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South Korean soldiers patrol the barbed-wire fence in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea on 18 February, 2025
South Korea fires warning shots after North Korean troops cross border
SEOUL — South Korea’s military fired warning shots at a group of North Korean soldiers who crossed the border on Tuesday, according to Seoul government officials.It has been almost a year since the last report of troops from North Korea violating the heavily fortified demarcation line between the two countries.In a statement, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said about 10 North Korean soldiers — some of whom had weapons — stepped across the border at 5pm on Tuesday in the eastern section of the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ).The group returned to North Korea after South Korea broadcast warnings and fired warning shots, the statement added.The 248km-long and 4km-wide DMZ, a legacy of the 1950-1953 Korean War, is among the most dangerous border areas in the world, with an estimated 2...
April 09, 2025

South Korea fires warning shots after North Korean troops cross border

Four people died and six were seriously injured
Faulty antenna played role in fatal Australian helicopter crash
BRISBANE — A faulty radio antenna contributed to a deadly mid-air helicopter collision at an Australian theme park and resort, transport safety officials say.Four people died — including two British tourists — and several more were seriously injured when the two aircraft hit each other in January 2023, near Sea World on the Gold Coast.An investigation by Australia's Transport and Safety Bureau (ATSB) found one of the pilots did not hear a vital radio call shortly before the accident, and that a series of changes by Sea World meant risk controls were over time eroded.The accident rocked the Gold Coast, one of the nation's biggest tourist hotspots.The two helicopters collided around 20 seconds after one had taken off and as the other was landing.Those who died were all...
April 09, 2025

Faulty antenna played role in fatal Australian helicopter crash

The Marine Mammal Center is helping find and treat animals infected by the toxin
Sick sea lions attacking beachgoers in California
LOS ANGELES — For 20 years, Rj LaMendola found peace while paddling in the water on his surfboard.But last month off the coast of Southern California, the ocean turned hostile after a sea lion lunged at him, bit him and dragged him off his board."It looked possessed," LaMendola wrote in a Facebook post, saying the animal involved in the encounter just north of Los Angeles was "feral, almost demonic".The surfer later learned the animal was suffering from domoic acid toxicosis — a neurological condition caused by a harmful algal bloom. It's one of dozens of sickened animals that have been spotted across California beaches recently — many suffering from symptoms like seizures or intense lethargy. The toxin often leads to death.This particular algae bloom has...
April 09, 2025

Sick sea lions attacking beachgoers in California

Narendra Vikramaditya Yadav is accused of performing heart surgeries that resulted in seven deaths
Man posing as UK doctor held in India after fatal surgeries
NEW DELHI — Police in India have arrested a man, who is accused of impersonating a British doctor, for performing surgeries that allegedly led to the death of seven patients.Narendra Vikramaditya Yadav — also known as Dr N John Camm — worked as a cardiologist at a missionary hospital in Madhya Pradesh state.Police accuse him of fraud, cheating and forgery and allege that the 53-year-old, who has worked as a doctor for almost two decades, faked his medical degrees.They are also investigating allegations that he added the name of Prof John Camm, a leading cardiologist at UK's St George Hospital, to his own to gain credibility. Yadav has denied the allegations against him.On Monday, just hours before he was arrested, he sent a legal notice of 50m rupees ($580,000; £455,000) to two...
April 09, 2025

Man posing as UK doctor held in India after fatal surgeries

An aerial view of a container terminal in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province Sunday, April 6, 2025
Beijing vows to 'fight to the end' as Trump threatens 50% more tariffs
BEIJING — China declared it would “fight to the end” after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose an additional 50% in tariffs on all Chinese imports. The trade war between the world’s two largest economies intensified, with both sides showing little inclination to negotiate.Trump had already announced new tariffs last Wednesday, including 34% import levies on Chinese goods. In response, China imposed 34% tariffs on US goods two days later. On Monday, Trump warned of more tariffs if China does not withdraw its retaliatory tariffs.“If China does not withdraw its 34% increase above their already long-term trading abuses by tomorrow, April 8th, 2025, the United States will impose ADDITIONAL Tariffs on China of 50%, effective April 9th,” he posted on social media. If...
April 08, 2025

