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Nation 2 Mar 2025 | 08:10 AM

'Doomsday' vault: Malaysia contributes rice, eggplant, and long bean seeds

SHAH ALAM: Malaysia has successfully deposited heritage seeds and traditional varieties of plants at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault (SGSV) located on Longyearbyen Island, Norway, Malay language daily Sinar Harian reports.

World 21 Feb 2025 | 04:26 AM

Rare ‘doomsday’ fish spotted flopping on Mexico beach

The elusive oarfish, a creature nicknamed the "doomsday fish" because of its place in folklore as a precursor to disaster, was captured on video in February after it was seen in shallow water in Baja California Sur, along Mexico's Pacific Coast.

Entertainment 30 Jan 2025 | 02:05 AM

Benedict Cumberbatch isn't keeping secrets on 'Avengers: Doomsday' (because he's not going to be in the movie)

The new villain in 'Doomsday' is believed to be a variant of Stark, according to reports.

World 1 Feb 2025 | 01:12 PM

Crashed US Army Black Hawk unit was responsible for doomsday readiness

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet in Washington on Wednesday was on a training flight along a route core to a seldom-discussed military mission to evacuate senior officials to safety in the event of an attack on the U.S., officials say.

Entertainment 27 Mar 2025 | 08:00 AM

Disney reveals Avengers cast with surprise returns of Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen

Returning favourites include Hemsworth's Thor, American actor Paul Rudd's Ant-Man and English actor Tom Hiddleston's Loki.

World 27 May 2024 | 06:19 AM

South Africa's Steenhuisen wages mission to stop 'doomsday coalition'

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - On paper, South Africa's election this week should present a golden opportunity for the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) and its leader John Steenhuisen.

Japan 25 Mar 2025 | 11:00 PM

Controversial sect faces ban

A court ordered the dissolution of the Unification Church in Japan, upholding a government request for a revocation spurred by the investigation into the 2022 assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe.

Cambodia 2 Sept 2022 | 04:53 AM

Hun Sen: Be tolerant of ‘doomsday’ cult followers

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Prime Minister Hun Sen has called on the public to maintain tolerance and refrain from discriminating against the followers of Khem Veasna, an outspoken political party leader who recently pronounced himself “universe protecting brahma” and mobilised them at his sprawling farm at Kulen Mountain to escape “doomsday”.

World 13 May 2023 | 03:37 PM

Kenya doomsday cult death toll climbs to 201 - official

SHAKAHOLA FOREST, Kenya (Reuters) - Searchers for survivors and victims of a doomsday cult in Kenya's Shakahola forest discovered 22 more bodies on Saturday, according to a regional governmental official.

World 24 Jan 2023 | 04:54 PM

Post-nuclear Moscow subway novels strike chord as Doomsday Clock nears midnight

(Reuters) - Best-selling novelist Dmitry Glukhovsky says sales of his books depicting life in the Moscow Metro after a nuclear apocalypse have been booming since Russia put him on a "wanted" list for opposing the war in Ukraine and he was forced to flee abroad.

Cambodia 17 Oct 2022 | 10:54 AM

Cambodia: Over 1,000 ‘doomsday’ believers still refuse to leave Siem Reap plantation

More than 1,000 followers of League for Democracy Party (LDP) president Khem Veasna, whose doomsday prediction drew thousands of his supports to his plantation in Siem Reap province to escape the purported apocalypse, have refused to leave, according to provincial police chief Teng Channath.

Cambodia 17 Oct 2022 | 11:00 PM

‘Doomsday’ believers refuse to leave plantation

OVER 1,000 followers of Lea­gue for Democracy Party president Khem Veasna, whose doomsday prediction drew them to his plantation in Siem Reap province to escape the purported apocalypse, have refused to leave, said provincial police chief Teng Channath.

World 13 June 2023 | 05:34 PM

Death toll from Kenyan doomsday cult crosses 300

NAIROBI (Reuters) - The death toll from a Kenyan starvation cult crossed 300 on Tuesday after authorities exhumed more bodies in a forest, in one of the worst cult-related tragedies in recent history.

Aseanplus News 6 Sept 2022 | 10:06 AM

Over 100 complaints filed as ‘doomsday’ believers vacate farm in Cambodia

As of September 5, Siem Reap provincial authorities had received more than 100 inquiries from people asking for help finding their relatives who travelled to the sprawling plantation of Khem Veasna – president of the League for Democracy Party (LDP) who now doubles as cult leader and doomsday prophet – in Siem Reap province’s Banteay Srei district.

Cambodia 6 Sept 2022 | 11:00 PM

All eyes on doomsday cult

SIEM Reap provincial authorities have received more than 100 inquiries from people asking for help finding their relatives who travelled to the sprawling plantation of Khem Veasna – president of the League for Democracy Party (LDP) who now doubles as cult leader and doomsday prophet – in Siem Reap province’s Banteay Srei district.

World 15 Feb 2023 | 05:32 PM

Warm water melts weak spots on Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier', say scientists

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Scientists studying Antarctica's vast Thwaites Glacier - nicknamed the Doomsday Glacier - say warm water is seeping into its weak spots, worsening melting caused by rising temperatures, two papers published in Nature journal showed on Wednesday.

World 6 May 2022 | 01:36 PM

Putin to send 'doomsday' warning to West at Russia's WW2 victory parade

LONDON (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin will send a "doomsday" warning to the West when he leads celebrations on Monday marking the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany, brandishing Russia's vast firepower while its forces fight on in Ukraine.

World 12 Oct 2022 | 09:53 AM

Iraq and Uruguay deposit crop seeds at Arctic doomsday vault

OSLO (Reuters) - A vault built on an Arctic island to preserve the world's crop seeds from war, disease and other catastrophes will receive new deposits on Wednesday, including for the first time from Iraq and Uruguay, Norway's Ministry of Agriculture and Food said.

China 29 Mar 2022 | 01:22 PM

Could China use a high-speed ‘doomsday train’ to launch nuclear missiles?

High-speed rail is being considered as a potential launch platform for nuclear strikes after a new study by Chinese researchers suggested it was more suitable than previously thought.

Social Media 18 Feb 2022 | 11:00 PM

Meta, Google face data doomsday as key EU decision looms

A looming decision on strict data protection laws could spell the retreat of Meta and other tech companies from Europe.

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