Japan to start releasing Fukushima wastewater as soon as Thursday
Japan will begin releasing treated radioactive water from Fukushima into the ocean as early as Thursday, officials announced on Tuesday, following months of heightened public anxiety and pushback from many neighboring countries.
2023-08-22 16:19
Children trapped 1,200 feet in air when chairlift cable snaps in Pakistan's northwest
An urgent rescue effort is underway in Pakistan for eight children and two adults trapped in a chairlift dangling 1,200 feet over a mountainous region in the country's northwest.
2023-08-22 15:18
Ukraine war: The men who don't want to fight
Ukraine has a soldier shortage. Though many have volunteered, others are dodging the draft.
2023-08-22 14:59
R Praggnanandhaa: India chess prodigy takes on Magnus Carlsen in World Cup final
Earlier in the tournament, India's Praggnanandhaa had defeated the world's second and third ranked players.
2023-08-22 14:49
Cambodia parliament endorses strongman Hun Sen's son as new PM
(Reuters) -Cambodia's newly elected parliament endorsed four-star military general Hun Manet as prime minister on Tuesday, completing a historic transfer
2023-08-22 14:25
UK’s Slower-Than-Expected Borrowing Gives More Room for Tax Cuts
UK government borrowing came in below official forecasts in the first four months of the fiscal year, providing
2023-08-22 14:22
Rice Supply Faces New Threat as India Mulls More Restrictions
India, the world’s biggest rice exporter, is considering more restrictions on its shipments of the grain as the
2023-08-22 14:17
Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra returns to a politically divided Thailand after 15 years of self-exile
Thaksin Shinawatra, the ousted fugitive former prime minister of Thailand, returned to the country Tuesday for the first time after more than 15 years in self-exile, reintroducing a towering and divisive figure at a time when the kingdom's often fraught political scene is in a fresh state of flux.
2023-08-22 13:27
Thaksin Returns From Exile After Deal With Former Thai Foes
Back in 2008, the last time Thaksin Shinawatra stepped foot in Thailand, he was adored among the nation’s
2023-08-22 13:24
Dante’s Inferno May Have the Answer for Europe’s Energy Bind
The steam and geysers rising from the valleys of Tuscany inspired Dante Alighieri’s vision of hell in The
2023-08-22 13:19
A tropical depression is expected to strengthen before hitting South Texas, threatening floods and dangerous storm surge
South Texas is bracing for heavy rain, flooding, powerful winds and dangerous rip currents as a tropical depression churning in the Gulf of Mexico is forecast to strengthen and hit the state Tuesday as a tropical storm.
2023-08-22 12:53
Singapore Gives Nod to Three to Compete in Presidential Election
Singapore’s elections department said that three candidates will run for president in a vote on Sept. 1 after
2023-08-22 12:51