HONG KONG — Tropical Storm Matmo edged closer to the Philippines on Thursday and was expected to intensify into a typhoon that could threaten southern China this weekend, just about a week after the region was battered by Ragasa, one of the strongest storms to hit Asia in years. Matmo, which had maximum sustained winds…
A tracker following the vessels participating in the Global Sumud Flotilla shows a single boat entering the waters around Gaza, as others were intercepted by the Israeli military. The boat, named Mikeno, is seen on the tracker heading towards Gaza. It was not immediately clear if the vessel was intercepted and escorted, had evaded the…
Elon Musk on Wednesday made repeated calls on X, urging people to cancel their Netflix subscriptions. His posts came after he cancelled his own subscription to the streaming platform while taking a dig at it. In one post, the world’s richest person wrote, “Cancel Netflix”. (Image: AFP/Unsplash) In one post, the Tesla CEO wrote, “Cancel…
THEY WERE flickering blue flames hovering in swamps. They were the spirits of those who had died in the murky waters, bent on leading others to the same fate. They were will-o’-the-wisps and they do exist. Yet, spirits they are not. They are actually caused by the sudden ignition of methane bubbling out of swamps….
Watch: Moment Israeli navy intercepts activist boats carrying aid to Gaza The Israeli navy has intercepted boats carrying aid to Gaza and detained the activists aboard, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg. Israel’s Foreign Ministry said several vessels that form part of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) had been “safely stopped” and that those aboard…
SIDOARJO, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers wearing hard hats crawled into tight passages of concrete rubble, chipping away debris with hand tools to try to reach survivors days after they were trapped in Monday’s collapse of an Islamic school’s prayer hall in Indonesia. Some of the survivors were communicating with the rescuers working to free them….
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -If Russia defeats Ukraine it will embolden China’s moves towards Taiwan and Taipei hopes that Kyiv emerges victorious, a senior uniformed Taiwanese military officer said this week in a rare visit to Europe to attend a security forum. Taiwan, which China views as its own territory, has found an increasingly…
Journalism association to leave El Salvador over government pressure (Pic credit: AP) SAN SALVADOR: El Salvador’s Journalists Association is moving its legal status out of the country in response to a foreign agents law passed earlier this year that was seen as a way to pressure critical voices in the Central American nation. Founded in…
The study, carried out by NatWest and data company Beauhurst, analysed growth across innovation, profit, headcount and turnover among mid-market firms nationwide. Reading ranked 22nd and stood out for its research-driven businesses. Manchester was placed second behind London thanks to its thriving creative and digital sectors, fuelled by MediaCityUK and a flourishing start-up scene. Leeds…
Greta Thunberg has been detained after the Israeli military (IDF) intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla as it approached Gaza‘s coast on Wednesday evening. A spokesperson for the flotilla told Newsweek that “more than 90 participants, including Greta, have been abducted by the Israeli military forces.” None of the detained activists has been released, and no…