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Police arrest husband of California Filipina-American missing since January
Maya Millite, a mother of three children, went missing in January. (Photo from FACEBOOK) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] Police arrested the husband of a missing Filipina on suspicion of killing his wife nine months ago. Larry Millete, 40, was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 19 at his home in the San Diego suburb of Chula Vista, PH Inquirer reported. Prosecutors charged him a day earlier with the murder of his wife, Maya Millete, and illegal possession of an assault weapon. He could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted. Maya Millete, 40, disappeared on January 7. Larry Millete, whom police considered “a person of interest” in the case, said Maya left of her own accord, leaving her cell phone the couple’s three children. A gun owned by Larry Millete is also missing, as well as a black Lexus SUV that prosecutors believe he used to dispose of his wife’s body. The district attorney said Maya was in a “toxic relationship” and that she called a divorce lawyer before she vanished. Larry opposed the divorce. Larry Millete’s attorney, Bonita Martinez, told KFMB-TV she was surprised by the arrest “since they have no proof Maya is dead, and I believe she is still alive.” District Attorney Summer Stephan said the law allows the filing of a murder charge without having a victim’s body. Authorities and Maya’s family members are still asking for the public’s help in finding her remains.
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South Korea hold mighty U.S. to scoreless draw in women's football friendly
South Korea and the United States during their teams' friendly football match at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City. (Photo from KSL Sports) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] SEOUL: Bending without breaking, South Korea held world No. 1 United States to a scoreless draw in the first of their two women's football friendlies on American soil. Goalkeeper Yoon Young-geul made key saves, and the visitors played some dogged defense against the American onslaught at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas, on Thursday (local time). The draw snapped the U.S. home winning streak at 22 matches. The last time the U.S. had failed to win at home was also against South Korea -- a 1-1 draw on Oct. 6, 2019, in Chicago. These two teams will meet again at 7 p.m. next Tuesday at Allianz Field in St. Paul, Minnesota, or at 9 a.m. next Wednesday in Korean time. South Korea, ranked 18th, remained winless in 14 meetings against the U.S., with four draws, 10 losses. South Korea is gearing up for the 2022 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Asian Cup, scheduled to kick off in January in India. South Korea head coach Colin Bell said earlier this week that the two U.S. matches would provide "a great test" for his players in their preparation for the continental tournament. And at least on the defensive side, South Korea deserved high marks for their effort.
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BTS will be joining Universal Music Group for US Promotions and left Columbia Records
BTS will be joining Universal Music Group to manage their promotions in the United States after three years with Columbia Records. (Photo from Teen Vogue) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] Variety and billboard reported that the boy group BTS will be leaving Sony Music’s Columbia Records and will be joining the Universal Music Group for US Promotions. This ends the BTS three-year partnership with Sony Music’s Columbia Records after signing with them last 2018. Variety also reported that BTS' licensing deal will be under Universal Music Group's Geffen division, while their distribution will be handled by INgrooves. It's also said that HYBE, the BTS company, is on a monthly contract with Sony Music distribution company The Orchard. BTS' and Universal Music Group's partnership is expected to take effect on December 1, according to Variety. The HYBE and Universal Music Group, hoping that their partnership will, "increase opportunities for artists through innovation and technology, whilst expanding the global reach of K-pop music and culture around the world." Through this, their joint label will be based in Los Angeles, in an effort by HYBE’s Big Hit America, Universal Music Group, and Geffen Records to debut a new global K-Pop boy group. In addition, BTS is preparing for their first offline concert in two years with "BTS Permission to Dance On Stage - LA,". They'll perform at the SoFi Stadium for four days on November 27 and 28, and December 1 and 2.
