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Garland denies political influence on Trump, Biden prosecutions

Salem Saheb Ettaba, Agence France-Presse
Sep 21 01:18 AM | Updated Sep 21 11:56 AM

US Attorney General Merrick Garland denied Republican allegations Wednesday that he had protected Democratic President Joe Biden's son Hunter while the Justice department prosecutes former president Donald Trump. Read more »

What's left of Derna after devastating floods

Reuters
Sep 21 12:14 AM

Drone footage on Wednesday (September 20) showed brown seashore and destroyed buildings in the flood-hit Libyan eastern city of Derna that was hit hard by storm Daniel. Read more »

Japan rolls out COVID vaccine targeting Omicron subvariant

Kyodo News
Sep 20 05:33 PM

An updated COVID-19 vaccine targeting the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant became available in Japan on Wednesday ahead of an expected surge in infections around the year-end holidays. Read more »

Lahaina wildfire death toll drops to 97

Lalaine Ignao | TFC News Honolulu
Sep 20 05:29 PM

Of the fatalities, at least 14 are of Filipino ethnicity, with four being Philippine passport holders. Read more »

1,200 children have died in Sudan refugee camps since May: UNHCR

Reuters
Sep 20 05:25 PM

More than 1,200 children have died of suspected measles and malnutrition in Sudan refugee camps, while many thousands more, including newborns, are at risk of death before year-end, United Nations (U.N.) agencies said on Tuesday (September 19). Read more »

Violent tornado sends debris flying, kills at least one in China

Reuters
Sep 20 04:35 PM

A violent tornado was wreaking havoc in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu, video released on Tuesday (September 19) showed, killing at least one person amid warnings against heavy rain and strong winds in several regions, local media reported. Read more »

Indonesia woman jailed for TikTok video praying before eating pork

Agence France-Presse
Sep 20 01:44 PM

This is the latest in a string of blasphemy cases in Indonesia. Read more »

Courtrooms: A growing arena in the climate fight

Agence France-Presse
Sep 20 10:53 AM

The number of court cases linked to climate change doubled between 2017 and 2022. Read more »

Avian flu hits Galapagos Islands bird paradise

Agence France-Presse
Sep 20 10:31 AM

The Galapagos National Park said Tuesday that it had detected its first cases of avian flu on the remote islands, home to unique bird species that helped inspire the theory of evolution. Read more »

China sets up buoy inside Japan EEZ

Kyodo News
Sep 20 08:25 AM

The Japanese government said on Tuesday that it has lodged a protest with China for installing a buoy inside Japan's exclusive economic zone near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea and is demanding the immediate removal of the object. Read more »

Libya flood intensity fueled by climate change: study

Deutsche Welle
Sep 20 07:26 AM

After a deadly storm flooded Libya, a new study shows global heating made the deluge up to 50 times more likely. Read more »

Child dies of fentanyl poisoning inside New York daycare

Agence France-Presse
Sep 20 06:32 AM | Updated Sep 20 09:25 AM

A New York woman is facing murder and drug charges after a one-year-old boy died from fentanyl poisoning at the daycare she operated and three other children became seriously ill, officials said Tuesday. Read more »

Fil-Ams join NABA Intercity Tournament

Monica Galozo | TFC News Virginia
Sep 19 05:34 PM

The tournament sought to foster stronger ties between Filipino communities across the United States. Read more »

Fil-Canadian's film tapped for Toronto int'l film fest

Jocelyn Reyes-Sambilay | TFC News Toronto
Sep 19 05:20 PM | Updated Sep 19 05:31 PM

Enrique Baniqued's "Village Keeper" has been selected for the TIFF Every Story Accelerator Program. Read more »

Thai king's son urges open discussion of royal insult law

Agence France-Presse
Sep 19 05:12 PM

The law shields the king and his close family from almost all criticism and can carry heavy jail sentences. Read more »

Indonesia hosts first-ever ASEAN military drills

Agence France-Presse
Sep 19 05:05 PM

Militaries from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations began their first-ever joint exercises on Tuesday in Indonesia. Read more »

Australia warns of worse fires, heat as El Niño kicks in

Agence France-Presse
Sep 19 04:29 PM

Government forecaster Karl Braganza said elevated surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean could impact the country until early next year. Read more »

Flood-hit Derna laments slow disaster response

Mahmud Turkia, AFP
Sep 19 04:02 PM

A week after a tsunami-sized flash flood devastated the Libyan coastal city of Derna, sweeping thousands to their deaths, the international aid effort to help the grieving survivors slowly gathered pace. Read more »

US, China call for stable ties in latest top-level talks

Agence France-Presse
Sep 19 08:17 AM

Chinese Vice President Han said that the world's two largest economies face "a lot of difficulties and challenges." Read more »

US finds debris from missing stealth jet

Agence France-Presse
Sep 19 07:55 AM

Debris from a stealth jet that went missing after the pilot ejected has been found, the US military said Monday, after a day in which failure to track the $80 million aircraft drew amazement and ridicule in equal measure. Read more »

Black bear captured after shutting down Disney World rides

Agence France-Presse
Sep 19 06:49 AM

An apparently hungry black bear forced a brief shutdown of some attractions at Disney World's Magic Kingdom in Florida until it was captured, officials said. Read more »

Blinken to meet China VP in latest high-level contact

Agence France-Presse
Sep 18 11:30 PM

The State Department said on its public schedule that Blinken will meet Vice President Han Zheng in New York on the sidelines of the UNGA. Read more »

Buildings damaged by Turkey quake demolished with explosives

Reuters
Sep 18 11:27 PM

Nine earthquake-hit damaged apartment buildings in Turkish city of Malatya were demolished by explosives on Sept. 15 as the country recovers from February disasters. Read more »

Glued to a cause for the environment

Odd Andersen, AFP
Sep 18 10:14 PM

The Last Generation group started a week of resistance, calling for political action to combat the climate crisis. Read more »

China weighs ban on clothing that 'hurts feelings' of nation

Peter Catterall, Agence France-Presse
Sep 18 08:43 PM

Earlier this month, social media videos showed a man in Shenzhen being questioned by police for livestreaming himself wearing a skirt. Read more »