Tuesday, March 19

Asia

Seventy Injured in Iran Earthquake
Asia, Iran, News

Seventy Injured in Iran Earthquake

At least 70 people were injured in an earthquake in northwestern Iran near the border with Turkey on Wednesday. Official sources have reported this. According to the American seismological institute USGS, the earthquake occurred at 13:38 local time (11:08 a.m. Belgian time) with a magnitude of 5.8 on the Richter scale, at a depth of 10 kilometres. The seismological centre of the University of Tehran maintains a force of 5.4 at a depth of 12 kilometres. At least 70 people were injured as they fled, state television reported, citing information from local officials. The epicentre was in Khoy, a city in the province of West Azerbaijan, which borders Turkey. More than 300 homes in 15 villages were damaged, state television said. Iran is in an area of high seismic activity beca...
Nikkei Falls After Surprising Bank of Japan Policy Adjustment
Asia, Business, Japan, News

Nikkei Falls After Surprising Bank of Japan Policy Adjustment

The stock market in Tokyo fell sharply on Tuesday. Stock market trading was dominated by the Bank of Japan's interest rate decision. The Bank of Japan will now allow yields on 10-year Japanese government bonds to rise to about 0.5 percent from a previous cap of 0.25 percent. The central bank also increased its purchases of bonds to 9 trillion yen per month, from 7.3 trillion yen now. All 47 economists surveyed by the Bloomberg news agency had not expected a policy change, although most said the central bank should do more to improve bond market functioning. Japanese banking stocks benefited from the surprise move by the central bank. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group gained 5.5 percent, and Mizuho Financial Group rose almost 4 percent. However, other stocks plunged. The tech ...
More Than 300,000 Corona Deaths in India
Asia, India, News

More Than 300,000 Corona Deaths in India

India passed the 300,000 corona deaths mark on Monday, the health ministry has announced.   Over the past 24 hours, the number of deaths from the lung virus rose by 4,454, bringing the death toll since the start of the pandemic to 303,720. India is the third country, after the United States and Brazil, to reach this number. In the past two weeks, about 50,000 residents have died from Covid-19. The total number of infections in India has risen to over 26.7 million. This puts the country in second place worldwide and should only let the US go first. More than 33 million inhabitants have been infected there.
China Prohibits Humiliating Punishments in Schools
Asia, China, News

China Prohibits Humiliating Punishments in Schools

Chinese teachers are no longer allowed to give humiliating punishments that could cause physical or psychological trauma.   The tightened rules forbid hitting or insulting students. Also, teachers are not allowed to force students to kneel or stand for hours. The Ministry of Education tightened up after students who had been severely punished died. This may have happened after they were beaten or because they committed suicide after being humiliated at school. How teachers who break the rules are punished has not been disclosed. Students who make minor mistakes - for example, forgetting to do homework - are expected to write a letter of apology or perform specific tasks in class. Students who commit more serious mistakes, such as by bullying or intimidation, maybe temporarily exp...
China: More Than 200,000 People Join the Pride Parade in Taiwan
Asia, China, News

China: More Than 200,000 People Join the Pride Parade in Taiwan

Within the Taiwanese funds Taipei, 170,000 to 200,000 individuals participated in the Pride Parade on Saturday. Participants waved rainbow flags to convey their support for the recently accepted LGBT relationship.   Taiwan was the very first Asian country in May to enable marriage between two people of the identical sexual intercourse. For the time being, greater than two thousand LGBT couples already have wedded. Increased with this determine, a record variety of LGBT folks and sympathisers take part in the Fulfillment Parade in Taipei five several weeks afterwards. while watching president's acknowledged property, A lot more than two hundred organisations are becoming a member of the slogan "Homosexuals are excellent neighbours" in the colourful procession which prospects for th...
Attacks in Sri Lanka: Two Brothers at the Heart of the Investigation
Asia, International, News, Sri Lanka

Attacks in Sri Lanka: Two Brothers at the Heart of the Investigation

Two Sri Lankan brothers, among the suicide bombers, played a crucial role in the Easter Sunday attacks in the South Asian island, which killed more than 320 people, said on Tuesday. April 23, AFP sources close to the investigation, which seeks to determine whether they received help from abroad.   Suicide bombings have caused carnage in three luxury hotels and three churches, in a high mass, including Colombo. Authorities accuse the local Islamist National Thowheeth Jama'ath (NTJ) Islamist movement. The NTJ, however, did not claim the attacks, unlike the jihadist group Daesh (Islamic State, or IS), which claimed that "ISIS fighters" had struck on the occasion of infidels ". Another suicide bombing also failed Sunday against a fourth luxury hotel in Colombo, and police sources told...
At least Ten People Killed in Suicide Bombing in Kabul
Afghanistan, Asia, News

At least Ten People Killed in Suicide Bombing in Kabul

In a suicide attack in the Afghan capital Kabul, at least ten people were killed Sunday afternoon. At the gate of a ministry, a suicide bomber exploded his bomb jacket, reports GOK News.   The attack occurred when the staff of the Ministry of Rural Development left the building at the end of the day. The attack was not claimed yet. A suicide attack on the same ministry by the terrorist movement IS made thirteen deaths on 11 June. Twenty-five people were also injured. On Sunday morning, the United Nations reported that in the first half of this year, 1,692 civilian deaths occurred in Afghanistan. That is the highest number since the start of the counts in 2009.
China Tightens Ties with the Arab States
Asia, Business, China, Middle East, News

China Tightens Ties with the Arab States

China Tightens Ties with the Arab States. The eighth meeting of ministers of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum takes place in Beijing. There are about 300 participants from 21 Arab States plus China, reports Citi News.   President Xi announced a "Sino-Arab forward-looking strategic partnership for all-inclusive cooperation and joint development". In his opening speech, President Xi said that "We must strive to preserve peace and stability in the Middle East, protect justice and justice, promote joint development and learn from each other as friends." Critical concepts in his vision are mutual trust, dialogue and reconciliation, sticking to sovereignty, comprehensive settlement and the fight against terrorism. Critical areas for economic cooperation are connectivity, energy,...
More than 100 Deaths from Severe Weather in Japan
Asia, Japan, News

More than 100 Deaths from Severe Weather in Japan

More than 100 Deaths from Severe Weather in Japan. Because of the severe weather in Japan, the country's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has 'no other choice' than to cancel a trip abroad, reports Zoom News.   Abe would travel to Europe and the Middle East, but instead prepares trips to the areas most influenced by the floods and landslides that have affected the country for days. According to Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai of the Liberal Democratic Party of the head of government, Abe has 'no other choice'. The prime minister would generally leave on Wednesday with the first stop in Brussels. He would not retreat to his country until July 18th. In the meantime, the natural violence in Japan has already killed 109 people. That appears Monday from figures of the Japanese news agency ...
Japanese Whalers killed 120 Pregnant Whales During Hunting
Asia, International, Japan, News

Japanese Whalers killed 120 Pregnant Whales During Hunting

Japanese Whalers killed 120 Pregnant Whales During Hunting. Japanese whalers have killed more than 120 pregnant minke whales during their recent hunting in the Antarctic. This appears from a Japanese report to the International Whaling Commission (IWC).   Of the total of 333 harpooned marine mammals, 122 were pregnant. The whalers were returned from Antarctica in March with their number of killed minke whales. The animals, despite their relatively small size - minke whales are only up to ten meters long - to the giant whale species. Officially they are killed by the Japanese for 'scientific purposes'. Japan wants the commercial hunting of large fin whales to be allowed again. But it has been banned since 1986, writes eMedium. It is not the first time that there are many pr...