Marion Fernando

Kuala Lumpur

Journalist at Freelance

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A delicious love affair

Jul 4, 2024 | trtworld.com | Marion Fernando

Pressed between a selection of shops, cafes and shuttered buildings in London’s Kentish Town neighbourhood, sits a Turkish kebab takeaway that could easily be missed. But Kentish Delights has been the go-to place for a quick and tasty kebab meal by none other than America’s pop darling Taylor Swift. Swift, the first and only artist to win , is reported to have placed an order at the discrete no-frills eatery ahead of her recent UK record-breaking Eras Tour, which kicked off on June 21.
Did asteroid Bennu originate from an ancient ocean world?

Jun 28, 2024 | trtworld.com | Marion Fernando

Four years ago, a NASA spacecraft landed on near-Earth asteroid Bennu. The minivan-sized OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer) spacecraft was sent there to collect dust and rock samples and returned with 121.6 grams of pristine samples from Bennu last September, following a seven-year roundtrip voyage through space. It is the most extensive sample of an asteroid brought back to our planet.
Five times Julian Assange’s Wikileaks exposed dirty secrets of US military

Jun 26, 2024 | trtworld.com | Marion Fernando

Whistleblower and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to Australia this week, capping a 14-year-long legal battle that gripped global attention and laid bare some of the worst secrets of the US government. WikiLeaks has been a controversial organisation known for publishing a wide range of classified documents.
What happened to the NASA astronauts aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft?

Jun 26, 2024 | trtworld.com | Marion Fernando

Two astronauts will need to make themselves at home in the International Space Station (ISS) for the time being. Following a series of delays, and with no return date scheduled yet, American astronauts Sunita 'Sunni' Williams, 58, and Barry 'Butch' Wilmore, 61, are essentially stuck on the ISS due to issues with the Boeing spacecraft that carried them into orbit on June 5 before arriving at the outpost the next day. The mission is the first crewed test flight of Boeing's Starliner.
Will France face energy shortfall after Niger cuts uranium supply?

Jun 24, 2024 | trtworld.com | Marion Fernando

The Niger military administration’s decision to cancel the permit for a major uranium mine operated by the French company Orano has reinforced the increased friction between the nation's former colonial ruler and the junta as it pursues further disengagement from France. Niger is one of the world's biggest producers of uranium, ranked at number seven, according to the World Nuclear Association (WNA).
UK election 2024: This is where the two main parties stand on immigration

Jun 21, 2024 | trtworld.com | Marion Fernando

The British people will decide who gets to make the laws and policies to govern their lives when they elect a new government in the parliamentary elections on July 4. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's push for an early general election ignited fierce competition between his Conservative Party and the opposition Labour Party, the latter leading in the opinion polls by double digits.
Netanyahu disbands his inner war cabinet, Israeli official says

Jun 16, 2024 | trtworld.com | Marion Fernando

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the six-member war cabinet, an Israeli official said, in a widely expected move that came after the departure from government of the centrist former general Benny Gantz. Netanyahu is now expected to hold consultations about the Gaza war with a small group of ministers, including Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer who had been in the war cabinet.
Once fruitful, Libyan village suffers climate crisis

Jun 16, 2024 | trtworld.com | Marion Fernando

In the Libyan village of Kabaw in the Nafusa Mountains, M'hamed Maakaf waters an ailing fig tree as the climate crisis pushes villagers to forsake lands and livestock. Once flourishing and known for its figs, olives, and almonds, fields around Kabaw, located some 200 kilometres southwest of Tripoli, are now mostly barren and battered by climate change-induced drought. The area was once "green and prosperous until the beginning of the millennium," Maakaf recalled.
Why has Denmark banned spicy Korean noodles?

Jun 13, 2024 | trtworld.com | Marion Fernando

Variety, they say, is the spice of life. But the Danish government feels too much spice is unhealthy. Denmark recently removed several spicy ramen noodle varieties made by the popular South Korean brand Samyang Foods from Scandinavian stores, citing spice levels that were considered too high for consumers.
Israel’s deadly Nuseirat raid violates international law: experts

Jun 12, 2024 | trtworld.com | Marion Fernando

The Israeli military raid on the Nuseirat camp, in which soldiers hid in an aid truck to rescue a handful of hostages and in the process killed more than 270 Palestinians, violates international laws, experts say.