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Several religious groups in Kerala have opposed the government's decision to introduce Zumba classes in schools
Indian state defends Zumba lessons for students amid protests
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM — The southern Indian state of Kerala has defended its decision to introduce Zumba classes in public schools, after the move sparked protests from religious groups earlier this week.Some 14,000 state-run schools in Kerala have been asked to organise daily Zumba sessions as part of an anti-drug campaign launched by the government last month.The decision has been bitterly opposed by some Hindu and Muslim organizations in the state, who say the dance is a form of "cultural invasion".They are urging parents and teachers to boycott the program, saying it goes against their religious beliefs and moral values. While the protests have died down, the groups are continuing to oppose the policy.The Kerala government however has said it will not roll back the program,...
July 03, 2025

Indian state defends Zumba lessons for students amid protests

Relatives of those missing have been anxiously waiting for updates
Four dead, dozens missing after ferry sinks off Bali
JAKARTA — At least four people have died and dozens are missing after a ferry sank off Indonesia's tourist island of Bali, rescuers said.The boat was carrying 53 passengers and 12 crew members when it sank at 23:20 local time (15:35 GMT) on Wednesday while on its way to Bali from Banyuwangi on the eastern coast of Java island, the Surabaya office of the National Search and Rescue Agency said.Thirty-one survivors have been rescued, the agency says, as the search continues.Authorities are investigating the cause of the sinking. The ferry operator had reported engine trouble shortly before it sank, while an official said the cause was "bad weather", according to local media.Many of the survivors are residents of the coastal town of Banyuwangi while others came from more inland...
July 03, 2025

Four dead, dozens missing after ferry sinks off Bali

Seven of the 12 Tokara islands are inhabited by about 700 residents
Japan islanders sleepless after 900 earthquakes in two weeks
SINGAPORE — More than 900 earthquakes have shaken a remote and sparsely populated island chain in southern Japan over two weeks, keeping residents anxious and awake all night.Seismic activity has been "very active" in the seas around the Tokara islands since 21 June, authorities said after a magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck on Wednesday.There have been no reports of damage and no tsunami warning has been raised but authorities have advised residents to prepare to evacuate if needed."It's very scary to even fall asleep," one resident told the regional broadcaster MBC. "It feels like it's always shaking."The Tokara area has experienced clusters of earthquakes in the past but the frequency of the most recent tremors has been unusual, according to local...
July 03, 2025

Japan islanders sleepless after 900 earthquakes in two weeks

Qantas planes sit at Sydney Airport's domestic terminal on July 2, 2025.
Qantas cyber hack could have stolen ‘significant’ amount of data from six million customers
SYDNEY — Australian airline Qantas says a data hack on Monday exposed the personal information of six million customers and it expects the amount stolen to be “significant.”The hack penetrated a third-party customer service platform used by a Qantas contact center, the airline said in a statement on Wednesday. Six million customers have service records on the platform – with data including some of their names, email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates and frequent flyer numbers.However, the platform does not contain any customer credit card details, financial information or passport details, Qantas said.After Qantas detected “unusual activity” on the platform, it took action and “contained” the system, it said. The statement said all Qantas systems are now secure, and...
July 02, 2025

Qantas cyber hack could have stolen ‘significant’ amount of data from six million customers

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama speaks in a previously-recorded video message at the start of the 15th Tibetan Religious Conference in Dharamshala, India on July 2, 2025
Dalai Lama vows he won’t be the last leader of Tibetan Buddhism
HONG KONG — The Dalai Lama has announced that he will have a successor after his death, continuing a centuries-old tradition that has become a flashpoint in the struggle with China’s Communist Party over Tibet’s future.Tibetan Buddhism’s spiritual leader made the declaration on Wednesday in a video message to religious elders gathering in Dharamshala, India, where the Nobel Peace laureate has lived since fleeing Tibet after a failed uprising against Chinese communist rule in 1959.“I am affirming that the institution of the Dalai Lama will continue,” the Dalai Lama said in the pre-recorded video, citing requests he received over the years from Tibetans and Tibetan Buddhists urging him to do so.“The Gaden Phodrang Trust has sole authority to recognize the future reincarnation;...
July 02, 2025

