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New Chitose is one of Japan’s busiest airports
Flights canceled in Japan over missing scissors 
TOKYO — Thirty-six flights were canceled and 201 delayed at a Japanese airport on the weekend after a pair of scissors went missing in a store near the boarding gates.Security checks at Hokkaido’s New Chitose Airport domestic terminal were suspended for about two hours on Saturday morning, leaving hundreds of travelers temporarily stranded.There were huge bottlenecks and queues as passengers in the departure lounge were forced to retake security checks.Authorities tried to locate the missing scissors, which were found at the same store the following day.Although the scissors weren’t located on Saturday, the day they went missing, security checks and flights eventually resumed that day.Hokkaido Airport, the operator of New Chitose airport, announced on Monday that the scissors had...
August 20, 2024

Flights canceled in Japan over missing scissors 

Several doctors' associations are set to hold protests over the weekend
India protests intensify over doctor's rape and murder
MUMBAI — Protests have intensified in India after a mob vandalized a hospital where a female trainee doctor was raped and murdered in West Bengal state.The hospital was attacked on Wednesday during the massive Reclaim the Night march held in Kolkata city to protest against the brutal crime.Smaller protests were also held in many other Indian cities like Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune.The Indian Medical Association (IMA), the country's largest grouping of doctors, has announced a nationwide strike of non-emergency services on Saturday.Doctor's associations in other cities and political parties in West Bengal have also planned marches on Friday and over the weekend to protest against the attack.Tens of thousands of women across the state participated in the Reclaim the Night...
August 16, 2024

India protests intensify over doctor's rape and murder

Thailand's parliament has picked Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the new PM
Ex-PM's daughter picked as youngest ever Thai leader
BANGKOK — Thailand's parliament has picked Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of billionaire tycoon and former leader Thaksin, as prime minister.At 37, she will be the country's youngest PM and the second woman in the post, after her aunt Yingluck.Her selection comes just two days after former PM Srettha Thavisin was dismissed by a constitutional court. Both are from the Pheu Thai Party, which came second at the 2023 election but formed a ruling coalition.Ms Paetongtarn is the fourth member of the Shinawatra clan to become prime minister in the past two decades.The other three, including her father Thaksin and aunt Yingluck, were deposed by military coups or constitutional court rulings.The circumstances of Ms Paetongtarn's appointment are a stark reminder of how...
August 16, 2024

Ex-PM's daughter picked as youngest ever Thai leader

German tech entrepreneur Kim Dotcom
New Zealand to extradite internet mogul Kim Dotcom to the US
AUCKLAND — New Zealand is set to extradite internet mogul Kim Dotcom to the United States after the country’s justice minister gave his approval on Thursday.Dotcom, who was born in Germany but has New Zealand residency, had been fighting his extradition to the US since 2012. He is facing charges relating to his file-sharing site Megaupload, which was shut down by the US government the same year.New Zealand Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith has now signed an extradition order for Dotcom, according to a government statement issued Thursday, paving the way for his deportation.“I considered all of the information carefully, and have decided that Mr Dotcom should be surrendered to the US to face trial,” Goldsmith said, according to the statement.“As is common practice, I have allowed Mr...
August 15, 2024

New Zealand to extradite internet mogul Kim Dotcom to the US

Japan Airlines planes at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on August 10, 2024
Japan cancels flights and suspends bullet trains ahead of Typhoon Ampil
TOKYO — Japanese railways and airlines are canceling services as Typhoon Ampil gathers strength in the western Pacific, with the storm expected to hit on Friday during the peak summer travel season.As of early Thursday local time, Typhoon Ampil was recording sustained winds of 140 kph (85 mph), according to the latest advisory from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC). That makes it the equivalent of a Category 1 hurricane in the Atlantic basin.And it’s likely to strengthen further in the next 36 hours, since the storm is moving over very warm water – meaning more moisture in the air to fuel the typhoon. By Friday evening, as it nears Japan southeast of Tokyo, it could become the equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane, according to a JTWC forecast.Two major airlines, Japan Airlines...
August 15, 2024

