Several boats sink during parade for President Trump on Lake Travis in Texas
A boat parade in support of U.S. President Donald Trump crowded Lake Travis in Texas on Saturday, generating waves and choppy waters that led at least four boats to sink and others to crash into rocks, local officials said, adding that no one was hurt. Lake patrol units from the Travis County Sheriff’s Office responded […]
Typhoon Haishen heads to South Korea after slamming Japan
Waves crash on the coast as Hurricane Haishen approaches the Japanese prefecture of Kagoshima Hurricane Haishen is making its approach in the direction of South Korea after slamming by way of southern Japan. The storm is headed in the direction of Busan, South Korea’s second-largest metropolis, mentioned the nation’s climate company. Greater than 300 flights […]
India overtakes Brazil to become second-worst hit country by the pandemic
India’s coronavirus infections surged past 4.2 million on Monday as it overtook Brazil to become the country with the second-highest number of cases. With 4,204,613 infections, India is nearly 70,000 cases ahead of Brazil, which will post its most recent numbers later on Monday. India, with a daily record 90,802 cases on Monday, also has […]
Wildfires burn through California amid record-breaking heat wave
Wildfires in California have caused huge devastation. Fires have burned through a record number of acres this year. According to the state’s department of forestry and fire protection, fires have burned more than two million acres, more than the size of Delaware. Officials said that one fire, El Dorado, which has spread over 7,000 acres, […]
Taj Mahal to reopen on September
India’s top tourist attraction the Taj Mahal is set to reopen more than six months after it was shut, officials said Tuesday, even as the vast nation battles soaring coronavirus infections. “The Taj Mahal will reopen on September 21. All COVID-19 protocols, like physical distancing, masks will be followed,” northern Uttar Pradesh state’s Tourism Department deputy director […]
Surfer dies after Gold Coast shark attack
A 46-year-old Australian surfer died after being attacked by a shark on a popular Gold Coast beach. The dreadful incident occurred on the beach in 62 years and despite protective “shark nets” and drumlines offshore. The man was attacked at Greenmount Beach while surfing what is called the “Superbank”, one of the world’s best and most […]
86-year-old grandmother’s rape shocks India
The 86-year-old grandmother was raped in Delhi. Tens of thousands of rapes are reported in India every year, but some stand out for being deeply disturbing. In one particularly shocking case, police in the capital, Delhi, have arrested a man in his 30s for the rape and assault of an 86-year-old grandmother. “The woman was […]
Russian, Chinese hackers all targeting 2020 election, Microsoft says
WASHINGTON: Microsoft said Thursday it prevented cyberattacks from China, Russia, and Iran aimed at both Republican and Democratic presidential campaigns, as technology giants scrambled to protect election security less than two months ahead of the US vote. The announcement came as Twitter said it would implement a policy next week to remove “false or misleading […]
Bollywood Sushant Singh Rajput case: After a star’s suicide, a TV ‘witch hunt’
MUMBAI (AFP) – India has more than four million coronavirus cases and an explosive border stand-off with China, but the story dominating television news for months is how a Bollywood actress supposedly drove her ex-boyfriend to suicide with pot and black magic. Faced with a seemingly endless pandemic lockdown and an economy in free fall, […]
Dozens arrested at Melbourne anti-lockdown protest
Authorities in Melbourne arrested more than 70 people for flouting stay-at-home orders to protest against lockdown restrictions on Sunday (Sep 13), with some demonstrators clashing with riot police at a market in the city. About 250 people attended the illegal protest — the second in as many days in the city — promoted by coronavirus […]
