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Astronauts (L-R) Wang Haoze, Song Lingdong and Cai Xuzhe wave before the launch
China's youngest-ever astronauts blast off from the Gobi Desert
GANSU, China — The ground vibrates beneath us as soon as the countdown ends and the spacecraft takes to the skies. Flames shoot out of the rocket launcher lighting up the Gobi Desert, which is then filled with a deafening roar.The BBC was given rare access to Jiuquan Satellite launch center in Gansu and we were just over a kilometer away when the Shenzhou 19 spacecraft blasted off early on Wednesday.It is crewed by three taikonauts - China’s word for astronauts - who are the latest in a series of explorers to head to the country’s homegrown space station, Tiangong, or "Heavenly Palace".They will use it as a base for six months to conduct experiments and carry out spacewalks as the country tries to gain experience and intelligence for its eventual mission to put someone from...
October 30, 2024

China's youngest-ever astronauts blast off from the Gobi Desert

Albanese previously served as Australia's federal transport minister
Australian PM accused of seeking upgrades from Qantas boss
SYDNEY — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been accused of asking for free personal flight upgrades directly from the former CEO of national carrier Qantas.A new book by Australian journalist Joe Aston claims Albanese made several calls to ex-CEO Alan Joyce, and received upgrades on 22 flights taken between 2009 and 2019.In a press conference on Tuesday, Albanese refused to answer whether he had previously spoken to Joyce about personal upgrades, but said he followed the rules and said he was "completely transparent" with all of his disclosures.Albanese, who previously served as federal transport minister, also criticized Aston, saying he was "trying to sell a book".In his book, titled The Chairman's Lounge: The Inside Story of How Qantas Sold Us Out,...
October 29, 2024

Australian PM accused of seeking upgrades from Qantas boss

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte takes an oath as he attends a senate probe on the drug war during his administration
Philippines' Duterte admits to drug war 'death squad'
MANILA — Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has admitted that he kept a "death squad" to crack down on crime while mayor of one of the country's largest cities.In his first testimony before an official investigation on his so-called war on drugs, the 79-year-old said the squad was made of gangsters, adding that he would tell them "kill this person, because if you do not, I will kill you now".Duterte won the presidency by a landslide in 2016 on the promise of replicating his anti-crime campaign in Davao city on a national scale.The nationwide drug war saw thousands of suspects killed in controversial police operations and is now being investigated by the International Criminal Court.During the senate hearing on Monday, Duterte also said he told police...
October 29, 2024

Philippines' Duterte admits to drug war 'death squad'

Police put up barriers and patrolled the streets of Shanghai on the weekend
Chinese police target Halloween revellers in Shanghai
HONG KONG — A heavy police response has stifled Halloween celebrations in Shanghai, in what many have viewed as an attempt by authorities to crack down on large public gatherings and freedom of expression.Witnesses have told the BBC they saw police dispersing crowds of costumed revelers on the streets of Shanghai, while photos of apparent arrests have spread on social media.Authorities have yet to comment. While there has been no official notice prohibiting Halloween celebrations, rumors of a possible crackdown began circulating online earlier this month.It comes a year after Halloween revellers in Shanghai went viral for donning costumes poking fun at the Chinese government and its policies.Pictures from last year's Halloween event showed people dressing up as a giant surveillance...
October 28, 2024

Chinese police target Halloween revellers in Shanghai

An overloaded dinghy carries migrants across the Channel (file photo)
Indian man dies in Channel crossing attempt
LONDON — A man has died after a migrant boat sank while attempting to cross the English Channel on Sunday morning.French officials say the man - an Indian national around 40 years old - suffered a cardiac arrest and could not be revived by emergency services.The boat deflated shortly after it left the coast at Tardinghen, near Calais, at 05:30 local time (04:30 GMT), and those aboard swam back to shore, French authorities said.This was the third lethal sinking in the past 10 days, in what is already the deadliest year on record for Channel crossings.On Wednesday, three people died after a small boat bound for the UK carrying dozens of migrants sank in the Channel. A rescue operation recovered 45 people off the French coast.Prior to that, a four-month-old baby died when an overloaded...
October 28, 2024

