At least three people were died and six were injured after a collapse in a highway construction site in an area south of the South Korean capital, Seoul said, the fire authorities said. The accident occurred at 9:49 in Anseong (local time), about 70 km from Seoul, when five 50m steel structures that support the…
Taran Armstrong, born in Burnie, has become the first Tasmania to join the professional basketball league of us, the NBA. Armstrong’s signing with the Golden State Warriors leaves the successful second season with the Taipans of the National Basketball League of Australia (NBL). The agreement is a bidirectional contract with the Golden State Warriors of…
Not used to those seasonal February temperatures, as a month in southern Ontario is expected to be in trouble. Temperatures at Toronto Pearson Airport exceeded 5 c for the first time this year on Monday, prompting a city-wide much-needed snowmelt as multiple effective winter storms earlier this month. This also caused flooding problems in TorontoOn…
In the French capital, an American woman who allegedly threw her newborn from a hotel window in Paris was detained in the French capital. The baby was presumably thrown from the second floor of the hotel on Monday morning in the 20th Arrondissement Area Prosecutor’s office said in a statement shared with Sky News’s US…
A Spanish city has honoured two Senegalese migrants for their heroism in trying to save a gay man beaten to death by a homophobic mob. Ibrahima Diack and Magatte N’Diaye were given “adopted sons of the city” status in A Coruña on Monday in a formal ceremony recognising their actions. The men were the only…
Vladislav Klyushin was having, by any measure, an awful day. The judge in his case had brushed aside his lawyers’ arguments and his friends’ appeals for leniency. She handed down a tough sentence: nine more years in US federal prison, on top of an order to forfeit a fortune, $34 million. But if Klyushin was…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard resigned on Tuesday as the government signalled its intent to tighten Whitehall control over the struggling health service. Announcing her departure, NHS England said Pritchard’s interim replacement, Sir James…
Tana Mongeau, Ashly Schwan Besties Get Steamy In The Hot Tub!!! Published February 25, 2025 3:00 AM PST Tana Mongeau and Ashly Schwan weren’t here for the Lake Tahoe chill … ditching the layers and slipping into bikinis to send temps soaring off the charts! You gotta check out these pics of the blonde besties…
Scientists searching for the fossilized remains of ancient microbes on Mars now have a better idea of what signs they should be looking for, thanks to a new study of Earthly microbial fossils embedded in the mineral gypsum that was produced when the Mediterranean Ocean dried up over 5 million years ago. Mars was once…
Otago region, Queenstown. Photo: 123rf Queenstown Lakes counselors are being warned that increasing tourist pressures may trigger protests and local hostility if there is no urgent intervention and investment. The forecast was revealed in a report detailing a regional proposal in agreement between the District Councils of Otago Central and Queenstown and the Regional Council…