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Prince Karim Aga Khan was the 49th hereditary imam of the Ismailis
Billionaire philanthropist Aga Khan dies
LONDON — Billionaire philanthropist and spiritual leader Aga Khan has died at the age of 88, his charity the Aga Khan Development Network has announced.Prince Karim Aga Khan was the 49th hereditary imam of the Ismailis, a Shia Muslim faction.He "passed away peacefully" in Lisbon, Portugal, surrounded by his family, his charity said in a statement on social media.Born in Switzerland, he had British citizenship and lived in a chateau in France.The King has been made aware of the death of the philanthropist, who was a friend of both himself and his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II.It is understood that the King is deeply saddened at the loss of a personal friend of many years and is in touch with the family privately.The Aga Khan's charities ran hundreds of hospitals,...
February 05, 2025

Billionaire philanthropist Aga Khan dies

Indian MP Ranjeet Ranjan on her Harley Davidson in 2016 - during his first term Trump brought up the then higher tariffs on the bikes
India looks on nervously as Trump wields tariff threat
NEW DELHI — Last week India further slashed import duties on motorcycles, cutting tariffs on heavyweight bikes with engines above 1,600cc from 50% to 30% and smaller ones from 50% to 40%.A pre-emptive move designed to further smoothen the entry of Harley Davidsons into India – and, Delhi hopes, ward off any threat of tariffs. US motorcycle exports to India were worth $3m last year.Donald Trump has marked his return to the White House by brandishing trade measures against America's neighbours and allies as well as its big rival China.India hopes it is ahead of the game – but will its tariff cuts satisfy Trump, or is trade action still on the table?"Canada and Mexico are literally two arms of the US. If he has acted against them, he could easily act against India too,"...
February 05, 2025

India looks on nervously as Trump wields tariff threat

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met in 2019
China hits back as Trump’s tariffs go into effect
HONG KONG — Beijing announced a broad package of economic measures targeting the United States on Tuesday, hitting back after US President Donald Trump imposed 10% tariffs on Chinese imports.The fresh duties, announced by China’s Ministry of Finance, levy a 15% tax on certain types of coal and liquefied natural gas and a 10% tariff on crude oil, agricultural machinery, large-displacement cars and pickup trucks. The measures take effect on February 10.The Ministry of Commerce and China’s customs administration also announced new export controls effective immediately on more than two dozen metal products and related technologies. Those include tungsten, a critical mineral typically used in industrial and defense applications, as well as tellurium, which can be used to make solar cells....
February 04, 2025

China hits back as Trump’s tariffs go into effect

State authorities say recovery efforts could take weeks, partly due to damaged infrastructure
Devastation from Queensland floods 'incredible', premier says
TOWNSVILLE — Flooding in Australia has inflicted "incredible" devastation on communities across northern Queensland, the state's premier has said, even though conditions are easing faster than predicted.Thousands of evacuated residents began returning to their homes on Tuesday, but it is feared hundreds of properties and businesses have been inundated. One woman has died."It's a disaster that's going to test the resolve of people," Queensland Premier David Crisafulli told the ABC.Parts of the region have been battered by nearly 2m (6.5 ft) of rain since Saturday, prompting ongoing flood warnings and blackouts - but the premier said weather conditions had been "really kind" in recent hours.In Townsville, locals woke on Tuesday to grey skies and...
February 04, 2025

Devastation from Queensland floods 'incredible', premier says

Special hospital wards are being set up in Pune for GBS patients
Guillain-Barre syndrome: India faces outbreak of creeping paralysis
NEW DELHI — Last month, a school teacher in the western Indian city of Pune found her six-year-old son upset about homework."I had erased some words and asked him to write them. I assumed he was angry and that's why he was not holding the pencil properly," she told the Indian Express newspaper.She never imagined his struggle to hold a pencil was the first sign of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), a rare disorder where the immune system attacks nerve cells, causing muscle weakness and paralysis.Within days, the boy was in intensive care, unable to move his arms or legs. As his condition worsened, he lost the ability to swallow, speak, and eventually breathe, requiring ventilator support. He is now recovering.The boy is among around 160 reported cases of GBS since early January...
February 04, 2025