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South Korean golfer eyes move to LPGA after taking early tournament lead
An Narin of South Korea watches her tee shot at the 10th hole during the first round of the BMW Ladies Championship at LPGA International Busan in Busan. (Photo from BMW) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] SEOUL: South Korean golfer An Narin has signed up for the final stage of the LPGA Qualifying Tournament, colloquially known as Q-School, scheduled for next month in Alabama. She has always wanted to take her talent on the American tour. But An just may be able to take a much shorter, direct path to the LPGA Tour. On Thursday, she took the opening-round lead at the BMW Ladies Championship, the only LPGA event in South Korea this season, after shooting an eight-under 64. If An wins this tournament as a non-LPGA member -- she has been playing on the Korea LPGA (KLPGA) Tour since 2017 -- she will earn full LPGA status for the following season. "I started playing golf because I want to play on the U.S. tour," An, 25, said after taking a one-stroke lead over two players on Thursday. "That's why I entered the Q-School for this winter. I want to do well there. But if I can win this week and go straight to the LPGA Tour, then it's going to be so much better." South Korea first hosted an LPGA event in 2002. Five South Korean players previously earned LPGA membership by winning previous iterations of the tournament under different title sponsors. The most successful case so far has been Ko Jin-young.
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Batch of 698,600 doses of AstraZeneca arrives in Philippine
The arrival of 698,600 doses of AstraZeneca at the NAIA Terminal 1 on October 22 morning.(Photo screengrab from PTV livestream) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] MANILA: Nearly 700,000 doses of AstraZeneca purchased by the private sector arrived in the Philippines. A batch of 698,600 doses of AstraZeneca arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1, PhilStar reported. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. and presidential adviser for entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion were at the NAIA to welcome the arrival of the vaccines. This shipment of vaccines came just hours after the Philippines received 1,014,390 doses of Pfizer and 400,000 doses of Sputnik V. These batches of vaccines are part of the government’s procured supply. Galvez said in an interview streamed by State-run PTV that the country is expecting another batch of Pfizer doses to arrive in the country. He added that they are hoping to “breach 100 million vaccines that will be delivered by end of the month.” The government’s vaccination program moved to cover the general adult population, and more recently, minors as it ramps up inoculation. Galvez said they intend to focus on the vaccination of children. “We included another hospital in the pool region of [National Capital Region, so more than 23 hospitals are now conducting simultaneous inoculation for children,” he added. The Food and Drug Administration has so far approved Emergency Use Authorization for Pfizer and Moderna to be used for children aged 12 to 17 years old.
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Kim Soo Hyun and Cha Seung Won’s new drama reveals premiere date and suspenseful teaser
Coupang Play officially announced that “One Ordinary Day” will premiere on Saturday, November 27. (Photo from Coupang Play) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] Kim Soo Hyun and Cha Seung Won’s upcoming drama “One Ordinary Day” has set its premiere date! On October 22, Coupang Play officially announced that “One Ordinary Day” will premiere on Saturday, November 27. A remake of BBC’s “Criminal Justice,” it will star Kim Soo Hyun as Kim Hyun Soo, an ordinary college student whose life is turned upside down he suddenly becomes the prime suspect in a murder case. Cha Seung Won will star as Shin Joong Han, a lawyer who barely passed the bar exam and is the only person who reaches out to help Kim Hyun Soo—while never asking him about the truth of what happened that fateful night. The upcoming drama also released a new teaser that captures the tense dynamic between its two leads. The clip features Joong Han visiting Hyun Soo in jail and telling him gravely, “Hyun Soo, starting from now on, don’t say a single word about what happened that night. Ever.” As glimpses of a murder scene flash on-screen, Kim Hyun Soo says nervously, “But you need to know the truth.” Shin Joong Han cuts him off, “The truth? You know, if you obsess over that truth of yours, you won’t be able to get anything done.” The clip ends with Kim Hyun Soo asking hesitantly, “The girl… did she die?”
