Mark Buckton

Fatal Train Derailment In Scotland Leaves Three Dead After Heavy Rains

Authorities in the UK have started an investigation into a fatal rail crash in rural Scotland Wednesday morning that left…

6 years ago

10% Of Global Energy Needs Met By Wind & Solar For First Time

In a year that will forever be remembered primarily for the emergence of the COVID-19 virus and the havoc it…

6 years ago

Japan’s Supersonic Rock Festival Falls Victim To COVID-19

Japan's iconic Supersonic rock music festival has been cancelled - or more properly postponed....until next year. Initially scheduled for September in…

6 years ago

Biden Names Harris As Running Mate: Trump’s “#1 Draft Pick”

Described in a San Diego Tribune article earlier in the year as an "ambitious young lawyer who benefited greatly from…

6 years ago

Jimmy Lai Arrested In Hong Kong, Suspected Of Foreign Collusion

Hong Kong business tycoon Jimmy Lai has been arrested in Hong Kong. According to reports emerging from the increasingly oppressive…

6 years ago

Potential Biden Running Mate Urged to “Politely Decline”

The former mayor of San Francisco, Willie Brown, has said that should U.S. Senator Kamala Harris be offered a spot…

6 years ago

Air India Plane Crash Kills 17, Injures Scores More

An Air India Express plane has crashed on landing in India's southern state of Kerala. At least 17 people are…

6 years ago

Macao Imposes More Restrictions On Travelers From Hong Kong

The tiny city state of Macao has quietly tightened restrictions on travelers arriving in the city from nearby Hong Kong. On…

6 years ago

Donald Trump Bans Chinese Apps TikTok & WeChat

Donald Trump has signed an executive order effectively banning interactions with the popular app TikTok In signing the order that bans…

6 years ago

Renewables Boost For India’s Sun-Kissed Andhra Pradesh

One of India's largest renewables producers, the state of Andhra Pradesh, has now reached an installed renewable capacity of over…

6 years ago

Disney Loses US$4.7 Bn In Q2 – Turns To Streaming Services

On the back of losing US$4.7 billion in the second quarter of the year to June 27th, the entertainment giant…

6 years ago