Athol Fugard, a renowned South African playwright, passed away at 92. He was known for his powerful plays that challenged the harsh realities of apartheid. His work was a beacon of hope and a call for change in a country torn apart by racial segregation. Fugard's journey began with his groundbreakin
In South Korea, shingles is becoming more common, and the population is aging. This means that more older adults are at risk. To help with this, researchers wanted to know what older adults and their adult children think about getting the shingles vaccine. They asked 800 people, including those who
Southern California experienced a magnitude 4. 1 earthquake on a Sunday afternoon. The epicenter was pinpointed in the Santa Monica Mountains, near Malibu. People in Malibu, Agoura Hills, Thousand Oaks, and Camarillo felt the strongest shaking. This quake was classified as "light" on the Modified Me
Imagine this: South Korea's military had a major whoopsie. Two of their fighter jets dropped bombs on a civilian area by mistake. This happened during a live-fire drill near the border with North Korea. Nearly 30 people got hurt, two of them badly. The jets were supposed to be practicing for a big e
South Carolina is gearing up for a historic execution. The state plans to use a firing squad, a method not seen in the U. S. since 2010. The inmate, Brad Sigmon, is 67 years old. He was found guilty of a brutal crime in 2001. Sigmon killed his ex-girlfriend's parents, David and Gladys Larke, with a
Imagine this: Two South Korean fighter jets, the KF-16s, were out for a joint live-fire exercise with the U. S. military. Everything seemed routine until eight bombs were accidentally dropped on a civilian area. Eight people were injured, and the damage was significant. The bombs were supposed to la
Imagine a giant iceberg, named A23a, weighing almost a trillion metric tonnes, which is roughly 1. 1 trillion tons. It’s been wandering the Southern Ocean since 2020. Recently, it stopped near the island of South Georgia. This island is a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Th
The South is gearing up for a rough ride this week. Meteorologists are keeping a close eye on a powerful storm system moving across the country. This system is expected to bring a mix of strong winds and warm, humid air from the Gulf. This combination is likely to create perfect conditions for sever
The much anticipated eighth test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever constructed, did not take off as planned. The launch was scheduled for Monday evening, March 3, from the Starbase site in South Texas. However, technical problems with both the Super Heavy booster and the Ship upper
Across the Carolinas, firefighters were busy battling multiple wildfires on Sunday. The situation was especially bad in South Carolina, where over 175 fires had burned through 6. 6 square miles. The governor of South Carolina declared a state of emergency to help with the response efforts. The Na
