Author: News Desk

South Korea: 36,000 scouts attending the World Scout Jamboree, the world’s largest youth camp, have been evacuating from their campsite on South Korea’s coast to inland locations ahead of a tropical storm, Typhoon Khanun. More than 1,000 buses are deployed to transport the attendees, who come from 156 countries. Their alternative accommodation is in Seoul and the surrounding areas. Members of Korea’s Special Forces were on hand to help with the evacuation, as per the statement. https://twitter.com/worldscouting/status/1688430278119976961?s=20 The evacuation, announced on 8th August 2023, comes after the World Organisation of the Scout Movement (WOSM) said it contacted South Korea to…

Niger: A senior United States diplomat has held official talks with Niger’s coup authorities to restore democratic rule after their overthrow of President Mr. Mohamed Bazoum. Ms. Victoria Nuland, the US’s acting deputy secretary of state, stated that she held “frank and difficult” talks with military leader Mr. Moussa Salaou Barmou and three of his colonels in Niger’s capital, Niamey. It was the first trip by a US official to the country since the July 26 coup. According to reports, Ms. Nuland’s requests to meet with Mr. Bazoum and Mr. Abdourahmane Tchiani, the self-proclaimed head of the military government, were…

Philippines: The President of the Philippines, Mr. Ferdinand Marcos Jr., said that the country’s secretary of foreign affairs has summoned the Chinese Ambassador, Mr. Huang Xilian. This comes after Chinese coastguards blocked and used water cannon on Philippine vessels in the disputed South China Sea. “Our secretary of foreign affairs summoned Ambassador Huang today and gave him a note verbale, including pictures, video, about what happened, and we are awaiting their reply,” Mr. Marcos stated. The Philippines accused China’s coastguard on 5th August 2023, of using water cannon to block its vessels carrying food, water, fuel, and other supplies for…

India: India’s parliament has reinstated the membership of opposition Congress Party leader Mr. Rahul Gandhi following the Supreme Court’s suspension of his defamation conviction. “Mr. Gandhi’s suspension has ceased to operate subject to further judicial pronouncements,” Mr. Utpal Kumar Singh, Secretary General of the lower parliament house, said in a statement. The Congress leader was convicted in March in a case brought by a legislator from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over 2019 comments that were deemed insulting to Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi and others with the same name. The case was filed by Mr. Purnesh Modi, who…

Cambodia: Cambodia’s King has officially appointed Mr. Hun Manet as the country’s next Prime Minister. The appointment comes in line with a transition plan formulated by Mr. Manet’s father, Mr. Hun Sen. Mr. Sen, the current PM, announced that he would step down just three days after the election. In the royal decree, which followed a request from the Cambodian leader, King Norodom Sihamoni wrote that he “appoints Dr. Manet as the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia for the 7th mandate of the parliament.” “The designated Prime Minister is tasked with forming a new government pending a vote…

London, UK: The UK ministers have launched a vaccine research laboratory to prepare for a pandemic pathogen. Scientists will be developing vaccines for disease X’ in the government’s high-security Porton Down Laboratory Complex in Wiltshire. The UK Ministers have opened the laboratory for more than 200 scientists. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “Disease X represents the knowledge that a serious international epidemic could be caused by a pathogen currently unknown to cause human disease.” Live viruses will be kept in specialised containment facilities for scientific purposes. These containment facilities are equipped to safely handle and study pathogens that…

London, UK: The British government has announced that companies and landlords who knowingly support illegal migrants will be fined up to three times more than before under new rules. Companies that repeatedly employ illegal migrants could face fines of up to $76,200. The UK Home Office stressed that illegal work and renting promote illegal migration. The British Immigration Minister, Mr. Robert Jenrick, stated that the move would help deter perilous channel crossings by small boats. The punishments will come into force at the beginning of 2024. Under the new punishments, the civil penalty for employing illegal migrants will rise from…

Niger: Niger’s coup leaders have shut down the country’s airspace after rejecting an ultimatum from West African states to reinstate ousted President Mr. Mohamed Bazoum or face the possibility of military interference. The move came as tens of thousands of coup supporters gathered at a stadium in Niger’s capital, Niamey, to support the military generals who seized power, also known as the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP). The CNSP spokesman Mr. Amadou Abdramane cited the threat of military intervention from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for the airspace closure. In a statement, Mr.…

India: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced that Chandrayaan-3 has entered the moon’s orbit after three weeks of its launch. The ISRO confirmed that it had been “successfully inserted into the lunar orbit.” According to the organisation, if everything goes well, it will safely touch down near the moon’s little-explored south pole between August 23rd and 24th, 2023. The last moon mission, Chandrayan-2 of ISRO, ended in failure in the last phase. Chandrayaan-3 is developed by the ISRO, and it also includes a lander module named Vikram and a rover named Pragyan. The cost of the mission is…

United States: The business magnate, Mr. Elon Musk, has announced that X, formerly known as Twitter, will pay the legal bills of its users if they were treated unfairly by their bosses due to posting or liking something on the platform. Mr. Musk specified that there would be no limit to this financial assistance. The Tesla CEO also asked users to “let me know” if they had experienced unfair treatment for posting or liking something. The platform has been facing many criticisms since changing its identity from Twitter to X last month. The large flashing X sign on the Twitter…