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Mount Mayon spews lava during an eruption near Legazpi city in Albay province, southeast of Manila on June 11, 2023.
Thousands evacuated in Philippines as Mount Mayon volcano spews lava and sulfuric gas
MANILA — The Philippines’ most active volcano began spewing lava and sulfuric gas Sunday, prompting the evacuation of nearly 13,000 residents in the southeast of the country’s main island, authorities said.Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recommended everyone within a 6-kilometer (3.7-mile) radius or “danger zone” of the Mount Mayon volcano be evacuated due to the danger of rockfalls, landslides and ballistic fragments.Since the alert level on the volcano was raised to 3 out of a possible 5 on Thursday, 88% of residents living in the danger zone have been evacuated and efforts to relocate the rest are ongoing, the Philippine Provincial Information Office said.Situated on Luzon island about 330 kilometers (205 miles) southeast of Manila, Mayon is one...
June 11, 2023

Thousands evacuated in Philippines as Mount Mayon volcano spews lava and sulfuric gas

Migrants fleeing Sri Lanka pictured on the deck of the Marayan, a 50 ft fishing boat. — courtesy handout photo
Diego Garcia: The tropical island ‘hell’ for dozens of stranded migrants
LONDON — Dozens of migrants have been stranded for months on a tiny British territory in the Indian Ocean after being rescued from their struggling fishing boat.They are desperate to leave for a safe place, describing conditions as hellish, but the unusual legal status of the island has left them feeling frightened and helpless.All names of the migrants have been changedEarly one morning in October 2021, a fishing boat was spotted struggling near the island of Diego Garcia.The vessel immediately attracted the attention of the island’s authorities — the territory hosts a secretive UK-US military base, hundreds of miles away from any other population, and unauthorized visitors are forbidden.It soon became clear that the 89 people on board — Sri Lankan Tamils who said they were...
June 11, 2023

Diego Garcia: The tropical island ‘hell’ for dozens of stranded migrants

Zomato is a popular food delivery service in India
India food delivery app takes down casteist commercial after backlash
NEW DELHI — An Indian online food delivery platform has withdrawn its advertisement on recycling waste after backlash over how it portrayed a Dalit character.Dalits (formerly untouchables) are a historically disadvantage group in the country.Zomato's advert for World Environment Day showed the character as items made of recycled waste.The company took down the video, saying it had "unintentionally" hurt certain communities.The ad featured actor Aditya Lakhia, who famously played a character called Kachra in the 2001 Bollywood film Lagaan (Land Tax).Starring Aamir Khan, the film tells the story of peasants who challenge their British rulers to a game of cricket in order to escape a punitive tax. The film won an Oscar nomination, and was included in a list of the 25 best...
June 09, 2023

India food delivery app takes down casteist commercial after backlash

A file image of Philippine military and defense chiefs during the ASEAN Fleet Review at Subic Bay in the Philippines on May 11
ASEAN to hold first joint military exercise in the South China Sea
JAKARTA — Southeast Asian countries will hold their first-ever joint military exercise in the South China Sea, Indonesian officials said on Thursday.The decision was taken at a meeting of military commanders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Indonesia, which will host the exercise in the North Natuna Sea, the southernmost waters of the South China Sea.“We will hold joint military drills in the North Natuna Sea,” Indonesian military chief Yudo Margono said after a meeting of Southeast Asian defense chiefs in Bali.This will be the bloc’s first joint military exercise of its own although member states have held naval drills with the US in the past.Margono told state-run news agency Antara the exercise would be in September and would not include any...
June 09, 2023

ASEAN to hold first joint military exercise in the South China Sea

Some residents in China were using AirDrop to spread leaflets and images echoing slogans used in a rare protest against Xi last October.
China to clamp down on AirDrop and Bluetooth file sharing for national security reasons
HONG KONG — China’s cyberspace regulator plans to issue new rules clamping down on the use of wireless file sharing functions such as Bluetooth and Apple’s AirDrop on national security grounds.The move comes after protesters in China used AirDrop during anti-government protests in October 2022 to share content, bypassing strict internet censorship. Weeks later, Apple moved to limit the use of the AirDrop function on devices in China.The draft proposal was issued earlier this week by the Cyberspace Administration of China, the powerful internet watchdog that reports to a body headed by leader Xi Jinping.The aim of the regulation is to “maintain national security and social public interests” by regulating the use of close-range wireless communication tools such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi...
June 09, 2023

