As Typhoon Doksuri brings strong winds and rain to the Taiwan Strait and neighbouring areas on Thursday, the coastal Chinese city of Shantou joined certain sections of Taiwan in closing schools and offices. According to Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau, Doksuri deteriorated even more on Thursday, with sustained winds of 155Continue Reading
The second-seeded Andrey Rublev defeated Spain’s Bernabe Zapata Miralles in the opening round of the Hamburg European Open on Wednesday by scores of 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (7), saving three match points in the final tiebreaker. In the tiebreak, the Russian fell behind 6-4 before winning the next two points. RublevContinue Reading
Japan’s population declined by a historic amount in 2022, according to government data released Wednesday, as the country tries to overcome its persistently low birthrates. While low birth rates are an issue in many wealthy countries, Japan’s population has been declining for 14 years in a row. After tiny Monaco,Continue Reading
The North Korean government’s official news agency, KCNA, announced on Monday that a high-level Chinese team will visit North Korea this week. This will be the first formal visit of this kind since Pyongyang closed its doors in the wake of the COVID-19 incident. Li Hongzhong, a member of theContinue Reading
Following China’s foreign minister’s nearly month-long retreat from the public eye, British Foreign Minister James Cleverly postponed a scheduled trip to Beijing this month, according to a Friday report by Bloomberg News. According to the article, which also cited two persons with knowledge of the situation, the absence of ChineseContinue Reading
South Korea’s presidential office said on Thursday that U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will meet with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts in the United States in August. When they met in May outside the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Japan, Biden extended invitations to the leaders of SouthContinue Reading
According to government sources, at least 16 people were killed and another six were hurt in a suspected electrocution on Wednesday morning in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The incident occurred within a sewage treatment facility built in the Chamoli region of the Himalayan state as part of a federalContinue Reading
The Women’s World Cup begins on Thursday in Australia and New Zealand and is bigger, bolder, and breaking new ground. The United States is hoping to extend their golden period by winning an unprecedented third straight title. The first edition in the southern hemisphere will be a testament to howContinue Reading
At a gathering of the G20 finance ministers in India on Tuesday, the new head of the World Bank warned that widening gaps between developed and developing countries run the risk of escalating poverty. The double blow of the coronavirus epidemic and the consequences of Russia’s war in Ukraine, whichContinue Reading
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, reportedly dismissed offers of negotiations as a ruse on Monday and advised the US to avoid any “foolish act” that may endanger its security. After last week’s launch of an ICBM off its east coast, White House NationalContinue Reading
Designed using Magazine Lume. Powered by WordPress. © 2026
