Shootings in US crowd; Israel attacks West Bank
(Baonghean.vn) - The world in the past 24 hours has seen many events such as: Shooting into a crowd in the US, killing 10 people; Israel attacking a village in the West Bank; Strong earthquake in Indonesia's tourist island; Iraq's Electricity Minister was dismissed due to frequent power outages; Cambodia declared the general election a success...
Shooting into a crowd in the US, 3 people dead, 7 injured
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| Police at the scene of a shooting in New Orleans. Photo:CBS. |
New Orleans police are searching for two gunmen who fled after opening fire on a crowd outside a downtown bar. Investigators determined that "two unidentified, armed individuals wearing hooded sweatshirts approached a group of people outside a business and fired shots at them" before fleeing, New Orleans police said, according toAFP.
The attack occurred on the evening of July 28 outside a bar near the French Quarter, the oldest part of the city. Police Chief Michael Harrison, who was at the scene, said one suspect was carrying a rifle and the other a handgun.
Skripal poisoning: Shocking statement from British police
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| Britain has yet to produce any evidence linking Russia to the Skripal case. |
British police believe two groups from Russia were hired to organize and carry out the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in March, the Mirror reported on July 29.
British counter-terrorism police said one of the suspects arrived in the UK about a week before the poisoning to set up operations, while the second group arrived to carry out the nerve agent attack.
British police are currently continuing the above investigation and will make official statements when new information becomes available.
Israel raids West Bank village after knife attack
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| Israeli security forces were mobilized to the Adam settlement after a knife attack on July 26. Photo: AFP/TTXVN |
The Israeli military said on July 29 that it had attacked the West Bank village of Kauber, home to a Palestinian teenager who committed a deadly knife attack in a settlement on July 26.
The Israeli military said in a statement that the attack took place in the village of Kauber, north of Ramallah, over the weekend. Israeli soldiers also blocked the entrances to and from the village and conducted security checks on anyone trying to enter or leave the area.
Strong earthquake hits Indonesian tourist island
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An injured person is treated by medical staff outside the hospital after the earthquake. Photo:AFP. |
The 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Lombok, an island popular for tourism in Indonesia, at around 6-7am on July 29. According to the latest information from the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), the death toll is 14, including one Malaysian, and 164 people were injured. About 1,000 houses were damaged by the earthquake.
According to the Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), a total of 133 aftershocks measuring up to 5.7 on the Richter scale have occurred since the earthquake. The head of the BMKG urged people to be vigilant for possible new aftershocks.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the epicenter was about 7 km deep, 50 km northeast of the main city of Mataram on Lombok island.
US to disburse $12 billion aid package to farmers from late September
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| Farmers harvest onions in Texas, USA. Source: AFP/VNA |
US farmers could start receiving cash from the government's $12 billion aid plan as early as late September.
This information was given by US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on July 28 on the sidelines of the G20 agricultural ministers meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina. According to Secretary Perdue, the government's agricultural subsidy plan will include $11 billion to support farmers affected by trade retaliation measures after Washington imposed tariffs on goods imported from China.
Iraq: Electricity Minister dismissed for frequent power outages
People protest against poor public services in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on July 20. (Photo: AFP/VNA) |
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi on July 29 dismissed the country's electricity minister after weeks of protests against corruption and frequent power outages.
A statement from the Iraqi prime minister's office said Mr Abadi had fired Electricity Minister Qassem al-Fahdawi for "the degradation of the electricity sector". The removal of the electricity minister had been one of the demands of protesters in several Iraqi cities for weeks.
Corruption, poor public services, high unemployment of up to 10.8% and high prices of goods are the main causes of the current wave of protests in Iraq, which started in Basra province on July 8 and then spread to other provinces and cities in the south.
Cambodia declares general election successful
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A voter casts his ballot in Takhmao, Kandal province, Cambodia this morning. Photo:Reuters. |
Cambodia's National Election Committee said the general election was a success with a voter turnout of more than 80%.
"The total number of voters who went to the polls was 6.74 million, equivalent to 80.49%. This is the success of the election," Sik Bun Hok, president of the National Election Committee (NEC), announced on television at a press conference after the vote, according toReuters.In the 2013 general election, voter turnout was 69.91%, equivalent to 6.73 million people.
The Cambodian People's Party (CPP), the ruling party led by Prime Minister Hun Sen, is expected to win by a landslide. The CPP has won every election since 1998.
Stranger enters security area, Munich airport cancels 200 flights
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| Passengers wait at the airport. Source: DPA |
Police and airport officials in Germany's Munich said about 200 flights were canceled and two terminals at the airport were evacuated on July 28, after an unidentified person entered a secure area at the terminal.
According to the announcement, a woman entered the security area of Terminal 2 without going through security checks. She then disappeared without a trace despite a search by airport officials. However, police said the woman did not appear to be an "extremely dangerous" person.
Chinese people flock to Hong Kong to vaccinate their children after fake vaccine scandal
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A nurse takes vaccines from a freezer at a medical facility in Hong Kong. Photo:AFP. |
After Changchun Changsheng Company (Changsheng) was discovered to have produced substandard rabies and DPT (diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus) vaccines, many parents in China no longer trust vaccines produced in the mainland. They are willing to spend large sums of money to find quality-assured medical facilities to vaccinate their children.
According toSouth China Morning PostMany intermediary agencies specializing in booking medical appointments at medical centers in Hong Kong are in a "busy" situation, with some companies even doubling their service prices.
South China Morning PostHong Kong's vaccine sources come from foreign brands, so the region has not been affected by the fake vaccine scandal that has rocked China, he said.
Lebanon: Dropping tanks into the sea to protect the environment
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Old tanks are released into the sea to create a habitat for marine life. Photo: AFP |
According to BBC on July 29, the environmental protection organization Friends of the Sidon Coast (FCS) in Lebanon has just released 10 old tanks and armored vehicles into the Mediterranean Sea to create a habitat for marine life.
The image of the cars being dumped into the sea at a location just 3 km from the city of Sidon attracted many onlookers. FCS said the initiative was aimed at creating an “underwater park” and that the Lebanese army had provided the old cars.
Lebanon has a 200 km long coastline on the Mediterranean but has struggled to deal with the problem of garbage pollution on its beaches. In Sidon, a huge garbage dump blocks an area next to the beach, even though the city has just inaugurated a new waste treatment facility.
