HISTORICAL FACTS: 10 - The Untold Story

Coffee Prices Surge on Global Supply Fears

September arabica coffee (KCU26 ) today is up +17.00 (+5.24%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26 ) is up +105 (+2.76%). Coffee prices are sharply higher today for a second day and posted 2-week highs amid concern that heavy rain in Brazil will further disrupt the country’s coffee harvest and...

Barchart · Jul 28

Survivors rise to 48 with more missing after Vietnamese ship sinks in South China Sea

The number of survivors of a cargo ship that sank off a Chinese-occupied shoal in the South China Sea has risen to 48 as search and rescue crews hunt for more people who went down with the vessel

The Independent UK · Jul 28

Coffee Prices Jump as Heavy Rains Delay Brazil’s Coffee Harvest

September arabica coffee (KCU26 ) today is up +9.60 (+3.06%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26 ) is up +33 (+0.88%). Coffee prices are sharply higher today on concern that heavy rain in Brazil will further disrupt the country’s coffee harvest and tighten global supplies. Somar Meteorologia reported today that...

Barchart · Jul 27

Chicago woman gets devastating diagnosis, decides to explore Asia and starts with Vietnam’s caves. But once inside, she hears 9 chilling words

“I thought my time was up.”

We Got This Covered · Jul 25

El Niño worsens plight of Asia’s rice belt after war price shock

Lower harvests risk driving up global food prices and inflation. This situation threatens food security for millions across developing Asia.

The Economic Times · Jul 25

Bulletin world briefing: Why Ukraine is attacking Russia’s ‘Amazon’ warehouses

Why is Ukraine attacking Russia’s ‘Amazon’ warehouses? Iran mercilessly mocks Trump’s ‘little lapdog’ Marco Rubio Wildfires spread in Italy after arsonists tie flammable rags to cats Why ‘revenge mode’ Trump is moving more weapons to the Middle East Vietnam proposes strict new social media rules for under 16s Get in,…

The Independent UK · Jul 24

In the late '60s and early '70s, the US military tried something it hasn't repeated since; Operation Popeye - what was it?

Can you weaponize the weather? The U.S. military actually tried. During the Vietnam War, a top-secret mission named Operation Popeye used cloud seeding over the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Planes dropped silver iodide to trigger relentless monsoons and drown enemy supply lines in mud. Here is how weather modification became…

The Economic Times · Jul 24

Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway Signs to Be Moved After Vietnam Veterans Object to Shared Memorial

Signs honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk on a Tennessee highway will be relocated after Vietnam veterans objected to placing the memorial along a roadway that has long been dedicated to local service members killed in the Vietnam War.

Latin Times · Jul 24

Vietnam moves to bar under-16s from posting, commenting on social media

Vietnam is planning to require social media platforms to stop users under the age of 16 from posting content, commenting or reacting to posts, under a draft decree aimed at strengthening online protections for children, according to a document reviewed by Reuters.

The Times of India · Jul 24

Vietnam proposes banning under-16s from posting on social media

HANOI — Vietnam is ⁠planning ⁠to force social media platforms ​to ban users under 16 from posting content, commenting or reacting to ​posts, according to a draft decree ‌reviewed by Reuters, joining a growing international push to curb the use of social media by minors.

Bangkok Post · Jul 24