Indian man dies in Channel crossing attempt

Lovisa Sjoberg went missing after driving into the Kosciuszko National Park to take photographs
Missing woman found with snake bite after six days in mountains
SYDNEY — A woman who went missing in Australia’s Snowy Mountains region six days ago has been found by emergency services after a massive search and rescue operation.Police said photographer Lovisa Sjoberg suffered from a snake bite while lost in the remote mountains in New South Wales and had to be treated for her injuries at the scene before being rushed to hospital.Sjoberg, 48, is a regular visitor to the Kosciuszko National Park where she takes photographs as part of a project documenting wild horses living in the mountains.Police said she was last spoken to on 8 October.Fears grew for her safety after a hire car company reported that her car had not been returned and she could not be contacted. Her car was later found unlocked and abandoned.New South Wales police launched an...
October 28, 2024

Missing woman found with snake bite after six days in mountains

Narendra Modi
Indian PM Modi warns against 'digital arrest' scam
NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has warned Indians against an emerging online fraud known as "digital arrest".Some people have reportedly been scammed out of millions of rupees by fraudsters, who contact their victims via video call posing as police or tax officials leveling false charges at them.The scammers order their victims to stay in one place - usually their home - under the false pretense of a "digital arrest," telling them not to contact anyone.Modi said digital arrest does not exist in Indian law and no enforcement agency would ever ask citizens for personal details by phone or video call."The fraudsters impersonate police, Central Bureau of Investigation, narcotics and at times central bank officials,” Modi said.The scammers appear on...
October 28, 2024

Indian PM Modi warns against 'digital arrest' scam

The election was called by the LDP’s new leader Shigeru Ishiba before he had been officially sworn in as prime minister
Japan's ruling party loses its majority in blow to new PM
TOKYO — The coalition led by Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has lost its majority in parliament, its worst result for over a decade.Opposition parties secured more than half the seats in the lower house, provisional election results showed.With 22 seats left to declare, the LDP and its coalition partner, the much smaller Komeito, had gained 208 seats to the opposition's 235.A party needs a majority of 233 seats in the lower house of Parliament, the Diet, to govern alone.The result of the general election has triggered uncertainty about how the world's fourth-largest economy will be governed.The largest opposition party, the Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP), had won 143 seats at around 02:00 JST (17:00 GMT), according to NHK.The election was called by the...
October 28, 2024

Japan's ruling party loses its majority in blow to new PM

King Charles at the Commonwealth meeting in Samoa
None of us can change the past, King Charles says in Commonwealth speech
SAMAO — King Charles III of the United Kingdom has said "none of us can change the past" in a speech to Commonwealth leaders.But leaders could commit to learning from it and "finding creative ways to right inequalities that endure", he told the summit in Samoa.Diplomatic sources have told the BBC a number of Commonwealth heads of government want to start a "meaningful conversation" about whether the UK should pay reparations for its role in the slave trade.The King, who did not directly address slavery, was speaking at the opening of the biennial summit for the first time as the head of the 56-member group.He said the "most painful aspects of our past continue to resonate" but said members of the Commonwealth "know and understand each other...
October 25, 2024

None of us can change the past, King Charles says in Commonwealth speech

Cyclone Dana is expected to make a landfall in the next 24 hours
India evacuating more than a million people as Cyclone Dana nears
NEW DELHI — Authorities in India are evacuating nearly 1.5 million people from the path of an approaching cyclone in the eastern states of Odisha (formerly Orissa) and West Bengal.Thousands of relief workers have been deployed to minimize damage from Cyclone Dana, which is expected to make landfall in the next 24 hours.Transportation services have already been affected, with scores of trains and flights canceled.India's weather department has said a depression over the Bay of Bengal is expected to turn into a severe cyclonic storm by Thursday evening.The storm is expected to hit the coastal areas with wind speeds of 100-120 km/h (62-74 mph).On Wednesday, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said arrangements were in place to ensure the safety of residents in districts along the...
October 24, 2024

India evacuating more than a million people as Cyclone Dana nears

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