Flash floods and landslides left 150 people dead, people accused leaders of not warning
China crackdown prompts thousands to flee Hong Kong as U.K. opens new visa route
Hong Kong citizens protest Friday outside the United Kingdom’s Houses of Parliament in London against the limited rights of British National Overseas passport holders in the former U.K. colony. Photo: WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto via Getty Images About 7,000 Hong Kongers have … Read More
7.0 magnitude earthquake shakes southern Philippines
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MANILA, Philippines — A powerful earthquake shook parts of the southern Philippines on Thursday night, but authorities said it was too deep to cause major damage and no tsunami warning was issued. The quake measured magnitude 7.0 and was located … Read More
How Malaysia’s government collapsed in two years
Muhyiddin Yassin has now been catapulted into power – Getty Images It was seen as a historic turning point – an election that overturned a party which had been in power for more than 60 years. But less than two … Read More
China Passes Law Allowing Coastguard to Use Force Against Foreign Vessels
China passed a new law Friday granting the China Coast Guard (CCG) more leeway in asserting the nation’s claims in the contested South China Sea and authorizing the use of force against foreign vessels. The National People’s Congress passed the Coast Guard … Read More
Japan Becomes Latest Nation to Contest Beijing’s Claims in the South China Sea
Suga Yoshihide, Prime Minister of Japan speaks virtually during the 75th annual U.N. General Assembly, Sept. 25, 2020. Japan has joined a growing list of countries that are challenging China’s maritime claims in the South China Sea. On Tuesday, Japan presented a … Read More
At least 96 killed, nearly 70,000 displaced as quake, floods hit Indonesia
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The quakes have forced about 28,000 people to take shelter in 25 evacuation centres in the city of Mamuju.PHOTO: AFP JAKARTA (XINHUA, AFP) – The death toll from a strong earthquake and floods in the central parts of Indonesia has … Read More
A Chinese-Indian Nuclear War Would Ruin the Whole Planet
The fall out would impact sunlight and crop yields across the globe. Key point: Even a “small” nuclear war is not so small in its impact. Here is how any such conflict could doom all of humanity, not just the combatants. … Read More
National power grid breakdown plunges Pakistan into darkness
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A breakdown in Pakistan’s national power grid plunged the country into darkness on Saturday night, officials said. “A countrywide blackout has been caused by a sudden plunge in the frequency in the power transmission system,” Pakistan’s Power … Read More
South Korea presses Iran over seized oil tanker as Gulf tensions rise
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps troops on Monday seized the South Korean-flagged MT Hankuk Chemi A South Korean delegation left for Iran on Thursday to negotiate the early release of an oil tanker and its crew seized in strategic Gulf waters … Read More