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The bill directs the U.S. Trade Representative to advocate for the establishment of a Travel and Tourism Trade Working Group during the upcoming joint review of CUSMA
Rory McIlroy weathered drenching rain and gusting winds to fire a five-under par 66 and seize a share of the clubhouse lead at the Genesis Invitational, where Aaron Rai was six-under through 16 holes when darkness halted play.
Sixty per cent of Liberal voters believe America is a military threat, in contrast to 46 per cent of Conservative voters
Mexico sent two naval vessels 800 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Cuba last week, including essential food items and personal hygiene products
The International Paralympic Committee is under fire for granting 10 athletes the chance to compete and hear their national anthem if they win gold in Milano-Cortina next month
Eric Dane, the celebrated actor best known for his roles on “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Euphoria” and who later in life became advocate for ALS awareness, died Thursday. He was 53. His representatives said...
Now in Milan for the 2026 Games, Mathieu Caron says 28 athletes from 10 countries are wearing his designs.
MUKHMAS, West Bank — Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank shot and killed a Palestinian-American during an attack on a village, the Palestinian Health Ministry and a witness said Thursday
Eric Dane, the actor known for “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Euphoria,” has died at 53 due to ALS
Rory McIlroy got a little bit of everything in the Genesis Invitational and shares the clubhouse lead with Jacob Bridgeman after a 66
Eric Dane, 'Grey's Anatomy' and 'Euphoria' star, dies at 53 after being diagnosed with ALS.
The bacterial strain involved is resistant to standard antibiotic treatments
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency says Iran's enriched uranium "is still there," as he stresses the urgency of diplomacy to avert a U.S.-Iran war.
A new Kenyan intelligence report says 1,000 Kenyans have been recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine
Despite a nationwide dip in face-to-face socializing, some of the key elements of a great night out haven’t changed according to new research — including spontaneity and flexibility. A recent survey examining the social dynamics and drinking habits of 1,000...
Despite a nationwide dip in face-to-face socializing, some of the key elements of a great night out haven’t changed according to new research — including spontaneity and flexibility. A recent survey examining the social dynamics and drinking habits of 1,000...
A British couple detained in Iran since January 2025 have been sentenced to 10 years in jail for espionage, their family announced on Thursday, triggering condemnation from the UK government.
Russia warned against an "unprecedented escalation of tension" around Iran on Thursday and urged restraint amid a U.S. military buildup in the region that a senior American official said should be complete by mid-March.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
“What now follows is the full, fair and proper process by which this issue is investigated in the appropriate manner and by the appropriate authorities.”
BANGKOK (AP) — A prominent leader of an independent resistance group in Myanmar that had come under attack by rivals who are loyal to the mainstream opposition force has surrendered to the country’s military authorities, state media reported Thursday.
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces life in prison after being found guilty of leading an insurrection with his 2024 martial law declaration, a move that shocked the nation and triggered the country’s most severe political crisis in...
Sidney Crosby has not been ruled out for Canada's semifinal game against Finland at the Olympics on Friday after leaving the quarterfinals with an apparent right-leg injury
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A son of former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe was detained for questioning along with another man on Thursday over the shooting of a man at a house in Johannesburg, South Africa’s national broadcaster reported. SABC named Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe as one of the two detained and said the shooting occurred at his [...]
U.S. officials say Thursday's meeting is about Gaza but have also spoken of the Board of Peace in vague, broader terms, saying it can address other global hotspots
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Bruce Meyer was promoted to interim executive director of the baseball players’ association on Wednesday, a day after Tony Clark’s forced resignation.
Tennessee rolls past Oklahoma, 89 to 66, as Nate Ament ties his career high with 29 points. On Wednesday night, the Volunteers never trail and keep a double-digit...
LONDON (AP) — Ever since he was ousted as the head of Ukraine’s army in 2024 and appointed as the country’s ambassador to Britain, Valerii Zaluzhnyi has widely been seen as the top political rival to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Reserve Snudda Collins scored 23 points on 9-for-15 shooting and 20th-ranked Texas Tech waylaid No. 15 Baylor 87-56. The Lady Raiders shot 56% (34 of 61). Taliah...
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says she hopes to deepen her relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump. She wants to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in rare earths development and other areas of economic security when she visits Washington...
