TOKYO, Japan– A strong typhoon sweeping towards southern Japan on Tuesday triggered the cancellation of hundreds of flights as officials urged thousands of people to seek shelter. Typhoon Khanun was packing maximum sustained wind speeds of 162 kilometres (100 miles) an hour as it crossed...
This photo taken on July 31, 2023 shows an overflowing Yongding River under the New Shougang Bridge in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua) BEIJING/SHIJIAZHUANG, China -- Two people have been killed during rainstorms in Beijing, and 52,384 have been relocated to safer places, as heavy downpours...
BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) – China's homegrown Modern Ark 60 (MA60) firefighting plane completed its first test flight recently, announced its developer, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). As a large and medium-sized fixed-wing firefighting aircraft, it has functions including...
NEW YORK, July 31 (Xinhua) -- New restrictions introduced in New York City, the most populous city in the United States, to reduce single-use plastic waste in takeout orders took effect on Monday. Under the new rules, restaurants and delivery services in the city are not allowed to provide plastic...
UNITED NATIONS– UN humanitarians said on Monday that despite the fighting in Sudan, more than 780 trucks have delivered about 35,000 tons of aid across the country since May 22. Between July 22 and 27, more than 40 trucks carrying 1,600 tons of food reached Kassala, Gedaref and White Nile...
A view taken fon July 29, 2023 shows the Arsenal in Venice's Sestiere di Castello district. Unesco is recommending that Venice be placed on the list of World Heritage in Danger, as "insufficient" measures have been taken to fight the deterioration of the site due in particular to mass tourism and...
MIAMI, United States– The property manager of Donald Trump's Florida estate is to appear in court Monday to face charges of conspiring to help conceal the alleged mishandling of top secret government documents by the former president. Carlos De Oliveira, 56, is scheduled to appear before a...
SAN FRANCISCO, United States– The company formerly known as Twitter removed a towering, blinking X from atop its San Francisco headquarters Monday after the rebranded tech firm tangled with city officials over the controversial sign. The X, installed on the roof of the company's downtown...
NEW DELHI, India -- At least four persons were killed when a police officer with the Railway Protection Force (RPF) allegedly opened indiscriminate fire inside a moving train in India's southwestern state of Maharashtra on Monday, official sources said. Â Â Â The shootout took place inside...
SAN FRANCISCO, United States of America -- An all-terrain vehicle (ATV) rolled over and burst into flames Saturday in Washington's Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, killing four young people on board, the Kittitas County Sheriff's office said on Sunday. Officers received the 911 report of the...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The death toll from the suicide attack at a political gathering in the Bajaur district of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday jumped to 54 after more injured succumbed to their injuries, a police official said on Monday. Â Additional Inspector General...
MOSCOW, Russia -- Moscow is taking additional measures to protect civilian infrastructure from Ukrainian attacks, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Monday. Â Â Â "Taking into account the current situation, additional measures have been taken to increase protection against air and...