Beijing vows to 'fight to the end' as Trump threatens 50% more tariffs

South Korea's acting president says the country must quickly heal from the wounds and go upward and forward
South Korea to hold presidential election on June 3
SEOUL — South Korea will hold a presidential election on 3 June, its acting leader has said, after the country's constitutional court removed Yoon Suk Yeol from the presidency.Yoon was impeached by parliament in December for his shock martial law declaration. The court upheld his impeachment on 4 April, paving the way for a snap election within 60 days.Acting president Han Duck-soo announced the election date on Tuesday, saying the country needs to "quickly heal from the wounds" and go "upward and forward".Yoon's martial law declaration plunged South Korea deep into political uncertainty and highlighted deep divisions in its society."I sincerely apologize for causing confusion and worries to the people over the past four months, and for having to face...
April 08, 2025

South Korea to hold presidential election on June 3

Peter Dutton apologized for the policy on Monday
Australia PM candidate ditches plan to end work from home
BRISBANE — Australia's opposition leader has ditched an election promise to end work from home options for public servants after a backlash.Peter Dutton on Monday said his Liberal-National Coalition had "made a mistake" and apologized.Australians will vote in an election on 3 May and the coalition had pitched the policy as part of a package — also including thousands of job cuts — aimed at improving efficiency in the public sector.However, critics, including the incumbent Labor government, had said an end to work from home arrangements would disproportionately disadvantage women."We got it wrong and we have apologized for it," Dutton told reporters at a press conference.He said the policy had only ever targeted public service workers in Canberra, but accused...
April 07, 2025

Australia PM candidate ditches plan to end work from home

The imposition of tariffs on the Heard and McDonald islands were meant to close 'ridiculous loopholes', said the US Commerce Secretary
US defends tariffs on remote island of penguins and seals
SYDNEY — The US Commerce Secretary has defended the country's decision to impose tariffs on a group of uninhabited islands, which are populated only by penguins and seals.The imposition of tariffs on the Heard and McDonald islands were meant to close "ridiculous loopholes" and would prevent other countries from shipping through the islands to reach the US, Howard Lutnick told the BBC's US partner CBS.Authorities in Australia reacted with surprise last week when they found out about the tariffs on the island, which sits 4,000km (2,485 mi) from Australia.Its trade minister Don Farrell told news outlet ABC that the imposition of tariffs was "clearly a mistake" indicating a "rushed process".But when asked about the inclusion of the Australian territory...
April 07, 2025

US defends tariffs on remote island of penguins and seals

The marathon, which was launched in 1981, took place annually in April to celebrate the birth of its founding leader Kim Il Sung
North Korea holds first international marathon in six years
SEOUL — North Korea has held the Pyongyang International Marathon for the first time in six years, welcoming some 200 foreign runners to the streets of the reclusive country's capital.The marathon, which was launched in 1981, took place annually in April to celebrate the birth of its founding leader Kim Il Sung.Before Sunday's marathon, the race was last held in 2019, wherein 950 foreigners participated. North Korea sealed itself off the following year, when the Covid-19 pandemic hit.North Korea has been slow to reopen since, allowing only Russian tourists into its capital since last year.Runners have had to enter the country as part of an organised tour group, as was the case before the pandemic.Koryo Tours, a Beijing-based travel agency listed as an "exclusive...
April 07, 2025

North Korea holds first international marathon in six years

Lawmaker Asaduddin Owaisi, president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen party and a fierce critic of the bill, had challenged it in the Supreme Court
India passes controversial bill on Muslim waqf properties after fierce debate
MUMBAI — After hours of heated debate, India's parliament has passed a controversial bill that seeks to change how properties worth billions of dollars donated by Muslims over centuries are governed.The upper house passed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 early on Friday, a day after the lower house cleared it amid strong opposition criticism.Muslim leaders and opposition parties say the bill is "unconstitutional" and infringes on the rights of India's Muslim-minority community.But the government says the bill aims to make the management of waqf (Muslim properties) more transparent.The bill will now be sent to India's president for her assent before it becomes law. This approval is expected to come soon.Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the passing of the bill a...
April 04, 2025

India passes controversial bill on Muslim waqf properties after fierce debate

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