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China has also imposed export controls on 25 rare metals
China's tit-for-tat tariffs on US take effect
BEIJING — China's tit-for-tat import taxes on some American goods are coming into effect on Monday, as the trade war between the world's two biggest economies escalates and US President Donald Trump threatens to hit more countries with tariffs.Beijing announced the plan on 4 February, minutes after new US levies of 10% on all Chinese products came into effect.On Sunday, Trump said he would impose a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminium imports into the US, with a full announcement to come on Monday.Speaking to reporters on Air Force One en route to the Super Bowl, he also said he was planning reciprocal tariffs on other nations — but did not specify which ones would be targeted.China's latest tariffs on US goods include a 15% border tax on imports of US coal and liquefied...
February 10, 2025

China's tit-for-tat tariffs on US take effect

Gunfights between Maoist rebels and Indian security forces are common (file photo)
Indian security forces kill 31 Maoist rebels
NEW DELHI — Indian security forces have killed 31 suspected Maoist rebels in the forests of Chhattisgarh state.Two Indian commandos were also killed in the battle, and two other security force members were wounded, police said.Chhattisgarh has seen a long-running insurgency by Maoists who say they are fighting for the rights of the poor.Sunday's clashes were among the deadliest clashes since the government ramped up efforts to crush the insurgency, which has been running since the 1960s."So far 31 dead bodies of the Maoists have been recovered," senior police officer Sundarraj Pattilingam said.The death toll could rise as police carry out operations in the area, he said.Police said they had seized assault rifles and grenade launchers from the bodies of the dead rebels.The...
February 10, 2025

Indian security forces kill 31 Maoist rebels

Sri Lanka experienced widespread blackouts amid an economic crisis in 2022 (file photo)
Sri Lanka hit by nationwide power outage blamed on monkey
COLOMBO — Sri Lanka suffered a complete blackout on Sunday after a monkey came in contact with an electrical grid at a Colombo suburb, government officials said.The power outage began around 11:30 am (0600 GMT). The power was restored in some areas, but it was not clear how much longer the outage would last.Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody reportedly blamed a monkey for causing the power cut, saying the animal came into "contact with our grid transformer causing an imbalance in the system", according to the AFP news agency.The state power entity restored power at the national hospital and other key installations after an hour of the outage, he added.The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said the power cut had been caused by an emergency at a sub-station, south of Colombo, and gave...
February 10, 2025

Sri Lanka hit by nationwide power outage blamed on monkey

Iswaran became the first political office-holder in Singapore to be tried in court in the past 50 years
Jailed Singapore ex-minister moved to house arrest
SINGAPORE — A former senior minister in Singapore's government, who was jailed following a high-profile trial last year, has been allowed to serve the remainder of his 12-month sentence from home.Subramaniam Iswaran was imprisoned on 7 October after he pleaded guilty to accepting gifts worth more than S$403,000 ($300,000; £240,000) while in office, as well as obstructing the course of justice.Iswaran's case gripped Singapore, where a corruption case involving a public official is rare. The island nation that serves as South East Asia's financial hub prides itself with its squeaky clean image.He was transferred to home arrest on Friday, the Singapore Prison Service (SPS) told local media.In Singapore, inmates may be transferred to home detention after being assessed on...
February 07, 2025

Jailed Singapore ex-minister moved to house arrest

This photo shows the wreckage of airplane in a rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines
US-contracted surveillance plane crashes in Philippines, killing four
MANILA — A US-contracted surveillance plane crashed in the Philippines on Thursday morning, killing all four personnel on board, including one US military service member, according to US Indo-Pacific Command.The crash occurred in Maguindanao del Sur in the southern Philippines. Images from the crash site, confirmed by a US defense official, show the wreckage of a Beechcraft King Air 350 in a rice field.The official said the service member killed in the crash was a US Marine. It is unclear if the three defense contractors were also US citizens.The twin-engine turboprop aircraft was contracted by the Defense Department to conduct intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance at the request of the Philippines, Indo-Pacific Command said. The crash occurred during a “routine mission,”...
February 07, 2025