The White House warned on Wednesday that Iran would be "wise" to do a deal with the United States as President Donald Trump once again hinted at military action.
Permits revoked, lawsuits filed, the threat of state takeovers. Deadly flooding in Indonesia has prompted unprecedented government action against companies accused of environmental destruction that worsened the disaster. But environmentalists who have long warned about the risks of rampant deforestation fear the current response will not solve the problem, and could even make it worse. [...]The post Deadly Indonesia floods force a deforestation reckoning appeared first on Digital Journal.
The latest U.S.-brokered talks between envoys from Moscow and Kyiv over Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine have ended with no sign of a breakthrough. Both sides said Wednesday the talks were “difficult,” as the war’s fourth anniversary approaches next week....
Vast stretches of a once-verdant acacia forest south of Sudan’s capital Khartoum have been reduced to little more than fields of stumps as nearly three years of conflict have fuelled deforestation. What was once a 1,500-hectare natural reserve has been “completely wiped out”, Boushra Hamed, head of environmental affairs for Khartoum state, told AFP. Al-Sunut [...]The post Sudan’s historic acacia forest devastated as war fuels logging appeared first on Digital Journal.
Ramadan lanterns and string lights are appearing on streets lined with rubble in Gaza City, as Palestinians gather at damaged mosques for prayers. The UN says food aid remains insufficient for the population there.
Kosovo’s former president and guerrilla leader Hashim Thaci called the war crimes charges against him “entirely untrue and utterly absurd” Wednesday on the final day of his marathon trial in The Hague. More than five years since Thaci handed himself in to face charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, the former political leader [...]The post ‘Utterly absurd’: Kosovo ex-president denies war crimes as trial closes appeared first on Digital Journal.
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is ticking higher, led by its most influential company, Nvidia. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% early Wednesday, bringing it a bit closer to its all-time high set last month.
Jennifer Homendy, chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board, said “this complex and comprehensive one-year investigation identified serious and long-standing safety gaps in the airspace over our nation’s capital. Sadly, the conditions for this tragedy were in place long before the night of Jan. 29.”
Houston police detained a passenger at Hobby Airport who reportedly tried to get into the plane's cockpit.
The U.S. Tennis Association says 27.3 million people in the U.S. played the sport in 2025, reaching a new high in its sixth consecutive year of growth....
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier landed a lucrative side gig: a $100,000-a-year teaching assignment at University of Florida’s law school for just two hours of instruction per week.
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin ended her Olympic medal drought Wednesday when the American skiing standout put in two dominant runs to win the women’s slalom at the Milan Cortina Games.
Kosovo's former president and guerrilla leader Hashim Thaci called the war crimes charges against him "entirely untrue and utterly absurd" Wednesday on the final day of his marathon trial in The Hague.
Entering Run 2 with a 0.82-second lead, Mikaela Shiffrin put the pedal down to win gold in the women's slalom by 1.5 seconds, the largest margin of victory in any Olympic Alpine skiing event since Nagano 1998.
Sponsors are showing up more and more inside Olympic venues at the Milan Cortina Games, even as TV viewers mostly still see the familiar “clean” look. Olympic...
Manifest Law reports that the U.S. issues the most EB-1 visas to skilled professionals, with mainland China and India as top applicants.
A closer look at why the 787-9 is such a compelling replacement for the 777-200, unlike the 777X.
A landmark 2024 trial turned her into a global icon against sexual violence after her husband drugged her so other men could assault her.
Linda Davis' death has called attention to the dangers of vehicular pursuits.
William Azaroff: “We have seen too much vote splitting in the past, and I think this is an opportunity for progressives to come together, unite behind a single leader and elect a progressive mayor in October.”
UN experts released a statement on Monday expressing concern over historic illegal intercountry child adoptions in Guatemala and allegations that Attorney General María Consuelo Porras had handled at least 80 Indigenous children who were eventually sent abroad. Experts decried the current lack of transparency and investigatory process, stating: We are particularly troubled that no prompt, thorough, [...]The post UN raises alarm over Guatemala illegal child adoptions appeared first on JURIST - News.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Six years after Warren Buffett sold off all of Berkshire Hathaway's newspapers and predicted unending declines for most of the industry, Berkshire disclosed a new $350 million investment in The New York Times on Tuesday.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi last week won a landslide election that gave her a strong public mandate. She is now gearing up to work on policies she says are needed to make Japan stronger and more prosperous, using her...
