14-10-2024 HIROSHIMA, JAPAN: Almost eight decades after an atomic bomb devastated her home town of Hiroshima, Teruko Yahata carries the scar on her forehead from when she was knocked over by the force of the blast. The US bombs that laid waste to Hiroshima on the morning of Aug. 6, …
Read More »India’s Star Health receives $68k ransom demand after data leak
14-10-2024 NEW DELHI: Star Health, India’s biggest health insurer, on Saturday said it had received a ransom demand of $68,000 from a cyberhacker in connection with a leak of customer data and medical records. Star, which has a roughly $4 billion market cap, is battling a reputational and business crisis …
Read More »Chinese premier in Hanoi agrees to boost ties with Vietnam
14-10-2024 HANOI: Vietnam and China agreed on Saturday to boost defence and security cooperation, the Vietnamese government said, despite their years-long maritime dispute in the South China Sea. China is Vietnam’s largest trading partner and a vital source of imports for its manufacturing sector. The two countries on Saturday also …
Read More »Florida begins long recovery from Milton and Helene
14-10-2024 FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA: Millions of Floridians began a long and difficult recovery on Friday after the state’s second major hurricane in two weeks, restoring power, shoveling mud from flooded homes and clearing mountains of debris left by Milton and Helene. While some coastal cities such as Tampa were spared …
Read More »Hezbollah fighting Israeli troops near Lebanon’s Ramiya village
14-10-2024 BEIRUT/ CAIRO: Hezbollah said on Sunday it was fighting Israeli forces trying to infiltrate Ramiya village in southern Lebanon, as a third UN peacekeeper was wounded in Israel’s escalating conflict with the Iran-backed Lebanese group. Israeli strikes have shook the peacekeepers’ main base in southern Lebanon, prompting UN Secretary-General …
Read More »Taiwanese flock to China religious festival despite tensions
13-10-2024 MEIZHOU, CHINA: Over a thousand Taiwanese pilgrims flocked to southeast China’s Fujian province this week for a religious festival, a rare instance of cross-strait cultural exchanges that threatens to be overshadowed by political tensions. On Meizhou Island, home to a cluster of rural fishing villages, the deafening roar of …
Read More »Bangladesh likely to keep power deal with India’s Adani
13-10-2024 DHAKA/ NEW DELHI: Bangladesh is likely to set aside pricing concerns and retain a power purchase pact with India’s Adani Power, opens new tab, in the face of supply worries and gloomy prospects for a legal challenge, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. The new government …
Read More »King Charles’ powerful message for Australia’s anti-monarchists
13-10-2024 LONDON: King Charles has confirmed that it is up to the Australian people to decide whether the country remains a constitutional monarchy or becomes a republic. Ahead of the King’s visit to Australia next week, the Australian Republic Movement exchanged letters with Buckingham Palace officials, writing on the King’s …
Read More »Christopher Columbus’s DNA to shed light on his origins
13-10-2024 GENOA, LIGURIA/ WASHINGTON: Liguria More than five centuries after he re-shaped history by opening up the New World to European exploration, scientists say they are ready to reveal the truth about the origins of Christopher Columbus. The explorer reached the Americas in 1492 with the support of the Spanish …
Read More »Boeing to axe a tenth of its workers as strike continues
13-10-2024 VIRGINIA: Boeing will axe its workforce by a tenth cutting 17,000 jobs and delay production as the aeroplane maker deals with issues across its business. Chief executive Kelly Ortberg said in an email to staff that “executives, managers, and employees'” jobs are all at risk. The business also warned …
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