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Tokyo, Aug 8 (IANS) The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) on Tuesday said that the scorching heat is expected to grip wide areas of the country, driving temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius.TheJMA said that warm air from severe tropical storm Khanun and a Foehn phenomenon in areas along the Sea of Japan coast will likely cause temperatures to surge, reports Xinhua news agency.A daytime high of 38 degrees is forecast in the cities of Joetsu and Nagaoka, Niigata prefecture, and 36 degrees in the cities of Akita, Fukui, and Tottori, said the JMA.Weather officials said that heatstroke alerts have been issued…

London, Aug 8 (IANS) Continuing her crackdown on illegal immigration, UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman said fines will be more than tripled for employers and landlords who rent out their properties and allow illegal migrants to work for them.The civil penalty for employers, which was last increased in 2014, will be raised to up to 45,000 pounds per illegal worker for a first breach from 15,000 pounds, and up to 60,000 pounds for repeat breaches from 20,000 pounds. For landlords the fines will increase from 80 pounds per lodger and 1,000 pounds per occupier for a first breach to up…

Singapore, Aug 8 (IANS) An Indian-origin man, who was released after 16 years of jail in a rape case, has again been sentenced to 18 years of preventive detention and 12 strokes of cane for sexually-assaulting a domestic worker in Singapore.A preventive detention is a harsh punishment that places a recalcitrant offender in jail for seven to 20 years in order to protect the public from the offender. Mark Kalaivanan Tamilarasan, 44, had contested and was convicted of four charges of aggravated sexual assault, house trespass to commit sexual assault, outrage of modesty and impersonation of a public servant, Channel…

Islamabad, Aug 8 (IANS) In response to a recent statement from India’s Ministry of External Affairs holding Pakistan responsible for failing to create an environment free of terror and hostility for talks, Islamabad has now put the onus on New Delhi to create a favourable atmosphere rfor dialogue and peace in the region. Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch Mumtaz Zahra Baloch stated that “dialogue was important between Pakistan and India in an environment, which is free of coercion and free of belligerence that India continues to demonstrate in the region”.The FO’s statement comes in response to the…

United Nations, Aug 8 (IANS) The ongoing violence in Haiti continues to threaten the wellbeing of children and women, with nearly 300 cases of confirmed kidnappings in the first six months of 2023, the Unicef said. In a report on Monday, the UN body said the current figure is nearly the total number registered for all of 2022, and three times more than 2021.In most instances, children and women are forcefully taken by armed groups and used for financial or tactical gains and victims who manage to return home grapple with deep physical and psychological scars, possibly for many years,…

Seoul, Aug 8 (IANS) Typhoon Khanun is expected to make landfall on South Korea’s southern coast this week and proceed northward to North Korea, putting the entire country under its influence and dumping heavy rains nationwide, the weather agency said on Tuesday.Khanun, which was moving northward from waters 300 km south of Japan’s Kagoshima as of 9 a.m., is expected to reach 30 km west of the southern coastal city of Tongyeong at 9 a.m. on Thursday to make landfall in South Korea, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said.The typhoon may head further north to pass South Korea by early…

Madrid, Aug 8 (IANS) Drones are being deployed in parts of Spain to protect the country’s beaches from the impact of climate change.As a major global tourist destination, Spain’s beaches represent some of its most important assets, reports Xinhua news agency.To help preserve them, drones equipped with high-resolution cameras and multispectral sensors are now being used to monitor sand volume, collect data, and track the impact of beach regeneration measures.The seaside town of Calafell, in Spain’s northeastern region of Catalonia, is participating in the EU’s Impetus project for climate change adaptation measures.Drones are being used in Calafell to regenerate the…

Washington, Aug 8 (IANS) Acting US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland met Niger’s coup leaders to push for a solution to the current political crisis in the West African nation.Addressing a teleconference on Tuesday, Nuland said that she met the self-proclaimed chief of defence of the July 26 coup Moussa Salaou Barmou in the capital city of Niamey along with three of the colonels supporting him for more than two hours for “extremely frank and at times quite difficult” conversations, Xinhua news agency reported.Nuland’s visit came as an ultimatum for the junta to release and re-empower the now deposed…

Seoul, Aug 8 (IANS) North Korea on Tuesday renewed its call for efforts to minimise potential damage from the approaching typhoon Khanun, saying the country’s economy could be dealt a blow if it does not thoroughly prepare for it.The typhoon is expected to head toward North Korea on Friday after landing on South Korea’s southeastern coast the previous day and moving inland, according to Seoul’s weather agency.North Korea called on party officials to make all-out efforts to protect the people’s lives and provide safety from a “frenzy of nature”, thereby implementing the country’s five-year economic policy plan that was adopted…

Washington, Aug 8 (IANS) Two prominent Indian-American lawmakers, Ro Khanna and Shri Thanedar will travel to India with a bipartisan congressional delegation and attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Red Fort address on Independence Day.Khanna is leading the delegation with Congressman Michael Waltz — both co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-Americans. “As co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-Americans, we are proud to lead a bipartisan delegation to India. We will be there to discuss how to strengthen economic and defence ties between our two counties, the oldest and largest democracies,” Khanna said in a media…