Daily news stories by LucasMay 24, 20221 min readWang Yi meets top UN rights officials on Xinjiang trip{O/C} {Closer to home} Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with the United Nations' top human rights official Michelle Bachelet on her trip to...
Daily news stories by LucasMay 21, 20222 min readRussia claims control of Mariupol{O/C} Mariupol's embattled steel plant is now in the maw of Russia. Russia's Defence Minister has reported the "complete liberation" of...
Daily news stories by LucasMay 20, 20222 min readBiden backs Swedish and Finnish NATO membership{O/C} U.S. President Joe Biden today expressed his unbending support for Finland's and Sweden's NATO membership applications as Turkey...
Daily news stories by LucasMay 20, 20221 min readTampa Bay Lightning averts elimination in the Eastern Conference semifinals{O/C} In the NHL, no holiday letdown for the Tampa Bay Lightning. They've managed to maintain a 2-0 lead against the Florida Panthers in...
Daily news stories by LucasMay 20, 20221 min readAustralians to go to the polls on Saturday{O/C} Down under, the polls are tightening in the run-up to Australia's election as voters will head to the polls on Saturday. {RVO}...
Daily news stories by LucasMay 19, 20222 min readUS House passes domestic terrorism bill{O/C} Swift action by the U.S. House of Representatives following the Buffalo massacre. This as legislation to combat domestic terrorism...
Daily news stories by LucasMay 19, 20221 min readDefence Production Act invoked for baby formula shortage{O/C} Staying in America, and President Joe Biden has invoked the Defense Production Act to ameliorate the dire baby formula shortage....
Daily news stories by LucasMay 19, 20221 min readRare case of monkeypox reported in America{O/C} It's a race against time to home in on the cause of one rare monkeypox case in an American man in Massachusetts, who earlier...
Daily news stories by LucasMay 16, 20222 min readFinland and Sweden poised to join NATO{O/C} An epochal shift in the political landscape in Europe is in store now that both Finland and Sweden, originally non-aligned, are due...
Daily news stories by LucasMay 16, 20221 min readBuffalo shooting gunman's prior threat scrutinised{O/C} New revelation tonight about the Buffalo shooting perpetrator. 18-year-old Payton Gendron, accused of travelling from New York to...
Daily news stories by LucasMay 13, 20221 min readFirst image of black hole captured{O/C} We have a rare image of the enormous yet enigmatic black hole. {RVO} {Soundbite} FERYAL OZEL, Astronomer, University of Arizona:...
Daily news stories by LucasMay 13, 20222 min readBiden calls for renewed battle against COVID{O/C} At the second virtual global COVID summit, U.S. President Joe Biden admitted the international commitment to snuffing out the...
Daily news stories by LucasMay 13, 20221 min read6 deaths in North Korea following outbreak{O/C} North Korean authorities have made public 6 deaths following the announcement of an explosive COVID outbreak. {RVO} The cause of...
Daily news stories by LucasMay 12, 20222 min readNew Sri Lankan PM to be appointed{O/C} In an apparent effort to placate the infuriated protesters demonstrating over the long-drawn-out economic crisis, Sri Lanka's...
Daily news stories by LucasMay 12, 20221 min readQueen misses parliament opening speech{O/C} For the first time in 59 years, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II delegated one of her most notable public duties to Prince Charles --...
Daily news stories by LucasMay 12, 20221 min readBiden to host second global COVID summit{O/C} U.S. President Joe Biden is due to host the second global COVID-19 summit later today with pre-recorded remarks. {RVO} The meeting...
Daily news stories by LucasMay 12, 20221 min readNorth Korea under lockdown following 1st outbreak{O/C} North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered a rigorous lockdown following the country's first acknolwedged COVID outbreak. {RVO}...
Daily news stories by LucasMay 4, 20222 min readDebate over outlawing abortion in America{O/C} There is fallout today from the draft opinion suggesting that the U.S. Supreme Court may overturn the Roe v. Wade case that...
Daily news stories by LucasMay 4, 20221 min readNorth Korea launches ballistic missile{O/C} In yet another apparent show of force, North Korea has launched a ballistic missile as leader Kim Jong-un strives to protect the...
Daily news stories by LucasMay 3, 20222 min readRussia planning to annex parts of eastern Ukraine{O/C} The running battle in the Mariupol steel mill plant resumed today after civilians were evacuated. This, as U.S. officials...
