Category: Rest of World News
Myanmar: Myanmar raises death toll from Cyclone Mocha to 54, but full extent of damage still unknown
BANGKOK: At least 54 people were killed and more than 185,000 buildings damaged in Myanmar by a powerful cyclone last weekend, state television MRTV reported…
Myanmar: Myanmar junta using imported arms to commit rights violations: UN expert
UNITED NATIONS: Myanmar‘s military has imported $1 billion in weapons since seizing power in a 2021 coup and used them “to commit atrocities,” a United…
G-7 Hiroshima summit: Who’s attending, what will be discussed?
TOKYO: Leaders of seven of the world’s most powerful democracies will gather this weekend for the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima, the location of…
Asia: Climate change made Asia humid heatwave at least 30 times more likely: attribution study
BATHINDA: The human-caused climate change made humid heatwave in the month of April in India, Bangladesh, Laos and Thailand at least 30 times more likely,…
Hou Yu-ih, presidential candidate of Taiwan’s main opposition party
Taiwan‘s main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party picked New Taipei City mayor Hou Yu-ih on Wednesday to be its presidential candidate in the election next year,…
G7 leaders likely to focus on war in Ukraine and tensions in Asia at summit in Hiroshima
HIROSHIMA, JAPAN: The symbolism will be palpable when leaders of the world’s rich democracies sit down in Hiroshima, a city whose name evokes the tragedy…
North Korea shows Kim Jong-un examining a military spy satellite that may be launched soon
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un examined a finished military spy satellite, which his country is expected to launch soon, during a visit…
Now unmasked, Japanese hiring smile tutors to get the grins right
About six years ago, Keiko Kawano, a radio host, found that when she stopped doing voice-articulation exercises, her smile began to fade. At one point,…
South Korea: South Korea signs $130 million aid package with Ukrainian minister
SEOUL: South Korea signed an agreement with Ukraine on Wednesday on its plan to provide a $130 million financial aid package, a day after the…
Australia cancels Quad meeting in Sydney after US President Biden postponement
SYDNEY: Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday a Quad summit would not go ahead in Sydney next week without US President Joe Biden,…