More than 300,000 users were experiencing issues, according to Downdetector.
Indonesian villager Supriyanto is visibly frustrated as he discusses the sprawling coal power plant emitting white plumes of smoke over his small fishing community.
The incident has been forwarded to Israel Police for further handling, and the circumstances of the Israeli's entry to Kalkilya are under investigation. An...
Ukrainian and Russian negotiators were to resume a second round of US-mediated peace talks in Geneva on Wednesday, though neither side signalled they were any closer to ending Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II. The talks are the latest diplomatic bid to halt the fighting which has left hundreds of thousands killed, millions forced [...]The post Ukraine war talks to resume in Geneva with no sign of progress appeared first on Digital Journal.
With women banned from most jobs in Afghanistan, an embroidery boutique run by 22-year-old Rahima Alavi is a surprising and treasured sight in Bamiyan. “Spring flowers, tailoring and embroidery,” reads a sign outside Alavi’s small store, which opened in January after a months-long search for work. “I really feel proud because I can support my [...]The post Afghan woman’s boutique brightens Bamiyan appeared first on Digital Journal.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rescue crews on skis and snowcats battled blizzard conditions in an effort to reach six backcountry skiers trapped after an avalanche high in the rugged Northern California mountains that left 10 other skiers missing as the dange
There was 'a bridge called Jesse Jackson' across decades of civil rights advocacy
National Park Service also sued for removing rainbow Pride flag from Stonewall national monument in New YorkConservation and historical organizations sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over National Park Service policies that the groups say erase history and science from America’s national parks.A lawsuit filed in Boston says orders by Donald Trump and interior secretary Doug Burgum have forced park service staff to remove or censor exhibits that share factually accurate and relevant US history and scientific knowledge, including about slavery and climate change. Continue reading...
Minnesota and federal authorities are investigating claims that immigration officers shattered a Mexican man's skull while taking him into custody last month. Alberto Castañeda Mondragón says agents yanked him from a vehicle, slammed him down and beat him with a...
NEW YORK (AP) — An immigration judge has blocked the Trump administration from deporting Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian graduate student who led protests at Columbia University against Israel and the war in Gaza.
With women banned from most jobs in Afghanistan, an embroidery boutique run by 22-year-old Rahima Alavi is a surprising and treasured sight in Bamiyan.
Government officials are warning customers to check their meat after they found contaminated beef from an Idaho meat processing facility.
The second round of talks between the United States and Iran is aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear program, with the U.S. wanting limits on the country's uranium enrichment. Iran insists it wants to enrich uranium for civilian purposes, but the U.S. and allies are worried the regime could use the purified fuel to make a bomb.
A civil rights activist who ran for president twice and became a Democratic power broker, Jackson was an American political icon. But above all, he was a Southerner.
A shooter unleashed a flurry of bullets during a Rhode Island youth hockey game, killing two people and injuring three others, in an attack that was cut short when a spectator stepped in to help stop the tragedy, authorities said. Investigators had spoken to nearly 100 witnesses as of Monday evening as they attempt to [...]
Nearly four years after Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war’s toll is measured not only in the shattered cities across the border but increasingly in Russia’s own frontier regions.
Warner Bros. Discovery said Tuesday it has reopened talks with Paramount Skydance on its buyout offer, giving the company a week to beat a rival Netflix bid.
