As parts of southern India continue to face heavy rains, the Indian Air Force, NDRF, SDRF, police and fire services personnel are all pitching in to help with rescue efforts. Recently, parts of northern Bengaluru and Chennai were flooded due to unstoppable rains. Many homes in the Manali suburb of Chennai were filled with water…Continue Reading
In an address to the nation, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that the government has decided to repeal the three farm laws. Several farmers had been protesting against these laws for a long time. The leader also appealed these farmers to return home. Also Read: India’s SC sets aside lower court’s…Continue Reading
Police have registered an FIR against a Madhya Pradesh Congress secretary for allegedly posting a “wrong and misleading” video purportedly showing a tractor-trolley running over a man. A senior police officer on Monday said the FIR was registered under section 505 (1B) (intent to cause fear or alarm to the public) of the Indian Penal…Continue Reading
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A joyous scene of marching bands and children dancing in Santa hats and waving pompoms turned deadly in an instant, as an SUV sped through barricades and into a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing at least five people and injuring more than 40 others.One video showed a woman screaming, “Oh…Continue Reading
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — City of Waukesha, Wisconsin, says at least 5 people dead and more than 40 injured after SUV speeds into Christmas parade.Continue Reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kyle Capobianco scored with 1:34 remaining in overtime, Karel Vejmelka stopped 37 shots for his first career win and the Arizona Coyotes defeated the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 on Sunday night.Travis Boyd had a goal and an assist for the Coyotes, who have won consecutive games for the first time this…Continue Reading
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Bars, restaurants and gyms can reopen in Auckland from early December but customers will be required to show proof they’ve been fully vaccinated, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday.The announcement removes the last remnants of a lockdown that began in the nation’s largest city in August. It also…Continue Reading
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Traveling across Africa, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken saw firsthand the limits of America’s influence abroad.Blinken confronted authoritarianism, growing threats from newly energized extremists, and persistent challenges posed by COVID-19 and climate change, all of which have stubbornly resisted various U.S. interventions. And, nowhere on his three-nation tour last week…Continue Reading
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday said his country will not seek dominance over Southeast Asia or bully its smaller neighbors, amid ongoing friction over the South China Sea.Xi made the remarks during a virtual conference with the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, held to mark the…Continue Reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic plan to impose a fee on methane emissions from oil and gas wells has cleared a key hurdle, but it faces strong opposition from the oil and gas industry and criticism by centrist Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.The proposed fee on methane — a powerful pollutant that contributes to global warming…Continue Reading