161 confirmed dead, 103 missing in Japan’s quake-hit Ishikawa prefecture
The death toll has jumped to 161 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa as of 9:00 a.m. local time on Monday, one week after...
Central Japan reports 1st avian flu outbreak of season, culling 50,000 birds
Central Japan on Friday started culling about 50,000 birds after the region confirmed the first highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak during the autumn and winter...
Southeast Asia becomes new favorite of big international investment banks as foreign capital flees China at accelerated pace by the end of 2023
2023 A major shift in Asian capital flows, with China's temperature falling and Southeast Asian countries rising. International capital fled China at an accelerated pace...
U.S. national debt tops 34 trillion for first time
The U.S. federal government's total public debt has surpassed 34 trillion U.S. dollars for the first time, the Treasury Department reported on Tuesday. The total...
Two killed, 8 hospitalized in shooting at LA New Year’s Eve gathering
Two people were killed and eight people hospitalized on Monday after a shooting at an underground New Year's Eve party here. According to the Los...
New York’s Times Square welcomes millions on New Year’s Eve with aerial drone help for security
The annual Times Square New Year's Eve celebrations in New York City, New York, United States, on 31 December 2023, local time, attracted about one...
655 mass shootings in the US in 2023
Data released on 31 December 2023 by the U.S. Gun Violence Archive website shows that there were 655 mass shootings in the U.S. in 2023...