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Vietnam’s Hoa Phat to make high-speed train rails with German tech

June 2, 2025

Pakistan’s Punjab eyes multibillion-dollar high-speed rail project

May 13, 2025

Pakistan’s Punjab eyes multibillion high-speed rail project

May 13, 2025

U.S. strikes Iranian nuclear sites, Trump says
The United States bombed multiple nuclear sites in Iran, President Donald Trump announced in a social media post on Saturday. The airstrikes are the first time the United States has conducted a direct milit attack on Iran, and they further escalated a milit conflict between Iran and Israel that began on June 13. “We have…
Trump announces US strike on 3 Iranian nuclear sites
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday evening announced that the U.S. milit had conducted strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites, including the underground fuel enrichment plant in Fordow. “We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan,” the president wrote on his Truth Social…
Minnesota lobbyist arrested after allegedly sending threatening texts
A longtime Minnesota lobbyist was charged Friday after allegedly making violent threats ”with the purpose to terrorize another” person, according to court documents. Jonathan M. Bohn, 41, is believed to have committed “threats of violence — reckless disregard” after sending a series of threatening text messages. The charge, a felony, carries a maximum penalty of…
Former Rep. Blake Farenthold, who left office amid harassment allegations, dies at 63
Former Texas Republican U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, who left Congress amid sexual harassment allegations, has died. He was 63. He died in a Corpus Christi hospital and suffered heart and liver problems in recent years, Steve Ray, his former longtime political consultant, said. Farenthold’s wife, Debbie Farenthold, confirmed that he died Friday. Blake Farenthold was…
Japan chemicals maker Taiyo’s president ousted by shareholders
TOKYO — Taiyo Holdings President Eiji Sato’s reappointment as a board member was rejected Saturday at the chemical maker’s general shareholders meeting, with top investor DIC and the founding family voting against the resolution. Sato will step down as president as a result, in a rare development at a publicly traded company in Japan. Compatriot…
Virginia woman arrested in connection with Netflix star’s fatal hit and run
A Virginia woman was arraigned in court Saturday in connection with a hit and run in the Hamptons that left New York City-based luxury real estate agent and former Netflix star Sara Burack dead. Southampton Town Police said in a statement Friday they arrested Amanda Kempton, 32, of Virginia, and that she was charged with…
A Landmark Breakthrough in Pakistan’s Energy (Power) Sector
A Landmark Breakthrough in Pakistan’s Energy (Power) Sector In what is being hailed as a landmark financial and structural breakthrough, Pakistan has tackled the longstanding issue of Circular Debt (CD) in the country’s power sector—without passing on additional burden to electricity consumers. At the heart of this reform lies the Task Force on Energy, constituted…
Does Japan still need women’s universities?
Mikiko Nishimura is a professor of the sociology of education at International Christian University in Tokyo. Women’s universities are fighting for survival in Japan. Since 2000, 25 private women’s universities have become co-educational, while two have been abolished and two more are in the process of closing. According to Hideko Takeyasu, president of Kyoto Women’s…