Several people have been trapped inside shopping centre after strong earthquake hits south Japan, officials say. Some reports say there was an explosion at the Aeon Mall in Kumamoto, following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake which injured several people. The quake hit inland on Kyushu island at 16:27 local time (07:27 GMT), with more than 150,000 […]
Continue ReadingAfter he speaks with Zelensky, Trump will have another important meeting – with Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu. It is the first time the two have met in person since the war on Iran started in late February. Zelensky and Netanyahu are in Washington to attend the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham, who died this month aged […]
Continue ReadingZoo conservationists have bred 300 near-extinct tiny snails and introduced them back into the wild. Just 21 Madeiran lands snails were found clinging to a rock on Portugal’s Bugio Island. They were believed to be the last of their kind. Experts at Chester Zoo said they had to brave treacherous conditions and climb cliffs to […]
Continue ReadingIsrael’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in Washington DC for talks with President Donald Trump about the future of the conflict with Iran. The meeting comes amid signs of growing friction between the two leaders. Trump has publicly criticised Israel for continuing strikes in Lebanon and ignoring a ceasefire. And recent polling suggests public […]
Continue ReadingPop star Ariana Grande has filed a lawsuit against two unidentified hackers who, she claims, leaked unreleased music and studio footage after gaining access to her collaborators’ computers. In papers filed in Los Angeles and reported by US media outlets, the singer alleged the hackers had targeted photographers and producers’ in order to access material […]
Continue ReadingFormer Hong Kong opposition leader Wu Chi-wai has been allowed to stay in the UK with his family for six months, after initially being detained at the border. Wu had arrived at London’s Heathrow Airport last Wednesday, where he was detained for nearly 10 hours and initially refused entry, he told BBC Chinese. He said […]
Continue ReadingBusinessman Mohamed Mohideen has lived in Osaka for the past 39 years. He moved from his home country Sri Lanka in 1987 for better work opportunities during the economic bubble. He has dealt gemstones and later worked in trade, exporting used cars to countries like Sri Lanka and Pakistan. He moved at a time, he […]
Continue Reading“He was sentenced… under juvenile criminal law,” he told RBB TV. “And then, unfortunately, the court handed down a suspended sentence. I don’t want to pass judgement on that – that’s the independence of the judiciary – but I’m really at a loss for words.” The opposition far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party described the […]
Continue ReadingGunther von Hagens, the creator of the controversial “Body Worlds” exhibitions where dissected human and animal bodies were displayed, has died at the age of 81, according to his family. Sometimes known as “Doctor Death”, he became famous for developing a technique called plastination, by which fluids and fatty tissue in corpses are replaced by […]
Continue ReadingSusannah Streeter, chief investment strategist at Wealth Club, said markets were remaining “cautious given the twists and turns during this conflict”. Despite the sharp fall in crude, “there is still significant uncertainty baked into these prices and a reticence about whether negotiations will lead to a lasting breakthrough,” she added. The conflict between the US […]
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