China to clamp down on AirDrop and Bluetooth file sharing for national security reasons

Footage sent to the BBC shows ambulances delivering casualties to hospital in the provincial capital
Taliban officials targeted in Afghan mosque blast
KABUL — An explosion inside a mosque in northeast Afghanistan has caused multiple casualties. Reports say several local Taliban officials were among those killed or wounded.A local official said the blast happened during funeral prayer for the deputy governor of Badakhshan province, who was killed by a car bomb earlier this week.The Islamic State militant group said they carried out the car bomb attack.Muizuddin Ahmadi, the local Taliban head of information, said it was unclear how many people had been killed in the mosque blast in the provincial capital, Faizabad, but there had been multiple casualties.Mourners were attending the funeral of Maulvi Ahmadi, the Taliban deputy governor of Badakhshan, who was killed on his way to work on Tuesday. One other person was killed and six wounded...
June 08, 2023

Taliban officials targeted in Afghan mosque blast

Lily Naing Kyaw posing in front of a poster of a military propaganda film
Murder of Myanmar singer unnerves pro-junta celebrities
YANGON — Myanmar singer Lily Naing Kyaw died in a Yangon hospital a week after being shot in the head -- allegedly by gunmen opposed to the military she championed.Her death has not only shocked military supporters but also celebrities working with the pro-military media.The 58-year-old was close to top junta leaders who seized power in 2021, plunging the country into war - she was also accused of being their informant.Two men have been arrested and accused of her killing.They are said to belong to an urban guerrilla group opposed to the military. Within hours of their arrest, two relatives of one of the men had been killed in apparent retribution.Ms Kyaw's killing is the latest in a series of assassinations of high-profile government supporters.Four days before she was attacked, a...
June 08, 2023

Murder of Myanmar singer unnerves pro-junta celebrities

The murder is making headlines in India
Indian man arrested after body parts found in Mumbai home
MUMBAI — Police in India's Mumbai city have opened an investigation into the murder of a woman, allegedly by her live-in partner of three years.They say 32-year-old Saraswati Vaidya's body was found in her apartment in Mira Road district on Wednesday.Police have arrested her partner Manoj Sane, 56, on charges of murder. They allege he "brutally killed" Vaidya and dismembered the body.Sane is in custody and has not yet made any public statement.Police say they reached Sane's apartment on Wednesday evening after some residents of the building complained of "a foul smell" coming from the house.Inside the apartment, they found Vaidya's decomposed body, which had been cut into multiple pieces."We are investigating the motive behind the murder and how...
June 08, 2023

Indian man arrested after body parts found in Mumbai home

Indian wrestlers have been protesting since April
Indian wrestlers pause protest after meeting sports minister
NEW DELHI — India's top wrestlers have suspended their protests after a senior minister promised them a swift investigation into the sexual harassment allegations against their federation chief.The protesters have been camping in Delhi since April, demanding the arrest of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.On Wednesday, they met Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and held talks that lasted nearly six hours. Thakur said the police would complete an investigation against Singh by 15 June.He said the wrestlers had assured him that they would not hold any demonstrations until then.The government has also promised to hold elections to the executive committee of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) by 30 June and said that neither Singh, nor any of his close associates, would have a role in the new...
June 08, 2023

Indian wrestlers pause protest after meeting sports minister

Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh in a bilateral meeting with German Federal Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius, in New Delhi on Tuesday. — courtesy ANI
Germany plans to build 6 new submarines in $5.2 billion deal with India
NEW DELHI — Germany on Tuesday pitched for building six advanced submarines in India under the government’s strategic partnership (SP) model, to boost the Indian Navy’s undersea strength, during talks, between India Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and his German counterpart Boris Pistorius.The project, called P-75 India, is one of the biggest Make in India programs and is aimed at bolstering bilateral defense cooperation with a sharp focus on stronger industrial partnerships.“The Germans are enthusiastic about their participation in the P-75I competition to build submarines in the country. The Indian side welcomed their participation,” said one of the officials, wishing not to be named.Both leaders reviewed the ongoing bilateral defense cooperation and explored ways to strengthen...
June 07, 2023

Germany plans to build 6 new submarines in $5.2 billion deal with India

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