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January 13, 2025

Japan says China will resume Japanese seafood imports it halted over Fukushima water discharge
TOKYO, Japan — China will resume Japanese seafood imports it banned in 2023 over worries about Japan’s discharge of slightly radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea, a Japanese official said Friday. China said their talks this week made “substantial progress” but did not confirm an agreement with Japan…
Skeletal remains found at Jersey Shore identified as 19th century boat captain
There’s been a break in 30-year-old cold case mystery at the Jersey Shore after experts confirmed skeletal remains found on three beaches belonged to a 19th-century boat captain. The bones from a leg, arm and fragments of a cranium discovered on the beaches of Ocean City, Margate and Longport between 1995 and 2013 had yielded…
Samina Peerzada rejects misconception about lack of blessings in women’s earnings
KARACHI: Veteran Pakistani actress Samina Peerzada has strongly dismissed the societal belief that women’s income lacks blessings. Clips from a recent interview are rapidly circulating on social media, where she is seen passionately advocating for women’s independence, hard work, and their right to earn with dignity. Responding with honesty and simplicity, Samina said, “These are…
South Korea battles deepfake surge ahead of presidential election
SEOUL — South Korea’s election authorities and law enforcement are scrambling to tackle a surge in deepfake videos ahead of the June 3 presidential election. In mid-April, the campaign team of opposition frontrunner Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate for South Korea’s opposition Democratic Party, revealed it had received reports of a deepfake video in which…
Thailand drops royal insult case against American academic
BANGKOK — A royal insult prosecution against an American scholar in Thailand that raised concerns in the U.S. government has been dropped, his lawyer said Thursday, as authorities confirmed the academic had left the country. Paul Chambers, 58, a political science lecturer, had been in legal limbo since his arrest last month on a lese-majeste…
India GDP grew 6.5% in last fiscal year
MUMBAI — India’s economy expanded 6.5% in the fiscal year that ended in March, slowing from 8.2% growth in the previous 12 months. The country’s gross domestic product rose by 7.4% in the Janu-March quarter, quickening from the 6.2% expansion it racked up in the preceding three-month period. The figure beat the 6.7% predicted by…
Ukraine says it wants to see Russian proposals before agreeing to more peace talks
Ukraine wants to see a document setting out Russia’s proposals for a peace deal before it sends a delegation to Istanbul for bilateral talks, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Friday. Russia has proposed that negotiators from the two sides meet in Istanbul on June 2, but Kyiv has said it needs reassurances that Moscow…
Federal govt plans to digitize nozzle to fight petrol and diesel theft
KARACHI: The federal government of Pakistan has announced a plan to digitize fuel dispensing nozzles at petrol pumps across the country. Federal Minister for Petroleum, Ali Pervaiz Malik, announced a significant decision by the Ministry of Petroleum aimed at preventing fuel theft and smuggling at petrol stations. Speaking to the media during his visit to…