South Korea court issues warrant for impeached President Yoon
South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol speaks to the nation at the Presidential Office on December 14, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. South Korean Presidential Office | Getty Images News | Getty Images South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol could…
South Korea court issues warrant to arrest impeached President Yoon
Yoon is South Korea’s first sitting president to face an arrest. Investigators have until 6 January to execute the warrant and can request for an extension. It is unclear, however, if investigators will be able to execute the warrant as…
Madoff fraud victims get $4.3bn as fund completes payouts
“MVF’s distributions offset one of the most monstrous financial crimes ever committed,” said Richard C Breeden, who runs the MVF. Mr Breeden is a former chairman of the US financial regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). “We have brought…
Two Oregon men found dead while searching for Bigfoot
The sheriff’s office found a car belonging to the victims near the town of Willard, the statement said, and the search re-focused to that area. Drones were also used, and a Coast Guard helicopter team was called in to help…
China’s December factory activity growth misses expectations as experts decry insufficient stimulus
A worker welds at an agricultural machinery manufacturing enterprise in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone in Qingzhou, China, on August 31, 2024. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s factory activity growth for December missed analysts’ expectations Tuesday, signaling that Beijing’s…
What we know about US H-1B visas Trump supporters are clashing over
The H-1B visas for skilled workers were introduced in 1990. They are typically granted for three years, but can be extended for up to six years. Since 2004, the number of new H-1B visas issued has been capped at 85,000…
Gaza babies dying from the cold as winter temperatures drop
“I never thought I would give birth living in a tent, in such cold and freezing conditions, with water dripping on us. Water would leak into the tent, pouring down on us. At times, we had to run to escape…
China manufacturing data, South Korea CPI
A worker assembling a loader transmission mechanism at a manufacturer in Qingzhou, China. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Australia market opened lower on the last trading day of the year, while investors in Asia awaited manufacturing data from China….
Indian rocket blasts off for country’s first space-docking mission
An Indian-made rocket has blasted off from a site north of Chennai, carrying two satellites which will test space-docking. Docking is crucial for manned travel to the Moon or supporting a space station. Announcing “the successful accomplishment” of the launch,…
US Treasury says it was hacked by China in ‘major incident’
The compromised third-party service – called BeyondTrust – has since been taken offline, officials said. They added that there is no evidence to suggest the hacker has continued to access Treasury Department information since. Along with the FBI, the Department…
