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Taiwan: Foxconn’s founder, Mr. Terry Gou, will run for president of Taiwan as an independent candidate. Foxconn is the world’s largest consumer electronics company, based in Taiwan. The election is scheduled for January 2024. Mr. Gou, the wealthiest man in Taiwan, has wanted to be in politics for a while. In the last election, he left Foxconn in 2019 to try and become the candidate for the main opposition party, Kuomintang (KMT). Mr. Gou didn’t succeed in that try. This year, the KMT, which is viewed as having a favorable stance towards Beijing, picked Mr. Hou Yu-ih, the mayor of…

Zimbabwe: Mr. Nelson Chamisa, the Zimbabwean Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, has called for solidarity from regional partners against a vote he called a “gigantic fraud” that returned Mr. Emmerson Mnangagwa to power. “Africa, do not leave us. Particularly our brothers and sisters in the region and the continent. We count on your solidarity as we seek to solve this political crisis,” Mr. Chamisa said in a press conference in Harare. Mr. Mnangagwa secured a second term as president after he won the August 23 general elections with 52.6 percent to Mr. Chamisa’s 44 percent amid criticism that the…

United States: American gymnast Simone Biles has won a record eighth all-around title at the US Gymnastics Championships. This is a huge comeback for the four-time Olympic gold medalist. Ten years after her initial rise to stardom as a teenage sensation, the 26-year-old Biles recently achieved an all-around score of 118. Shilese Jones is the runner-up by four points. Leanne Wong, a junior from Florida, secured third place, enhancing her prospects for earning a spot on the United States world championship team for the third consecutive time. Biles wowed the crowd at the SAP Center in San Jose, California, with an impressive…

United States: Former US President Mr. Donald Trump‘s campaign has stated that it raised more than $7 million after he was booked at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Georgia, over charges of overturning the 2021 election. “Since appearing to have his mugshot taken, Mr. Trump has raked in millions in donations,” spokesperson Mr. Steven Cheung posted on X. On Friday alone, Mr. Trump brought in $4.18 million, making it the highest-grossing day of his campaign so far,” Mr. Cheung added. The former President described his appearance as a “terrible experience” and added that posing for the historic mugshot was…

Japan: The Japanese government has stated that the tests of seawater near Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant have not detected any radioactivity. The statement comes days after authorities began discharging treated water, which was used to cool damaged reactors, into the sea. It is seeking to ease the worries of neighbouring nations and fishing communities regarding the discharge of treated water from the plant into the ocean. Japan will publish weekly test results for the next three months. According to reports, more than a million metric tonnes of water stored at the nuclear plant will be discharged over the next…

United Kindgom: A new study has suggested that salt free meals can reduce the risk of heart problems and strokes. The research documented how adding salt to food increases the likelihood of cardiovascular disease and premature death. The largest study of its kind found those who never add salt to meals were 18 percent less likely to develop atrial fibrillation (AF), a heart condition, compared with those who always do. The number diagnosed with the condition in the UK has increased by 50 percent in the last decade to 1.5 million. AF causes an irregular and often abnormally fast heart…

Zimbabwe: Mr. Emmerson Mnangagwa, the President of Zimbabwe, has won his second term in office, a result rejected by the opposition and questioned by observers. The official results announced by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) noted that the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) leader won 52.6 percent of the vote compared with 44 percent for Mr. Nelson Chamisa, his main challenger. Mr. Mnangagwa, who came to power after he took over from longtime leader Mr. Robert Mugabe after a 2017 army coup, was widely expected to secure re-election despite the fact that the country is suffering a continuing economic…

United States: NASA and SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft launched into the International Space Station (ISS), carrying four astronauts from different countries. The Crew-7 mission’s crew includes America’s Ms. Jasmin Moghbeli, Mr. Andreas Mogensen of Denmark, Mr. Satoshi Furukawa of Japan, and Mr. Konstantin Borisov of Russia. “We have liftoff!” NASA wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1695337641389216243?s=20 The Dragon craft was separated from the Falcon 9 rocket with the crew in orbit. “We may have four crew members on board from four different nations, but we’re a united team with a common mission,” Ms. Moghbeli stated after the separation. NASA…

United States: A new clinical study has found that weight-loss medications can reduce heart failure. In the study, US researchers discovered that semaglutide reduced the symptoms of heart failure. The study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. A study involving 529 patients found that taking a 2.4-milligramme weekly dose of semaglutide, marketed as Wegovy for weight loss, resulted in a 17-point improvement on a 100-point scale used to evaluate symptoms of a condition called heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. “We are talking about marked improvements in symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue, inability to have…

Panama: The Panama Canal will extend transit restrictions due to low water levels caused by the drought. Earlier this year, the canal authorities initially introduced restrictions, leading to ships waiting to pass through. However, they announced an extension of these restrictions for at least another 10 months. The Panama Canal is vital for maritime trade routes, facilitating the smooth passage of ships between the Atlantic and Pacific. It may operate at reduced capacity for about a year due to low water levels. Because of the restrictions, some ship owners have had to reduce their cargo or find different routes. Espino…