Private sector pledges US billion to battle US hunger

WASHINGTON: ALL OF US President Joe Biden on Wednesday (Sep 28) announced US$8 billion in brand new private sector spending to fight hunger, including hundreds of millions associated with dollars for foods, after lawmakers did not further extend pandemic-era nutrition supports like universal school foods and increased help to foodContinue Reading

Restaurant fire kills 17 people in northeastern China

BEIJING: A restaurant fire killed 17 people on Wednesday (Sep 28) in the city of Changchun in northeastern China, authorities said. The fire was reported about 12.40pm in a high-tech section of the Changchun New Area industrial zone, according to a social media post by the zone’s management committee. ThreeContinue Reading

Body of missing US ski mountaineer found in Nepal

Nelson, 49, is described by her sponsor, The North Face, as “the most prolific ski mountaineer of her generation”. A decade ago, she became the first woman to summit both the highest mountain in the world, Everest, and the adjacent Lhotse peak within the span of 24 hours. In 2018,Continue Reading