International

New Delhi, Sept. 5 — Hackers broke into the Russian ride-hailing service provider Yandex Taxi, ordering dozens of taxis to the same location in Moscow at the same time, which caused a huge traffic jam in the capital city that lasted for about 40 minutes. Yandex Taxi is owned by Russian information technology (IT) giant […]

Manila– PARIS, France – It could be raining diamonds on planets throughout the universe, scientists suggested Friday, after using common plastic to recreate the strange precipitation believed to form deep inside Uranus and Neptune. Scientists had previously theorised that extremely high pressure and temperatures turn hydrogen and carbon into solid diamonds thousands of kilometres below […]

PARIS — The idea of the “climate ticket” may be relatively recent, but the concept has already been adopted in several European countries beefing up transport. After Austria and Germany, Spain is about to introduce its version of the scheme. Here’s how it works. Free travel in Spain, an unlimited pass in Austria, low fares […]

India — The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab came under the spotlight once again after a video went viral showing party MLA Baljinder Kaur being slapped by her husband after an altercation. The video, captured on CCTV camera outside her house in Talwandi Sabo, has been doing rounds on social media platforms since Thursday. […]

Manila, Sept. 2 — HOUSTON, United States – A four-year-old in Texas brought a loaded handgun to school, officials said, as the end of summer vacation in America reignites fears of school shootings. The scare on Wednesday in Corpus Christi came two days after a similar incident in Arizona, that time involving a child aged […]

New Delhi, Aug. 31 — NASA will make a second attempt to launch its Artemis 1 mission, within a 2-hour window on September 3, the US space agency announced on Tuesday (local time). The window will open at 2:17pm EDT (11:47pm IST) on the new launch date, it added. “We’re now targeting Saturday, Sept. 3 […]

Manila, Aug– TOKYO, Japan – A nursing home in southern Japan is “hiring” babies for a very important job – to keep its elderly residents company and make them smile. The salary? Nappies and milk formula. New recruits at the facility in Kitakyushu must be under four years old, and their guardians have to sign […]

Manila — China and Japan bested their respective opponents to book semifinal berths in the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Cup for Women at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City Saturday, Aug. 27. China clobbered Australia, 25-13, 25-8, 25-8, while Japan bucked a third-set stumble and turned back Iran, 25-23, 25-21, 26-28, 25-16, to advance to […]

BRUSSELS, Aug. 23 — The roll-out this summer of a larger low-traffic zone in the hypercentre of the Belgian capital should further encourage inhabitants of Brussels to adopt soft mobility (including cyclists). A new traffic plan has been implemented in Brussels, with the aim of making certain districts more pleasant to live in by reducing […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug  — Merseyside police arrested three teenagers after they were found with a fake perfume filled with urine at a train station. The arrests were made following complaints that they were using “aggressive sales tactics” to peddle cheap perfume in Southport town centre, Liverpool Echo reported. Police said the suspects forced shoppers on […]

Bestselling author Salman Rushdie is recovering from stab wounds in the neck and chest but is still in critical condition. The author who was brutally stabbed on August 12 was also taken off the ventilator. “Though his life changing injuries are severe, his usual feisty and defiant sense of humor remains intact,” said his son […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug — The prime minister of Ontario swallowed a bee during a press conference that caused the premier to cough violently. Doug Ford was taking questions from the media about the province-wide health-care staff shortage and the possibility of privatisation when the insect flew into his mouth, CBC reported. The insect could be […]