Actor Shia LaBeouf was arrested in New Orleans after allegedly hitting two people outside of a Royal Street business amid Mardi Gras celebrations, according to police.The 39-year-old was kicked out of the business early Tuesday morningafter causing a disturbance at the business, the New Orleans Police Department said.“Once removed from the building, the victim reported being struck by LaBeouf who used his closed fists on the victim several times,” police said in a news release. “The victims reported that LaBeouf left, but then came back, acting even more aggressive.”Multiple people attempted to hold him down and released him so he could leave, but LaBeouf allegedly hit the same victim with a closed fist to the upper body, police said. “LaBeouf then reportedly assaulted another person — punching him in the nose,” police said. “LaBeouf was again held down until police arrived.”The 39-year-old was taken to a hospital for treatment “of unknown injuries,” and was arrested upon release. He was charged with two counts of simple battery, according to police and online records. It is not clear what circumstances led to the incident. Representatives for LaBeouf did not immediately respond to NBC News requests for comment. This isn’t the actor’s first instance of legal problems. His ex-partner, British singer FKA Twigs, filed a lawsuit against LaBeouf in 2020 accusing him of “relentless abuse,” including choking her and knowingly giving her a sexually transmitted disease. The case was settled out of court last year after FKA Twigs dropped the lawsuit with prejudice. At the time of the suit, LaBeouf said he had no excuses for his “alcoholism or aggression, only rationalizations.”“I have been abusive to myself and everyone around me for years,” he said at the time. “I have a history of hurting the people closest to me. I’m ashamed of that history and am sorry to those I hurt.”In 2017, he made racist remarks at Georgia police officers who arrested him on suspicion of public drunkenness, the outlet reported. He pled guilty to obstruction and received a year’s probation.The public drunkenness allegation was dropped and LaBeouf eventually apologized, citing his addiction as a struggle. In 2014, LaBeouf was charged with disorderly conduct, criminal trespass and harassment after he disrupted a Broadway play, for which he pled guilty, The Associated Press reported.
(The Center Square) – The Rev. Jesse Jackson, instrumental in civil rights advocacy after the death of the Rev. Martin Luther King, has died at his Chicago home.
2024 U.S. Open runner-up Jessica Pegula will lead a new 13-person panel to recommend changes to the women’s tennis calendar, rankings points rules and the requirements about competing in certain events. WTA Tour chair Valerie Camillo told players and tournament...
Devon Ellis and Anthony McComb III both scored 17 points to help Norfolk State defeat Maryland-Eastern Shore 70-66.
Cedric Taylor III and Bryce Harris scored 17 points apiece to help Howard beat Delaware State 91-59.
Led by Dontae Horne's 26 points, the Prairie View A&M Panthers defeated the Grambling Tigers 68-63.
Greg Biffle killed in plane crash; Maurice DuBois and John Dickerson sign off from the "CBS Evening News."
India has tightened rules governing the use of artificial intelligence on social media to combat a flood of disinformation, but also prompting warnings of censorship and an erosion of digital freedoms.
Jessica Allen crunched through fallen leaves among Manzanita trees hunting for something few have spotted before: the Manzanita butter clump — a rare and little-known yellow mushroom found, so far, only along North America’s Western coastlines. It was last seen here in California‘s Napa County two years ago, and Allen, a fungi scientist, was keen to find it. But within minutes, something caught her attention. She knelt, pulled a hand lens to her eye, and peered nose-close into a rock: lichens — a type of fungi — bursting with dazzling shapes, textures and colors.“It’s so easy to get distracted, but there’s so many lichen!” she said excitedly.“That was a good rock,” said ecologist Jesse Miller, president of the California Lichen Society. “Ok, let’s go find some mushrooms,” she exclaimed.Allen and Miller are enchanted by what they describe as the wondrous and mystical world of fungi, and they’re part of a growing community of people working to protect them. Nearly all life forms depend on the estimated 2.5 million fungi species on Earth, and they contribute an estimated $54 trillion to the global economy as food, medicine and more, according to a study published in “Springer Nature”. Despite their essential role, they’ve been largely neglected by conservation efforts even as they face increasing threats from pollution, habitat loss and climate change. That’s been changing in the last decade thanks in part to citizen scientists and a greater understanding of fungi diversity.“It’s a pretty exciting time in fungal conservation,” said Allen, mycologist for NatureServe, a hub for biodiversity data throughout North America. In that role, Allen is helping accelerate and support fungal conservation in the U.S. and Canada.Amateur researchers play a key role in conservationFungi are neither plants nor animals. They’re an enormous kingdom of life forms that include yeasts (essential for breads, cheeses and alcohol), molds (the fuzzy stuff on forgotten fruit), lichens (a symbiosis of fungus and algae or cyanobacteria) and mushrooms (which range from edible to psychedelic to deadly ). They’re among the planet’s great connectors and decomposers. Forests need them, and many animals rely on them for food and nesting. People have derived medicines like penicillin from fungi. Some are used as building material or can store planet-warming carbon. But scientists have only documented about 155,000 species, 6% of the millions they believe are out there. Conservation starts with knowing what species exist, where they are, how they’re doing and their threats, which requires boots on the ground. This allows conservationists to assess imperiled species and where to put resources.That’s where groups like the California Lichen Society come in.