US-contracted surveillance plane crashes in Philippines, killing four

Five adult snakes and 97 newborns were recovered from the garden
102 snakes removed from Sydney homeowner’s garden 
SYDNEY — Living in Australia means you might have to accept coming across a snake or two on your property at some point. But one Sydney homeowner got more than he bargained for when a snake catcher unearthed 102 of the slithery reptiles hiding in his garden.David Stein had spotted a few snakes in a pile of mulch in his backyard in suburban Sydney and called Reptile Relocation Sydney to take a look.By the time snake catcher Dylan Cooper had finished digging through the mulch, he’d recovered a total of 102 snakes — five adults and 97 newborns, Reptile Relocation Sydney owner Cory Kerewaro told CNN on Thursday.Red-bellied black snakes are a kind of venomous snake, and the females are known to congregate to give birth, said Kerewaro.What is unusual in this case is the fact that someone...
February 07, 2025

102 snakes removed from Sydney homeowner’s garden 

The US military plane carrying Indian deportees landed in Amritsar on Wednesday
India 'engaging with US' after shackled deportees spark anger
MUMBAI — India's Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has told parliament the government is working with the US to ensure Indian citizens are not mistreated while being deported.His statement came a day after a US military flight brought back 104 Indians accused of entering the US illegally.One of the deportees told the BBC they had been handcuffed throughout the 40-hour flight, sparking criticism.But Jaishankar said he had been told by the US that women and children were not restrained. Deportation flights to India had been taking place for several years and US procedures allowed for the use of restraints, he added.Deportation in the US is organized and executed by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)."We have been informed by ICE that women and children are not...
February 06, 2025

India 'engaging with US' after shackled deportees spark anger

Afghan refugees attend a meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan, on January 24, to discuss their situation after President Donald Trump paused US refugee programs
Pakistan issues deadline for Afghan refugees as Trump blocks US resettlement pathway
ISLAMABAD — Shakoofa Khalili was waiting for her husband to return home with bread from the market when she heard their eight-year-old daughter scream from the balcony.The girl had seen police approach her father in the street outside their safe house in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad and ran to confront them.“(She) cried and grabbed the policeman’s hand begging him to let her father go,” Khalili told CNN, as she recounted what she thought was her worst fears coming true.The family fled Afghanistan in 2022 to escape the Taliban – militant fighters who filled a leadership vacuum left by the withdrawal of the US and its allies after a 20-year war.Now the family fears they’ll be deported to Afghanistan, following US President Donald Trump’s order to suspend the US Refugee...
February 06, 2025

Pakistan issues deadline for Afghan refugees as Trump blocks US resettlement pathway

Investigators had earlier last week said they had found evidence of a bird strike on the Boeing 737-800 plane
South Korea orders airports to install bird detection cameras
SEOUL — All South Korean airports will need to install bird detection cameras and thermal imaging radars, after an air crash in December last year killed 179 people.The rollout is set to happen in 2026.Investigators said last week that they had found evidence of a bird strike on the Boeing 737-800 plane — with feathers and blood stains found on both the plane's engines.An investigation into the crash, the deadliest on South Korean soil, is still ongoing but will focus on the role of the bird strike as well as a concrete structure at the end of the runway, which the plane slammed into after making an emergency landing."Bird detection radars will be installed at all airports to enhance early detection of distant birds and improve response capabilities for aircraft," said...
February 06, 2025

South Korea orders airports to install bird detection cameras

Patricio Palacios was one of the scientists involved in the groundbreaking study
Scientists produce first kangaroo embryo using IVF
SYDNEY — Australian scientists have produced the world's first kangaroo embryo through in vitro fertilisation (IVF), a breakthrough they say could help save other species from extinction.Using specimens from eastern grey kangaroos, the researchers successfully injected a single sperm cell into an egg, but said achieving a live birth would require more work and "technical advancements".The feat provides important insights into marsupial breeding and could aid efforts to improve the genetic diversity of endangered species such as the koala, Tasmanian devil, northern hairy-nosed wombat and Leadbeater's possum, lead researcher Andres Gambini said.Australia houses the largest variety of marsupial mammals, but it also has the highest rate of mammal extinctions.The University...
February 06, 2025

Scientists produce first kangaroo embryo using IVF

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