A report from South Korea's Yonhap news agency stated that a ranking North Korean embassy official in Beijing has defected and could be seeking asylum in the Japanese mission in the Chinese city, according to The Washington Post. Yonhap quoted an anonymous source that was "familiar with Pyongyang affairs," explained the official stationed in the Beijing embassy and North Korean health ministry had disappeared mid-September....
Four mysterious golden rings found in a Bronze Age tomb appear to offer insights into the origins of Ancient Greek civilization, IFLScience reports ... Stretched out on his back, he was adorned with golden daggers with ivory hilts, gilded cups, and thousands of beads of precious gems ... Just recently, an archaeologist claimed to have found the throne of the legendary Mycenaean ruler Agamemnon, but this remains debatable ... WN.com, Jim Berrie....
The “October surprise” WikiLeaks promised to deliver failed to materialize yesterday because of ongoing security concerns at the Ecuadorian embassy where founder Julian Assange is holed up, a published report Wednesday said. A confidante of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told the Boston HeraldRadio’s “HeraldDrive” show yesterday the damning data dump against Hillary is still on the way ... ....
Hurricane Matthew spent the early portion of this week causing destruction and flooding across Haiti, Cuba, and The Bahamas with 16 dead but now many southeastern states in the United States are being urged to evacuate due to the impending storm as of Wednesday, according to The Associated Press... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
PATA - PacificAsia TravelAssociation) ...Winners of the TTGTravel Awards are voted by the readers of TTG Travel Trade Publishing, which consists of travel industry executives across the Asia-Pacific region ... Mark Meehan, Managing Director, Asia-Pacific, Travelport, commented. 'On behalf of Travelport and our Asia-Pacific team, we are thrilled to be honoured with both of these awards ... Corporate Communications Manager, Asia-Pacific....
The first settlers of the far-flung Pacific islands of Tonga and Vanuatu likely arrived from Taiwan and the northern Philippines between 2,300 and 3,100 years ago, a new genetic analysis suggests. Ancient DNA extracted from skeletons at two archaeological sites on the islands helps paint this picture of how the remotest reaches of the Pacific were first colonized ... ....
Fans of retro Polynesia and tiki bars are counting the days until Pacific Seas, the newest space in Clifton's in Los Angeles, opens Oct. 25. It will boast tropical decor, a Polynesian-themed menu, signature cocktails and live entertainment. Originally, namesake CliffordClifton had two flagship cafeterias, the Brookdale and the Pacific Seas ... ....
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When researchers flew over the swirling mass of trash known as the GreatPacificGarbage Patch for a closer look, they weren't expecting it to be pretty. But what they found suggests the massive collection of discarded nets, garbage, and plastics floating in the middle of the PacificOcean might be even worse than they previously thought....