Sebastian Smith
Sebastian Smith, 19, is an early-career Canadian correspondent covering social trends, technology and community reporting. Their reporting aims to be clear, sourced and accountable to readers.
Bangkok Credit Card Delinquencies Hit 5-Year High
Bangkok’s credit card borrowers are falling behind on payments at a rate unseen in half a decade. The numbers landed in May 2024 and they are blunt: overdue acc
RESQSHIP Saves 59 from Coffin Dinghy, 3 Children Die
A small inflatable dinghy, the kind meant for short trips between a yacht and shore, became a death trap in the Mediterranean Sea. Three people — two of them ch
Coast Guard Recovers 4 Survivors in Florida Inlet Capsizing
The St. Lucie Inlet is a deadly place to meet a boat. On April 11, 2025, a vessel carrying immigrants capsized there, killing five people. The United States Coa
Three Killed in Tennessee Mooney M20 Plane Crash
A small plane crash in the Cherokee National Forest near Reliance, Tennessee, has claimed the lives of three people. The Mooney M20, a piston-powered, four-seat
Laos Shop Explosion Kills Four, Injures Others
A devastating shop explosion and fire has rocked Oudomxay province in northwest Laos, claiming the lives of four people and injuring others on February 14, 2025
Clean Slate
On February 6, 2025, a new American sitcom titled Clean Slate premiered on Prime Video, marking a significant moment in the television landscape. The show,...
Prayagraj Crowd Crush Kills 30 at Hindu Festival
The crowd control failures that killed at least 30 people in Prayagraj on January 29 did not emerge from a vacuum. They are the predictable result of a system s
DoW Releases 2 Pacific UAP Sightings Logged April 10-11
The Department of War's latest UAP document release lands with a thud of bureaucratic normalcy. Two sightings, twelve seconds and twenty-three seconds long, log
Romania Shock Runoff: Georgescu vs Lasconi
Romania now faces a runoff election that nobody predicted six months ago. The first round, held 24 November 2024, delivered a shock: Călin Georgescu, an indepen
Trump Wins 2024 US Presidential Election
The United States held its presidential election on November 5, 2024, resulting in the Republican ticket of former president Donald Trump and Ohio junior senator...
Inavolisib
On October 15, 2024, the medical community marked a significant milestone with the approval of Inavolisib, a novel anti-cancer medication, for use in the United...
Tesla Unveils Cybercab Robotaxi and Optimus Robots
Tesla has taken a significant step forward in the development of artificial intelligence with the unveiling of its Cybercab robotaxi and a demonstration of its
Meta Releases Llama 3.2 with Vision AI
On September 25, 2024, Meta made a significant stride in the field of artificial intelligence with the release of Llama 3.2, marking a notable advancement in th
Typhoon Yagi Death Toll Hits 233 in Vietnam
Typhoon Yagi's devastating impact on northern Vietnam has resulted in a significant loss of life, with the death toll rising to 233 people as of September 13, 2
Texas Heat After Hurricane Beryl Kills 10 Without Power
Houston is still hot. In the days after Hurricane Beryl tore through Texas on July 8, 2024, the sun returned. So did the humidity. What did not return, for more
Grail spin-out from Illumina completed June 2024 after EU regulatory order
On June 24, 2024, a significant development occurred in the biotechnology sector as GRAIL, Inc., a company focused on early cancer screening, completed its spin-out...
China Highway Collapse Kills 48, Injures 30
A devastating highway collapse in Meizhou, Guangdong, China has resulted in the loss of 48 lives and left 30 more injured. The incident, which occurred on May 1
Biden urges Congress to end impasse and send aid to Israel...
On April 19, 2024, President Joe Biden urged Congress to pass stalled legislation that would provide billions in military and other aid to Israel and…
Conman Sentenced to 10 Years for $175M Psychic Fraud Scheme
A federal judge in Brooklyn sentenced Canadian-born conman Patrice Runner to 10 years in prison on 19 April 2024 for running a $175 million psychic-mail…
Shehadeh Warns Palestine Future Disappears Amid Gaza War
Ramallah, 19 April 2024 – Raja Shehadeh has spent decades watching the slow erosion of Palestinian land and rights. The 72-year-old lawyer and founder of the hu
Meta Releases Llama 3 Open Language Model
Meta has just released Llama 3, a significant upgrade to its family of large language models, which promises to sharply raise the bar for openly available langu
DNA Tests Confirm Fugitive Satoshi Kirishima Identity
A significant development has emerged in the case of Satoshi Kirishima, a Japanese anarchist and former member of the East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front, who had
South Africa Files Genocide Case Against Israel at ICJ
South Africa has filed a genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, a move that is set to have significant implications for internation
Vatican Court Jails Cardinal Becciu 5.5 Years for Embezzlement
Five and a half years. That is the prison term a Vatican court handed down on December 16, 2023, to Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu. The sentence also includes
