Beirut port explosion Dozens of protesters in Beirut have entered the foreign ministry during a wider demonstration over Tuesday’s huge explosion that left at least 158 dead. Several thousand people are on the streets in a planned protest, but there has been violence. Police fired tear gas at stone-throwing demonstrators. Sounds of gunfire have also […]
Hong Kong anti-government protests The US Treasury has imposed sanctions on Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam and 10 other top officials from Hong Kong and mainland China. The sanctions were used to target those undermining Hong Kong’s autonomy, said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. “The United States stands with the people of Hong Kong,” Mr […]
In mid-July, Vietnam still shone as a Covid-19 outlier. No reported deaths, and months without a locally transmitted case. Fans packed into football stadiums, schools had reopened, and customers returned to their favourite cafes. “We were already back to normal life,” said Mai Xuan Tu, a 27-year-old from Da Nang in central Vietnam. Like many […]
The president’s unsubstantiated claims of tech giants’ anti-conservative bias are a key pillar of his reelection playbook — and a rallying cry for campaign donations. By Jesselyn Cook, HuffPost US President Donald Trump would like you to believe that the world’s biggest tech platforms are conspiring against him in a bid to silence his campaign ahead […]
The Boeing 737 split in two while landing Friday in heavy rain in southern India. NEW DELHI (AP) — An Air India Express flight with 190 people on board skidded off a runway and split in two while landing Friday in heavy rain in southern India. Police said at least 14 people were killed and […]
The Arctic has been warming at twice the global rate for the past 30 years. Moira Warburton (Reuters) – The last fully intact ice shelf in the Canadian Arctic has collapsed, losing more than 40% of its area in just two days at the end of July, researchers said on Thursday. The Milne Ice Shelf […]
Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) – Bells tolled in Hiroshima on Thursday for the 75th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing, with ceremonies downsized due to the coronavirus and the city’s mayor urging nations to reject selfish nationalism and unite to fight all threats. Though thousands usually pack the Peace Park in the centre of […]
Samia Nakhoul, Ellen Francis BEIRUT (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron called for urgent support for Lebanon where he arrived on Thursday, two days after a devastating blast ripped through Beirut, killing 145 people and generating a seismic shock that was felt across the region. Dozens are still missing after Tuesday’s blast at the port that […]
Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday said the U.S. economy needs an “additional boost” to cope with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, as his Democratic counterparts and White House officials try to hash out a next wave of relief. As talks neared the end of their second week, […]
Beirut port explosion Media caption “Now I’m shaking, all the way from up to down” A number of Beirut port officials are being placed under house arrest pending an investigation into Tuesday’s huge explosion, Lebanon’s government says. The blast killed at least 135 people and injured more than 4,000 others. A two-week state of emergency […]
