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World's Leading Ski Jumper Kramer Out of the Olympics

China: The world's leading women's ski jumper, Marita Kramer of Austria, will miss the Beijing Olympics after failing to recover from the COVID-19 virus in time to make it to the Chinese capital.

Crows Trained to Clean Up Cigarette Butts in Sweden

INTERNATIONAL: Cigarette butts are the No. 1 form of plastic pollution, with around 4.5 trillion tossed cigarette butts in the world today. In Sweden, a company called Corvid Cleaning is using crows to…

Putin Says He Hopes Dialogue on Ukraine Will Continue

INTERNATIONAL: Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a statement on Tuesday ,February 1, he is hopeful that a dialogue on Ukraine would continue in order to avoid "negative scenarios" including war.

Winter Olympic torch relay

China: The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic torch relay kicked off in the Chinese capital on Wednesday 2 February 2022. The relay got underway at the Olympic Forest Park, with the torch set to make its way…

Cambodia Sends 184 Blue Helmet Troops to Lebanon

PHNOM PENH: A multi-skilled engineering force accompanied by 184 Cambodian Blue Helmet deminers (including 14 women) was sent to the United Nations mission in the Republic of Lebanon to replace the old…

Olympics Snowboarders Praise 'Dreamy' Man-Made Snow in China

INTERNATIONAL: Snowboaders from Australia and New Zealand have inspected the slopestyle venue in Zhangjiakou and on Tuesday ,February 1, have praised the man-made snow before the events kick off on Friday,…

EU Lawmakers Travel to Ukraine in "Show of Solidarity"

INTERNATIONAL: A delegation of lawmakers from the European Union parliament have visited the east of Ukraine on Monday ,January 31, in what they said was a show of solidarity in the face of the Russian…

King to Attend Winter Olympics in China

PHNOM PENH: His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni will travel to Beijing tomorrow to attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics. The Cambodian King was invited by Chinese President Xi Jinping himself.

Gasoline Prices Continue to Rise in the Fourth Week of 2022

PHNOM PENH: The Ministry of Commerce has stated that the price of fuel will continue to rise from 1-15 February, with regular gasoline costs increasing to 4,500 riel, or US $1.11, per liter, and diesel…

China Reveals Guest List of World Leaders for Winter Olympics

INTERNATIONAL: More than 30 heads of state to join China’s President Xi Jinping for the opening ceremony. Russia’s Vladimir Putin is among confirmed guests for the February 4 event, including the King…

News Making International Headlines: 2 February 2022

INTERNATIONAL: Rescuers have pulled bodies out from under thick mud on Tuesday,February 1, after a landslide in Ecuador's capital Quito left at least 22 people dead with 47 have reported injured so far.

Cincinnati Bengals Are Headed to the Super Bowl

INTERNATIONAL: For the first time since 1989, the Cincinnati Bengals are headed to the Super Bowl and the Kansas City Chiefs are headed home after playing in the Super Bowl the previous two seasons.

Amnesty Accuses Israel of Apartheid

INTERNATIONAL: Amnesty International has become the latest human rights organization to accuse Israel of apartheid for its treatment of Palestinians, prompting an angry response from Israel, which has…

Citizens Agree to Peace Award to Samdech Techo

PHNOM PENH: The Prime Minister of Cambodia Samdech Techo Hun Sen has been selected as the 2022 Sun Hak Peace Prize in South Korea. The EAC News team has interviewed people and students on their views…

Japan Parliament Adopts Resolution on Human Rights in China

INTERNATIONAL: Japan's parliament on Tuesday ,February 1, has adopted a resolution on the "serious human rights situation" in China, and called Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government to take steps…

Former Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara Dies

INTERNATIONAL: Shintaro Ishihara, a fiery nationalist who was governor of Tokyo for more than a decade and set off a territorial row with China over a plan to buy islands claimed by both nations, has…

Pillow Fighting Enters the Professional Ring

INTERNATIONAL: Today, anything could be a professional sport. Pillow fighting has been turned into a professional combat sport as athletes competed in the ring in Florida.

Electric Cars on the Rise During the Pandemic

INTERNATIONAL: The global changes in lifestyle brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic have also impacted the demand for electric cars. Its purchase increased 100 percent during 2021 compared to 2020.…

News Making International Headlines: 1 February 2022

INTERNATIONAL: About 1,400 U.S. flights were canceled early on Sunday,January 30, after the northeastern part of the country was walloped by a fierce winter storm a day earlier.

Drug Chemicals Seized in 2021 Increase by More Than 1000%

PHNOM PENH: The Minister of Interior, Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng, has said that authorities seized more than 84 tons of chemicals for drug use in 2021, an increase of more than 1000% compared to…

Traore Returns to Boyhood Club Barcelona on Loan

INTERNATIONAL: Barcelona has signed speedy Spain winger Adama Traore on loan from Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers until the end of the season, the LaLiga club has announced on Saturday,January…

Four Days to Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

INTERNATIONAL: Despite concerns about the coronavirus pandemic and mounting international criticism of its human rights record, China has pushed ahead with the world's biggest winter sports event

Oil Spill in Gulf of Thailand Reaches The Beaches of Rayong

INTERNATIONAL: Authorities are rushing to prevent an oil spill in eastern Thailand from damaging fragile corals, after officials have said on January 30 that the leak that began last week was drifting…

ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting Rescheduled for Next Month

PHNOM PENH: The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Prak Sokhonn, confirmed to the UN Security Council on 28 January that the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting will now be held on…

News Making International Headlines: 31 January 2022

INTERNATIONAL: A six-car deadly crash in North Las Vegas on Saturday ,January 29, took the life of 9, when a Dodge Challenger traveling at a "high rate of speed" ran through a red light and crashed with…

BREAKING NEWS: PM wins Sunhak Peace Award

PHNOM PENH: The Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen has been selected as the winner of the 2022 Sunhak Peace Prize, which will be presented on February 12, 2022 in Seoul, Korea.

Honduras Inaugurates First Female President Xiomara Castro

INTERNATIONAL: Xiomara Castro was sworn in as Honduras' first woman president on Thursday ,January 27, as her government faces tests over a sharply divided Congress, rising debt and relations with China.