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Qin Gang is one of the most high-level officials in the Chinese Communist Party to have been absent for this long
Qin Gang: China removes foreign minister after weeks of absence
BEIJING — China has removed Qin Gang as foreign minister less than seven months after he was appointed to the post.The role will be taken up by the Communist Party's foreign affairs chief, Wang Yi, who was previously foreign minister.Qin's prolonged disappearance from public view — and his ministry's silence over it — has fuelled furious speculation.The 57-year-old's last known public engagements were on 25 June.Appointed to his post last December, Qin was seen as a trusted aide of Chinese President Xi Jinping."China's top legislature voted to appoint Wang Yi as foreign minister," state news agency Xinhua said."Qin Gang was removed from the post of foreign minister."No reason was given for Qin's removal, but the report said President Xi had...
July 25, 2023

Qin Gang: China removes foreign minister after weeks of absence

Typhoon Doksuri has disrupted Taiwan's largest military drills
Supertyphoon halts Taiwan's largest military drill
SINGAPORE — Taiwan has canceled parts of its largest military drills as it braces for what could be the strongest typhoon to hit the island in four years.Doksuri has roared to super typhoon strength with winds of 240km/h (149mph) and is headed to waters that separate Taiwan and the Philippines.The annual Han Kuang drills that began on Monday test Taiwan's defence in case of an attack from China.It is unclear if the rest of the five-day-long exercise will be disrupted.Taiwan regards itself as a self-ruled island, distinct from mainland China, with its own laws and democratically elected leader.However, China sees island as a breakaway province that will eventually be brought under Beijing's control, by force if necessary.Typhoons are common in the western Pacific at this time of...
July 25, 2023

Supertyphoon halts Taiwan's largest military drill

A forecast map showing a potential path for Typhoon Doksuri.
Supertyphoon threat in Pacific Ocean
HONG KONG — A growing typhoon is sweeping across the Pacific Ocean toward the Philippines, with forecasters warning it could strengthen into a supertyphoon and press on toward Taiwan, Hong Kong or mainland China later this week.Typhoon Doksuri began as a tropical storm in the Western Pacific on Sunday morning, according to the United States’ Joint Typhoon Warning Center. By the end of the day, it had been upgraded to a typhoon with maximum winds of 230 kilometers per hour (140 miles per hour), according to Philippines weather agency Pagasa.The typhoon is now approaching Luzon, the Philippines’ largest and most populous island, where it’s expected to hit the island’s northeastern edge Tuesday local time, bringing up to 10 inches of rainfall.That could increase to about 18 inches...
July 24, 2023

Supertyphoon threat in Pacific Ocean

A villager who lost many relatives in the landslide
Raigad: Dozens still missing as India landslide search called off
MUMBAI — Indian authorities have called off efforts to find survivors four days after a deadly landslide hit a village in the western state of Maharashtra.Twenty-seven bodies were found while 57 people are still missing after the landslide, which occurred in Irshalwadi village in Raigad district.Rescue efforts were hindered by the tough terrain and heavy rain.The decision was taken after talking to the Raigad administration and other authorities, a state minister said.The landslide, which took place on Wednesday night, flattened several homes in the village, which is located halfway up the slope of a steep mountain called Irshalgad.The mountain range, which is part of the Deccan Traps (a volcanic province), was formed over 60 million years ago, says Janhavee Moole from BBC...
July 24, 2023

Raigad: Dozens still missing as India landslide search called off

The video has sparked national and global outrage
US expresses concern after women paraded naked in India
WASHINGTON — The US has expressed concern over reports of a video that showed two women being paraded naked in the north-eastern Indian state of Manipur.The assault on the women took place almost three months ago but became public last week after the video went viral, sparking global outrage.A US spokesperson called the incident "brutal" and "terrible", Reuters reported.India is yet to comment on the statement.But earlier this month, the Indian government had responded sharply after a US official said that his country was "ready to assist" in resolving the crisis in Manipur.Foreign ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that he had not seen the comments, made by US ambassador Eric Garcetti, personally but that foreign diplomats usually did not comment on...
July 24, 2023

