JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Heavy gunfire erupted late Thursday in South Sudan ’s capital of Juba at the home of the country’s former spy chief who has been under house arrest for the past two months, residents said. According to witnesses, soldiers exchanged fire with Gen. Akol Koor’s security guards in Juba’s high-end neighborhood [&hell
Chinese women sport Lululemons, carry Stanley cups to create ‘white woman aesthetic’
Reactions: While the trend has gone viral, some netizens are not too keen about it. One Xiaohongshu user stressed that some Chinese people simply would not be able to live a middle-class American lifestyle, especially workers “with a monthly salary of 8,000 yuan ($1,100) (who) can’t wake up at 6 a.m. for skincare and exercise.” […]
Japan finds massive rare metals deposit worth $26,290,800,000
(Source) A survey by the University of Tokyo and The Nippon Foundation from April 24 to June 9 has uncovered a vast deposit of rare earth metals worth an estimated $26.3 billion near Minami-Torishima Island. Located 3.5 miles (5,700 meters) below sea level, the deposit contains approximately 230 million tons of manganese nodules rich in […]
Dutch authorities would arrest Israel’s Netanyahu
Dutch authorities will arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he enters the territory of the Netherlands, Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp told parliament in The Hague. The Netherlands, as party to the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court (ICC), would carry out the arrest warrant issued by the court based in The H
UK and France open bribery and corruption probe into French defense firm Thales
LONDON (AP) — British and French authorities have opened a probe into France-based defense group Thales for suspected bribery and corruption. In a statement Thursday, Britain’s Serious Fraud Office said it hoped the joint probe with France’s Parquet National Financier will further reinforce their cooperation against international corrup
