Nobel-prize winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman dies
The Guardian : Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist who pioneered theories in behavioural economics that heavily influenced the discipline, and won him a Nobel prize, has...
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‘Heroes’ scrambled to stop traffic before Baltimore bridge collapsed
AP : It was the middle of the night when a dispatcher’s 12-second warning crackled over the radio: A massive cargo ship had lost its...
Indonesian election fraud: Top court begins hearing
UNB : Indonesia’s top court began hearing appeals Wednesday against the presidential election results lodged by two losing candidates who allege widespread irregularities and fraud...
European flying car technology sold to China
BBC : The tech behind a flying car, originally developed and successfully test-flown in Europe, has been bought by a Chinese firm. Powered by a...
11 Rohingyas found dead after Indonesia boat capsizes
AFP : The bodies of at least 11 Rohingya refugees have been recovered off Indonesia’s westernmost coast after their boat believed to be carrying around...
Kishida proposes summit with Kim
Al Jazeera : North Korea has claimed that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida requested a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un but said...
Five dead in PNG earthquake
AFP : At least five people were killed and an estimated 1,000 homes destroyed when a magnitude 6.9 earthquake rocked flood-stricken northern Papua New Guinea...
Sudan faces catastrophic hunger as conflict blocks aid
Deutsche Welle : For the activists who have been running the communal kitchen in Sudan’s regional capital El Fasher for the past year, the United...
Ecuador’s youngest mayor shot dead
BBC Online : Ecuador’s youngest mayor, Brigitte García, has been shot dead. The 27-year-old and her press officer were found dead in a car on...
Afghanistan’s Taliban strive to expand regional links
Deutsche Welle : Kabul witnessed a flurry of diplomatic activity at the end of January, with 11 countries accepting the Taliban’s invitation to attend an...
Boeing chief executive to leave
BBC Online : Boeing boss Dave Calhoun will leave at the end of this year amid a deepening crisis over the firm’s safety record. Boeing...
Trump faces double legal dramas in New York
AFP : Donald Trump faces twin legal crises on Monday in New York, where he could see the possible seizure of his storied properties over...