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October 16, 2024

Yoon’s security chief resigns as South Korea crisis intensifies
SEOUL — The head of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s security service resigned on Friday, amid police scrutiny over his role in helping Yoon avoid arrest. Acting President Choi Sang-mok accepted the resignation of Park Chong-jun, head of the Presidential Security Service (PSS), Choi’s office said. Although lawmakers voted to impeach Yoon in…
Stocks fall back to pre-Election Day levels amid renewed inflation and interest-rate concerns
The post-Election Day rally in stock prices is fading amid forecasts that the Federal Reserve will not lower interest rates as much as expected. Prior to the opening bell Monday, the tech-heavy Nasdaq was down as much as 1%, while the broader S&P 500 was off 0.65% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was poised…
Beyoncé’s BeyGood foundation supports LA fire victims with major donation
Beyoncé’s BeyGood foundation supports LA fire victims with major donation Beyoncé’s non-profit, BeyGOOD, donates $2.5 million to the LA Fire Relief Fund. The foundation urges support on its official website. The L.A. County Medical Examiner reports a rising death toll since the fire began on Janu 7. Beyoncé is supporting the victims of the tragic…
Paank condemns killing of enforced disappearance victim in Balochistan
Quetta [Pakistan], Janu 13 (ANI): Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, Paank has expressed deep concern over the extrajudicial killing of Afzal Manzoor, a victim of enforced disappearance. Paank stated that this tragic incident was not an isolated case but part of a broader, disturbing pattern of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and other grave human…
U.S.-Japan ties ‘stronger than any economic transaction’
TOKYO — Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel said that “the U.S.-Japan alliance is deeper and stronger than any single economic transaction or business transaction,” responding to a reporter’s question about the decision by U.S. President Joe Biden to block Nippon Steel’s acquisition of U.S. Steel. “You have a right to ask questions about…
Supreme Court allows Hawaii climate change lawsuit to move forward
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday turned away appeals filed by various oil companies trying to shut down a lawsuit in Hawaii that seeks to hold them accountable for climate change. The decision means that the municipality of Honolulu can move forward with a closely watched lawsuit against companies, including Sunoco and Shell, that…
Senior journalist Emanuel Sarfraz passes away
Senior journalist Emanuel Sarfraz passes away Senior journalist and General Secret of the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) Pakistan chapter, Emanuel Sarfraz, passed away due to cardiac arrest in the early hours of Monday. Emanuel Sarfraz was a prominent figure in journalism, with a career spanning over three decades. He most recently served as the…
Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi
New Delhi [India], Janu 13 (ANI): Indian Army chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Monday termed Pakistan as the epicentre of terrorism and said that 80 per cent of terrorists active in Jammu and Kashmir are Pakistanis. In his annual Army Day press conference, Gen Dwivedi blamed Pakistan for the violence levels in the Union Territory…