McIlroy and Scheffler rout Koepka and DeChambeau in PGA
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler and third-ranked Rory McIlroy combined to give the PGA Tour a 2.5-0.5 victory over LIV Golf’s Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau in Tuesday’s Showdown match-play exhibition.
Zelensky huddles with European leaders as Trump looms
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets Wednesday with NATO chief Mark Rutte and key European leaders in Brussels to discuss “next steps” on Russia’s war as Donald Trump prepares to take office in the United States.
End of the Dubai dream for Europe's drug lords?
Paris (AFP) – Sean McGovern, a top lieutenant of the Kinahan cartel, and Faissal Taghi — son of the infamous head of the Dutch-Moroccan Mocro Maffia — used to hang out and party in Dubai’s glitzy hotels and restaurants without a care in the world.
Japan 'regrets' release of anti
Tokyo (AFP) – Japan’s government voiced dismay on Wednesday over the release of anti-whaling activist Paul Watson after Danish authorities refused Tokyo’s extradition request.
'End of the world': tsunami body collector's torment 20 years on
Banda Aceh (Indonesia) (AFP) – Djafaruddin says he has recovered from the trauma of collecting bodies when the world’s deadliest tsunami devastated Indonesia’s western coast two decades ago, but he still breaks down when thinking about the orphaned children.
True blue tradition: how Japan's coveted jeans are made
Kojima-ajino (Japan) (AFP) – Call it an antidote to fast fashion: Japanese jeans hand-dyed with natural indigo and weaved on a clackety vintage loom, then sold at a premium to global denim connoisseurs.
Macau's civil society 'falls silent' after 25 years of Chinese rule
Macau (AFP) – A decade ago, the elegant cobblestone streets of Macau’s Tap Seac Square were jam-packed with people clamouring for change and government accountability — the high-water mark for the former Portuguese colony’s political awakening.
Indian Ocean nations to mark 20 years since devastating tsunami
Banda Aceh (Indonesia) (AFP) – Tsunami-hit nations will next week commemorate the more than 220,000 people who died in the Boxing Day disaster two decades ago, when huge waves tore into coastal communities around the Indian Ocean.
Asian markets diverge ahead of Fed news, Nissan soars on merger reports
Hong Kong (AFP) – Asian markets swung Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s much-anticipated policy announcement, while shares in Japanese car titan Nissan soared more than 20 percent after reports said it was in merger talks with rival Honda.
