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Some reports say Sonia Gandhi (left) may be named president of the united front
26 Indian opposition parties hold talks to take on Modi
MUMBAI — The leaders of 26 Indian opposition parties are meeting to firm up their strategy to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party in the general election due next year.Top opposition leaders including the Congress's Sonia Gandhi and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal are participating.Reports say the group may also pick a leader for the coalition on Tuesday.This is the second big meeting of the opposition in the run-up to elections.They are expected to discuss issues such as seat-sharing - how many seats each party would contest - and a common programme for the election in the two-day meeting being held in Bengaluru city (formerly Bangalore) in the southern state of Karnataka.But taking on the BJP -- which won more than 300 seats in the 543-member Lok Sabha (the lower...
July 18, 2023

26 Indian opposition parties hold talks to take on Modi

Talim comes as other parts of China experience extreme heat.
Typhoon Talim sees thousands displaced in China
BEIJING — Typhoon Talim has lashed southeastern China and displaced 230,000, as large swathes of Asia reel from torrential rain and extreme heat.It disrupted flights and shut fishing villages and coastal tourist spots, but weakened on its way to Vietnam.In Japan, some 60 people fell ill with heatstroke, while parts of China are seeing record-high temperatures.Over in South Korea, the death toll from days of torrential rain and landslides rose to 41.Talim whipped Guangdong province with winds of nearly 140km/h (87mph) Monday night, before making landfall in neighbouring Guangxi on Tuesday.Trees fell on moving vehicles, a whale washed ashore and a freezer full of ice cream floated off in floods as the storm barrelled through Guangdong.Firefighters rescued passengers trapped in their cars...
July 18, 2023

Typhoon Talim sees thousands displaced in China

The Chinese warship Luyang III sails near the American destroyer USS Chung-Hoon, as seen from the deck of US ship, in the Taiwan Strait on June 3, 2023, in this handout picture.
Taiwan reports record number of Chinese warships in waters around the island
TAIPEI — A record 16 Chinese warships were spotted in waters around Taiwan in a 24-hour period late last week, the island’s Defense Ministry reported, in what analysts said was the latest sign of an intimidation campaign against Taipei by China’s ruling Communist Party.The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) activity in the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. local time Saturday followed exercises earlier last week that saw dozens of Chinese warplanes fly past the median line of the Taiwan Strait and into the key regions of Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ).Over 72 hours in the middle of last week, 73 PLA aircraft either crossed the Taiwan Strait’s median line – an informal demarcation point that Beijing does not recognize but until recently largely respected – or...
July 17, 2023

Taiwan reports record number of Chinese warships in waters around the island

Song Du-ho tries to process the damage that surrounds him in Eham, a tiny farming village
Tunnel horror strikes fear of monsoon in South Koreans
SEOUL — As hundreds of rescue workers comb the muddied waters of a South Korean underpass, the stagnant rainwater, once up to the ceiling, now only covers their knees.They will not give up. There is one person still missing.It's been more than 48 hours since extreme rainfall caused a riverbank to break, and water suddenly and forcefully filled the major underpass, stopping vehicles dead.Thirteen bodies have so far been brought out of the tunnel in the central, mountainous region of Chongju. Rescuers have CCTV footage of a terrified missing driver trying to escape their submerged car, but there is no sign of their body yet.As they search on, another car is winched out, its back window smashed out by the force of the water.This scene, akin to one from a horror film, is a wake-up call...
July 17, 2023

Tunnel horror strikes fear of monsoon in South Koreans

Crews have been pumping the water out of the flooded tunnel in a desperate rescue mission
South Korea: Dozens die in flooded tunnel and landslides
SEOUL — At least 40 people in South Korea have died after a weekend of severe rains caused widespread flooding and landslides across the country.The disasters have prompted calls from President Yoon Suk Yeol to "overhaul" how the country combats extreme weather arising from climate change.On Monday, the nation was reeling from a tunnel tragedy where at least 13 people died in their vehicles after becoming trapped by floodwaters.The full death toll is still unknown.But on Monday, responders were still working to drain the 685m-long (2,247ft) tunnel in the central city of Cheongju -- with divers deployed to retrieve victims.At least 15 vehicles -- including a bus -- were trapped in the underpass on Saturday, when floodwater from a nearby burst riverbank poured in.Nine survivors...
July 17, 2023

