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Month: November 2023

Cambodia deports 25 Japanese nationals suspected of operating online scams

By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Twenty-five Japanese nationals suspected of involvement in a cyberscam operation based in Cambodia have been deported to Japan. A spokesperson from Cambodia’s Interior Ministry said a charter flight was arranged Wednesday by the Japanese government to transport the suspects, who were detained in September after

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International Monetary Fund warns Europe against prematurely declaring victory over inflation

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The International Monetary Fund says the European Central Bank and other policymakers across Europe need to keep interest rates at current elevated levels until they’re sure inflation is under control despite sluggish growth. The Washington-based IMF says cost of underestimating inflation’s persistence could be painfully

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Prince William hopes to expand his Earthshot Prize into a global environment movement by 2030

By EILEEN NG Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Britain’s Prince William said Wednesday that he hopes to expand his Earthshot Prize program into a global movement to bolster environmental innovators and galvanize governments to be more engaged in green sectors so that climate change would be easier to tackle. William said he foresees policy shifts

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Australian court considers overturning mother’s convictions for killing 4 children

SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian court will consider overturning a woman’s convictions for killing her four children. A government inquiry reported the court review on Wednesday months after Kathlenn Folbigg was pardoned for the crimes due to new scientific evidence that the siblings had died of natural causes. Overturning Kathleen Folbigg’s convictions would end a

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G7 nations announce a unified stance on Israel-Hamas war after intensive meetings in Tokyo

By MATTHEW LEE, FOSTER KLUG and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Top diplomats from the Group of Seven leading industrial democracies announced a unified stance on the Israel-Hamas war on Wednesday after intensive meetings in Tokyo, condemning Hamas, supporting Israel’s right to self-defense and calling for “humanitarian pauses” to speed aid to desperate

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China’s northeast hit by unseasonable blizzard as heavy snow causes mass disruption

By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Unusually early heavy snowfall blanketed swathes of northeastern China this week, forcing airlines to cancel flights, halting trains and shutting schools and roads in the country’s first major blizzard of the season. The first snowfall in northeast China usually takes place between late November and early December,

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