“They tend to be the people that often make the most important discoveries, and they’re the ones who are going to be keeping an eye on those rare species over time,” said Allen.On a chilly recent day, dozens of lichenologists and amateur lichen lovers fanned out across a reserve to get close to rocks and trees. These annual forays are part treasure hunt, part data collection excursion and part nature hike, except its explorers often don’t make it far.Every powdery, leafy and branchy lichen was an invitation into a miniature world where “Wows!”, “What the hecks!” and “Oh my gods!” abound. As chemist Larry Cool put it: “Lichenologists make terrible hiking partners” because they keep stopping.Cool’s interest in lichens stretches back 53 years to the day he learned they can be used as natural dyes. “Lichen are more than the sum of its parts and are mysteriously unpredictable,” he said. “I get a lot of pleasure seeing the incredible variety of creation.”Ken Kellman is also an amateur lichenologist, but you wouldn’t know that from his immense knowledge. A retired air conditioning and heating mechanic, he’s geeked out over them the last 10 years or so, learning on his own and from friends. That obsession has helped scientists discover the biodiversity in his hometown of Santa Cruz, Calif.“It just keeps your brain in that place where you’re saying ‘Wow!’ all the time. ‘That’s cool!’ And that’s my favorite place for my brain to be,” he said.Fungi conservation in US ‘is still far behind’ but changing Gregory Mueller has spent much of his career in fungi conservation. As co-chair of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s fungal conservation committee, he coordinates all fungal protection activity across their global network.According to the group’s Red List of Threatened Species, 411 of 1,300 evaluated fungi across the world are at risk of extinction. Parts of Europe and elsewhere have focused on fungal conservation for decades, but the U.S. “is still far behind,” Mueller said. Only two fungi species — both lichen — are protected by the federal Endangered Species Act, while some states like California have legal protections, while others like New Jersey have added them to conservation plans. That’s slowly changing, in part because of increasing community science initiatives in the U.S. and abroad. “There’s a lot of amateur mycologists ... documenting (fungi) with photographs, putting their images on iNaturalist and our Mushroom Observer, and we’ve been able to use those data to better document fungal diversity,” he said. We’re “starting to get some idea of what species might be in trouble.” Jessica Allen, of the California Lichen Society, holds up a firedot lichen found during a CALS field trip at the University of California, Davis’ McLaughlin Reserve in Lower Lake, Calif., Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. Scientists are still learning about fungi and threats to themMost fungi are out of sight, spending most of their lives hidden as a vast, threadlike network called mycelium and producing mushrooms — called the fruiting body — only when conditions are just right.That’s a big reason we know so little about them, said Nora Dunkirk, a botanist and mycologist at Portland State University’s Institute for Natural Resources working to document vulnerable plant and fungi species to help with conservation efforts.Among their biggest threats includes climate change. Shifts in rainfall patterns, hotter temperatures and worsening wildfires can wipe them out or disturb the delicate relationships between forests and good fungi. Prolonged periods of flooding can starve them of the oxygen they need. Logging, development, invasive insects and pollution also threaten species. Then there’s overharvesting. The grapefruit-sized and long-lived quinine conk, for example, has been listed as an endangered mushroom species in Europe since the 1980s in part because people have picked too many for their medicinal properties. “This is an organism that grows on larches all across Europe, and so people see this as a valuable resource and they use it,” said Dunkirk. “But this species specifically has been harvested to its detriment.”Perhaps the U.S.’s most well-known conservation story indirectly involving fungi happened in the 1990s. The Northern spotted owl was in danger, and officials realized that to save them, they had to manage the entire old-growth forest ecosystems they depended on — including fungi. With the 1994 Northwest Forest Plan, the federal government established rules to protect about 400 rare and little-known species across three states. Valerie McFarlane, top, and Edward Smyth, a member of the California Lichen Society, look toward lichen on a large rock during a field trip at the University of California, Davis’ McLaughlin Reserve in Lower Lake, Calif., Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. Back in California, Allen and her fellow fungi-loving friends continued their quest for the elusive Manzanita butter clump. They searched up steep slopes and down by a creek, looking closely by their feet.They never found it.But that’s how it goes when you’re searching for something as ephemeral and unpredictable as mushrooms. “How many of my days have ended this way? So many,” said Allen. “It was still a great day.”___The Associated Press receives support from the Walton Family Foundation for coverage of water and environmental policy. The AP is solely responsible for all content.