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US appeals court rules against nursing homes over COVID-19 lawsuits
A man wearing a protective face mask stands outside the Andover Subacute and Rehab Center, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Andover, New Jersey, on Apr 16, 2020. (File photo by= REUTERS/Stefan Jeremiah) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] A federal appeals court on Wednesday (Oct 21) said cases against two New Jersey facilities should proceed in state courts, in a setback to nursing-home operators facing hundreds of COVID-19 negligence and wrongful-death lawsuits, Reuters reported. The nursing homes had argued that the suits against them belonged in federal court, citing an emergency US law known as the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act, which shields those fighting the pandemic from lawsuits. The 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia affirmed a lower court ruling and rejected the nursing homes' argument that the PREP Act was so far-reaching that families' state-law negligence claims were really federal claims that belonged in federal court. The families "asserted only garden-variety state-law claims, so state court is where these cases belong," the court said. Wednesday's ruling could help get cases moving, said Adam Pulver of Public Citizen Litigation Group, a consumer advocacy group that filed an amicus brief with the appeals court. Lann McIntyre, a Lewis Brisbois attorney who represented the nursing homes, declined to comment. The cases were among the first against nursing homes, where more than 100,000 people died during the pandemic. Like hundreds of similar wrongful death claims against care facilities, the cases stalled over which court should hear the lawsuit.
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Blinken spoke to Bogota embassy staff affected by Havana syndrome
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken looks on during a meeting with youth leaders in Bogota, Colombia October 21, 2021. (File photo by=REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/Pool) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] BOGOTA: A senior state department official revealed that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday (Oct 21) met with US embassy staff in Bogota who had been affected by anomalous health incidents (AHIs): known as Havana syndrome, Reuters reported. The Wall Street Journal reported this month that at least five families connected to the US mission in Colombia had been affected by what the State Department calls unexplained health incidents. At least 200 US diplomats, officials, and family members overseas are believed to have been struck by the mysterious ailment, with symptoms including migraines, nausea, memory lapses, and dizziness. A senior State Department official said Blinken addressed the incidents during a meeting with the embassy staff and families on Thursday, the last stop of a three-day trip to South America. Blinken then had a separate private meeting with those affected by the incident, the official said. Meanwhile, the Biden administration has been under pressure to show it is taking the complaints seriously, with a bipartisan group of senators last week urging Blinken to quickly appoint a new official to head the investigation into them. It first came to public attention in 2016 after dozens of diplomats at the US Embassy in Havana, Cuba, complained of the sickness.
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Girls’ Generation’s Yuri, (G)I-DLE’s Jeon Soyeon, and more confirmed as mentors for new girl group audition program
Ock Joo Hyun, Girls’ Generation’s Yuri, dancer Aiki, and (G)I-DLE’s Jeon Soyeon will each head a class of students in reaching their full potential as girl group members. (Photo from Reddit) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] MBC’s upcoming girl group audition program “My Teenage Girl” confirmed their cast of “teachers” who will guide the 83 student participants in pursuing their dreams. Ock Joo Hyun, Girls’ Generation’s Yuri, dancer Aiki, and (G)I-DLE’s Jeon Soyeon will each head a class of students in reaching their full potential as girl group members. As experienced performing artists, the four will act as producers for the freshman class of 18 students, the sophomore class of 23 students, the junior class of 20 students, and the senior class of 22 students. Ock Joo Hyun is not only an established vocalist in the field of musical theater with her starring roles in “Sweeney Todd,” “Rebecca,” “Wicked,” and more, but also was once a member of Korea’s most beloved girl group Fin. K.L. Yuri will put her longstanding experience as a member of the representative group Girls’ Generation to use by becoming a dependable senior and mentor to the girls. Renowned dancer Aiki will be joining the team of established female mentors following her role in the prequel of the show, where she showed her stern yet warm sides as a teacher. (G)I-DLE’s leader Jeon Soyeon will be representing the fourth generation of girl groups on the show. Recognized for her producing skills. “My Teenage Girl” will premiere on November 28.
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AESPA “SAVAGE” attained a Half a Million sales!
