Garland scores 40 and 9, Mitchell rests, Barnes scores 24 and 10, Cavaliers rally to beat Raptors and win their 12th consecutive game

With the NBA regular season in full swing, the league-leading Cavaliers hosted the Raptors on the second night of a back-to-back. Following a 110-102 victory on the road in Oklahoma City against the Thunder, Cleveland was 32-4 and held the best record in the league. Toronto, on the other hand, entered the game losers of three-straight and sitting just 8-29, in 13th place in the Eastern Conference. The Raptors were without All-Star Scottie Barnes, but still had a solid mix

January 10, 2025

US reports first death from avian flu in humans

Louisiana's health department on January 6 reported the first death caused by infection with the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus in the United States.The Louisiana patient, who was older than 65 and had underlying health conditions, became infected after coming into close contact with poultry or wild birds in their backyard. The genome of the flu virus changed in the person, likely leading to the person becoming critically ill. So far, investigators have not found any more related cases.After

January 10, 2025

South Korea's "First Lady" was found to have plagiarized her master's thesis; she has until the end of the month to appeal

With the Seoul Western District Court extending the arrest warrant for ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on the seventh day of his detention, the political earthquake triggered by the 'December 3rd Coup Crisis' has yet to subside.In separate news, the Sungshin Women's University has concluded its initial review into claims that Kim Kyung-hee - Yoon's wife and South Korea's former "first lady" - plagiarized her master's degree thesis. The news puts Kim, unseen by the public since the coup,

January 10, 2025

Macron called Africa "ungrateful" which angered many countries and was ridiculed

French leaders "must learn to respect African people," said Chadian President Idriss Déby Itno after French President Emmanuel Macron publicly accused some African leaders of being "ungrateful" for France's help in fighting terrorist groups. The statement, which came during a meeting of French ambassadors on Monday, infuriated many African leaders."I do not believe that France is in decline in Africa – that is a lie," Macron said. "It is a question of interest, of will. I have a lot of

January 10, 2025

Large-scale gathering broke out near the presidential residence. Park Geun-hye supporters and opponents insulted each other. Some citizens were arrested after clashes with police

As South Korean society remains divided over the arrest of suspended President Yoon Suk-yeol, tens of thousands of people rallied near Hanam-dong in Seongnam-gu, Seoul, where Yoon is to be taken into custody, on the evening of April 4 following the issuance of his arrest warrant on January 2.The air was tense in Hanam-dong. Supporters and opponents of Yoon shouted insults at each other while police stood in between. One woman was seen crying as she was removed by police,

January 07, 2025

Kawhi has resumed play after 253 days, scoring 12 and 3 in 19 minutes, Harden has 10 and 15, and the Clippers beat the Hawks

Los Angeles Clippers, LA, USA - The regular season of the 2022-2023 NBA season continued on Thursday. The Los Angeles Clippers and the Atlanta Hawks faced each other at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. The Clippers had just finished a three-game road trip, while the Hawks were on a three-game away trip. The biggest attraction of the game was that the Clippers' star player Kawhi Leonard appeared for the first time this season after a 253-day break.In the first

January 07, 2025

Mass rally breaks out near presidential residence, supporters and opponents of Yoon Suk-yeol exchange verbal abuse

Another massive crowd has gathered near the Gyeongnam-dong district of the Yongsan-gu district in Seoul, South Korea, in response to the arrest warrant for suspended President Yoon Suk-yeol's arrest. Many of Yoon's supporters and opposition members were verbally confronting each other, as groups shouted across the crowd from both sides. Earlier in the day, Yoon's opponents were facing off with police during a march to an area near the presidential residence, and two were reportedly arrested in a clash with

January 07, 2025

New Japan Steel to acquire US Steel? US and Japan quarrel

As we feared in our last piece, the US has really ticked off Japan.Over here: Biden puts his foot down and blocks the world's fourth-largest steelmaker Nippon Steel's (NSSY) bid to take over United States Steel (X). The US president decided this was a threat to US national security.Over there: Japan's trade minister, Hiroshi Kajiyama, is furious. "The Biden administration's decision is completely incomprehensible at this point ... which is truly regrettable," said Kajiyama on a call with reporters. And

January 07, 2025

Ukrainian military counteroffensive is near collapse, frontline commander curses senior officials for being "stupid"

Since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, it has been the so-called "NATO brigades" – equipped with state-of-the-art Western weapons and systems – that have managed to hold Ukraine's line and spearhead nearly all Ukrainian counteroffensives. And yet people, not gear, make the army. Unfortunately for Ukrainian forces, Ukrainian media have just claimed Ukrainian soldiers, after having been thoroughly trained in France and equipped with Caesar self-propelled howitzers and German Leopard-2A4 tanks, fell apart on the battlefield. Ukrainian leadership's emphasis

January 07, 2025

Turkey tells the EU: I'll take over if Ukraine doesn't work

When New Year's Day 2025 dawned, both the Kremlin and the Ukrainian government were happy to confirm that the Russia-Ukraine gas transit agreement had definitively ended. The only major gas-delivery pipeline from Russia to Europe is Turkey Stream. It runs under the Black Sea and delivers gas to Turkey, Serbia, Hungary, and other countries.That was Turkey's plan all along, with Erdoğan keen to capitalize by cashing in on this "Rusi-Euro cash-out." The country's minister of energy and natural resources, Alpaslan

January 13, 2025