King Charles’ cancer ‘caught early’, Prince Harry flies in to see him
By Reuters and published by India Today London – King Charles’ cancer was caught early and the whole country is hoping he can make a full recovery, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said today (Feb. 6), as messages of support for the 75-year-old monarch poured in from world leaders. Buckingham Palace revealed on Monday […]
Read MoreK-pop band Blackpink receive honorary MBEs from Britain’s King Charles
By Reuters and published by CNA BRITAIN’S King Charles on Wednesday (Nov. 22) presented K-pop band Blackpink with honorary Member of the Order of the British Empire medals in the presence of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol during his state visit to the United Kingdom, Buckingham Palace said. The quartet – Jennie, Jisoo, […]
Read More‘The Serpent’ serial killer Charles Sobhraj back in France
By Reuters and published by CNA Paris – Charles Sobhraj, a convicted killer who police believe killed more than 20 western backpackers on the “hippie trail” through Asia in the 1970s and 1980s, returned to France on Saturday (Dec. 24) after nearly two decades behind bars in Nepal. Nepal’s Supreme Court ordered the release […]
Read MoreSerpent’ serial killer Charles Sobhraj leaves Nepali jail
By AFP and published by CNA Kathmandu, Nepal – French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, responsible for multiple murders of young foreigners in the 1970s across Asia, was freed on Friday (Dec. 23) after spending almost 20 years in a Nepali jail. Sobhraj, 78, whose life was chronicled in the successful series The Serpent, was […]
Read MoreKing Charles III proclaimed monarch of Australia, New Zealand
Sydney – King Charles III was officially proclaimed head of state of both Australia and New Zealand at ceremonies in the nations’ capitals. In New Zealand, the proclamation of Charles as monarch today, taking over from Queen Elizabeth who died on Thursday aged 96, took place in the parliament in Wellington. Speaking from parliament’s steps, Prime […]
Read MoreKing Charles III proclaimed monarch of Australia, New Zealand
Sydney – King Charles III was officially proclaimed head of state of both Australia and New Zealand at ceremonies in the nations’ capitals. In New Zealand, the proclamation of Charles as monarch today, taking over from Queen Elizabeth who died on Thursday aged 96, took place in the parliament in Wellington. Speaking from parliament’s […]
Read MoreQueen Elizabeth II dies aged 96
By Reuters and published by CNA Balmoral, Scotland – Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, the nation’s figurehead and a towering presence on the world stage for seven decades, died peacefully at her home in Scotland on Thursday (Sept. 8) aged 96. “The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a […]
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