U.S., Japan and South Korea conduct joint military exercises in the Sea of Japan

The Armed Forces of the United States, Japan and South Korea have launched Thursday a series of joint military exercises in the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea, in an attempt to test their ability to react …

At least 35 dead, including 24 children, after attack on kindergarten in northern Thailand

The suspect has taken his own life after killing his wife and one of his children Thailand’s National Police on Thursday confirmed the death of 35 people, including 24 children, after a former officer opened fire at a kindergarten located …

Nobel Peace Prize arrives this year under the shadow of war in Ukraine

Follow the latest news on the war in Ukraine live. The Nobel Peace Prize will recognize this Friday the work of the person or organization that will succeed journalists Maria Ressa and Dimitri Moratov, in a year marked by the …

Booster with Pfizer vaccine gives more protection to those who received Chinese vaccine

A booster dose with a messenger RNA vaccine (such as Pfizer or Moderna) to a person who has been immunized with CoronaVac (from Sinovac, the Chinese vaccine) offers a considerably superior protection against covid-19 compared to booster with the same …

Iran warns EU against “hasty measures” after bloc warns over Mahsa Amini’s death

Iran has warned the European Union against “hasty measures” over the death of Masha Amini in police custody, after the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, called on Tehran to account for the young woman’s death and …

Alexandru Preda, son of writer Marin Preda, is a guest on the ALTCEVA podcast with Adrian Artene

Alexandru Preda, son of writer Marin Preda, is Adrian Artene’s guest on the ALTCEVA podcast to be broadcast on Saturday, October 8, starting at 19:00. Alexandru is Marin Preda’s youngest son. He is a series critic, reviews on his blog, …

Russian ambassador to Washington visits ‘merchant of death’ Viktor Bout next week in jail

The Russian ambassador to Washington, Anatoli Antonov, announced Thursday that he intends to visit Viktor Bout, an arms dealer known as the ‘merchant of death’, imprisoned in a U.S. jail, in the coming week. “I would like to talk about …

Google Chrome, the web browser with the most vulnerabilities discovered in 2022

Like Internet Explorer in its “glory” days, Google Chrome has fallen victim to its own success, with everyone from bored students to hacker groups backed with virtually unlimited resources by the world’s governments looking for vulnerabilities ready to exploit in …

At least 18 killed in armed attack in Mexico’s Guerrero state

A shooting in the Mexican town of San Miguel Totolapán, in the southern state of Guerrero, has resulted in the death of 18 people, including the mayor of the municipality, police sources have reported. An armed group known as ‘Los …

Facebook will help users choose the type of content they want to see in their Feed

Criticised for the way Facebook’s algorithm “tweaks” have filled the feed with content of poor quality or simply irrelevant to users, Meta will allow users to choose the types of posts they would like to see. The method, simple enough …

At least 18 migrants killed when two boats wreck in Greek waters

A sailboat with 95 people on board has been wrecked in Cythera and a boat carrying 40 migrants has sunk in Lesbos At least 18 migrants have died and dozens are unaccounted for after two boats were wrecked overnight Wednesday …

Instagram will show even more ads to users

Faced with a general decline in managed platforms, Meta is resorting to increasingly desperate measures to increase its revenue, with the company announcing to advertising partners the introduction of two new ad slots on Instagram. Increasingly resembling the struggles of …