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Tags: Taiwan Politics, Corruption, Ko Wen-je, Taiwan People’s Party Bribery Allegations in Property Development Former Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je has been charged by prosecutors for accepting NT$17.1 million (US$522,000) in bribes linked to a major property development project during his tenure as mayor from 2014 to 2022. The case involves approvals granted for a shopping…

Tags: Aviation Accident, Haneda Airport, Japan Coastguard, JAL Airbus A350 Miscommunication Leads to Collision Flight voice recordings from the fatal collision at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport revealed that a Japan Coastguard plane misunderstood a taxi instruction as clearance to enter the runway. The incident involved a Bombardier DHC8-300 and Japan Airlines flight JAL-516, an Airbus A350.…

Tags: Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004 Disaster, Global Impact, Community Recovery A Seismic Shift That Altered the Planet On a fateful morning in 2004, the earth’s tectonic plates collided, unleashing a 9.1-magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean. The seismic upheaval was so immense that it raised the global sea level by 0.1 millimeters, a direct result…

Tags: Iran, Israel, Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, UN, retaliation, Hezbollah Israel’s Admission and Iran’s Outrage Iran strongly condemned Israel’s recent acknowledgment of its responsibility for the killing of former Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran earlier this year, calling it a “heinous crime.” In a letter to the UN Secretary-General, Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations,…

Tags: Pope Francis, Christmas Eve Mass, Vatican, Holy Year, Jubilee, Hope, Debt Relief, Poverty A Message of Hope and Change On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis led the faithful in a solemn Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica, celebrating the birth of Jesus and marking the opening of the Catholic Holy Year 2025. In his sermon, the…

Tags: Bethlehem, Christmas, Gaza War, Church of the Nativity, Middle East conflict, Palestinian Christians A Quiet Christmas in Bethlehem Bethlehem, the historic birthplace of Jesus, marked another subdued Christmas as the ongoing war in Gaza casts a shadow over the festivities. Hundreds gathered at the Church of the Nativity on Christmas Eve, but the celebration…

Tags: Indian pharmaceuticals, drug quality, global market, counterfeit drugs, biosimilars, India-US-China trade India’s Race to Improve Pharma Standards India’s pharmaceutical industry is under pressure to improve its quality control as it seeks to expand its global market share. In recent years, the country has been involved in several controversies, including the deaths of at least…

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Tags: #HoChiMinhCity #MetroOpening #PublicTransport #Vietnam #UrbanDevelopment A Historic Moment for the City Ho Chi Minh City celebrated a significant milestone on December 22, 2024, with the opening of its first-ever metro line. The US$1.7 billion line, spanning almost 20 kilometers from the city center, was welcomed by thousands of excited residents, many of whom had…

Tags: #XiJinping #AntiCorruption #ChinaPolitics #CorruptionCrackdown #ChineseOfficials Record Number of ‘Tigers’ Investigated Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign has made significant strides in 2024, with a record 56 high-ranking officials investigated for corruption. This represents a nearly 25% increase compared to the previous year, where 45 officials were placed under investigation. The focus has expanded to include key…