Posts by Amelia Frost
80 Years On, Korean Survivors Of WWII Atomic Bombs Still Suffer
[ad_1] Bae Kyung-mi was five years old when the Americans dropped “Little Boy”, the atomic bomb that flattened Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Like thousands of other ethnic Koreans working in the city at the time, her family kept the horror a secret. Many feared the stigma from doing menial work for colonial ruler Japan,…
Read MoreNew Zealand Former Top Cop Charged Over Material Showing Child Abuse And Bestiality
[ad_1] New Zealand’s former deputy police commissioner lost the right to anonymity Monday after he was charged with possessing child sexual exploitation and bestiality material. Jevon McSkimming was arrested in June and charged with eight counts of possessing objectionable material, but the courts had prevented media from reporting his name or other details of the…
Read MoreAsian Markets Fluctuate As Traders Weigh Tariffs, US Jobs
[ad_1] Asian markets flitted between gains and losses Monday as investors continued to digest last week’s tariff blitz by Donald Trump and a US jobs report that fanned fears about the world’s top economy. News on Friday that dozens of countries would be hit with levies ranging from 10 to 41 percent sent shivers through…
Read MoreAI Search Pushing An Already Weakened Media Ecosystem To The Brink
[ad_1] Generative artificial intelligence assistants like ChatGPT are cutting into traditional online search traffic, depriving news sites of visitors and impacting the advertising revenue they desperately need, in a crushing blow to an industry already fighting for survival. “The next three or four years will be incredibly challenging for publishers everywhere. No one is immune…
Read MoreUK Lenders Face $12 Bn Plus Compensation Bill Despite Court Ruling: Watchdog
[ad_1] British finance firms behind high interest car loans could have to pay out more than nine billion pounds ($12 billion) in compensation despite the country’s highest court ruling that most of the controversial deals were lawful, a financial watchdog said Sunday. The Supreme Court on Friday partially overturned judgments that the loans were unlawful,…
Read MoreBolsonaro Backers Rally To Praise Trump For Brazil Pressure
[ad_1] Thousands of fervent supporters of Brazilian ex-president Jair Bolsonaro took to the streets Sunday, showing support for US President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign against the trial of his right-wing ally. Bolsonaro is currently being tried in the capital Brasilia for plotting a coup after failing to win reelection in 2022 against leftist Luiz Inacio…
Read MoreOval Downpour Leaves England-India Series On Knife Edge
[ad_1] Harry Brook and Joe Root both hit hundreds before England’s series finale against India was left on a knife edge after an Oval downpour cut short Sunday’s fourth day. England were 339-6 when play was abandoned at 1703 GMT, with the hosts needing a further 35 runs to reach a target of 374 on…
Read MoreUS Trade Advisor Says Trump Tariff Rates Unlikely To Change
[ad_1] New US tariff rates are “pretty much set” with little immediate room for negotiation, Donald Trump’s trade advisor said in remarks aired Sunday, also defending the president’s politically driven levies against Brazil. Trump, who has wielded tariffs as a tool of American economic might, has set tariff rates for dozens of economies including the…
Read MoreLindsay Lohan Revives Gossip Girl’s Most Controversial Peep Toe Heels
[ad_1] Lindsay Lohan has been taking us back in time throughout the Freaky Friday 2 press tour. For those who don’t know, Lohan recently recreated the dress that her character, Anna, wears to her mom’s wedding during the final scenes of the 2003 classic. This new version by Ludovic de Saint Sernin featured sequins, lace,…
Read MoreUkrainian Drones Spark Fire At Sochi Oil Depot
[ad_1] An Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire at an oil depot in Sochi, the Russian resort that hosted the 2014 Winter Olympic which is 400 kilometres (250 miles) from the Ukrainian border, authorities said Sunday. Ukraine has regularly hit Russian oil and gas infrastructure in response to attacks on its own territory since Russia…
Read MoreEight OPEC+ Countries Raise Production By 547,000 Bpd
[ad_1] Saudi Arabia, Russia and six key members of the OPEC+ alliance said Sunday they will increase production by 547,000 barrels a day in a move which analysts say aims to regain market share amid resilient crude prices. Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman, along with the Saudis and Russians — together…
Read MoreBangladesh Protest Victim Gives Evidence At Ex-PM Trial
[ad_1] The first witness in the trial of Bangladesh’s fugitive ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina gave evidence on Sunday, a man shot in the face during protests that toppled her last year. Hasina, 77, who has defied court orders to return from India to attend her trial on charges amounting to crimes against humanity, is accused…
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