Japan cancels flights and suspends bullet trains ahead of Typhoon Ampil

Air Koryo planes are lined up at the airport in Samjiyon, North Korea in this file photo
North Korea to reopen for tourism after five years
SEOUL — North Korea will reopen one city to foreign tourists in December after nearly five years of border closures due to the Covid pandemic.At least two China-based tour operators have announced that tourists will soon be allowed to visit the mountainous northern city of Samjiyon.Reclusive North Korea sealed itself off at the start of the pandemic in early 2020. It started to scale back restrictions only in the middle of last year.The border closures also cut off imports of essential goods, leading to food shortages that were made worse by international sanctions because of the country's nuclear program."So far just Samjiyon has been officially confirmed but we think that Pyongyang and other places will open too!!!" Shenyang's KTG Tours wrote on its Facebook page on...
August 15, 2024

North Korea to reopen for tourism after five years

The Liberal Party is one of Australia's two major parties
Party error sees 100 candidates miss Australia election
SYDNEY — More than 100 Liberal Party candidates will be unable to run for council in Australia's most populous state, after a "monumental stuff up" saw the party miss an election nomination deadline.New South Wales (NSW) officials say they legally cannot accept late entries, with one of Australia's top election analysts estimating the party is likely to lose about 50 council seats as a result.Several long-serving politicians will automatically be out of a job, and constituents of eight councils will not have a single Liberal Party candidate to vote for.State party director Richard Shields has apologized and blamed "limited resources" for the failure to complete paperwork in time.In a letter to MPs, the party's state parliamentary leader Mark Speakman...
August 15, 2024

Party error sees 100 candidates miss Australia election

Built over the Chenab river, the bridge is 35m taller than the Eiffel Tower
A new Kashmir rail bridge that could be a game-changer for India
JAMMU — The world’s highest single-arch rail bridge is set to connect Indian-administered Kashmir with the rest of the country by train for the first time.It took more than 20 years for the Indian railways to finish the bridge over the River Chenab in the Reasi district of Jammu.The showpiece infrastructure project is 35m taller than the Eiffel Tower and the first train on the bridge is set to run soon between Bakkal and Kauri areas.The bridge is part of a 272km (169 miles) all-weather railway line that will pass through Jammu, ultimately going all the way to the Kashmir valley (there is no definite timeline yet for the completion). Currently, the road link to Kashmir Valley is often cut off during winter months when heavy snowfall leads to blockages on the highway from Jammu.Experts...
August 15, 2024

A new Kashmir rail bridge that could be a game-changer for India

Srettha Thavisin only became PM last August
Thai court dismisses PM for violating constitution
SINGAPORE — A Thai court has dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin for appointing to his cabinet a former lawyer who was once jailed.The Constitutional Court ruled that Srettha had violated the "rules on ethics" with "the display of defiant behavior".The 62-year-old Srettha, who has been in power for less than a year, is the third PM in 16 years to be removed by the same court.He will be replaced by an interim leader until Thailand's parliament convenes to elect a new prime minister.“I’m confident in my honesty ... I feel sorry, but I’m not saying I disagree with the ruling," he said at a press conference shortly after the ruling. The court's ruling is final and cannot be appealed.Srettha's dismissal means he has now gone the way of so many...
August 14, 2024

Thai court dismisses PM for violating constitution

Japan's prime minister Fumio Kishida is expected to step down in September
Japan set for new PM as Kishida bows out as party leader
TOKYO — Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will not seek re-election as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which he says needs a "new start".The 67-year-old LDP veteran is expected to step down as PM after the party elects a new leader in September.Support for Kishida, who has been PM since 2021, has fallen in the wake of a corruption scandal involving his party, rising living costs and a slumping yen.His approval ratings had plummeted to 15.5% last month — the lowest for a PM in more than a decade."In the upcoming presidential election, it's necessary to show the people that the Liberal Democratic Party will change," Kishida said at a press conference on Wednesday announcing his decision."A transparent and open election, and free...
August 14, 2024

Japan set for new PM as Kishida bows out as party leader

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