Day: October 7, 2021

At least twenty dead, hundreds injured as magnitude-5.7 earthquake hits southern Pakistan

An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 hit southern Pakistan in the early hours of Thursday, killing 20 people, most of them women and children, and injuring about 300, at a time when many victims were asleep, authorities said. The earthquake struck at a shallow depth of about 20 km (12 miles), with its epicentre 102 km… Read More At least twenty dead, hundreds injured as magnitude-5.7 earthquake hits southern Pakistan

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Power outage, train services suspended as magnitude-6.1 earthquake hits Tokyo

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 jolted Tokyo and surrounding areas late on Thursday, stopping train lines and causing sporadic power cuts, but there were no reports of major damage, Japan’s public broadcaster NHK said. The tremor, at 10:41 p.m. (1341 GMT), registered “strong-5” on Japan’s intensity scale, a level that could… Read More Power outage, train services suspended as magnitude-6.1 earthquake hits Tokyo

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Guinea military junta appoints Mohamed Beavogui as prime minister

Guinea’s military junta on Wednesday named Mohamed Beavogui, a former civil servant and expert in agricultural finance, as prime minister to preside over a promised transition back to democratic rule following a coup in September. Beavogui, 68, is also the nephew of Diallo Telli, a celebrated Guinean diplomat who served as the first secretary-general of… Read More Guinea military junta appoints Mohamed Beavogui as prime minister

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Philippine Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo announces intention to contest in 2022 presidential election

Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo, a staunch critic of President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal war on drugs, joined the race for president on Thursday, promising to usher in a government that cares for the people, not personal interests. Robredo, 56, who was elected separately from Duterte and was not his running mate, said her decision was… Read More Philippine Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo announces intention to contest in 2022 presidential election

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Lebanese PM Najib Mikati signs bill lifting immunity in Beirut port blast case

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said in a Sky News Arabia interview on Wednesday he had signed a bill that lifts immunity on “everyone” who might have borne responsibility for the Beirut port blast, saying they must be held accountable. The disastrous August 4, 2020 explosion left more than 200 people dead and devastated swathes… Read More Lebanese PM Najib Mikati signs bill lifting immunity in Beirut port blast case

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Brazilian police find Nazi memorabilia worth €3million at home of alleged pedophile

Police in Rio de Janeiro said on Wednesday they had found a haul of Nazi memorabilia and weapons worth an estimated 3 million euros at the home of a Brazilian man suspected of raping a minor. Rio’s civil police said they found more than 1,000 items at the home of the 58-year-old unnamed suspect, including… Read More Brazilian police find Nazi memorabilia worth €3million at home of alleged pedophile

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UK court rules that Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum ordered hack of phones of ex-wife, her lawyers

Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum ordered the phones of his ex-wife and her lawyers to be hacked as part of a “sustained campaign of intimidation and threat” during the custody battle over their children, England’s High Court has ruled. Mohammed used the sophisticated “Pegasus” software, developed by Israeli firm NSO for states to… Read More UK court rules that Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum ordered hack of phones of ex-wife, her lawyers

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U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan meets with China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Switzerland

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan and China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi began talks in Switzerland on Wednesday, in a bid to improve communication despite a deepening strategic rivalry and tensions over hotspots including Taiwan. A source close to the Zurich talks said that the closed-door meeting was under way at an airport hotel in… Read More U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan meets with China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Switzerland

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