Tokyo: The number of babies born in Japan in the year 2023 fell to a record low from a year earlier as the country’s population shrank by its largest ever margin, government data showed, according to a report by Kyodo News. The figure for babies was down by 5.1 per cent to 758,631, according to preliminary…
Months before the ongoing wildfires ravaged through Southern California, American podcaster Joe Rogan had made ominous predictions about the same. In a July 2024 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, Rogan discussed the wildfire threat with comedian Sam Morril. On the podcast, he recalled his conversation with a firefighter who predicted a catastrophic scenario for…
The Maldives’ government has formally requested the Indian government to provide “comprehensive details” of an incident in which its coast guard personnel allegedly boarded three Maldivian fishing vessels operating within its economic zone. The development is the latest in the diplomatic row between the two nations that led to the strain in bilateral ties after…
A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit central Japan early this morning today, followed by tsunami warnings. Authorities have asked people to evacuate and move to higher grounds. A tsunami of 1.2 metres was confirmed to have arrived in Wajima city in Ishikawa prefecture. The Indian Embassy in Japan has set up an emergency control room…
Tokyo: Japanese investigators are scrutinizing a potentially catastrophic collision at Haneda Airport, Tokyo, involving a coast guard plane and a passenger jet, which airline executives claim had been granted permission to land. Tragically, all five occupants of the coast guard aircraft lost their lives, while all 379 passengers and crew members managed to escape to…
Calabasas, United States: In the skies above Los Angeles, air tankers and helicopters silhouetted by the setting California sun dart in and out of giant wildfire plumes, dropping much-needed flame retardant and precious water onto the angry fires below. Looking in almost any direction from a chopper above the city, AFP reporters witnessed half a…
Seoul, South Korea: South Korea’s spy agency said Friday it had confirmed that a North Korean soldier sent to back Russia’s war against Ukraine had been captured by Ukrainian forces. Pyongyang has deployed thousands of troops to reinforce Russia’s military, including in the Kursk border region where Ukraine mounted a shock border incursion in August….
In a move fitting for one of the largest companies in the world, Apple Inc. just announced the biggest US buyback ever, saying its board approved an additional $110 billion in share repurchases. With the announcement, the maker of iPhones tops its own record for largest buyback value announced in the US. In 2018, the…
An undersea fiber optic cable between Latvia and Sweden was damaged on Sunday, likely as a result of external influence, Latvia said, triggering an investigation by local and NATO maritime forces in the Baltic Sea. “We have determined that there is most likely external damage and that it is significant,” Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina…
A Ukrainian air strike on a Russian air base in occupied Crimea killed a top General and ten other servicemen, Russian media has reported. Lieutenant General Alexander Tatarenko died in an attack on the Belbek air base on Wednesday, according to the Crimean Wind Telegram channel. Kyiv Post could not independently verify the report and officials in both Kyiv…