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1,500-passenger cruise ship stuck in Spain

A cruise ship reportedly carrying 1,500 passengers was stuck Wednesday in the Spanish northeastern port of Barcelona due to the visa problems of a group of Bolivian passengers who were due to disembark there, officials said. Authorities say 69 Bolivians are not being allowed to leave the ship because they… Read More

[Scary video] Taiwan rocked by massive earthquake

The strongest earthquake to hit Taiwan in 25 years rocked the island during the morning rush hour Wednesday, killing nine people, trapping dozens in quarries, and sending some residents scrambling out of windows from damaged buildings. A tsunami warning was triggered but later lifted. The quake, which also injured hundreds,… Read More

5 dead and over 100 hospitalized from recalled health supplements

Five people who took a Japanese health supplement have died and more than 100 have been hospitalized as of Friday, a week after a pharmaceutical company issued a recall of the products, officials said. Osaka-based Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. came under fire for not going public quickly with problems known internally… Read More

‘Oppenheimer’ director Christopher Nolan to get British knighthood

The Oscar-winning director of “Oppenheimer,” Christopher Nolan, and his wife and producer Emma Thomas, will receive a knighthood and damehood for their services to film, according to a statement on Thursday from the U.K. government. Their recognition comes after their biopic about J. Robert Oppenheimer, the “father of the atomic… Read More

Facing a shortage, Norwegians hoard Sweden’s Easter eggs

A shortage of eggs in shops during Holy Week has led Norwegians to flock to supermarkets across the border in Sweden and hoard the traditional Easter food. Norwegian news outlet Nettavisen said Thursday that the Nordby shopping center in Sweden, located just off the border about 100 kilometers (62 miles)… Read More

Taylor Swift’s dad not charged over paparazzi incident in Sydney

Taylor Swift’s father will not be charged over a paparazzi photographer’s claim that Scott Swift assaulted him on the Sydney waterfront hours after the pop star’s Australian tour ended last month. Photographer Ben McDonald had alleged that one of Swift’s security guards forced an umbrella into his face and camera… Read More

UK comedian told to remove hot dog from poster over junk food ban

On the London Underground, hot dogs are no joking matter. Comedian Ed Gamble has been ordered to change a subway station poster campaign for his new standup show because the image of a hot dog violated the transit network’s ban on junk food advertising. The poster for the show, “Hot… Read More

Clocks may all need to subtract one second, timekeepers say

Earth’s changing spin is threatening to toy with our sense of time, clocks and computerized society in an unprecedented way — but only for a second. For the first time in history, world timekeepers may have to consider subtracting a second from our clocks in a few years because the… Read More

It’s official! New Zealand sees its second recession in 18 months

New Zealand has just entered its second recession in 18 months after the latest round of GDP figures confirmed its economy contracted in the last quarter of 2023. The country’s economy shrank by 0.1% in the quarter to December, and 0.7% in per capita terms, the New Zealand’s official statistics… Read More