At Japan’s Fukushima, a high-stakes recovery of deadly radioactive debris resumes

At Japan’s Fukushima, a high-stakes recovery of deadly radioactive debris resumes

In Japan on Tuesday, an extendable robot resumed its mission to retrieve a fragment of melted fuel debris from one of three damaged reactors at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, nearly three weeks after an earlier attempt was suspended due to a technical issue. The collection of a tiny sample of the spent fuel debris … Read more

Indian diaspora protests over Kolkata doctor’s rape, murder – from Singapore to Sweden

Indian diaspora protests over Kolkata doctor’s rape, murder – from Singapore to Sweden

Thousands of diaspora Indians protested in more than 130 cities across 25 countries on Sunday, organisers said, to demand justice after last month’s rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a hospital in the city of Kolkata. They added to ongoing nationwide protests in India after the August 9 killing of the 31-year-old postgraduate … Read more

Rahul Gandhi Shares Views On AI In Texas, Says Its An Opportunity If…

Rahul Gandhi Shares Views On AI In Texas, Says Its An Opportunity If…

Home News Rahul Gandhi Shares Views On AI In Texas, Says “It’s An Opportunity If…” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Monday that the Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be a good opportunity if one is positioned properly. Rahul Gandhi Shares Views On AI In Texas, Says “It’s An Opportunity If…” Texas: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, … Read more

‘China week’ at US House puts biotech firms, Hong Kong offices in legislative cross hairs

‘China week’ at US House puts biotech firms, Hong Kong offices in legislative cross hairs

The US House may vote this week on more than two dozen China-related bills on the floor, including legislation that could close Hong Kong’s diplomatic offices stateside and restrict government contracting with world-leading mainland biotech firms. In total, 28 measures scheduled this week by the Republican-led House reference or focus on competing with China, addressing … Read more

Thousands in Israel protest to demand hostage deal

Thousands in Israel protest to demand hostage deal

Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities for an agreement to release around 100 hostages held by Palestinian Islamist Hamas on Saturday. “We must not sacrifice any more lives; we must not sacrifice them [the remaining hostages],” said a relative of a hostage who died last week, at the … Read more

Several People Shot In Kentucky; Suspect At Large

Several People Shot In Kentucky; Suspect At Large

Home News US Mass Shooting: Several People Shot In Kentucky; Suspect At Large Several people were shot near Interstate 75 in Laurel County, Kentucky in the US, CNN reported, quoting the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office. US Mass Shooting: Several People Shot In Kentucky; Suspect At Large Kentucky: In another mass shooting incident in the United … Read more

Pak Citizen Charged With Plotting ISIS-Inspired Terrorist Attack In New York, Arrested in Canada

Pak Citizen Charged With Plotting ISIS-Inspired Terrorist Attack In New York, Arrested in Canada

Home Us Pak Citizen Charged With Plotting ISIS-Inspired Terrorist Attack In New York, Arrested in Canada A Pakistani national residing in Canada was arrested after being charged with attempting to provide material support and resources to the ISIS. Pak Citizen Charged With Plotting ISIS-Inspired Terrorist Attack In New York, Arrested in Canada | Pakistani national … Read more

China’s economic coercion evokes greater scrutiny and resentment, senior US officials say

China’s economic coercion evokes greater scrutiny and resentment, senior US officials say

Two senior officials in US President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday slammed Beijing for coercive behaviour globally on the economic, defence and other fronts, and discussed their wide-ranging efforts to push back. America’s ambassador to China, Ambassador Nicholas Burns, highlighted “very ill-advised efforts by the government of China to intimidate the Philippines at Second Thomas … Read more

Tech war: China buys US$12 billion worth of chip-making equipment in second quarter

Tech war: China buys US billion worth of chip-making equipment in second quarter

China remained the world’s largest and fastest-growing market for semiconductor manufacturing equipment in the second quarter, according to global chip industry association SEMI, as the country pushes to be technologically self-sufficient amid sanctions by the US. In the June quarter, China saw sales of chip-making equipment – including tools for wafer processing, assembly, packaging and … Read more

US seizes Venezuelan President’s plane

US seizes Venezuelan President’s plane

The US has seized a plane belonging to Venezuela’s President, Nicolas Maduro. The US Justice Department claimed the plane was bought illegally in the US for $13 million and smuggled out of the country, BBC reports. The Falcon 900EX aircraft was in the Dominican Republic when it was seized and flown back to the US … Read more