What to KnowThis morning it’s the women’s snowboard slopestyle final (7 a.m. ET) with New Zealand’s Zoi Sadowski-Synnott going for a second Olympic gold in the event. She is the reigning world champion and led qualifying on Sunday. Americans Jessica Perlmutter and Lily Dhawornvej are competing.Both the men and women compete for medals this morning in speed skating team pursuit. The U.S. set the world record for men’s team pursuit in November and took home a bronze from the 2022 Beijing Games.U.S. figure skaters Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu and Isabeau Levito start their charge for individual medals today with the women’s short program starting at 12:45 p.m. ET. The U.S. is seeking its first medal in two-man bobsled (1 p.m. ET) since 2014 with Olympic flag bearer Frank del Duca and Josh Williamson, who sit in fourth after the first two runs.Mac Forehand of the U.S. had the best qualifying score ahead of today’s big air final at 1:30 p.m. ET, and he’ll face off with skiers including Birk Ruud of Norway, who already won gold in ski slopestyle and is seeking a second in big air.The U.S. men’s hockey team will learn its quarterfinal opponent today as the playoff qualifiers take place. The playoff qualifiers determine the final four spots in the quarterfinals.Follow along for live updates:
Jamal Fuller had 20 points, Malachi Davis scored 19 and Long Island University defeated Wagner 83-65.
Wyatt Fricks scored 27 points and Marshall beat South Alabama 84-80.
Atle Lie McGrath discusses the frustrations he showed in the men's slalom, breaking down the range of emotions he felt after struggling down the stretch.
People are marking the Lunar New Year on Tuesday with prayers, fireworks and festivities. The activities ushered in the Year of the Horse, one of 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac, succeeding the Year of the Snake.The Lunar New Year is the most important annual holiday in China and some other East Asian nations and is celebrated outside the region, too.Robots take the stage of an annual TV show in ChinaAs every year, China celebrated the Lunar New Year with a TV show and once again the humanoid robots were a central part of the performance Monday night.One of the highlights of the CCTV Spring Festival gala was a martial arts performance by children and robots. For several minutes, humanoids from Unitree Robotics showed different sequences and even brandished swords.The performance shows China’s push to develop more advanced robots powered by improved AI capabilities.ChinaFeb 15People — and robots — are getting ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year in ChinaLifestyleJan 29, 2025The Lunar New Year is here: Everything you need to know about your zodiac animalTemple crowds at midnight in Hong KongIncense smoke wafted into the air at a temple in Hong Kong where people line up every year to make wishes for the new year at midnight.Holding up a cluster of incense sticks, many bowed their heads several times before planting the sticks in containers placed in front of a temple hall.Fireworks light up skies in VietnamEntertainers in Vietnam sang at an outdoor countdown event before multiple fireworks shows at several cities in the Southeast Asian nation, where the festival is called Tet.Light shows lit up bridges and skyscrapers as the fireworks went off and crowds clapped in rhythm to live pop music performances.Chinese street fairs in MoscowPeople sampled Chinese cuisine from stalls and strolled along snowy streets decorated with red lanterns and dragons as two weeks of events got underway Monday at various venues in the Russian capital.The third annual Lunar New Year celebration comes at at time of warming relations between China and Russia — ties that have frustrated many European governments because of the war in Ukraine.A temple bell rings 108 times in TaiwanThe solemn peal of a temple bell rang out 108 times — an auspicious number — as people flocked to the Baoan Temple in Taipei on Tuesday morning.They lit incense sticks, bowed their heads and left offerings of colorful flower bouquets on outdoor tables on the temple grounds in Taiwan’s capital city.Argentines join celebrations in Buenos AiresThousands of Argentines gathered in Buenos Aires’ Chinatown to celebrate the Lunar New Year and enjoyed dragon and lion dances on the main stage, alongside martial arts demonstrations.The Chinese immigrant community is among Argentina’s most dynamic, accounting for more than 180,000 people in the South American country.
