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Plans to scrap religious holiday angers Danes

Camille Bas-Wohlert, Agence France-Presse
Jan 27 09:31 AM | Updated Jan 27 11:47 AM

The Danish government's plan to abolish a public holiday to help fund the defense budget amid the war in Ukraine is putting Denmark's cherished welfare model at risk. Read more »

Canada to send four combat-ready Leopard tanks to Ukraine

Agence France-Presse
Jan 27 06:30 AM

Canada said Thursday it will join the United States, Germany and other countries in supplying heavy tanks to Ukraine to fight off Russian forces. Read more »

S.Africa to send more than 100 cheetahs to India

Agence France-Presse
Jan 27 06:11 AM

South Africa said Thursday that it had reached a deal to transfer more than 100 cheetahs to India as part of an ambitious project to reintroduce the spotted cats in the south Asian country. Read more »

US extends protection for Hong Kongers fleeing China

Agence France-Presse
Jan 27 01:02 AM | Updated Jan 27 05:35 AM

Biden said the United States is "offering safe haven for Hong Kong residents who have been deprived of their guaranteed freedoms in Hong Kong." Read more »

US Marines open new Guam base

Kyodo News
Jan 26 11:28 PM | Updated Jan 27 05:35 AM

The US Marine Corps on Thursday formally opened its new base on the US territory of Guam. Read more »

Australia Day is 'Invasion Day'

Diego Fidele, EPA-EFE
Jan 26 10:15 PM

The rally was held on Australia Day, which is the official national day of Australia and is unofficially known as Invasion Day as it marks the colonization of the country's Aboriginal people. Read more »

8 arrested in 'Luffy' robberies across Japan

Kyodo News
Jan 26 07:41 PM

The telephone number linked to 'Luffy' suggests the person is in the Philippines, the police said. Read more »

Japan to lift COVID rules on events

Kyodo News
Jan 26 07:38 PM

However, attendees will be requested to continue wearing face masks under the decision expected Friday by the government's task force. Read more »

8 dead after ship sinks near Japan

Agence France-Presse
Jan 26 04:37 PM

Eight people are dead, including 6 Chinese nationals, after a ship sank in waters off the coast of Japan, a Chinese diplomat said Thursday. Read more »

China says COVID deaths down by nearly 80 pct

Agence France-Presse
Jan 26 12:46 PM

The number of daily COVID-19 deaths in China has fallen by nearly 80 percent since the start of the month, authorities have said. Read more »

One dead in machete attack on Spain churches

Agence France-Presse
Jan 26 11:08 AM | Updated Jan 26 11:51 AM

A church official was killed and a priest seriously wounded when a man wielding a machete stormed 2 churches in southern Spain, the government said. Read more »

NASA to test nuclear-powered spacecraft by 2027

Deutsche Welle
Jan 26 10:47 AM

NASA and the defense research agency DARPA believe they can safely use nuclear energy to power human spaceflight to the red planet. Read more »

Candlelight vigil for Monterey Park shooting victims

Frederic J. Brown, AFP
Jan 26 09:54 AM

People pay tribute to the victims of the mass shooting at a candlelight vigil in front of City Hall in Monterey Park, California, on Wednesday Read more »

US, Germany announce tanks for Ukraine as battle intensifies

Sebastian Smith with Susannah Walden near Soledar, Ukraine, Agence France-Presse
Jan 26 08:25 AM

The United States and Germany on Wednesday announced deliveries of top-of-the-line tanks to Ukraine, sweeping aside their longstanding misgivings and signaling a new surge of Western support for an expected counteroffensive against the Russian invasion. Read more »

US teacher shot by 6-year-old sues school

Agence France-Presse
Jan 26 07:48 AM

An attorney for the US teacher shot by a six-year-old student announced a lawsuit against school authorities Wednesday, saying they ignored multiple warnings over the threat. Read more »

Trump to be allowed back on Facebook, Instagram

Agence France-Presse
Jan 26 07:15 AM

Meta announced Tuesday that it would soon reinstate with "new guardrails" former president Donald Trump's accounts on Facebook and Instagram, which have been banned since the US Capitol riot in January 2021. Read more »

'Soledar is gone': Ukraine admits Russia controls Donetsk town

Susannah Walden, Agence France-Presse
Jan 26 06:46 AM

On a road near Soledar, members of Ukraine's territorial defense launched a surveillance drone towards the front line, where fighting is raging to hold back waves of fierce Russian attacks. Read more »

Life during wartime in Ukraine: Besieged in Bakhmut

Alexandra Induchova, Deutsche Welle
Jan 26 03:07 AM | Updated Jan 26 06:51 AM

Around 8,000 people are holding out in the besieged Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Why do they stay? Read more »

Finland official: Russia must be held accountable for Ukraine invasion

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Jan 25 09:45 PM

A visiting official from Finland reiterated Russia must be held accountable for violating international law and the United Nations charter over its invasion of Ukraine. Read more »

N. Korea locks down capital over 'respiratory illness'

Agence France-Presse
Jan 25 01:49 PM

North Korea has ordered a 5-day lockdown in the capital over 'respiratory illness', a report said. Read more »

EU approves two insects for human consumption

Deutsche Welle
Jan 25 12:42 PM

Swapping steaks for crickets can cut greenhouse gases and slow extinction, but persuading people will be tricky. Read more »

South Korea issues cold wave warning

Yonhap, EPA-EFE
Jan 25 09:55 AM

South Korea issued a cold wave warning as temperatures drop to minus 19.3 C, with effective temperature of minus 25.7 C, as of 6:29 a.m. in Seoul according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA). Read more »

Jacinda Ardern replaced as New Zealand PM

Agence France-Presse
Jan 25 07:22 AM

Jacinda Ardern was officially replaced on Wednesday as New Zealand prime minister, after stunning the country by announcing her abrupt departure from the role last week. Read more »

'Predator' ex-gynecologist in New York convicted of sex crimes

Agence France-Presse
Jan 25 06:56 AM

A former New York gynecologist accused of assaulting dozens of women, including the wife of a onetime US presidential candidate, was found guilty Tuesday of sexual abuse. Read more »

Pompeo says US averted nuclear war between India, Pakistan

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Jan 25 06:54 AM

"No other nation could have done what we did that night to avoid a horrible outcome," Pompeo wrote. Read more »