Second South Carolina inmate, Mikal Mahdi, chooses execution by firing squad
South Carolina's second death row inmate chose to execute by firing the squad. Mikal Mahdi, 41, will die on April 11 after pleading guilty to the murder of a police officer in 2004. “Faced with wild bars and inhumane choices, Mikal Mahdi chose to have fewer three evils,” one of his lawyers, David Weiss, said […]
Hong Kong to get world’s first tokenised money market ETFs from Bosera, HashKey – South China Morning Post
Chinese fundhouse Bosera Asset Management (international) and cryptocurrency exchange operator Hashkey Group said it plans to launch Hong Kong's world's first tokenized money market exchange trading funds (ETFs), highlighting the city's ambitions to become a digital asset hub. In a statement Friday, the duo said they will add new tokenized stock classes to two existing […]
Trump Nominates Brent Bozell as Ambassador to South Africa
President Donald Trump has appointed King Brent Bozell III, founder of the conservative watchdog group Media Research Centre, as a candidate for US ambassador to South Africa. In a post about Truth Society, Trump shared that he is nominating Bozell for his ambassador. “We are pleased to announce that Brent Bozell will become South Africa's […]
South Korea wildfires become biggest on record as disaster chief points to ‘harsh reality’ of climate crisis | South Korea
South Korean authorities are fighting wildfires that have doubled in size in one day, the worst natural fire disaster in the country. At least 26 people have been killed and hundreds of buildings have been destroyed in Northern Kyoto's southeastern state, and the country's disaster chief has said the fire has exposed the “hard reality” […]
South Korea’s centuries-old Gounsa temple is left in ruins by unprecedented wildfires
Unprecedented wildfires ripping through South Korea's southern regions have destroyed most of the ancient Buddhist temple complex and burned two buildings designated as national treasures. The five-day wildfire, considered one of South Korea's worst, killed 24 people, destroyed more than 300 structures and forced more than 28,000 residents to be evacuated, officials said. Motorcyclist who […]
Massive South Korean Wildfires Kill 24, Inflict ‘Unprecedented Damage’
South Korea suffered from more than dozens of major wildfires over the weekend. The fire killed 24 people, forced 27,000 people to be evacuated, and over 17,000 hectares of land were burned. President Han Duck Saw said the fire continued to burn on Wednesday, causing “unprecedented damage.” The weekend fire is second only to the […]
Bureau of Indian Affairs special unit investigates South Dakota military base murder
The special unit, which began as a cold case task force, helped to secure murder charges against active aviators who were recently accused of killing a missing Native American woman. Quintaius Chappelle, 24, an aircraft inspection traveler stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota, was charged by the Federal University Ju Trial on […]
Trump admin ready to welcome some South Africans threatened with violence
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday that white South Africans facing the threat of violence will be welcomed in the United States. Rubio's position lies in tension between the South African government and the Trump administration over its country's land expropriation laws and its anti-Israel stance. In the X post, Rubio mentioned “Kill […]
South Korean PM Han Duck-soo reinstated as acting president after impeachment overturned
South Korean President Yoon Sook Yeol was fired on December 14th after declaring martial law. Prime Minister Han Dak Su then became the country's proxy leader before he was fired up himself. The country's constitutional court overturned Han's blast each and revived the country's second official as its proxy leader on Monday. Unprecedented, consecutive bluffs […]
Footage shows moment plane nosedive in fatal crash at South African air show
Heart-worthy footage showed the moment when a plane crashed by a “highly skilled” pilot with his nose during a South African airshow that terrified thousands of spectators on Saturday. Test pilot James O'Connell dies after suddenly losing altitude when he tried to pull one of his final maneuvers with Impala Mark 1, which he had […]