boats as a boat carrying Palestinian patients and students sails towards Europe aiming to break Israel’s blockade on Gaza, at the sea in Gaza July 10, 2018. (Reuters)People ride Israel’s navy seized a boat on Tuesday that had left from a Gaza port with wounded Palestinians aboard in a bid to challenge the blockade of […]
Continue reading …Despite various measures intended to prevent deaths, including dams to control flood waters, Japan sees rain-related deaths most years. Photo: AFP Japan is famously prone to natural disasters including earthquakes and tsunamis, and is generally considered well-prepared to cope. So why has record rainfall caused at least 100 deaths? Here are some of the factors that have […]
Continue reading …File photo of migrants on the deck of an NGO rescue ship. Photo: Lluis Gene/AFP After announcing a stop to all ‘international mission’ boats bringing migrants to Italy at the weekend, the government has now for the first time turned away an Italian vessel. The interior ministry denied a civilian vessel permission to dock at […]
Continue reading …Trump shakes hands with Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh [Jim Bourg/Reuters] [Daylife] US President Donald Trump has nominated federal appeals Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. Trump made the announcement on Monday night, saying it was an “honor and privilege” to nominate Kavanaugh In picking the 53-year-old, Trump aimed to entrench […]
Continue reading …Rescue personnel prepare the transport for the evacuation of the boys and their soccer coach trapped in a flooded cave, in the northern province of Chiang Rai, Thailand, on Tuesday. (FACEBOOK/POLICE THAILAND NEWS/via REUTERS) MAE SAI, Chiang Rai: The 9th, 10th and 11th boys safely emerged from Tham Luang cave late Tuesday afternoon. “The 9th […]
Continue reading …British Prime Minister Theresa May has persuaded her Eurosceptic ministers to back a plan for closer trade ties with the EU after Brexit Boris Johnson has decided not to quit as foreign secretary over UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s soft Brexit plan because he wants to remain in Cabinet and fight for the divorce he […]
Continue reading …North Korean military salute the motorcade carrying U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as it makes its way to the Park Hwa Guest House in Pyongyang on July 6. AP So a CD of “Rocket Man” by Elton John was not delivered to Kim Jong-un. Or was it? Or did it mean U.S. Secretary of […]
Continue reading …CATL will supply the cells for BMW’s electric Mini. Photo: DPA Chinese firm CATL will build a battery factory in central Germany to supply the country’s auto industry through its transformation toward electric cars, high-end manufacturer BMW said Monday. “We are very pleased that CATL has decided to build a factory for battery cells in […]
Continue reading …The five-pillar agreement states that the war between the two countries has ended [Yemane Gebremeskel/Twitter] The leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea signed a “joint declaration of peace and friendship”, Eritrea’s information minister said, a day after a landmark summit marked a start to normalisation of ties between the longtime foes. “The Agreement, which specifies five pillars, was signed this […]
Continue reading …In this grab taken from video provide by Chiang Rai Public Relations Office, emergency workers carry a stretcher with one of the rescued boy to be transported by ambulance to a hospital, in Mae Sai, Sunday, July 8. (Chiang Rai Public Relations Office via AP) Tassanee Vejpongsa and Kaweewit Kaewjinda Mae Sai (AP) — Expert divers […]
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