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Local residents look at a landslide site caused by Typhoon Lan in Ayabe, Kyoto prefecture, western Japan, on Tuesday. — courtesy Kyodo/Reuters
Typhoon Lan hits western Japan, prompts evacuation warnings for 237,000 people
TOKYO, Japan— Evacuation warnings have been issued to more than 237,000 people across 11 prefectures in Japan as Typhoon Lan hit the west of the country on Tuesday, according to Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency.The typhoon made landfall near Shionomisaki in Japan’s Wakayama prefecture around 5 a.m. local time Tuesday morning with winds nearing 160 kilometers per hour (100 mph), equivalent to a Category 2 hurricane.At least 26 people have been injured in five prefectures across western Japan, according to Japan’s public broadcaster NHK, citing police and fire officials.In two towns in Tottori and Okayama prefectures, rainfall over a few hours on Tuesday exceeded the average for the entire month of August.Tottori city recorded 483 millimeters (19 inches) of rainfall and...
August 15, 2023

Typhoon Lan hits western Japan, prompts evacuation warnings for 237,000 people

Young girls study at a school in Mazar-i-Sharīf, Balkh Province, Afghanistan. — courtesy UNICEF/Mark Naftalin
Afghan girls' voices for education echo loudly through new global campaign
KABUL — The UN fund that ensures children can continue learning during emergencies and protracted crises, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), launched a campaign on Tuesday to elevate the voices of young Afghan girls deprived of their basic right to education.#AfghanGirlsVoices comes precisely two years after the de facto Taliban authorities seized control in Afghanistan and will continue until Sept. 18, which marks the start of their official ban on school for adolescent girls.The campaign was developed in collaboration with ECW Global Champion Somaya Faruqi, former captain of the Afghan Girls’ Robotic Team, with compelling artwork by a young Afghan female artist.It features a series of inspiring, heart-wrenching and determined testimonies from Afghan girls whose lives have been abruptly...
August 15, 2023

Afghan girls' voices for education echo loudly through new global campaign

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi said a lasting resolution in Manipur could only be found through peace. — courtesy PIB
Modi says India stands with Manipur in Independence Day speech
NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government was making every effort to restore peace in the state of Manipur as he addressed the country on its 77th Independence Day.“I want to tell the people of Manipur that the country is with you,” Modi said. On Tuesday, he unfurled the national flag at the historic Red Fort in Delhi.In a speech televised live, he talked about natural disasters, the economy and India’s growing population.On Manipur, the prime minister said that a lasting resolution could only be found through peace.“In the last few weeks, Manipur witnessed a wave of violence. Several people lost their lives and our mothers and sisters were dishonored,” he said.The state has witnessed violent clashes which broke out in May between the majority Meitei group...
August 15, 2023

Modi says India stands with Manipur in Independence Day speech

Malaysian Airlines said the flight landed safely.
Man arrested after Malaysian Airlines plane forced to turn around mid-flight
SYDNEY — A 45-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly disrupted a Malaysian Airlines flight from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur, which was forced to turn around mid-flight and land back in Sydney International Airport on Monday.“The man is expected to be charged later tonight,” according to a spokesman for the Australian Federal Police. No details of the charges or incidents were given.“An emergency response plan was enacted, and an evacuation was initiated once it was deemed safe for passengers and crew,” police said.According to several posts on the social media platform X, previously known as Twitter, a passenger believed to be on the plane said a man “started threatening staff and passengers.”In a statement to CNN, Malaysian Airlines said the flight carrying 194...
August 15, 2023

Man arrested after Malaysian Airlines plane forced to turn around mid-flight


South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff spokesperson Col. Lee Sung-jun (L) and U.S. Forces Korea spokesperson, Col. Isaac Taylor, address a joint press conference at the defense ministry in Seoul on Aug. 14, 2023. — courtesy Yonhap
S. Korea, US to stage key military drill amid 'N. Korea threats'
SEOUL — South Korea and the US will kick off a major combined military exercise next week to beef up their joint defense, the allies announced Monday, amid evolving prospects of North Korea’s new provocations, Yonhap News Agency reported.The annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise based on an all-out war scenario is set to take place from Aug. 21-31, featuring various contingency drills, such as the computer simulation-based command post exercise, concurrent field training and Ulchi Civil Defense drills, according to the report.“Ulchi Freedom Shield 23 is designed to be a tough and realistic exercise to strengthen the combined defense posture and alliance response capabilities based on scenarios that reflect diverse threats within the security environment and lessons learned from recent...
August 14, 2023