Talented rookie girl group AESPA demonstrates outstanding growth by marking their latest comeback for this year with an amazing sales achievement (Photo by = InkiStyle) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] This October 21, the dominant girl group’s newest first mini album, "SAVAGE" has already recorded a total of 513,292 copies sold. They achieved massive and impressive numbers in just 15 days since the album’s official release on October 5th. "SAVAGE" is AESPA’s first album since their debut last November 2020. It also marked as their latest comeback in 5 months since unveiling their chart-topping single “Next Level” in May 2021. In addition, AESPA was able to enter the US Billboard 200 and Artist 100 Charts with their “SAVAGE”. AESPA is currently holding the highest place among all K-Pop girl groups including the said chart. “SAVAGE” also reigned over Japan’s Hot 100 Charts, Gaon Chart and Billboard US World Digital Song Sales Charts. It also conquered the same platform’s World Album, Independent Album, Top Album Sales, Top Current Album Sales, Taste Maker Album, and Billboard Global. With that breakthrough, the group became half a million seller despite being in the industry for only about 11 months. This is showing that AESPA is really popular and influential now, not only in South Korea but also nationwide.
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KBS faces criticism after alleged bad treatment of Golden Child
Fans were upset to find the schedule suddenly featured Stray Kids instead of Golden Child on the day of. (Photo from ABS CBN News) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] KBS is facing criticism after allegedly mistreating Golden Child. Earlier this month, KBS revealed a special 'Online K-pop Compilation Concert' featuring BTS, IU, and other artists, and Golden Child were slated to perform on October 22 KST. However, fans were upset to find the schedule suddenly featured Stray Kids instead of Golden Child on the day of. After the schedule change, Golden Child fans began demanding an apology from the network, posting messages along with "#KBSneedtoapologize" on social media. Fans are also bringing up other alleged instances in the past when KBS mistreated the group, such as a clip of all the 'Music Bank' hosts that excluded Golden Child's Bomin and actress Shin Ye Eu. What are your thoughts on the issue?
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Climate change will bring global tension, US intelligence report says
Another source of risk is that a country might decide to use geo-engineering to counter climate change.The report is a sign that climate is now a central part of security thinking and that it will heighten existing problems as well as create new ones. Chad is one of several countries mentioned in the assessment as being at threat from climate change. (Photo by=Getty Images) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] Climate change will lead to growing international tensions, the US intelligence community has warned in a bleak assessment. BBC reported that the first-ever National Intelligence Estimate on Climate Change looks at the impact of climate on national security through to 2040. Countries will argue over how to respond and the effects will be felt most in poorer countries, which are least able to adapt. The report also warns of the risks if futuristic geoengineering technologies are deployed by some countries acting alone. The 27-page assessment is the collective view of all 18 US intelligence agencies. It’s their first such look-ahead on what climate means for national security. The report paints a picture of a world failing to cooperate, leading to dangerous competition and instability. It has been issued just ahead of President Joe Biden attending next month's COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, which is seeking international agreement. It warns countries will try to defend their economies and seek advantages in developing new technology. Some nations may also resist the desire to act, with more than 20 countries relying on fossil fuels for greater than 50% of total export revenues. The US intelligence community identifies 11 countries and two regions where energy, food, water, and health security are at particular risk.
