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Today in History: April 27, Magellan killed in the Philippines
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months agoToday in History Today is Saturday, April 27, the 118th day of 2024. There are 248 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 27, 1521, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan ...
Today in History: March 16, US soldiers kill hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese in My Lai massacre
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoIn 1521, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his crew reached the Philippines, where Magellan was killed during a battle with natives the following month. In 1802, President Thomas Jefferson ...
Catalonia: How Change is Sweeping Through the Industry
Variety via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoOver the last seven years or so, the ever more capitalized Catalan industry, much based in capital...
Spanish Galleons in Singapore tell powerful trade story
The Edge Singapore via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 5 months ago'Gloom, de-globalization, the end of society as we know it … it’s not as gloomy as all that' Chip...
7 best movies to watch this weekend on Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu and more
Tom's Guide via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoTeyonah Parris, Brie Larson and Iman Vellani in The Marvels . Get ready for an avalanche of new...
The quest for the Northwest Passage was based on philosophy, not evidence
CBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 months agoThe HMS Terror, pictured here in an 1838 painting by William Henry Smyth, was trapped in pack ice...
Today in History: November 28, Boston's Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire kills 492
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 months agoToday in History Today is Tuesday, Nov. 28, the 332nd day of 2023. There are 33 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 28, 1942, fire engulfed the Cocoanut Grove nightclub ...
How Many Oceans Are There?
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 months agoWater covers most of our planet and is divided into five named oceans. BlueRingMedia/Shutterstock People who have viewed Earth from space have described...
TikTok emerges as threat to Amazon with US$20 billion shopping pilot
Bloomberg via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 12 months agoA TikTok Shop livestreaming session at Flame Media's studio in Jakarta. Flame Media manages a cast...
Jeopardy calls Philippines' Marcos a president 'who has taken so many foreign trips'
Yahoo Lifestyle Singapore· 1 year agoPhilippine President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (inset) speaks during a change of command...