Family’s narrow escape before earthquake shakes home
A family captured video of the moment they fled their home during an earthquake in Colombia. Liliana Pérez Ocampo and her family escaped moments before their home was rocked by a 7.4 magnitude quake on Monday. «At first, we thought it was just a mild…
Colombia: Eyewitness films moment earthquake hits
In a video circulating on social media, an eyewitness captured the moment a devastating 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit parts of Colombia on Monday (August 10). Rescue operations remain underway to find survivors, as authorities say the death toll, already…
Syria court sentences Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia
A Syrian court has sentenced ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia, after convicting him of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the country’s civil war. It is the first conviction against Assad, who fled from…
Jury selection begins for ex-gang leader charged with Tupac Shakur’s 1996 murder
Jury selection began on Monday in the murder trial of an ex-street gang leader accused of masterminding the drive-by shooting death of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur three decades ago in Las Vegas; Duane «Keffe D» Davis, 63, is charged in Clark County,…
Trump hidden in catering truck in secret plane swap over Iran threat, reports say
Donald Trump secretly swapped planes as he left a Nato summit in Turkey last month, as part of an elaborate ruse in response to a possible Iranian threat, US media report. The US president boarded Air Force One in view of television cameras before being…
Donald Trump signs order reducing recommended childhood vaccines
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday (August 10) calling for fewer childhood vaccinations by limiting the inoculation schedule to 11 immunizations. Fuente: Leer la noticia original
The lonely Chinese men being conned by fake brides
Just months into the marriage, debt collectors started calling, alleging she owed them money. Wang grew suspicious and wanted to know what else she had kept hidden. He checked her phone and found details of her former life, her birth certificate and…
Colombia earthquake rescue efforts enter second day as death toll reaches 164
Rescue efforts across western Colombia carried into a second day on Tuesday as emergency workers dug through collapsed buildings and flattened homes, amid expectations that the death toll from the country’s most powerful earthquake in decades could rise.…
Nvidia gets $500bn from Wall Street giants to develop AI projects
Nvidia has teamed up with some of Wall Street’s largest banks and investors to raise $500bn (£370bn) in capital for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. The chipmaker said it had struck deals with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield,…
Five years on, Afghanistan’s Taliban build foreign ties despite rights concerns
Five years after returning to power, Afghanistan‘s Taliban authorities have built working relationships with a slate of countries, despite a lack of formal recognition. Russia remains the only nation to officially recognise the Taliban government,…