Dalai Lama vows he won’t be the last leader of Tibetan Buddhism

The inquiry found Victoria's Indigenous population dropped dramatically after colonisation
Inquiry finds British committed genocide on Indigenous Australians
SYDNEY — British colonists committed genocide against Australia's Indigenous population in Victoria, a landmark Aboriginal-led inquiry has found.The Yoorrook Justice Commission found violence and disease reduced the local Indigenous population by three quarters in the 20 years after the state was colonised, in the early 1830s.Its report included 100 recommendations to "redress" harm caused by "invasion and occupation" - though several of the authors disagreed with unspecified "key findings".The Commission was set up in 2021 as Australia's first formal "truth-telling" inquiry, and tasked with examining past and ongoing "systemic injustices" suffered by the Indigenous people in the state.It is part of a wider national push for...
July 02, 2025

Inquiry finds British committed genocide on Indigenous Australians

Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been suspended as a Thai court considers a petition for her to be removed
Thai prime minister suspended over leaked phone call
BANGKOK — Thailand's Constitutional Court has suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who has come under mounting pressure to resign over her leaked phone conversation with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen.The clip, in which Paetongtarn called him "uncle" and criticised a Thai military commander, sparked public anger and a petition for her dismissal, which the court is now considering.That could make Paetongtarn the third politician in the powerful Shinawatra clan - which has dominated Thai politics for the past two decades - to lose power before completing their term.Her ruling coalition is already teetering with a slim majority after a key conservative ally abandoned it two weeks ago.The Constitutional Court voted 7-2 to suspend her while they consider the case...
July 01, 2025

Thai prime minister suspended over leaked phone call

Sigachi Industries said it was halting production at the unit after 34 people were killed in the blast
Death toll in India factory blast rises to 34
KOCHI — At least 34 people have been killed in a massive fire at a pharmaceuticals factory in the southern Indian state of Telangana, according to news agencies.The blast took place during work hours on Monday at a unit of Sigachi Industries, leaving several injured and in critical condition."As many as 31 bodies have been extricated from the debris while three died in hospital while undergoing treatment," senior district police official Paritosh Pankaj told the Press Trust of India.Police have registered a case against the management of Sigachi Industries, based on a complaint by the son of a victim.The company has said it is halting operations at the facility for 90 days, because of damage to equipment and structures within the plant."The incident has unfortunately...
July 01, 2025

Death toll in India factory blast rises to 34

Repatriated Afghan refugees arrive at a camp after crossing the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Torkham, 31 May, 2025
Pakistan to consider extending deadline for Afghan refugees facing mass deportation to leave
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan will consider extending the deadline for 1.4 million Afghan refugees living legally in the country to return home, officials said on Monday.Any extension approved by the government would be a relief for those who were previously ordered to return to Afghanistan by 30 June, according to government and security officials.A decision could come on Tuesday when the Cabinet is due to meet.In 2023, Pakistan launched a controversial crackdown on foreigners it said were in the country illegally, mostly Afghan nationals.Millions of Afghans have fled their homeland over the decades to escape war or poverty.The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to discuss the matter, said the proposed extension was to allow the refugees more time to...
July 01, 2025

Pakistan to consider extending deadline for Afghan refugees facing mass deportation to leave

Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Lithuanian Minister for National Defence Dovilė Šakalienė sign a memorandum of understanding in Makati, 30 June, 2025
Lithuania and the Philippines sign security pact
MAKATI — Lithuania and the Philippines signed an agreement on Monday to build a security alliance resulting from their mutual alarm over what they perceive as growing aggression threatening their regions by countries such as China.The memorandum of understanding signed in Manila by Lithuania's Defense Minister Dovilė Šakalienė and her Philippine counterpart Gilberto Teodoro Jr. aims to foster defense cooperation, particularly in cyber security and defense industries.The pact also covers munitions production and addressing maritime security, the Philippine Department of National Defense said.Šakalienė described Lithuania’s alarm over an emerging "authoritarian axis" of Russia, China, North Korea and Iran, which she raised in an international defense forum...
July 01, 2025

Lithuania and the Philippines sign security pact

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