TOKYO:The Japanese government on Friday said a controversial plan to release radioactive wastewater from a crippled nuclear plant in Japan’s northeast into the Pacific Ocean will start in the spring or summer. The schedule of the contentious plan to start releasing toxic water from the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, into […]
OTTAWA:More than 2,000 anomalies and a child’s remains were found during radar search of a former residential school site in Canada, local media reported Thursday. Star Blanket Cree Nation, a First Nations band in Saskatchewan, Canada, said it has located the anomalies after completing phase one of a ground-penetrating radar search at the site of […]
JAKARTA:The Marapi volcano in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province erupted for about 45 seconds on Saturday, throwing ash up to 300 meters above its peak, according to the Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation. “The eruption happened at 6.11 a.m. The ejection of ash accompanied by sand has the potential to hit the surrounding area,” […]
WASHINGTON:The US House of Representatives has again adjourned for a third day without electing a new Speaker even after 11 votes, becoming the longest contest to select a person to take the gavel in 164 years. The House will no convene on Friday noon, the second anniversary of the 2021 Capitol riot, reports Xinhua news […]
BEIJING:China is seeking to minimize the possibility of a major new Covid outbreak during this month’s Lunar New Year travel rush following the end of most pandemic containment measures. The Transportation Ministry on Friday called on travelers to reduce trips and gatherings, particularly if they involve elderly people, pregnant women, small children and those with […]
SYDNEY:An Australian woman charged with willingly entering part of Syria that was under control of the Islamic State group was freed on bail on Friday as a debate raged about the risk to the community. Mariam Raad, 31, is one of several Australians whose husbands were killed or jailed after they joined the Islamic State […]
WASHINGTON:E-commerce giant Amazon and business software maker Salesforce are the latest US technology companies to announce major job cuts as they prune payrolls that rapidly expanded during the pandemic lockdown. Amazon said Wednesday that it will be cutting about 18,000 positions. It’s the largest set of layoffs in the Seattle-based company’s history, although just a […]
NEW DELHI:Aijaz Ahmad Ahanger alias Abu Usman Al-Kashmiri, currently based in Afghanistan, is one of the chief recruiters of Islamic State Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK) A Kashmir-born dreaded terrorist, who has contacts with al-Qaeda and other global terrorist groups and is engaged in restarting the Islamic State (IS) in India, was on Wednesday declared as […]
MEXICO CITY:The death toll from an attack on a prison in Mexico’s Chihuahua state rose to 17, including 10 guards, the state prosecutor’s office said. A total of 27 inmates escaped during the incident in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, and 13 people were injured — 10 inmates and three officers, Xinhua news agency […]
NEW DELHI:Guyana President Mohamed Irfaan Ali and renowned Canadian scientist Dr Vaikuntam Iyer Lakshmanan are among 27 recipients of the 2023 Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award — the highest honour conferred on overseas Indians. The award will be conferred by President Droupadi Murmu as part of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention, which will be held from […]