Record flooding hits Vietnam city, eight killed in north
Agencies : Record floods submerged streets in several communities in Vietnam on Wednesday, with at least eight people killed this week, the government said. Tens...
International
Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $966m in talc cancer lawsuit
Reuters : A Los Angeles jury ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $966 million to the family of a woman who died from mesothelioma, finding...
Japan’s likely next prime minister wrestles coalition backlash
Agencies : Japan’s likely next premier Sanae Takaichi is already facing criticism from her ruling party’s long-time coalition partner, a rift that could delay or,...
Dozens killed as Pakistani army, fighters clash near Afghan border
Agencies : Eleven military personnel have been killed in a gunfight with armed fighters in the country’s northwest, according to the Pakistani army.The gun battle...
Anonymous, digital, democratic: Morocco’s Gen Z protests
Agencies : Although there’s a temporary pause this week, the protests in Morocco will keep going until they achieve what they set out to do,...
The deadly dose: Inside India’s cough syrup obsession
Agencies : It’s happening again. In early September, a cluster of unexplained child deaths in a small town in Madhya Pradesh sent local health workers...
Erdogan says Trump asked Turkey to ‘persuade Hamas’ on Gaza peace
NN ONLINE: US President Donald Trump asked Turkey to “persuade” Hamas to accept his plan for ending the Gaza war, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
Qatar, Turkey to join third day of Gaza peace talks in Egypt
NN ONLINE: Qatar’s prime minister and Turkish delegates will join Hamas and Israeli negotiators in Egypt on Wednesday for a third day of talks...
US SC allows order to force Google making app store reforms
Reuters : The US Supreme Court (SC) declined on Monday to halt key parts of a judge’s order requiring Alphabet’s Google to make major changes...
Snowstorms strand hikers in China, one S Korean dies in Nepal
AP : Early-season snowfalls have stranded hikers in two mountainous areas in western China, including several hundred at the base of Mount Everest, and forced...
Gaza peace talks continue on war’s two-year anniversary
AP : Peace talks between Israel and Hamas were resuming at an Egyptian resort city on Tuesday, the two-year anniversary of the militant group’s surprise...