South Korea: Dozens die in flooded tunnel and landslides

China started publishing youth unemployment figures in 2018.
China youth unemployment hits high as recovery falters
BEIJING — Youth unemployment in China has hit a new record high as the country's post-pandemic recovery falters.The jobless rate of 16 to 24-year-olds in urban areas rose to 21.3% last month, official figures show.It comes as the world's second-largest economy grew just 0.8% in the three months to the end of June.Analysts say the weak pace of growth has raised expectations that authorities may soon announce new measures to boost the economy.China's National Bureau of Statistics said the data "showed a good momentum of recovery".According to official figures released on Monday, the Chinese economy grew by 6.3% in the second quarter on an annual basis. It outstripped growth in the first quarter but missed analysts' expectations."The disappointment is...
July 17, 2023

China youth unemployment hits high as recovery falters

Tim Shaddock was rescued this week
Australian sailor and his dog survive two months at sea
SYDNEY — An Australian sailor who survived two months in the Pacific Ocean by eating raw fish and drinking rainwater is "stable and very well", a doctor says.Sydney resident Tim Shaddock, 51, and his dog Bella left Mexico for French Polynesia in April, but their boat was damaged by a storm several weeks later.They were rescued by a trawler this week after a helicopter spotted them.The doctor aboard the tuna trawler told Australia's 9News that the man had "normal vital signs".Shaddock embarked on his more than 6,000km-long (3,728-mile) voyage from Mexico's city of La Paz - but soon became stranded after his vessel's electronics were cut off by bad weather.It left the sailor and his dog drifting in the vast and hostile North Pacific Ocean.When they were...
July 17, 2023

Australian sailor and his dog survive two months at sea

File photo shows morality police officer questions Iranian woman. — courtesy Reuters
Iran’s morality police to resume headscarf patrols
TEHRAN — Iranian police are resuming controversial patrols to ensure women obey dress codes and cover their hair in public, state media reports.The “morality police” will return to the streets to enforce Iran’s hijab laws, a spokesman said on Sunday.It comes 10 months after a young woman, Mahsa Amini, died in custody following her arrest in Tehran for allegedly breaking the dress code.Her death triggered massive national protests and the patrols were paused. However, Islamic hardliners have been demanding that the patrols be resumed for some time.Under Iranian law, which is based on the country’s interpretation of Shariah, women must cover their hair with a hijab (headscarf) and wear long, loose-fitting clothing to disguise their figures.The morality police unit is tasked with...
July 17, 2023

Iran’s morality police to resume headscarf patrols

Rescue workers pictured in front of a bus take part in a search and rescue operation near a tunnel. — courtesy Reuters
Nine bodies recovered from flooded South Korea tunnel
SEOUL — Rescuers working to reach cars trapped in a flooded tunnel near the South Korean city of Cheongiu have recovered nine bodies.Flood water caused by days of torrential rain poured into the underpass so quickly that passengers and drivers were trapped in their cars, unable to escape.At least 37 people have died in total after flooding, landslides and power cuts across much of the country. Nine people are still missing.It is unclear how many people are still trapped in the 685-meter long tunnel in the town of Osong, but 15 vehicles are thought to be submerged.Several of the bodies were recovered from inside a bus. Nine survivors were rescued on Saturday.Most of the other fatalities were in the mountainous North Gyeongsang region, where landslides swept away whole houses.Almost 300mm...
July 16, 2023

Nine bodies recovered from flooded South Korea tunnel

A search and rescue operation is continuing at the flooded underpass in Cheongju. — courtesy Reuters
Rescuers battle to reach cars in submerged Cheongju tunnel
SEOUL — Rescuers in South Korea are struggling to reach cars trapped in a flooded tunnel, following days of heavy rain.It is unclear how many people are trapped, but about 19 vehicles are reported to be in the tunnel in Cheongju, North Chungcheong province.Across the country, at least 22 people are now known to have been killed and another 14 are missing.Most of the fatalities were in the mountainous North Gyeongsang region, where landslides swept away houses.Aerial pictures from flood affected areas show brown mud and flood waters so deep, only the tops of roofs can been seen sticking out.Thousands of people have been affected by evacuation orders issued by various local governments and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has asked the military to help with the rescue efforts.Fire authorities...
July 15, 2023

Rescuers battle to reach cars in submerged Cheongju tunnel

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