Asian Tribune Your Multilingual Newspaper covering World and local news News
Dozens of boxes of Nazi material confiscated by Argentine authorities during the Second World War were recently rediscovered in the Supreme Court’s basement, the court said on Sunday. The 83 boxes were sent by the Germany embassy in Tokyo to Argentina in June 1941 aboard the Japanese steamship Nan-a-Maru, according to the history that …
Read More »All 3 black boxes recovered as new images of D.C. plane crash emerge
13 hours ago News Duration 2:58 Investigators say all three flight recorders have now been recovered from the deadly mid-air collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter near Washington, D.C., as salvage operations continue in the Potomac River. News Source link
Read More »Black boxes from South Korea plane crash failed to record final 4 minutes, officials say
The black boxes of a Boeing jetliner that crashed in South Korea last month stopped recording about four minutes before the accident, South Korean officials said Saturday, possibly complicating investigations into the cause of the disaster that killed 179 people. After analyzing the devices, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board …
Read More »Veteran metalworker suspected of setting ballot boxes ablaze in Oregon, Washington states
The man suspected of setting fires in ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington state is an experienced metalworker and may be planning additional attacks, authorities said Wednesday. Investigators believe the man who set the incendiary devices at ballot boxes in Portland, Ore., and nearby Vancouver, Wash., had a “wealth …
Read More »FBI investigating after U.S. ballot boxes set on fire in Washington and Oregon
Authorities, including the FBI, were investigating Monday after early morning fires were set in U.S. ballot drop boxes in Portland, Ore., and in nearby Vancouver, Wash., where hundreds of ballots were destroyed. The Portland Police Bureau reported that officers and firefighters responded to a fire in one ballot drop box …
Read More »Rogers customers call contracts misleading as fee for TV boxes goes up $7/month
When Cathy Cooper signed a contract with Rogers Communications four months ago, she says a sales rep told her the monthly price for TV and internet service was guaranteed for two years. So she was shocked to see her monthly bill increase just three months later, and called the telco giant to …
Read More »2 men arrested after selling fake iPhones in boxes full of rice or sand: Toronto police – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto Police arrested two men in relation to a fake iPhone scam where the cellphone boxes contained rice or sand. Police allege the men have been defrauding people since 2021 using Facebook Marketplace. Investigators said they would advertise the phones online and …
Read More »Climate change turned my nest boxes to help birds into deadly heat traps
This First Person article is by Melissa Hafting who is an avid birder from Richmond, B.C. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. Swallows are an iconic bird of summer across Canada. They swoop and dash gracefully over water showing off magnificent colours akin to …
Read More »‘History boxes’ bring national museum to life for rural N.B. students
As the school year wraps up, university and elementary students in the small town of Sackville, N.B., are reflecting on some important discoveries they have made with the help of one another, and a big black box filled with 25 Canadian artifacts. Grade 1 students Alistair Lutes and Clara Soper remember the day the huge …
Read More »