Icelanders can continue to expect spectacular northern lights displays in the coming months and years. Aurora activity is generally more frequent in the years following the peak of the so-called sunspot cycle, which occurred in 2024.

After years of seemingly unlimited growth for the craft beer industry, the party is winding down. Sales are down and the number of breweries in Canada has started to decline, a shift driven by a mix of cost pressures and changing consumer tastes and social habits. 

Even from a few kilometres away, Dr. Vitor Mendes Pereira is able to perform a critical diagnostic procedure, thanks to an internet connection and a remote-controlled robot. It’s still early in its development, and the robot necessary is expensive, but Pereira says it could provide greater access to surgeries for patients who live in remote parts of the country.

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The world has moved into a difficult season. There are more questions than answers. The resource of religious faith is also tested in the face of natural disaster, the threat of pandemic, and the ever-closer reality of wars and rumours of wars. It...

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Six clergy members were honoured Sunday during an appreciation service at the Foursquare Gospel Church in Annotto Bay, St Mary. Those recognised included Reverend Stanley Brown, Reverend Jasmine White, Reverend Winston Flemmings, Minister Lynneve...

What began as a temporary emergency response to Hurricane Melissa has evolved into a sustained healthcare crisis at Mandeville Regional Hospital, where patient numbers now far exceed capacity and exhausted staff struggle daily to keep pace. Though...

Soldiers with the Army’s 11th Airborne Division in Alaska have been placed at the ready following Trump’s Insurrection Act threat, according to defense officials.

The broadcast window for the military academies’ rivalry game, typically held on a Saturday in December, is threatened by College Football Playoff expansion.

The president endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow of Louisiana, who hasn’t announced a Senate run. Sen. Bill Cassidy voted convict in the impeachment trial over the Jan. 6 riot.

Singapore's former chief planner Dr Liu Thai Ker died on Sunday (Jan 18) morning at the age of 87. AsiaOne understands that Dr Liu was hospitalised following a fall about a week ago. He passed away peacefully at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, surrounded by family members.Dr Liu was widely known as the architect of modern Singapore. He was involved in the planning for 20 out of the 24 Housing and Development Board (HDB) towns during his time as the agency's chief architect and later chief executive officer from 1969 to 1989.He later became the Urban Redevelopment Authority's chief executive officer and chief planner from 1989 to 1992.In an interview with AsiaOne in 2024, Dr Liu shared his belief that the purpose of urban planning is for people and the land.Dr Liu explained: «People to create the environment that is liveable for them, and also to create the environment that gives people a sense of belonging and community.»When asked about what makes a good planner, Dr Liu said that a planner's job is to understand the fundamental, unchanging needs of human beings.

A yellow weather warning for a southeast storm is in effect in Breiðafjörður, where winds are very strong at 19–23 m/s, with gusts of up to 35 m/s. Conditions are therefore hazardous for vehicles that are susceptible to strong crosswinds.

Mr Trump announced that, from February 1, Nato countries that oppose an American takeover of Greenland will have a 10 per cent tariff imposed on all goods imported by the US.

The federal government has unveiled the next steps in its national gun buyback program — and Canadians will have about two months to declare their interest in participating in order to receive compensation for turning in outlawed firearms.

Five enemy drones were shot down

10 men and 1 woman are vying for the highest state office

According to the magazine, it will be extremely difficult for Washington to project its military power into Africa and the Middle East without access to European military bases

23 of them were destroyed over the Belgorod region

According to the minister, Oman Air also plans this year to increase the number of flights to Moscow and to expand the geography of its services to St. Petersburg, Kazan, Ekaterinburg, and Sochi

Palestinian Abu Wadee, 34, was released in December after serving nine months for illegally entering the UK on a dinghy.

The National Education Union (NEU) has half a million members, and while the issue of Palestineand the demonisation of Israel had long been a focus, in 2023 it became an obsession.

Mary Ann Broberg, the mother of kidnapping survivor Jan Broberg and a central figure in the story told in the 2017 true-crime documentary Abducted in Plain Sight, has died.

To fund her gambling addiction, a domestic helper in Singapore allegedly stole $86,000 from her employer within a period of eight months and pawned seven pieces of gold jewellery worth $20,368.She was sentenced to 20 months' jail for her crimes, after being charged with one count of criminal breach of trust and one count of theft, Shin Min Daily News reported on Saturday (Jan 17).According to Shin Min, the court heard that in May 2024, the 42-year-old defendant, a Myanmar national, was entrusted with an ATM card and pin number by her 75-year-old employer.The helper was told that she could use the ATM card to withdraw $2,000 every month for groceries and basic needs. She would also help to withdraw funds whenever the employer wanted to travel to Johor Bahru.Later that year, the employer allowed her an advance of $10,000 on her salary. She was earning around $700 to $800 a month at the time, Shin Min reported.However, between December 2024 and July 2025, the defendant illicitly withdrew $2,000 on 43 occasions, amounting to $86,000 in total.

The traffic police have started to crack down on the owners of lorries which did not install speed limiters by the statutory Jan 1 deadline.The enforcement operation, conducted from Jan 16 to 17, targeted the owners of non-compliant lorries that failed to meet the deadline, despite multiple reminders from the authorities.141 of these 2,434 lorries, registered before Jan 1, 2018, and with a maximum laden weight (MLW) between 5,001kg and 12,000kg, had not installed speed limiters.A speed limiter is designed to limit the maximum speed that a vehicle can travel. 

During a road test in Punggol on Saturday (Jan 17), an autonomous vehicle operated by ComfortDelGro (CDG) collided with a road divider. The incident happened at around 3.10pm, CDG told AsiaOne.One of its autonomous vehicles had been undergoing routine mapping and familiarisation around Edgedale Plains when it detected a small object on the road and responded accordingly.While the safety operator on board had taken over the steering of the vehicle manually, the vehicle collided with the road divider.There were no passengers on board, and no one was hurt.«Our vehicles will take a safety timeout while we review the matter as part of our standard protocols and in coordination with the relevant authorities,» CDG said. 

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who was stripped of his royal titles in October over his links to the paedophile financier, is said to be 'devastated' at the estrangement from his younger daughter.

Eamonn Holmes' relationship with his girlfriend Katie Alexander is heating up as he plans to purchase a plush new pad for them in Holywood, Northern Ireland.

Le traité sur la haute mer est entré en vigueur ce samedi. Appelé également accord BBNJ (Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction) adopté le 19 juin 2023 et signé par 82 pays, il vise à contrecarrer les multiples menaces qui pèsent sur les océans. En Polynésie comme dans l'Hexagone, on se réjouit des perspectives qu'il ouvre.

Ce samedi, les pompiers de Moorea sont alertés après la découverte d'une glacière à la dérive sur le lagon. Un appel à témoins est lancé, de même que des recherches à terre et sur l'eau. Finalement, les propriétaires de la glacière ont été retrouvés.

New guidance says concerns about the risks of congenital diseases are 'exaggerated' and 'unwarranted' on the grounds that '85 to 90 per cent of cousin couples do not have affected children'.

Hundreds of pregnancies have been terminated on the basis of sex in the past four years - despite Government advice explicitly stating it is against the law.