivable way of blunting future US and Israeli pressure. This month, the Financial Times reported that Iran has secretly agreed to a roughly US$591 million
There was more than a gold medal on the line following Team USA’s overtime win over Canada in the 2026 Winter Olympics hockey final: new data shows the U.S.’ historic hockey victory also led to a spike in ticket sales for regular season hockey games online. Team USA defeated
Rangers have released 158 juvenile hybrid tortoises on Floreana to restore the island's ecosystem.
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa is home to 88% of the world's colonies of African penguins (Spheniscus demersus). The species is classified as Critically Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. This means there is a high risk the birds could go
France's Foreign Ministry had summoned US Ambassador Charles Kushner to explain comments made by the Trump administration about the killed far-right activist Quentin Deranque.
NEW DELHI, Feb 24 - All seven people on board a Beechcraft air ambulance that crashed in the Indian state of Jharkhand on Monday were killed, officials said on Tuesday, including two crew members, the patient and his relatives.
Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Skydance leaders spent a busy week in negotiations, and now the WBD board is likely to tell shareholders before the market opens on Tuesday that it is taking the bid under review while still recommending the Netflix transaction that is up
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te last year proposed the budget to counter China, which has ramped up military pressure to force the island to accept its claim of sovereignty.
When handling domestic political affairs, it can be harder for a prime minister to govern with a large parliamentary majority than with a small one, because discipline becomes difficult to impose on one’s own party. But when it comes to foreign affairs, there can be no doubt
There is now an agreement to schedule discussion on the government’s proposal on March 6.
The State Department said it received hundreds of calls from U.S. citizens in Mexico to its 24/7 crisis hotline after the government killed a cartel leader known as “El Mencho,” CNN reported Monday. Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel,
A UCLA study in mice reveals that aging muscle stem cells accumulate a protein that slows repair but boosts survival. This protein, NDRG1, acts like a brake, preventing cells from activating quickly after injury. When researchers blocked it in older mice, muscle healing sped up
After a string of serious crashes involving long-distance buses in recent years, Malaysia is pulling out the stops to improve safety and convenience for passengers.
“Happy Endings” and “The Mindy Project” star Adam Pally has been cast as the lead in “The Sanctuary,” an upcoming comedy series from L.A.-based producers Happy Accidents and New Zealand’s Kevin & Co., as well as Warner Bros. Discovery’s New Zealand division. In “The Sanctuary,”
Andre Mikhail died on Monday (Feb 23) evening, days after the Malaysian actress shared that her second son, Adrian Adam, had been diagnosed with bone cancer.
Authorities said samples showed canine distemper virus, but have not confirmed where it came from.
Health and wellness expert Jillian Michaels on Monday rebuked President Trump’s executive order approving the use of a controversial pesticide, describing the move as "devastating." "This is actually devastating; it is not a conspiracy theory that glyphosate is linked to
Preferential tariff treatment for Taiwan’s semiconductor exports already agreed with the US will not change.
The tower will be built on Queensland's Gold Coast and be 335 metres high, taller than the Shard in London.
China's commerce ministry said that only a small number of Japanese entities are targeted and that "honest and law-abiding Japanese entities have nothing to worry about".
Brazil’s Vice President and Industry and Trade Minister Geraldo Alckmin said on Monday that shorter working hours are a “global trend” and that Brazil should debate the issue in depth, as business leaders push to delay discussion of ending the widely used 6x1 work schedule.
Mexico has deployed thousands of additional soldiers and security personnel to contain a wave of violence reported across at least 20 states after the death in custody of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes — known as “El Mencho” — leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG),
Companies can apply to be removed from a “watch list” if they cooperate with Beijing’s verification terms.
A special committee of Uruguay’s parliament tasked with reviewing the EU–Mercosur agreement approved the ratification bill on Monday, clearing the way for floor votes in the Senate and lower house in the coming days — a timetable that could make Uruguay the first Mercosur
Ryan Coogler also picked up the best director and best screenplay awards for his slick vampire film ‘Sinners,' another Oscars front runner.
The star celebrated The Life of a Showgirl track topping the Billboard Hot 100
Earlier this month, DC punk group Ekko Astral announced their sophomore album the beltway is burning . Then last week, the Washington City Paper reported that leader Jael Holzman filed a peace order protection against drummer Miri Tyler, who announced last month that she was
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover captured this panorama of boxwork formations—the low ridges seen here with hollows in between them—using its Mastcam on Sept. 26, 2025, the 4,671st Martian day (sol) of the mission. These boxwork formations were created billions of years ago when
The move follows an application in January filed by Petronas, the energy firm owned by Malaysia's federal government, seeking clarity about the legal and regulatory framework governing its operations in Sarawak.
Yoon Suk Yeol broke into late-night TV to deliver a shock address to the nation.
The Seoul Central District Court last week found Yoon Suk Yeol guilty of leading an insurrection designed to "paralyse" the National Assembly, sentencing him to life in prison.
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is anxious as high asset levels collide with increased competition among lenders and jitters over loans to the software industry.
It’s been a couple years since Magic Tuber Stringband’s last LP, Needlefall. Today, the North Carolina duo-turned-trio known for traditional Appalachian folk music is announcing their new album Heavy Water. The lead single “Tribute To The Angels” is out now. On Heavy Water,
The 36-year-old Irishwoman also discusses how she was shaped by Dame Judi Dench, the use of dreams in her acting, and the ambivalence of being in the public eye, at times wishing "the ground would swallow me up."
Couples aged 67 and over now require A$730,000 (S$652,489) in pension savings for a comfortable retirement.
Six planets are linking up in the sky at the end of February, and most will be visible to the naked eye.
As Team USA ended the Milan Cortina Olympics with 12 gold medals — the best performance ever at a Winter Games — NBCUniversal is also touting a shiny performance for its coverage of the 17-day event. According to the company, this repped the most-watched Winter Olympics in the
Washington’s political class tends to measure its commitment to Israel by the volume of its applause — how loudly it cheers Jerusalem, how quickly it moves an embassy, how swiftly it tears up an arms agreement with Tehran. By that metric, Donald Trump is the most “pro-Israel”
The 57th NAACP Image Awards week kicked off Monday with former first lady Michelle Obama and rapper Kendrick Lamar winning two of the early prizes. Obama’s latest book, “The Look” — which explored her style evolution from her time in the White House to life afterwards — won the
Asia cannot afford to treat President Donald Trump’s new 15% tariff as background noise. Markets have already delivered a verdict on the tone of this decision. Gold jumped to US$5,133 a troy ounce. The dollar slipped as investors absorbed the implications of a Supreme Court
The Battle Brothers makers have done it again, this time with a platoon-scale wargame.
General Motors is recalling more than 43,000 Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac SUVs due to a transmission issue that could potentially increase the risk of a crash.
The recent US Supreme Court ruling that President Trump overstepped his powers when he imposed global tariffs paved the way for companies to seek a refund.
Probability underpins AI, cryptography and statistics. However, as the philosopher Bertrand Russell said, "Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means."
It's like if F-Zero broke up the races so you could have Smash Bros. brawls.
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The human remains were found near a golf club in the suburb of Pitt Town.