Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard in $69BN metaverse bet

(STL.News) Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) agreed to buy Activision Blizzard Inc. in a $68.7 billion deal,…

Amsterdam – Thousands protest against COVID restrictions

AMSTERDAM (STL.News) Thousands of protesters have packed Amsterdam’s streets in opposition to the government-imposed COVID-19 restrictions…

Abu Dhabi – suspected drone attack causes fire, kills three

A suspected drone attack in Abu Dhabi caused a fire and killed three Abu Dhabi (STL.News)…

South Korean Food Gains Worldwide Popularity

K-food sparks latest Korean craze in West amid pandemic SOUTH KOREA (STL.News) After K-pop, K-drama, and…

India reports almost 160,000 new COVID-19 cases

INDIA (STL.News) India has reported nearly 160,000 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. It is…

Mexico – COVID-19 Deaths Pass 300,000

Mexico surpasses 300,000 COVID-19 deaths Mexico (STL.News) The number of COVID-19-related deaths in Mexico has passed…

South Korea Protest – Demand Compensation – Comfort Women

Protesters demand compensation for South Korea ‘comfort women’ SOUTH KOREA (STL.News) Protesters in South Korea started…

Chile – Water Shortage – Drought Become Permanent

Water shortages as Chile’s record drought become ‘permanent’ CHILE (STL.News) Chile’s government says a critical water…

China – city of Xi’an in anger over lockdown

Xi’an outbreak: Anger in Chinese city over COVID lockdown Xi’an, China (STL.News) There is anger in…

Omicron up to 3 billion cases worldwide expected

(STL.News)What the World Health Organization describes as a “tsunami of cases” as a result of the…

United Nations in 2022: Security Council faces many challenges

(STL.News) At the United Nations in New York, diplomats are facing what Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has…

South Korea – Wartime Sex Slavery Scandal

Will so-called comfort women get any compensation? (STL.News) South Koreans are marking 30 years since they…