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Cryptids of Africa: Congo Snake and Mokele-Mbembe
Two of Africa’s most famous cryptids are the Congo Snake and the Mokele-Mbembe. One rests on a 1959 aerial photo and a pilot’s account...
Barrier lake collapse in Hualien turns Typhoon Ragasa into deadly inland...
Hualien — A wall of water roared off a mountain above a quiet township in eastern Taiwan on Tuesday afternoon, a sudden surge that...
Typhoon Ragasa shuts Hong Kong; Guangdong braces as Macau halts ferries
Hong Kong — Typhoon Ragasa forced this city into one of its rare, full-scale shutdowns on Wednesday as the Hong Kong Observatory hoisted the...
Top 5 giant snake myths debunked
From the Congo Snake to tales of 100-foot anacondas, giant snake stories spark fascination worldwide. But how much of it is science, and how...
Reticulated python in the Philippines: Real giant snakes at home
While the Congo Snake legend tells of a mythical 50-foot serpent in Africa, the Philippines is home to the reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus)—the world’s...
Remy Van Lierde: The Belgian pilot behind the Congo Snake legend
The Congo Snake legend would not exist without one man: Colonel Remy Van Lierde. A decorated Belgian Air Force pilot and World War II...
1959 Congo Snake photo explained: Why the image cannot prove a...
The viral aerial picture linked to the 1959 Katanga sighting is the most shared “evidence” behind the Congo Snake legend. This micro-analysis breaks down...
Typhoon Wipha slams Hong Kong and southern China, cancels 500 flights...
HONG KONG — Typhoon Wipha tore through Hong Kong and parts of southern China on Saturday, leaving a swath of destruction in its wake....
The Continuous Growth of the Gambling Market in Asia
The Asia Pacific gambling market is worth an estimated $100 billion a year. With widespread adoption of mobile devices and acceptance of cryptocurrency, as...
US military buildup in Japan defense strategy or dangerous escalation
The United States has embarked on a significant military overhaul in Japan, upgrading its operational bases into a fully-fledged "war-fighting command" structure, a move...
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