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North Korean defector arrested after body found in suitcase

HWASEONG, South Korea (UPI) -- A North Korean defector was arrested in connection to the murder of a woman, another defector in the South, after police found her body stuffed inside a suitcase, according to local press reports. South Korean police in the city of Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, said Tuesday they have arrested a man who may have been in a domestic partnership with the victim at the time of her death, local newspaper Munhwa Ilbo reported. The suitcase containing […]

todayFebruary 25, 2020 7

Travel News

Two dead after passenger train derails in Australia

WALLAN, Victoria, Australia (UPI) -- Two people were killed Thursday when a passenger train derailed in southeastern Australia, authorities said.  The Australian Country Fire Authority said a diesel locomotive and five passenger carriages of the Melbourne-to-Sydney train jumped the tracks about 30 miles north of Melbourne, near Wallan in Victoria state. Officials said the train was carrying 160 passengers. An emergency medical center was set up at a nearby restaurant and gas station to treat the injured. The tracks […]

todayFebruary 20, 2020 9

Science News

LIVE: Record-setting astronaut Christina Koch to depart ISS

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (UPI) -- NASA astronaut Christina Koch has spent more time in space on a single mission than any other woman. She has been living on the International Space Station since March 14, 2019. On Thursday, Koch and two others, Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency and Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, will depart from ISS and fly back to Earth. The trio boarded the Soyuz MS-13 crew spacecraft late Wednesday night. The Soyuz […]

todayFebruary 6, 2020 5

Entertainment News

ESPN tasked to deliver XFL broadcasts to more than 100 million homes worldwide

BRISTOL, Conn. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- ESPN International will be delivering global coverage of the 2020 XFL season around the world via ESPN-branded platforms and its distribution partners, according to a press release Wednesday. Distribution of XFL games will be in six of seven continents (sorry, Antarctica), meaning that more than 100 million households in more than 200 countries and territories will be able to tune in. Linear networks owned by Disney or ESPN will be broadcast in various languages, depending […]

todayFebruary 6, 2020 15

Business & Lifestyle

The latest on the Coronavirus epidemic for February 1, 2020

Coronavirus kills 259 in China, nearly 12,000 infected worldwide SHANGHAI (UPI) -- China's death toll from the Coronavirus rose to at least 259 people Saturday as the number of cases worldwide rose to nearly 12,000. The National Health Commission said that among those infected by the disease, which began in December, were 10 in Taiwan. Officials said the number of suspected cases reached 17,988, adding that they were monitoring about 137,000 people who had close contact with infected individuals. The […]

todayFebruary 1, 2020 27

Business & Lifestyle

ZeroHedge slapped with Twitter suspension for Coronavirus doxxing

SAN FRANCISCO/MAHWAH, N.J. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- A pro-Trump financial news website who has experienced their fair share of social media censorship is once again in trouble. ZeroHedge, run by Daniel Ivandiiski (better known as Tyler Durden), has run afoul of the terms of service for social media platforms. Facebook banned the website's social media presence last March, with a reversal the following day, citing it was 'a mistake'. This time, it involves Twitter. The last update from the website under […]

todayJanuary 31, 2020 7

Business & Lifestyle

South Korea considering a crypto income tax of 20%

SEOUL (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Crypto holders living in South Korea may want to keep an eye out on recent actions being pursued by their government. A report released Monday from South Korean-based Yonhap News Agency revealed the country's Ministry of Economy and Finance's (SKMEF) tax office is reviewing a proposal that could result in the adoption of a cryptocurrency income tax, which could be as high as 20 percent. An unidentified official who spoke with Yonhap suggests that South Korea […]

todayJanuary 20, 2020 15

Business & Lifestyle

Intel reclaims top position in semiconductors over Samsung

SEOUL (UPI) -- Samsung Electronics lost its top-ranking position in the semiconductor market last year, as U.S.-based Intel beat the South Korean company, according to global research firm Gartner. The firm said Wednesday Intel's 2019 revenue amounted to $65.8 billion -- down 0.7 percent from a year before -- for a total market share of 15.7 percent. Meanwhile, Samsung saw its sales plunge 29.1 percent to $52.2 billion year-on-year, with a market share of 12.5 percent. Samsung, the world's largest […]

todayJanuary 16, 2020 20

Politics

British PM Johnson rejects Sturgeon appeal for second independence vote for Scotland

LONDON (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday refused an appeal from Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon to stage a second referendum on declaring independence from Britain. In a letter explaining the decision, Johnson stressed the importance of unity among British nations. "The Scottish people voted decisively to keep our United Kingdom together, a result which both the Scottish and U.K. governments committed to respect," he wrote. "Let's make 2020 a year of growth and opportunity for the whole […]

todayJanuary 14, 2020 11

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