North Korea plans second spy satellite launch in coming days: Japan
Launch could take place between August 24 and 31, after May’s attempt ended in disaster.
Day: August 22, 2023
Authorities ID woman, 2 men killed in shooting at Seattle hookah lounge
Jonathan Bishu, 22, Trevis Bellard, 32, and Nadia Kassa, 30, died from gunshot wounds in the shooting at Rainier Hookah Lounge, according to the medical examiner.
Hun Manet: 5 Points On Cambodia’s New Prime Minister
After last month’s one-sided election, Cambodia’s parliament voted on Tuesday to appoint outgoing PM Hun Sen’s oldest son as the new prime minister. This solidifies a dynastic transition of power in the country.
Cambodia’s political dynasty continues under Hun Manet – South China Morning Post
Cambodia’s political dynasty continues under Hun Manet South China Morning PostHun Manet’s Cambodia: An Anatomy of Administrative Bloat The DiplomatNew Cambodian PM proclaims ambitious vision Bangkok PostCambodia’s new …
Thaksin Shinawatra arrives back in Thailand after years-long exile
Supporters celebrate as they welcome home former prime minister who was removed in a 2006 military coup.
Cambodian parliamentarians elect Hun Sen’s son, Hun Manet, as new PM
Hun Manet is now the prime minister but Hun Sen will remain very much at the centre of power, analysts say.
Japan to start releasing Fukushima plant’s treated radioactive water into sea as early as Thursday
Treated and diluted radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will be released into the ocean as early as Thursday, Japan’s government said Tuesday.
Social Media Algorithms Warp How People Learn From Each Other, Research Shows
William Brady writes via The Conversation: People are increasingly interacting with others in social media environments where algorithms control the flow of social information they see. Algorithms determine in part which messages, which people and whic…
Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose not antisemitic, Anti-Defamation League says
Jewish organisation defends actor after he was accused of performing in ‘Jewface’ for Maestro, his biopic of conductor Leonard BernsteinThe Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has defended Bradley Cooper’s decision to wear a prosthetic nose to play Leonard Be…