TOKYO (AP) — Tropical storm Chan-hom moved westward Wednesday after making landfall in the greater Tokyo region the night before, knocking down trees and leaving thousands of homes without power. Five people suffered minor injuries. Chan-hom was significantly weakened after making landfall in southern Ibaraki prefecture late Tuesday. It was near Gifu, in central Japan,…
The Panama-flagged container ship was believed to have been hit by a missile. Representational A US military helicopter fired at the rudder of a Panama-flagged ship after its crew ignored warnings from personnel working to enforce a naval blockade on Iranian ports, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing a US official. There were…
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Nottingham, England – August 11, 2026 – PRESSADVANTAGE – Peace of Growth Ltd, a leading UK automation-first growth partner based in Nottingham, has officially announced the launch of its proprietary Dual Local Demand System. Designed specifically to address the evolving needs of small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs), dental clinics, home service providers, and B2B companies across the…
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia, while oil prices gained more than 2% after jumping the day before due to uncertainty over when the Strait of Hormuz may reopen, getting the global flow of crude going again. U.S. futures edged lower. Oil prices rose after U.S. President Donald Trump scoffed at demands from…
By Naveen Thukral and Mayank Bhardwaj SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Near-record inventories, technological advances and the rise of key exporters such as Brazil and Russia have made the global food system more resilient to this year’s “super” El Nino than similar past events. World farm production has outpaced consumption and population growth since…
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — At least 2,000 people have died among the confirmed cases in Congo’s Ebola outbreak that is the fastest growing on record, according to the latest government data, as health authorities struggle to get help quickly to remote localities due to rebel conflict, bad roads and work stoppages over payment issues. Data…
← Back to Newsroom Monday, August 10, 2026 7:18 PM Photo: Roger Mechan/Shutterstock Ed Thomas, Rebecca Wearnand and Patrick Clahane, BBC News Email, LinkedIn, and more New vape shops will require planning permission and councils will get more powers to stop betting shops, under government plans aimed at improving high streets. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said…
US President Donald Trump, who faced an alleged assassination threat during his trip to Turkey last month, secretly flew out on a smaller C-32A aircraft after ditching the Qatar-gifted Boeing 747-8, which he had used to fly into the country. As Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth watches at left, President Donald Trump gestures as he switches…
NEW YORK, August 10 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed criminal charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, after the Justice Department said it had decided to abandon the fraud and bribery case. Brooklyn-based U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis’ decision to grant federal prosecutors’ rare bid to toss the case came after he inquired…