Guillain-Barre syndrome: India faces outbreak of creeping paralysis

Record rainfall is set to continue across the state's north
Major highway partly collapses as Australian floods worsen
SYDNEY — Sections of a major Australian highway have been washed away, as flooding in Queensland worsens.The torrential rainfall in the state's north has claimed one life so far and forced thousands to flee their homes, with communities in Townsville, Ingham, and Cardwell among the hardest hit."Record" downpours are set to continue, authorities say, with parts of the region already experiencing almost 1.3m (4.2ft) of rain since Saturday, causing dams and rivers to overflow.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese — who was briefed about the response efforts on Monday — said that the disaster had bought out "the best of Australians"."I've seen Australians helping one another in their time of need," he wrote on X, adding that the "threat from...
February 03, 2025

Major highway partly collapses as Australian floods worsen

Mount Taranaki
New Zealand mountain gets personhood
WELLINGTON — A settlement under which a New Zealand mountain has been granted the same legal right as a person has become law after years of negotiations.It means Taranaki Maunga [Mt Taranaki] will effectively own itself, with representatives of the local tribes, iwi, and government working together to manage it.The agreement aims to compensate Māori from the Taranaki region for injustices done to them during colonization — including widespread land confiscation."We must acknowledge the hurt that has been caused by past wrongs, so we can look to the future to support iwi to realize their own aspirations and opportunities," Paul Goldsmith, the government minister responsible for the negotiations, said.The Taranaki Maunga Collective Redress Bill was passed into law by New...
January 31, 2025

New Zealand mountain gets personhood

Wiwwaew Sriaoun thanked God for the release of her son
Tears of joy as five Thai hostages held in Gaza are freed
BANGKOK — Five Thai farm workers who were abducted during the 7 October attacks by Hamas on Israel have been released after being held for almost 500 days in Gaza.They were handed over to the Red Cross during chaotic scenes along with two Israelis, shortly after an Israeli hostage was freed.Pongsak Thaenna, Sathian Suwannakham, Watchara Sriaoun, Bannawat Saethao and Surasak Lamnao had all been working in southern Israel when they were kidnapped during the attacks in October 2023.Thailand's prime minister said she was elated to hear news of their release and her government was working with Israel "so that they can reunite with their families soonest". One Thai hostage remains unaccounted for."The Thai government, including everyone here in Thailand, have long been...
January 31, 2025

Tears of joy as five Thai hostages held in Gaza are freed

The sinkhole, seen here on Wednesday, has since doubled in size
Rescuers race to pull out truck driver stuck in Japan sinkhole for three days
TOKYO — Rescue workers in Japan are trying to pull out a truck driver from a sinkhole that appeared on Tuesday and has since widened.The sinkhole appeared in Yashio city in Saitama prefecture, near the capital Tokyo, swallowing a truck.Rescue efforts have been hampered by road collapses, and officials have ordered scores of households in the area to evacuate their homes.The 74-year-old driver was last heard responding to rescuers on Tuesday afternoon, according to local media.While emergency crews managed to remove the truck bed from the pool-sized sinkhole, the driver's cabin remains buried under soil and debris.The hole measuring about 10m (33ft) wide and 5m deep first appeared on Tuesday morning at a road junction.It is believed to have been caused by an underground sewage pipe...
January 30, 2025

Rescuers race to pull out truck driver stuck in Japan sinkhole for three days

Hindu devotees gather on 29 January, 2025, to take a holy dip at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers
At least 30 dead in India after stampede at world's largest festival
NEW DELHI — At least 30 people have died and another 60 have been injured by a stampede at the massive Maha Kumbh Mela festival in northern India.The crush happened between 1 am and 2 am local time on Wednesday (9 pm and 10 pm CET Tuesday), the most auspicious day of the world's largest religious festival.Vaibhav Krishna, a police officer in the city of Prayagraj, confirmed the death toll, adding that the injured had been rushed to nearby hospitals.It took authorities 16 hours to release casualty figures.The tragedy occurred near a barricaded area where thousands of Hindu ascetics were due to process, before bathing at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers.Families queued outside a makeshift hospital to find out about missing relatives, while...
January 30, 2025

At least 30 dead in India after stampede at world's largest festival

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