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....
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....
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 ... ....
From WatervilleValley Resort losing visitors at an alarming pace, to his practice of slashing his workers' hours to avoid providing them healthcare, Sununu's real business record should be troubling to New Hampshire voters ... Since Sununu became CEO of Waterville Valley Resort, the business has lost more than half its annual visitors....
LagoonValleyPark, 4681 PenaAdobeRoad, Vacaville... The ValleyHumane Society operates a pet food pantry that provides regular free meals for dogs and cats of seniors and low-income families. Donations of wet or dry dog and cat food are always accepted, even if opened or recently expired and can be dropped off during open hours at Valley Humane Society, 3670 Nevada St., Pleasanton ... DogFest Silicon Valley ... RabbitAdvocates....
The UtahValley women's soccer team looks to keep its home unbeaten streak alive as the Wolverines open Western Athletic Conference play against CSU Bakersfield on Friday at ClydeField... Utah Valley (6-4-1) heads into Friday's match after wrapping up non-league play with a 1-0 road loss at Seattle U on Saturday ... As a team, Utah Valley has netted 17 goals while allowing opponents just 12....
The Department of Environment had revived the air quality monitoring process in Kathmanduvalley after establishing a station in Ratnapark ...Ganesh KumarShrestha, Director General at the department, said Nepal will have 15 running air quality stations in and outside Kathmandu Valley by the end of the current fiscal ... Valley to establish the stations....
CoachellaValleyWater District). The Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) Board of Directors today approved new domestic fixed rates that will go into effect Nov ... CVWD and the other Coachella Valley water agencies continue to offer the lowest water rates in the state ... The Coachella Valley Water District is a public agency governed by a five-member board of directors....
MidCoast Council put in an expression of interest (EOI) to host the 2017 Local GovernmentNSW (LGNSW) TourismConference and it has just been officially announced that they were successful and it will be held in the ManningValley in March next year ...It's the perfect opportunity to showcase what the Manning Valley has to offer and we're excited to start working with LGNSW's events manager to get the program underway,' said Donna....
It is very likely that the present population of 2.5 million of the KathmanduValley would rise to several more millions by 2030 AD too ... I would say that the best strategy of meeting the consumer demands in drinking water in the Kathmandu Valley would be to harness rain waters making dams around the foothills of the Kathmandu Valley that receives a fair amount of rain during monsoon and winter season....