A Ukrainian delegation is heading to Geneva for another round of U.S.-brokered talks with Russian officials, days before next week’s fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor. There was no anticipation of any significant progress on ending the...
Cameron Boozer had 22 points and 12 rebounds and helped No. 3 Duke rout Syracuse 101-64 victory Monday night. Isaiah Evans scored 21 points, Nikolas Khamenia...
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose department has banned several synthetic colors to try to make food healthier, told “60 Minutes” that former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner David Kessler’s petition about ultra-processed foods raises questions “that FDA should’ve been asking a long, long time ago.”
Lebanon’s government signaled it’s open to expanding its role in the U.S.-led task force monitoring the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah and stepping up efforts to disarm the Iran-backed militia.
The abduction of 10 mine workers in Mexico's Sinaloa state has raised questions again about the government's touted security improvements. In late January, gunmen abducted workers from a Canadian-owned silver and gold mine near Panuco. Authorities have identified five bodies...
(The Center Square) – Two Canadian groups have called on the Canadian government to strengthen border security, highlighting failures to crack down on drug trafficking and illicit trade.
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Hukmiya Mohamed, a co-director of Roj camp, told Reuters that the 34 Australians had been released to their families, who had come to Syria for the release. ...
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The meaning of Presidents Day has changed dramatically, from being mostly unremarkable and filled with work for Washington in the 1700s to the consumerism bonanza it has become today.
Canada is seeking to create 125,000 jobs and increase corporate revenue by billions annually by ensuring domestic firms receive priority from a sizable increase in defense spending.
Nepali candidates launch their campaigns on Monday for next month’s parliamentary elections, the first since deadly anti‐corruption protests toppled the previous government in 2025. “This election will draw the future of the country,” Sushila Karki, who is serving as interim prime minister until the March 5 vote, said ahead of the launch. The youth-led protests [...]The post Nepal launches campaigns for first post-uprising polls appeared first on Digital Journal.
About 20 days after U.S. President Trump announced plans to impose a 25% tariff increase on S. Korean products, Seoul is accelerating its response
What to KnowBrazilian skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won South America’s first Winter Olympic gold. Now he’s going for a second — in men’s alpine skiing slalom, beginning at 4 a.m. ET. He’ll face Atle Lie McGrath of Norway — his former teammate when they were kids. River Radamus will represent the U.S.Women, including Team USA’s Kristen Santos-Griswold, compete for medals this morning in the short track speed skating 1000m. The quarterfinals begin at 5 a.m. ET.The U.S. has surged through the women’s hockey tournament, winning all of its five games, and today they take on the other 5-0 team in the tournament, Sweden, in the semifinals at 10:40 a.m. ET. Later in the day rival Canada, 4-1, takes on Switzerland.As controversy swirls around Olympic curling over rule-breaking allegations, both the women and the men continue round-robin play today with women starting at 3:05 a.m. ET and men at 8:05 a.m. ET. The U.S. women take on Italy at 1:05 p.m. ET.It’s the second of three medal shots for San Francisco-born Chinese skier Eileen Gu, who started her Olympics with silver in slopestyle and now heads to the women’s freeski big air final at 1:30 p.m. ET.Medals will be awarded this afternoon in pairs figure skating (2 p.m. ET), with Team USA duo Danny O’Shea and Ellie Kam going into today’s free skate in seventh place and Spencer Howe and Emily Chan in ninth after Sunday’s short program.Follow along for live updates:
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un touted a newly built street of flats for families of soldiers killed supporting Russia's war against Ukraine, state media reported Monday, with photos showing him accompanied by his daughter.
South Korea’s disgraced former president Yoon Suk Yeol could be banished to death row on February 19 when he fronts court over his disastrous bid to impose martial law. Seoul’s Central District Court will rule on insurrection charges against the 65-year-old, delivering a verdict that will be broadcast live across the nation. AFP takes a [...]The post What to know as South Korea ex-president Yoon faces insurrection verdict appeared first on Digital Journal.