Six arrested in connection with assassination of Venezuelan President; Singapore tests iris scanning

According toReutersOn August 6, US officials revealed that the sanctions that the US will impose include preventing Tehran from purchasing USD, preventing the import and export of metals, coal, software related to industry and the automobile manufacturing industry.

The sanctions imposed by Washington this time are part of President Trump's strategy to block Tehran's access to resources. US officials say they are not seeking regime change in Tehran but rather to regulate Tehran's behavior in the region.

Two Koreas finalize list of separated families to be reunited

The two Koreas have finalized a list of families separated by the Korean War (1950-1953) that will be reunited this month after decades of separation, the South Korean Unification Ministry said on August 6.

A total of 93 South Koreans will travel to North Korea's Mount Kumgang resort to meet their relatives, while 88 North Korean citizens will also be reunited with their families.

The reunions are scheduled to take place from August 20 to 26, with people in their 80s making up more than half of the total participants. This will be the first such reunions in three years, since October 2015.

Britain fears the loss of millions of jobs to automation in the next decade.

Workers pack goods at a warehouse in Peterborough, central England on November 15, 2017. Photo: AFP/VNA

More than 6 million British workers are at risk of losing their jobs to automation over the next decade, according to the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee. Chairwoman Yvette Cooper has called on trade unions and the government to take steps to help workers avoid this risk.

The report said that the rise of machines could cause social disruption and widen the gap between rich and poor in British society. Therefore, the committee asked trade unions and academics to find ways to support workers during this transition.

• An earthquake measuring nearly 7.0 on the evening of August 5 occurred at a depth of 31 km near Loloan, north of Lombok island, shaking the resort islands of Bali and Lombok, Indonesia, killing at least 82 people and injuring hundreds.

The head of disaster management at the Indonesian Red Cross, Arifin Muhammad Hadi, confirmed the death toll. He said hundreds of people had been taken to local hospitals and thousands of homes were badly damaged.

This is the second earthquake to hit Lombok in a week. On July 29, the island was hit by a 6.4 magnitude tremor that killed dozens of people and stranded hundreds of hikers.

Mr. Hun Sen swears not to cheat in the election

Mr. Hun Sen swears there was no fraud in the recent parliamentary election. Photo: Reuters

On August 6, speaking to Cambodian athletes in Phnom Penh, Mr. Hun Sen denied allegations that there was fraud and vote manipulation, which led to his party's overwhelming victory in the election in late July 2018.

“I swear that (if there is fraud or vote manipulation) I will die a horrible death, be run over by a car, crash in a plane, get electrocuted, get struck by lightning or any other form of death. I challenge the opposition leader to swear the same oath. Those who have made the accusations, do you dare to swear?”, AFP quoted the re-elected prime minister as saying.

On August 6, at the Peace Memorial Park, the memorial bell began tolling at exactly 8:15 a.m. This was also the time when the US dropped the atomic bomb “Little Boy” on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, killing about 140,000 people.

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui presented an updated list of atomic bomb victims, including those who died last year from radiation exposure. Matsui called on world leaders to establish a comprehensive international treaty banning nuclear weapons as a milestone toward the goal of eliminating them. It is estimated that more than 14,000 nuclear weapons still exist worldwide.