Japan executes man over 2008 stabbing rampage: Reports

TOKYO:   Japan upon Tuesday (Jul 26) executed a man convicted of killing seven people in a stabbing rampage in Tokyo’s popular Akihabara electronics district in 08, local media reported. T he Proper rights Ministry declined to immediately confirm reports on national broadcaster NHK and other shops that Tomohiro KatoContinue Reading

Sri Lanka’s new president says non-violent protests can continue after crackdown

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s new president Ranil Wickremesinghe informed diplomats this week that non-violent protests towards his government is going to be allowed to continue, including in the commercial capital Colombo, his office mentioned in a statement on Sunday (Jul 24). Within a pre-dawn raid on Friday, countless security personnel disassembledContinue Reading

China launches second space station module, Wentian

BEIJING: China on Sunday (Jul 24) launched the second associated with three modules to its permanent space station, in one of the final missions needed to complete the orbiting outpost by year’s finish. The live feed on condition broadcaster CCTV showed the 23-tonne Wentian (“Quest for the Heavens”) laboratory moduleContinue Reading

China reports 982 new COVID-19 cases for Jul 23

BEIJING: Mainland China reported 982 new COVID-19 cases for Jul 23, of which 129 were symptomatic plus 853 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Sunday (Jul 24). That compares with 817 new cases per day earlier – 164 symptomatic and 653 asymptomatic infections, which China counts separately. TheContinue Reading