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Rain and floods affect homes and roads in Auckland. — courtesy photo
Auckland declares emergency after torrential rain, floods
WELLINGTON — New Zealand’s largest city has declared a state of emergency after torrential rain prompted widespread flooding and evacuations.Friday’s downpour in Auckland shifted houses, stalled traffic and cut power to homes and businesses. The city is said to have received 75% of its usual summer rainfall in just 15 hours.“The impacts of the last 24 hours will be felt by many in Auckland for a long time,” said the national forecaster.Auckland’s mayor, Wayne Brown, has confirmed media reports that a body had been found in Wairau Valley on Auckland’s North Shore.Brown has said he is “deeply saddened” by the news. Police have not confirmed whether the death is linked to the flooding.He has also said infrastructure and emergency services had been “overwhelmed” by the...
January 28, 2023

Auckland declares emergency after torrential rain, floods

An illustration showing the size of the capsule. The capsule went missing after being transported from a mine near Newman in Western Australia. — courtesy DFES
Tiny radioactive capsule goes missing in Western Australia
PERTH — An urgent search is under way in Western Australia after a tiny capsule containing a radioactive substance went missing.The casing contains a small quantity of radioactive Caesium-137, which could cause serious illness if touched.It was lost between the town of Newman and the city of Perth in mid-January — a distance of roughly 1,400km (870 miles).The public has been warned to stay away from the capsule if they see it.It was being transported on a truck between a mine site north of Newman in the Pilbara region and the northeastern parts of Perth between Jan. 10-16 when it was mislaid.Caesium-137 is a substance commonly used in mining operations.The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) has said the capsule cannot be weaponized but could cause radiation burns and have...
January 28, 2023

Tiny radioactive capsule goes missing in Western Australia

Screengrab of the debris of a crashed aircraft in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India. The two aircraft took off from the Gwalior air base in Madhya Pradesh.
Pilot dies in Indian military jet mid-air collision
NEW DELHI — One pilot has died after two Indian Air Force fighter jets crashed in a mid-air collision in central India.The planes were on a routine “operational flying training mission” when the incident happened, the air force said in a statement.Both aircraft had taken off from the Gwailor air base in Madhya Pradesh, about 50km (30m) east of where they came down.The air force has ordered an inquiry to determine the cause of the crash. The crash involved a Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30 carrying two pilots, and a French-build Mirage 2000, flown by one pilot.Local media reports said wreckage was found in Bharatpur in Rajasthan and Morena in neighboring Madhya Pradesh.Police officer Dharmender Gaur, at one scene where wreckage was discovered, told AFP news agency that a pilot had been...
January 28, 2023

Pilot dies in Indian military jet mid-air collision

Poh Yuan Nie is wanted over an exams cheating scam in Singapore
Interpol seeks woman who ran elaborate exam cheating scam in Singapore
SINGAPORE — Interpol has issued an alert for a woman behind an elaborate exam-cheating scam in Singapore which involved phones and headphones taped to students.Poh Yuan Nie, 57, fronted the racket together with three accomplices, who have all been jailed.Poh, the former principal of a local tuition centre, had been due to begin a four-year sentence last September, but failed to surrender herself.She is thought to have fled Singapore.Police in the city-state issued an arrest warrant for Poh, also known as Pony, last November. They applied for the Interpol "red notice" the following month and have appealed for information on her whereabouts.A red notice is a request to law enforcement agencies worldwide to locate and arrest a person pending extradition or similar legal action.The...
January 27, 2023

Interpol seeks woman who ran elaborate exam cheating scam in Singapore

India launched the iNCOVACC vaccine on Republic Day
India launches its first nasal Covid vaccine
NEW DELHI — India has approved its first nasal Covid vaccine.Made by Bharat Biotech, iNCOVACC is administered in the form of drops and stimulates an immune response in the tissues that line the nasal cavity.In September 2022, China had approved an inhaled Covid vaccine, administered in the form or a spray.Scientists say that nasal vaccines may offer added immunity in the lining of the nose and upper airways, where Covid typically enters the body.Research teams in the UK and the US have also been investigating nasal spray vaccines.In November, India's drug regulator approved the use of iNCOVACC as a heterologous booster dose - a booster for people who had previously received two doses of Covishied or Covaxin, the two main Indian vaccines - in emergency situations among adults.In...
January 27, 2023