US expresses concern after women paraded naked in India

NZ justice minister Kiri Allan
New Zealand minister quits after drunk driving crash
SINGAPORE — New Zealand's justice minister has resigned with immediate effect, after failing an alcohol breath test in the wake of a car crash.Kiri Allan, 39, was charged with careless driving and resisting arrest.She is the fourth minister from Prime Minister Chris Hipkins' cabinet to leave since March, ahead of elections due in October.No casualties were reported from the crash, which took place in the capital Wellington on Sunday night.Following her arrest, the former minister was detained at a police station for four hours before being released. She is due to appear in court at a later date.Ms Allan, whom Hipkins said had been suffering from "extreme emotional distress", will remain as a member of parliament for now."She understood that retaining her...
July 24, 2023

New Zealand minister quits after drunk driving crash

Lax safety standards and poor enforcement have made industrial accidents common in China.
11 die in China school as gym roof collapses on girls' volleyball team
BEIJING — Eleven people have died after the roof of a school gymnasium in north-east China collapsed while it was being used by a girls' volleyball team, state media reports.Many of the victims are children, eyewitnesses tell local media, although this is yet to be officially confirmed.Anguished parents have thronged a nearby hospital seeking updates.Only eight of the 19 people who were inside the gym in the industrial province of Heilongjiang survived.A preliminary investigation found that perlite, a form of volcanic glass, had been illegally piled on the roof soaking up rainwater, which caused the collapse at 15:00 local time (07:00 GMT).The coach of the middle school's girls' volleyball team was heard calling out the students' names as rescue teams clawed through the...
July 24, 2023

11 die in China school as gym roof collapses on girls' volleyball team

UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President-Designate Dr. Sultan Bin Ahmed Al Jaber speaks at the 14th Clean Energy Ministerial, alongside the G20 Energy Transitions Ministerial Meeting,
Dr. Al Jaber calls on all countries to join Global Cooling Pledge in the lead up to COP28
GOA — Speaking on the sidelines of the 14th Clean Energy Ministerial, alongside the G20 Energy Transitions Ministerial Meeting, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President-Designate Dr. Sultan Bin Ahmed Al Jaber urged countries to join the Global Cooling Pledge, a partnership between the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the COP28 Presidency, announced earlier in the year.Dr. Al Jaber thanked Dan Jergensen, minister from Denmark and Dr. Jitendra Singh, minister of science and technology of India for their commitment to being Cool Champions and urged countries to unite and join the pledge.In close collaboration with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll), the Global Cooling Pledge aims to expand...
July 22, 2023

Dr. Al Jaber calls on all countries to join Global Cooling Pledge in the lead up to COP28

Distraught relatives of people who died in the landslide
Sixteen dead, dozens trapped in deadly India landslide
MUMBAI — Sixteen people have died and more than a hundred are still trapped after a massive landslide hit a village in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.The landslide occurred in Irshalwadi village in Raigad district on Wednesday night and flattened out several homes.Rescue efforts have resumed after they were halted on Thursday night due to heavy rain.Officials say the disaster spot is located on a hilltop and the tough terrain is hindering rescue operations.Around 109 people are still trapped under the debris, the Maharashtra government has said.Several states in India have been receiving heavy rainfall over the past two weeks, triggering floods and landslides. India's weather department has said that heavy rainfall will continue over the next few days in parts of Maharashtra...
July 21, 2023

Sixteen dead, dozens trapped in deadly India landslide

A high court earlier this month upheld Mr Gandhi's conviction in the defamation case
Rahul Gandhi: Supreme Court adjourns plea on Congress leader's political future
NEW DELHI — India's top court has adjourned opposition leader Rahul Gandhi's plea seeking a stay on his conviction in a defamation case.The court issued a notice to the complainant — BJP party's lawmaker Purnesh Modi — and set 4 August as the next date of hearing.The court's decision will determine whether Gandhi can contest polls.Earlier this month, a court in Gujarat state had dismissed his appeal, saying the conviction was "just and proper".Gandhi was sentenced to two years in jail for comments about PM Narendra Modi's surname at an election rally.But he cannot be arrested until he has exhausted all legal appeals.He was also disqualified as an MP after the sentencing, so a verdict in his favour from India's highest court would also reinstate him...
July 21, 2023

Rahul Gandhi: Supreme Court adjourns plea on Congress leader's political future

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