Rotary Mysore Midtown to host ‘Baandavya-2022’ Sports for Differently Abled on Nov. 19

2 months ago Star of Mysore

Announcing this at a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan in city yesterday, Rotary Mysore Midtown President M.S. Rotary Mysore Midtown Hon. Secretary S. Kumaraswamy, Baandavya-2022 Chairman Jaykumar, Co-Chairman Elizer Milton, Rotary Mysore Midtown Past President A.N. A native of Kondlahally in Chitradurga district, the 43-year-old Prasanna Kumar is currently working as an Assistant Master at Government Junior College Molakalmuru, Chitradurga. Prasanna Kumar, son of R.K. Thippeswamy and Rathnamma, has done M.Sc (Physics), B.Ed.
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S. Korea in shock and grief over Halloween stampede

Kim said the 10 were mostly women wearing witch outfits and other Halloween costumes. As of Sunday evening, officials put the death toll at 153 and the number of injured people at 133. An estimated 100,000 people had gathered in Itaewon for the country’s biggest outdoor Halloween festivities since the pandemic began. People comforting a parent of a victim of the stampede at a community service center in Seoul. The tragedy and disaster that need not have happened took place in the heart of Seoul amid Halloween (celebrations),” Yoon said during the speech.

3 months ago The Star

Itaewon Crush: Korean police were called hours before deadly crush

The first call to police from Itaewon came at 18:34 local time - several hours before the deadly crush took place. Local officials and police were simply not prepared for the crowds that had gathered, and struggled to manage them once they were there. The first was with the local police, the local subway station chief and the association of local businesses on 26 October. There is no evidence that anyone raised or discussed possible crowd control problems in either meeting. But it seems clear that the police did not undertake even the simplest of crowd control measures found in other places.

3 months ago The Star

Jonah Goldberg: If democracy is a corrupt 'Western' concept, why does Putin pretend his actions in Ukraine are democratic?

Putin has long propped up his rule by claiming that the West was at war with Russia. If democracy is a corrupt "Western" concept, why pretend what you're doing is democratic? There's a lot of diversity in legal systems, but due process and the right to self-defense are Western liberal ideals. Indeed, he now says Russia is at war with Western "satanism" because the cupboard is bare of more plausible lies. What he doesn't do is offer an actual alternative to Western values.

3 months ago Star-Herald

AP News Summary at 4:19 p.m. EDT

How Russian soldiers ran a 'cleansing' operation in BuchaBUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — It was a cold, gray morning, March 4 in Bucha, Ukraine. North Korea keeps up its missile barrage with launch of ICBMSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired at least six missiles into the sea on Thursday, including an intercontinental ballistic missile that triggered evacuation warnings and halted trains in northern Japan, adding to a recent barrage of weapons tests. South Korea’s military said North Korea later fired three more short-range missiles into waters off its eastern coast. New calculator tackles inequality in missing persons storiesNEW YORK (AP) — The Columbia Journalism Review has unveiled a tool that allows you to guess how much attention you would get from the public if you go missing. US agency softens opioid prescribing guidelines for doctorsNEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s top public health agency has revised its guidelines for U.S. doctors prescribing oxycodone and other opioid painkillers.

3 months ago Star-Herald

PAL poised to end 2022 in the green

The flag carrier said total revenues almost tripled to P40.4 billion in the July to September stretch, outgrowing its expenses that more than doubled to P35.22 billion. PAL recorded a profit of P6.76 billion from January to September, reversing the net loss of P21.83 billion during the same period in 2021. PAL president and chief operating officer Stanley Ng said that the airline managed to stay in the green for the third consecutive quarter with the help of travelers who flew with the flag carrier. Ng added that the sustained growth of PAL signifies that travel and tourism in the country are rebounding. In line with this, PAL launched Clark flights to Incheon and Busan to service the demand for links to South Korea.

2 months ago Philippine Star

Biden in Cambodia seeking to bolster US security role in South-East Asia

PHNOM PENH, Nov 12 (Bloomberg): President Joe Biden arrived in Cambodia on Saturday, kicking off a five-day swing through Asia for a series of summits that will include his first in-person meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. He plans to hold discussions with several Asian leaders, including those from US allies South Korea and Japan. Biden is set to cross paths with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the East Asia Summit on Sunday before meeting Xi on Monday on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Bali. Li earlier said ties with Southeast Asia has strengthened despite the pandemic and the complex international landscape, reminding leaders of Beijing’s growing economic clout and promising more tie-ups. "A stimulus package is needed to help governments in these developing countries that are struggling,” he told reporters in Cambodia.

2 months ago The Star

ASEAN region: Center of attention

ASEAN region: Center of attentionThe flurry of activities in the Southeast Asian region with a series of high-level summits and meetings this whole week only brings into focus the importance of the role that ASEAN plays in the global stage. Following the G-20 summit is the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Bangkok, Thailand with US Vice President Kamala Harris in attendance. All of these high-level meetings happening in the region revolve around significant issues that have wide-reaching global impact, while also underscoring ASEAN centrality and its role in promoting multinational relations. All of us in ASEAN feel that there is only one way out – and that is through continuing dialogue which has always been the stand of the Philippines. In the end, the world will only see darkness and never see the light of day ever again.

2 months ago Philippine Star

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