India launches its first nasal Covid vaccine

About 97% of smartphones in India are estimated to run on Android
Google announces sweeping Android changes in India
NEW DELHI — Google has announced a series of changes to its Android system in India after the search giant lost a major anti-trust case in the country.This includes allowing users to choose their default search engine on Android.The move comes after India's Supreme Court upheld a ruling by the country's anti-trust watchdog that said the company had abused its market position.The Competition Commission of India (CCI) fined the company $161m, accusing it of "unfair" business practices.About 97% of smartphones in India are estimated to run on Android.Anti-trust proceedings against the tech giant started in October, when CCI asked Google to make several changes to its Android ecosystem.The watchdog said Google was "abusing" the licensing of its Android operating...
January 26, 2023

Google announces sweeping Android changes in India

Schoolgirls are pictured after school in Tokyo on 4 November 2021
Japan hunts for person who faxed bomb threats to schools
TOKYO — Japanese police are on the hunt for a person who sent bomb and death threats to hundreds of schools, prompting hasty closures.The threats were faxed to high schools and universities earlier this week from a Tokyo-registered number.No explosives have been found in school buildings, according to police, and there have been no reports of attacks on pupils and staff so far.Bomb threats are rare in Japan, which is known for its low crime rate.The first wave of messages began on Monday, reaching schools and universities across the country. In one prefecture, Saitama, more than 170 schools received bomb threats, said officials.Local media reported that one message claimed that over 330 bombs had been set up, while another read: "I planted a major bomb."Some reports said the...
January 26, 2023

Japan hunts for person who faxed bomb threats to schools

Delhi Police detaining student activists at Jamia before the documentary screening
BBC's Modi documentary: Screenings by Indian students despite ban make global headlines
NEW DELHI — Screenings by Indian students of the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s involvement in the 2002 Gujarat riots – despite a ban from the government and pushback from universities – has made headlines across the world, according to the Wire.The first episode of the BBC‘s documentary series India: The Modi Question holds the prime minister and his party responsible for the targeted violence against Muslims in 2002. It also cites a previously unreported UK government report which held Modi directly responsible.The second episode of the two-part BBC series was released in London on Wednesday night and students in Indian universities, especially in Delhi, Kerala and Hyderabad, were planning to screen it on Thursday.The Indian government ordered YouTube and...
January 26, 2023

BBC's Modi documentary: Screenings by Indian students despite ban make global headlines

Egypt's president Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi, this year's chief guest, inspects a guard of honor
India celebrates Republic Day with colorful parade
NEW DELHI — India is celebrating its 74th Republic Day on Thursday with a colorful parade displaying military might and cultural diversity.The public holiday marks the anniversary of India officially adopting its constitution, making it a sovereign republic.Its highlight is a parade which is held in the capital city Delhi and telecast live across the country.Every year, the country also invites a foreign dignitary as the chief guest to the parade - this year, Egypt's president Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi is the guest of honor.Hundreds of people have braved the January chill to watch the parade, which passes through the newly renovated Kartavya Path (formerly Rajpath).Soldiers from India's military regiments are marching as India's president, prime minister and other guests watch...
January 26, 2023

India celebrates Republic Day with colorful parade

Qamar Gul says no aid agencies visit her family home in Parwan province.
Taliban to set new rules on women’s aid work, UN says
KABUL — Taliban ministers have told a senior UN official they plan to draw up new guidelines to allow Afghan women to work in some humanitarian operations.Martin Griffiths told the BBC he had received “encouraging responses” from a wide range of Taliban ministers during talks in Kabul, even if last month’s edict banning Afghan women working for NGOs is not reversed.With Afghan women playing a crucial role in delivering aid, there is concern the ban is endangering urgent life-saving humanitarian operations in the country.“It’s worth remembering that, this year, Afghanistan is the biggest humanitarian aid program in the world ever,” Griffiths, the UN’s under-secretary-general for Humanitarian Affairs, told me in Kabul.The aid arithmetic is staggering. This year, agencies will...
January 25, 2023

Taliban to set new rules on women’s aid work, UN says

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