Thirteen dead, three dozen missing after cloudburst in India’s Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Thirteen individuals were dead and at minimum three dozen were missing after a cloudburst triggered flash floods near the Himalayan Hindu cave shrine of Amarnath in Indian native Kashmir, an official said here on Fri (Jul 8). During the annual pilgrimage, tens of thousands of Hindus cross glaciers andContinue Reading
Biden to meet with advisers on China tariffs, decision timing unclear
WASHINGTON: US Chief executive Joe Biden was due to discuss charges on Chinese imports with advisers upon Friday (Jul 8), but it was not clear when he would make a decision on whether to remove some duties to try to fight inflation, two people familiar with the deliberations said. TheContinue Reading
Shinzo Abe: World leaders express shock over assassination
Tributes have been pouring within from around the world after the former Japanese PM was assassinated.Continue Reading
Shinzo Abe: Japan ex-leader’s alleged killer held grudge against group – police
The man suspected of eliminating Japan’s ex-PM kept a grudge against a group he believed Shinzo Abe was part of, police state.Continue Reading
Facebook, Twitter remove Shinzo Abe assassination videos
Twitter, Facebook parent Meta and other social networking companies scrambled upon July 8 to police videos on their platforms of the murder of former Western Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that split rules on harmful content. Read full tale Continue Reading
First shipment of infant formula ingredient from Singapore plant leaves for US
The factory in Tuas will make enough formula base powder by October for 15.5 million servings.Continue Reading
Martha Stewart discusses her crushes with Chelsea Handler
Martha Stewart includes a few crushes, a single on a married man she knows.Continue Reading
Assassination suspect says he held grudge against ‘organisation’ Shinzo Abe was connected to: Japan police
Yamagami was pictured at the scene holding a large boxy black object that appeared to have two barrels. Officers in protective gear began searching the suspect’s home after 5pm and confiscated “several handmade gun-like items”. The suspect, who addressed police in a “matter-of-fact way”, told officers he had worked forContinue Reading
Shinzo Abe assassination raises questions about Japan’s VIP security
“INTIMATE EVENTS” Paul Nadeau, who has been on campaign events with Abe in the past, said stump speeches like Friday’s are “almost intimate events”. “The public is close by, they’re usually filling a town square in front of the train station,” said Nadeau, who previously worked for an LDP officialContinue Reading
Vivian Balakrishnan urges G20 countries to stop ‘weaponising food’
Dr Balakrishnan also stressed the need to keep borders open and to “resist the temptation of protectionism”. “These are siren calls, but ultimately self-defeating at a global level,” he said. According to him, countries need to transform its food systems to “increase the yields”. “Without a significant increase in foodContinue Reading