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S. Korea logs longest streak of tropical nights
September 1, 2024, 1:34 pm
SEOUL – South Korea recorded its longest streak of tropical nights this year, as a prolonged heat wave continued to grip the country throughout August, the state weather agency said Sunday. The number of tropical nights reached 20.2 days this year, outnumbering 16.8 days in 1994 and 16.7 days… Read More
Ex-Taipei mayor arrested in graft probe in Taiwan
August 31, 2024, 7:26 pm
ANKARA – The former Taipei mayor and current chairman of the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) was arrested early Saturday by Taiwan's anti-corruption agency in connection with an alleged corruption case. "In order to continue restraining Chairman Ko Wen-je's personal freedom, the prosecutor arrested… Read More
Another SoKor court orders Japanese firm to pay forced labor victims
August 31, 2024, 2:06 pm
SEOUL – Another South Korean court ordered a Japanese company on Friday to compensate victims of Japan's wartime forced labor. The Seoul Central District Court ruled that Mitsubishi Materials Corp. must compensate five South Koreans forced into wartime labor in Japan. The court ordered the… Read More
UN Security Council denounces Israeli military attack on aid workers
August 30, 2024, 6:45 pm
HAMILTON, Canada – The UN Security Council criticized the Israeli army Thursday for firing on a World Food Program (WFP) vehicle repeatedly at a checkpoint, resulting in the organization temporarily halting staff movement in Gaza. "We are alarmed by yesterday's (Wednesday) reports that the IDF… Read More
Suicide rates in England, Wales reach highest levels in over 2 decades
August 30, 2024, 4:54 pm
LONDON – Suicide rates in England and Wales have reached their highest levels in over two decades, according to new data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Thursday. The alarming figures reveal that 6,069 suicides were registered across the two nations in 2023, a sharp… Read More
WHO chief discusses mpox outbreak with UN agencies in Congo
August 30, 2024, 3:50 pm
GENEVA – The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) met with leaders of UN agencies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday to address the ongoing mpox outbreak that is affecting the region. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, reported via X that the meeting… Read More
Yoon: S. Korea-U.S.-Japan pact to continue despite leadership changes
August 30, 2024, 3:10 pm
SEOUL – President Yoon Suk Yeol said Thursday that South Korea's security cooperation with the United States and Japan will continue regardless of leadership changes as the framework benefits all three nations. Yoon reaffirmed the commitment to the trilateral cooperation established during the… Read More
Area-specific humanitarian pauses for polio vaccination set in Gaza
August 30, 2024, 2:26 pm
HAMILTON, Canada – The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday a "preliminary commitment for area-specific humanitarian pauses" during a polio vaccination campaign set to begin on Sept. 1 in the Gaza Strip. "Now it's critical that we reach 90 percent vaccination coverage," said… Read More
Harris takes narrow 2-point lead over Trump in new poll
August 30, 2024, 1:47 pm
WASHINGTON – US Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris holds a slim 2-point lead over her Republican challenger, former President Donald Trump, according to a poll released Thursday. The Quinnipiac University survey found that Harris received support from 49 percent of likely voters… Read More
Homeless children in France up 120% in four years
August 30, 2024, 1:05 pm
ANKARA – The number of homeless children in France has surged by 120 percent over the past four years, according to a report released by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday. UNICEF France reported that on the night of August 19, at least 2,043 children were without… Read More
Sullivan: US committed to complete Korean Peninsula denuclearization
August 30, 2024, 12:57 pm
WASHINGTON – National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Thursday reaffirmed the United States' commitment to the "complete" denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula during his talks with top Chinese officials in Beijing this week. Sullivan made the remarks during a press conference in the… Read More
Telegram CEO released on bail
August 29, 2024, 4:15 pm
PARIS – Pavel Durov, the founder and chief executive officer of the encrypted messaging service Telegram, was released on Wednesday after paying 5 million euros (about USD5.6 million) bail. He, however, has been required to report to the police twice a week, Paris Public Prosecutor Laure Beccuau… Read More
Jellyfish swarms offer new insights for coastal management
August 29, 2024, 3:58 pm
JERUSALEM – Shedding new light on the swarms of jellyfish that frequently reach the Israeli coast, researchers have discovered that jellyfish often actively swim against the direction of the waves. Large swarms of jellyfish are known to disrupt power plants and desalination facilities by… Read More
Heatwave expected to grip Italy for another week
August 29, 2024, 12:27 pm
ROME – Italy will be gripped by a heatwave for another seven days before a developing system in the Atlantic makes its way to the country, lowering temperatures, meteorologist Lorenzo Tedici of the website www.iLMeteo.it said Wednesday. "At least until the beginning of September, temperatures… Read More
US heat-related deaths hit record high in 2023
August 28, 2024, 8:30 pm
ISTANBUL – The US recorded the highest number of heat-related deaths in 2023 since tracking began in 1999, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Researchers who analyzed US mortality data from 1999 to 2023, found that at least 2,325 people died… Read More
Trump faces new US indictment in election interference case
August 28, 2024, 4:13 pm
WASHINGTON – The Office of US Special Counsel Jack Smith has filed a revised indictment against former US President Donald Trump regarding claims of interference in the 2020 presidential election. The move follows the high court’s decision finding Trump partially immune from prosecution. The… Read More
Netanyahu requests increased security for son in US
August 28, 2024, 3:24 pm
JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently requested enhanced security for his son in the US due to concerns over retaliation by Iran following the assassination last month of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in the capital Tehran, local media reported Tuesday. Yair… Read More
Australia plans to limit foreign students enrollment to 270K by 2025
August 28, 2024, 3:17 pm
ANKARA – The Australian government on Tuesday announced its plans to cap the international students enrollment to 270,000 by 2025. In a statement, Education Minister Jason Clare said the government announced in May that it would set limits on the number of international students that can be… Read More
UN: humanitarian pause to give over 640K Gazan kids polio vax
August 28, 2024, 1:21 pm
ISTANBUL – UN agencies and their partners have urgently called for a humanitarian pause in the war in Gaza to ensure that more than 640,000 children can receive polio vaccinations. The request underscores the dire need for an immediate halt in hostilities to prevent the spread of the disease… Read More
Zuckerberg claims US admin pressured Meta to censor Covid-19 content
August 28, 2024, 12:15 pm
ISTANBUL – Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of the social media service Facebook and CEO of its parent company Meta, claimed on Tuesday that the Biden administration pressured the company to "censor" specific coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) content during the pandemic. "In 2021, senior officials… Read More
