Japan has introduced a simplified weather warning system that officials say is easier for people to understand disaster risks and know when to evacuate.
Sawong Kevin has finally flown home, six months after complex separation surgery in Australia which almost took his life.
World & Politics
The US Secretary's statement came even as Iran on Wednesday announced retaliatory strikes on an enemy vessel, the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, and a regional American airbase after US attacks on an Iranian oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz and a telecommunications tower on the Persian Gulf island of Qeshm.
An Egyptian court sentenced prominent activist and poet Ahmed Douma to a year in prison with labour for "spreading fake news" on Wednesday, state media Akhbar al-Youm reported.
Australia and its partners in the Five Eyes intelligence alliance warn that Chinese spies are using job platforms to post fake ads to lure recruits with access to sensitive information.
Economy & General
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has met the newly elected prime minister of Hungary in Budapest.
MANILA, Philippines — A second commercial satellite image has corroborated the presence of a previously reported object near the entrance of Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal), while also showing a feature consistent with a floating barrier across the lagoon entrance, according to US-based maritime transparency initiative SeaLight.
Tech, Health & Opinion
A Pakistani court has upheld the death sentences of two men convicted of gang-raping a French tourist in front of her three children on the Sialkot-Lahore Motorway near Lahore
World Wide Web pioneer Tim Berners-Lee says he wants to see artificial intelligence preserve "the original values" of his invention while allowing users to filter personal data sent to tech giants.
Daily life across Madhes Province, including Mahottari district, has been severely affected by an intense heatwave that has gripped the region over the past few days.
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