Tropical Storm Tapah Causes Major Disruptions In Southern China And Hong Kong
Over 200,000 people were reportedly evacuated in Guangdong, a southern province in China, due to Tropical Storm Tapah’s September 8 landfall. According to the Associated Press, the China Meteorological Administration disclosed that Tapah hit land around 8:50 a.m. local time near Taishan (aka Taishan City and the “First Home of the Overseas Chinese”). Xinhua News…
Read MoreQatar holds funerals for Hamas officials, Qatari security official killed in Doha strike
The coffin of the Qatari security official was draped with the Qatari flag, while the Hamas members’ coffins were covered in Palestinian flags. Qatar held funerals for the six killed in the Israeli airstrike on Doha that targeted Hamas officials on Tuesday, London-based Asharq al-Awsat reported on Thursday. The funeral was attended by the emir…
Read MoreSouth Korea Warns U.S. As Fallout From Massive Hyundai Raid Continues
But Lutnick’s perpetual growth promises have historically not panned out. Americans still weren’t feeling the boon of Trump’s plan by August, when the unemployment rate was 4.3 percent, up by more than 3 percent from the previous year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Applications for unemployment benefits jumped to 263,000 last week alone,…
Read MoreGermany boosts NATO air patrols in response to Poland drone incursion
Germany is to boost its commitments on NATO’s eastern flank with additional fighter jet surveillance after Poland said it shot down Russian drones over its airspace. Government spokesman Stefan Kornelius said the German military, the Bundeswehr, would “extend and expand” air policing over Poland. The move comes after Warsaw recorded 19 violations of its airspace…
Read MoreSouth Sudan vice-president charged with murder and treason
South Sudan’s First Vice-President Riek Machar has been charged with murder, treason and crimes against humanity in a move that some fear could reignite the country’s civil war. Justice Minister Joseph Geng Akech said the charges against Machar relate to an attack in March by a militia allegedly linked to the vice-president. The roads leading…
Read MoreIReit Global’s German subsidiaries served with payment order by former tenant
The dispute stems from a dilapidation cost agreement made with the former main tenant of its Berlin Campus [SINGAPORE] Subsidiaries of IReit Global have been served with a payment order filed by Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund (DRV), the former main tenant of its Berlin Campus, in a move that escalates a potential legal dispute into a…
Read MoreFrasers Hospitality Trust to suspend trading on Sep 12, expected to delist on Oct 6
Payment for the scheme consideration to eligible securityholders is set to be made on or around Sep 30 [SINGAPORE] Frasers Hospitality Trust (FHT) has received the court’s sanction for its proposed privatisation by way of a trust scheme, paving the way for its expected delisting on or around Oct 6 at 9 am. Trading of…
Read MoreRussia Ramps Up NATO Attacks With Threat to Finland
He notably failed to mention acts of political violence perpetrated by right wingers against the left—e.g., the June shootings of two Minnesota Democratic lawmakers and their spouses, which killed State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband; the 2022 attack on Paul Pelosi, in an attempted kidnapping of Nancy Pelosi (which Trump mocked); the January 6,…
Read MoreFossil fuel subsidies and unstable policies hinder Asia’s clean energy growth
Industry executives have expressed concerns that Asia’s push towards clean energy could falter without a reduction in fossil fuel subsidies, stable policy frameworks, and investments in grid upgrades, reported Reuters. These factors are crucial for the region to keep pace with the increasing power demands, particularly from data centres. At the Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference…
Read MoreTrump says he will award posthumous Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk
President Trump on Thursday said he will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, to Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old conservative activist who was shot to death during a Wednesday event in Utah. Source link
Read MoreFBI releases photos of ‘person of interest’ in Charlie Kirk shooting as manhunt intensifies
OREM, Utah — Authorities unveiled grainy photos Thursday of a man clad in a black, long-sleeved T-shirt, dark sunglasses and a baseball cap who they said was “of interest” in the fatal shooting of influential right-wing activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah college campus. The man, captured on security camera footage clenching his fists and walking up…
Read MoreRyanair says it may not return to Israel, urges Jerusalem to ‘get its act together’
The airline earlier this summer said it would not return to Israel until October 25 at the earliest. Ryanair may not return to Israel when violence related to the Gaza war recedes, Group Chief Executive Michael O’Leary said on Thursday, saying the airline was being “messed around” by airport authorities there. “I think there is…
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