SAF to send aid to Typhoon Yagi-hit Vietnam, Myanmar and Laos as death toll rises past 500 SINGAPORE – The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) is dispatching three aircraft to deliver humanitarian aid supplies to typhoon-stricken communities in Myanmar, Vietnam and Laos. “Singapore stands ... 09/18/2024 - 6:31 pm | View Link
WebXtra: Longview martial arts instructor uses nonprofit dojo to aid needy areas of The Philippines Partnership for Pets volunteer Eva Sepulvado said, “People, as a society, should not accept the euthanizing of adoptable, healthy animals as a means of population control." Robert Roberson, 59, who ... 09/18/2024 - 9:17 am | View Link
BingX Provides 1 Billion VND Aid to Support Vietnam From Impacts of Typhoon Yagi 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BingX Charity, the philanthropic arm of the global leading cryptocurrency exchange BingX, has donated 400 million VND to aid recovery efforts in northern Vietnam following ... 09/17/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Floods and landslides in Myanmar caused by Typhoon Yagi and monsoon rains have killed at least 226, state media say Floods and landslides in Myanmar caused by Typhoon Yagi and monsoon rains have killed at least 226, state media say BANGKOK -- Floods and landslides in Myanmar caused by Typhoon Yagi and monsoon ... 09/16/2024 - 2:55 pm | View Link
'Operation Sadbhav': India sends humanitarian aid to typhoon Yagi-hit Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam India has commenced 'Operation Sadbhav' to send humanitarian aid to Myanmar, Vietnam, and Laos in response to Typhoon Yagi. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar announced that INS Satpura is ... 09/16/2024 - 5:56 am | View Link
Kamala Harris still has time to change direction on U. S. policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a way that could secure her the presidency, reduce further damage to Washington’s standing internationally, stop what many—including many Jews, Israelis, and Holocaust scholars—have called a genocide in Gaza, and prevent a regional war.
U. S., U. K. and United Nations officials urged restraint as tensions ramped up between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. After days of escalating conflict, Israel carried out extensive airstrikes targeting Southern Lebanon on Sept. 19 and Hezbollah retaliated on Sept. 20, prompting fears of further conflict and a wider Middle East war.
TOKYO — Shohei Ohtani’s feat of becoming the first major leaguer with at least 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season was met with extra editions of newspapers for fans to read on their way to work on Friday morning in Japan.
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Ohtani raced past the 50-50 milestone as he hit three home runs and stole two bases in a game during the 20-4 rout of the Miami Marlins on Thursday, securing a playoff berth for the Dodgers.
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The news topped morning headlines, and “Ohtani-san” was the No.
Taiwan’s Constitutional Court upheld the legality of the death penalty but moved to limit its use, in a decision that strikes a balance between keeping the punishment’s deterrent effect and preventing its abuse.
The court on Friday affirmed the constitutionality of capital punishment but restricted its use to only the most serious crimes, while emphasizing the need for better safeguards.
First, on Tuesday, there were exploding pagers. On Wednesday, walkie-talkies began detonating, along with other electronic devices. Panic took hold of whole areas across Lebanon—particularly in Shia communities where Hezbollah are present—as devices designed to be held in the hand and close to the face blew fingers off hands and took out eyes.
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“We were confused at first,” Joumana, who was visiting loved ones at a hospital in Lebanon’s capital Beirut on Wednesday, tells TIME.
A lot has changed since my last conversation with Anwar Ibrahim 10 years ago, when he jumped on a crackly phone call between court hearings to reveal his chances of beating a trumped-up sodomy charge “didn’t look good.”
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Things looked considerably brighter for Malaysia’s Prime Minister when we caught up last month at the opening of German semiconductor giant Infineon’s new Malaysia plant.