Moo Deng, the Toddler Hippopotamus, Is Still a Star
The pygmy hippopotamus, now 6 months old, is Thailand’s biggest celebrity, and the crowds keep flocking. What explains her charm?
Nikkei Asia2d
Nissan offers employee buyouts at 3 U.S. plants as sales flag
NEW YORK -- Nissan Motor is offering buyouts to workers at three U.S. factories, Nikkei has learned, as part of the Japanese automaker's plans to cut production in the country by around 25% amid ...
Tallahassee Democrat3d
Why are flags still flying at half-staff in Florida, around US? What to know
Today is the last day flags will be flying at half-staff in honor of former President Jimmy Carter. Carter died in Plains, Georgia, Dec. 29, 2024, at the age of 100. After Carter's death then ...
Savannah Morning News3d
When will U.S. flags return to full-staff after honoring Jimmy Carter? Here's what to know
Flags across the nation will return to full-staff this week, following the 30 days at half-staff in honor of the death of former president Jimmy Carter. Carter died at the age of 100 in Plains ...
Reuters2d
Risk of violence escalates in Myanmar's civil war as junta flags elections
BANGKOK, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Four years after seizing power in a dawn coup that ousted an elected civilian government, Myanmar's embattled ruling generals are making their most concerted effort to ...
The Straits Times2d
Risk of violence escalates in Myanmar's civil war as junta flags elections
FILE PHOTO: A protester holds a flag as he shouts slogans during a demonstration to mark last year's anniversary of Myanmar?s 2021 military coup, outside the United Nations office in Bangkok ...
The Times of Israel6d
Parades in West Bank, chants in Gaza, Hamas flags in East Jerusalem as terrorists freed
Palestinian national flags and flags of the Fatah faction that dominates the Palestinian Authority could be seen in photos and videos from the West Bank. PA forces were reported to confiscate ...
MyBroadband4d
Big red flag about South Africa
“So it is definitely a red flag,” he said. “I do worry that if you take that with all the other risk elements in this part of the world, international investors may see it as an added hurdle ...
The Courier-Mail1d
Queensland Audit Office flags $2m error in Prince Charles Hospital’s financial statement
The state government has added an extra $2 million to the accounts for one of the state’s busiest hospitals in a blunder spotted by the Queensland Audit Office. The blunder, flagged by the ...
Asia Society6d
Introduction to Southeast Asia
The islands of maritime Southeast Asia can range from the very large (for instance, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Luzon) to tiny pinpoints on the map (Indonesia is said to comprise 17,000 islands). Because ...
RepublicWorld4d
‘Defamation of Flag’: Bengaluru Student Replaces Ashoka Chakra, Draws State Map on Indian Flag
The rangoli was reportedly designed on Republic Day and replaced the Ashoka Chakra in the Indian National Flag with Karnataka’s state map in the center. A photo of the controversial rangoli went viral ...