CHICAGO: Barack Obama told fellow Democrats in Chicago Tuesday that “the torch has been passed” to Kamala Harris and that the United States was ready for her to become president. Former president Obama, who was greeted with rapturous applause and cheers at the packed arena hosting the party’s nominating convention, said Vice President Harris would fight for Americans, and called her November poll rival Donald Trump “dangerous.” “Kamala Harris is ready for the job. This is a person who has spent her life fighting for people who need a voice,” he said. Obama called Harris “someone who sees you and…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
Australia on Wednesday approved plans for a massive solar and battery farm that would export energy to Singapore, a project it calls the “largest solar precinct in the world”. Authorities announced environmental approvals for SunCable’s US$24 billion project in Australia’s remote north that is slated to power three million homes. The project, which will include an array of panels, batteries and, eventually, a cable linking Australia with Singapore, is backed by tech billionaire and green activist Mike Cannon-Brookes. “It will be the largest solar precinct in the world –- and heralds Australia as the world leader in green energy,” said…
BEIJING: A mining accident in southwest China on Wednesday killed seven people and left one other trapped, according to state media. State broadcaster CCTV said the incident occurred at around 10:00 am as workers were closing a ventilation shaft at a coal mine in the city of Leshan, Sichuan province. The outlet did not give details of what happened but said the accident initially trapped eight people. As of 2:00 pm, “seven people have been found dead, and one other trapped person is still being searched for with all-out efforts”, CCTV said. Mine safety in China has improved in recent…
NAIROBI, Kenya: Five Kenyan police officers appeared in court on Wednesday, suspected of helping a man accused of murdering and dismembering dozens of women escape from a Nairobi police cell. Police launched a manhunt on Tuesday after alleged serial killer Collins Jumaisi and 12 Eritreans broke out of a police station in an upmarket area of the Kenyan capital. Jumaisi, 33, described by police as a “vampire, a psychopath”, was arrested last month after the horrific discovery of a number of mutilated bodies in a rubbish dump in a slum area of the Kenyan capital. He and the other detainees…
A crocodile killed a woman bathing in a river in eastern Indonesia, police and locals said Wednesday, with villagers later recovering parts of her body from the slaughtered animal. Indonesia is home to several species of crocodiles that regularly attack and kill humans. Halima Rahakbauw, 54, was swimming in a river in Wali village on the Maluku islands after spending Tuesday morning looking for clams when the reptile struck. Rahakbauw’s neighbour, Rustam Ilyas, said relatives and friends started a search when she failed to return home. After spotting a sandal and a body part in the river, villagers reported the…
SIDON, Lebanon: An Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon killed a Fatah official on Wednesday, a senior member of the Palestinian group and a security source said. It marked the first such reported attack on Fatah, the movement led by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, in more than 10 months of cross-border clashes between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement. “The Israeli strike in Sidon killed (Fatah) group official Khalil Makdah,” said Fathi Abu al-Aradat, a senior member of the group that rivals Gaza’s Palestinian Islamist rulers Hamas. A Lebanese security source confirmed the report to AFP, saying the…
Mwasalat, which has reshaped the public transportation landscape in Oman, is planning to introduce Real Time Passenger Information (RTPI) Systems in bus stations and bus stops across the Sultanate of Oman. This initiative aims to enhance public transport services through innovative smart solutions. RTPI screens will be installed at selected bus stations and standalone bus stops in accordance with operational requirements and as specified in the tender documents. The RTPI system will provide passengers with accurate and up-to-date information about bus arrival and departure times, leading to improved waiting time management and overall travel experience. Mwasalat has also announced that…
United Nations experts on Tuesday accused Iran of denying adequate medical treatment to a jailed human rights activist Narges Mohammadi who is the wife of his jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate husband, Shirin Ebadi. The experts said that Mohammadi was physically assaulted at the beginning of this month. Her family says that Mohammadi who was a laureate of the prestigious 2023 Nobel Prize for her human rights activism was confronted with wounded female inmates at Tehran’s Evin prison in early August. According to the experts, Mohammadi was physically assaulted on August 6, 2010; the women reportedly fainted and suffered from…
US Vice President Kamala Harris has amassed approximately $500 million for her election campaign since becoming the Democratic presidential candidate, sources revealed to Reuters. This record-breaking sum highlights the strong support from donors as the November 5 election approaches. According to four sources acquainted with the fundraising efforts, this amount has been accumulated over the four weeks since Harris officially entered the race on July 21. Such campaign funds are vital for financing advertisements and mobilisation efforts, which are essential for encouraging voter turnout and swaying undecided voters. Harris entered the fray after President Joe Biden stepped aside from the…
The mpox outbreak is not another Covid-19, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday, because much is already known about the virus and the means to control it. While more research is needed on the Clade 1b strain which triggered the UN agency into declaring a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), the spread of mpox can be reined in, the WHO’s European director Hans Kluge said. In July 2022, the WHO declared a PHEIC over the international outbreak of the less severe Clade 2b strain of mpox, which mostly affected gay and bisexual men. The alarm was lifted in May 2023.…
