By Marco Garcia, Reuters, and published by Yahoo!News Kahului, Hawaii – A wildfire that swept through the resort town of Lahaina on Hawaii’s Maui island has killed at least 36 people, authorities said, while leaving smouldering ruins in its wake and forcing thousands to flee the onetime capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Video footage
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Myanmar junta extends state of emergency, delaying polls
By AFP and published by CNA Yangon – Myanmar’s National Defence and Security Council agreed today (July 31) to extend the country’s state of emergency by six months, state media said, likely delaying elections the junta had pledged to hold by August. Acting president Myint Swe announced the decision to prolong the state of
Read moreAs Khanun forms, China warns of third typhoon in three weeks
By Reuters – published by CNA and Thai Newsroom Beijing – Chinese forecasters on Saturday (July 29) warned of the approach of Tropical Storm Khanun, which is expected to rapidly gain typhoon strength and strike China’s densely populated coast sometime next week. Khanun, now more than 1,000km east of the Philippine archipelago in the
Read moreChina, Taiwan prepare for their most powerful typhoon this year
By Reuters – published by CNA and Thai Newsroom Beijing/Taipei – China urged fishing boats to seek shelter and farmers to speed up their harvest while Taiwan suspended annual military drills as Super Typhoon Doksuri spiralled closer to East Asia, potentially reaching deep into China. Doksuri is likely to be the most powerful typhoon
Read moreUS pauses some aid, imposes visa bans after ‘neither free nor fair’ Cambodia election
By Reuters and published by US News & World Report Washington – The United States said it was pausing some foreign assistance programmes in Cambodia and imposing visa bans on individuals it says undermined democracy after the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) declared a landslide victory in elections on Sunday (July 23). State Department
Read moreShocking video emerges of sexual assault in India’s Manipur state amid ethnic violence
By Cherylann Mollan – BBC News and published by Yahoo!News Warning: This article contains details some readers may find distressing. Mumbai – A video showing two women being paraded naked by a mob in the north-eastern state of Manipur, hit by violent ethnic clashes, has sparked outrage in India. The police say they have
Read moreRanong heavily flooded as weakened Typhoon Talim hits Vietnam
By Reuters – published by CNA and Naewna THREE days of heavy rain in southern Ranong province led to forest runoff gushing into its famed hot springs with residents in the city warned to prepare for inundation, Naewna newspaper said. Provincial authorities have closed the hot springs until the flooding recedes while those living
Read moreSchools and stock market closed as Hong Kong braces for Typhoon Talim
By AP – published by Yahoo!News and Thai Newsroom Hong Kong – Schools and the stock market were closed in Hong Kong on Monday (July 17) as Typhoon Talim swept south of the city. As the financial hub braced for rainy and windy weather, more than 100 people sought refuge at temporary shelters. Some
Read moreDangerous heatwaves strike globe as wildfires rage
By AFP and published by CNA Rome – Scorching weather gripped three continents on Sunday (July 16), whipping up wildfires and threatening to topple temperature records as the dire consequences of global warming take shape. Predictions of historic heat hung over swathes of Asia, Europe and the United States. In the Vatican, 15,000 people
Read moreTravel chaos as hundreds of flights across Italy cancelled amid air transport strike
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Rome – Hundreds of flights across Italy were cancelled on Saturday, forcing travellers at the peak of tourist season to make alternate plans, after air transport unions went ahead with a planned work stoppage two days following a train strike that paralysed rail service. Summertime in Italy is
Read moreBRICS summit to be ‘physical’ despite Putin warrant: South Africa
By AFP and published by CNA Johannesburg – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday (July 9) that next month’s BRICS summit, which Vladimir Putin has been invited to attend, will be held in-person despite an arrest warrant on the Russian leader. South Africa is the current chair of the BRICS, a
Read moreUS to send Ukraine cluster bombs, Nato makes membership pledge
By Reuters and published by CNA THE United States announced on Friday (July 7) that it would supply Ukraine with widely-banned cluster munitions for its counteroffensive against occupying Russian forces, and Nato’s leader said the military alliance would unite at a summit next week on how to bring Ukraine closer to joining. Rights groups
Read moreRemote Indian region is on the brink of civil war
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Kangval, India – Zuan Vaiphei is armed and prepared to kill. He is also ready to die. Vaiphei spends most of his days behind the sandbag walls of a makeshift bunker, his fingers resting on the trigger of a 12-gauge shotgun. Some 1,000 yards ahead of him, between
Read moreRussia says West enabled drone attacks near Moscow
By AFP and published by CNA Moscow – Moscow said Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian territory would “not be possible” without US and Nato help, escalating its rhetoric after reporting it had downed five drones near the capital on Tuesday (July 4). Ukraine meanwhile accused Russia of planning “dangerous provocations” at the Moscow-controlled Zaporizhzhia
Read moreThousands rally across Australia in support of indigenous reform
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Sydney –Thousands rallied in Australia on Sunday (July 2) to back a campaign to recognise the country’s Indigenous people in the constitution ahead of a referendum later this year, after a recent dip in support for the change. The referendum, likely to be held between October and December,
Read moreEuropean telescope launched to hunt for clues to universe’s darkest secrets
By Marcia Dunn, AP, and published by ABC News Cape Canaveral, Fla. – A European space telescope blasted off on Saturday (July 1) on a quest to explore the mysterious and invisible realm known as the dark universe. SpaceX launched the European Space Agency’s Euclid observatory toward its ultimate destination 1.5 million kilometres (1
Read moreWagner mutiny exposes risks for China’s deep Russian ties
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Beijing – As news broke on Saturday that mercenary Wagner troops were careering towards Moscow in a short-lived rebellion, several businessmen from southern China began frantically calling factories to halt shipments of goods destined for Russia. While the mutiny – the biggest test of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s
Read moreWagner halts revolt but Putin seen as weakened; Moscow maintains security measures
By AFP and published by CNA Moscow – Wagner mercenaries headed back to their base on Sunday (June 25) after Russia’s President Vladimir Putin agreed to allow their leader to avoid treason charges and accept exile in neighbouring Belarus. The agreement ended an extraordinary crisis – the threat that Yevgeny Prigozhin’s private army would
Read moreRussian mercenary boss Prigozhin in standoff with Russian army amid ‘armed mutiny’
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News London – Rebellious Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Saturday (June 24) he had taken control of the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don as part of an attempt to oust the military leadership amid what the authorities said was an armed mutiny. Prigozhin demanded that Russian Defence Minister
Read moreAfter Titanic sub disaster, industry faces scrutiny
By Reuters and published by CNA THE FIRST fatal accident aboard a deep-sea tourist submersible is certain to raise calls for additional safety regulations, but industry experts say that any new measures may be impossible to enforce given the international nature of the business. Moreover, they say that the tragedy of the Titan submersible
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