China-built power plants using high-quality coal in Pakistan: official source on September 23, 2023All coal-fired power plants built by Chinese companies in Pakistan have been consistently using high-quality coal imported from other countries, it was learned from reliable official and non-official sources on Friday. An official from the power division of Pakistan, seeking anonymity, commented on a news item raising a question about the coal quality and said […]
Brazil’s firefighters battle wildfires raging during late-winter heat wave on September 23, 2023Firefighters on Thursday were battling flames in Brazil’s northeastern Bahia state, fanned by strong winds and abnormally high temperatures for the season, authorities said. While it is still technically winter in Brazil, with spring due to start in a couple days, a heat wave prompting record temperatures has swept across much of the country since […]
China-built power plants using high-quality coal in Pakistan on September 23, 2023ISLAMABAD: All coal-fired power plants built by Chinese companies in Pakistan have been consistently using high-quality coal imported from other countries, it was learned from reliable official and non-official sources on Friday. An official from the power division of Pakistan, seeking anonymity, commented on a news item raising a question about the coal quality and […]
Chinese county offers cash ‘rewards’ for newlyweds if bride is under 25 on August 30, 2023China is offering couples a “reward” of 1,000 yuan ($137) if the bride is aged 25 or younger, the latest in a series of measures to incentivise young people to get married amid rising concern over a declining national birthrate. The notice, which was published on Changshan county’s official WeChat account last week, said the […]
Japan postpones moon mission launch for third time on August 29, 2023Japan’s space agency on Monday postponed for the third time the launch of its “Moon Sniper” lunar mission due to poor weather. The H2-A rocket due to blast off from the southern island of Tanegashima was also carrying a research satellite developed with NASA and the European Space Agency. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) […]
North Korea fires space rocket again after failing months earlier on August 25, 2023South Korean Joint Chief of Staff said Thursday that the military detected a North Korean projectile likely a space rocket as Pyongyang earlier indicated Japanese Coast Guards about firing a satellite into space once again. In a statement to reporters, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said it had detected the launch at around 3:50am (1850 […]
India to shut down Delhi for G20 summit in September on August 24, 2023India’s capital New Delhi will be shut down during the G20 summit next month, with authorities telling government offices, businesses and schools to send workers and pupils home. The move is an attempt to keep traffic flowing in what is one of the world’s most heavily congested cities. The Group of Twenty, comprising 19 countries […]
UN says over 200 former Afghan military, officials killed since Taliban takeover on August 23, 2023More than 200 members of Afghanistan’s former military, law enforcement and government have been killed since the Taliban took over, the UN mission in Afghanistan said on Tuesday, despite a “general amnesty” for old enemies. The mission said in a report it had recorded at least 218 extrajudicial killings with links to the Taliban from […]
Pakistani security forces arrest 6 smugglers from Indo-Pak border on August 23, 2023Pakistani forces had arrested six suspected smugglers from Pakistani territory near the Indo-Pak border, said the military on Tuesday. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan army, said in a statement that Pakistan Rangers, a force guarding the country’s eastern border with India, detained the smugglers from July 29 to Aug. […]
India blocks Kashmir news outlet amid crackdown on press on August 22, 2023Indian authorities have blocked the website and social media handles of an online news group based in Kashmir, the latest in a continuing crackdown on press freedom in the disputed region after it was brought under New Delhi’s direct rule. Human rights groups and media organisations have accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of stifling […]