S. Korea, US to stage key military drill amid 'N. Korea threats'

Rescue workers trying to locate the missing miners swept into the lake after a landslide on Sunday
At least 30 missing after Myanmar jade mine landslide
BANGKOK — At least 30 people are reported missing after a mudslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar.The mountainous town of Hpakant in the Kachin state is home to the world's biggest and most lucrative jade mines.Many of those affected are believed to be locals digging through the mud along the cliffs, many of whom work and live in abandoned mining pits.Lethal landslides are common in the area when heavy monsoon rain pummels Myanmar between May and October.At least 162 people died in a landslide in the same area in July 2020, while an accident in 2015 left more than 110 dead.Mining operations had been suspended because of the rainy season. However, many of those caught in the accident, which happened at about 15:30 local time on Sunday, were independent scavengers looking to find...
August 14, 2023

At least 30 missing after Myanmar jade mine landslide

Authorities said the temple collapsed due to a landslide
Nine dead, dozens trapped in India temple collapse
SHIMLA — Nine people have died and dozens more are feared trapped after an ancient Hindu temple collapsed in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh due to heavy rains.Rescue operations are underway after the temple in the popular tourist town of Shimla was hit by a landslide.Himachal Pradesh has received heavy rain over the past few days, triggering floods and landslides.Twenty-one people have died in the past 24 hours in rain-related incidents.The state's chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, who is at the site of the landslide, told reporters that around 20-25 people may be trapped under the debris.Thousands of tourists visit the hill state of Himachal Pradesh, especially its capital Shimla, around the year to enjoy its cool weather and picturesque scenery.But the state has been...
August 14, 2023

Nine dead, dozens trapped in India temple collapse

In the past four decades, more than 64,000 people have been killed after stepping on landmines in Cambodia
War-era explosives force Cambodia school to close
PHNOM PENH — A high school in north-eastern Cambodia has been forced to close temporarily after thousands of unexploded munitions were discovered.Cambodia remains one of the world's most heavily mined countries, 48 years after the end of its brutal civil war.At that time, the Queen Kosomak High School in Kratie province was being used as a military station.Photos show tons of rusty explosives neatly stacked in rows, with grenades and anti-tank launchers among them.In total, more than 2,000 pieces of ordnance were discovered over three days - Heng Ratana, director general of the Cambodian Mine Action Center, told AFP news agency.He said the munitions were found when the ground was being cleared to expand a garden, and if the whole school was cleared, more would likely be dug...
August 14, 2023

War-era explosives force Cambodia school to close

Muslim refugees gather in India to seek transport to Pakistan
India-Pakistan partition: The untold story of an airlift
NEW DELHI — In his 1974 novel Tamas (Darkness), a vivid portrayal of the bloody partition of India, author Bhisham Sahni vividly depicts the atmosphere changing in a violence-wracked village, as an airplane circles above it thrice."People ventured out. The fighting seemed to have stopped and dead bodies were being disposed. People went back to their houses to assess their losses in terms of clothes and armaments."Sahni wrote a fictional account of the carnage that accompanied the partition as it split the subcontinent into the new independent nations of India and Pakistan. Religious violence erupted, displacing some 12 million people, and claiming the lives of up to one million people.Fiction might have been mirroring reality when the planes swooped over the troubled villages,...
August 14, 2023

India-Pakistan partition: The untold story of an airlift

Parents in Auckland took to the streets to protest vape stores opening up near schools
New Zealand’s youth vaping crisis clouds smoke-free future
AUCKLAND — “It got more accessible for me, so I got addicted. Everyone around me was vaping at the time.”Coco, whose name has been changed to protect her identity, was 12 when she vaped for the first time. She’s now 15 and trying to quit.“She was angry,” she said, as she smiled at her mother sitting nearby. “My phone was taken away from me.”Coco had never brought the vapes home, but as she grew more used to the habit, she also wanted to vape after school.“What attracted me to it was more the flavors like ‘Peach ice’ or ‘Lychee-grape’. You can find vapes inspired by video games, they come in bright colors and flavors like bubble gum and candy floss,” she said.It’s illegal to sell vapes to under 18s in New Zealand, but Coco said that never stopped her or her...
August 13, 2023

New Zealand’s youth vaping crisis clouds smoke-free future

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