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Brian Laundrie: Remains of Gabby Petito's fiancé found - FBI
Gabby Petito and her fiance Brian Laundrie (Photo by=INSTAGRAM/ GABBY PETITO) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] Human remains found in a Florida park on Wednesday are those of Brian Laundrie, the fiancé of murdered blogger Gabby Petito, the FBI says. BBC reported that the body of Mr. Laundrie, who had been missing for over a month, was identified using dental records. Mr. Laundrie, who was a person of interest in Gabby Petito's death, returned to Florida last month from a joint road trip without his partner.``On October 21, 2021, a comparison of dental records confirmed that the human remains found at the T Mabry Carlton Jr Memorial Reserve and Myakkahatchee Creed Environmental Park are those of Brian Laundrie," the FBI said in a statement on Thursday. On Wednesday, officials said that the remains had been discovered in a part of the park that until recently had been underwater. Other items, including a backpack and notebook belonging to Brian, were also found during the search. The case of Ms. Petito, 22, and Mr. Laundrie, 23, sparked national media attention. The couple had spent their summer on a road trip through national parks, documenting their nomadic "van life" trip on social media. Meanwhile, Mr. Laundrie wasn't charged with crimes relating to Ms Petito's killing. However, the FBI issued a federal arrest warrant and charged him with fraudulently using her debit card after her death.
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Kim Seon Ho’s agency clarifies false rumors about his contract
SALT Entertainment has now shared additional information regarding the status of his contract. (Photo from Xenews) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] Kim Seon Ho’s agency SALT Entertainment has now shared additional information regarding the status of his contract. On October 22, SALT Entertainment further clarified that Kim Seon Ho still has a full year left on his contract, proving that the rumor connecting his recent scandal to contract renewal negotiations is false. The agency also emphasized that they intend to stick with the actor until the end and have no plans to drop him. “The rumor about his contract expiring in September is groundless and completely untrue,” stated the agency in an interview with K-Star News. “Contract renewal negotiations typically start when there are three months left on a contract, but [Kim Seon Ho] currently has a year left to go, so it isn’t even time for us to be negotiating a contract renewal yet.” SALT Entertainment added, “We will be staying with [Kim Seon Ho] until the end.”
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Biden says US will defend Taiwan if China attacks
Mr Biden said the US had a "commitment to do that" when asked if the US would defend Taiwan. (Photo by=Getty Images) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] President Joe Biden said the US would defend Taiwan if China attacked, in an apparent departure from a long-held US foreign policy position. But a White House spokesman later told some US media outlets that his remarks didn’t signify a change in policy. The US has a law that requires it to help Taiwan defend itself. But it pursues a policy of "strategic ambiguity," where it is deliberately vague about what it would actually do if China were to attack Taiwan. China has yet to respond to Mr. Biden's comments. This is not the first time this has happened. In August, Mr. Biden appeared to suggest the same stance on Taiwan in an interview with ABC News. The White House had also said then that US policy on Taiwan had not changed. Meanwhile, the US has no official diplomatic ties with Taiwan but sells arms to it as part of its Taiwan Relations Act, which states that the US must provide the island with the means to defend itself.It has formal ties with China, and also diplomatically acknowledges China's position that there is only one Chinese government. Taiwan's presidential office has said it would neither give in to pressure nor "rashly advance" when it gets support.
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China's Zhang upstages Olympic champion Hashimoto at gymnastic worlds
Zhang Boheng of China edged Olympic champion Daiki Hashimoto on Friday to win the gold medal in the men’s all-around at the gymnastics world championships. (Photo from satyobchod) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] KITAKYUSHU: China's Zhang Boheng made a grand entry onto the world stage, winning the men's all-around world championship in his international debut, leaving Japan's Tokyo Olympic champion Daiki Hashimoto with the silver medal on Friday, the fifth day at Kitakyushu General Gymnasium, Kyodo reported. The 20-year-old Hashimoto, who finished first, just ahead of Zhang in qualifying, aimed to be Japan's fifth men's world champion and its first since Kohei Uchimura won the last of his six straight titles in 2015. "I feel some frustration, but he (Zhang) is a real champion," Hashimoto said. "I'm still not strong enough." Zhang, finishing with 87.981 points to Hashimoto's 87.964, top-scored on the floor exercise, the vault and the parallel bars, while finishing second-best on the rings and horizontal bar, the only apparatus where Hashimoto bested the field. Both Hashimoto and Zhang suffered falls on the pommel horse. Ukraine's Illia Kovtun was third.
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Alec Baldwin fatally shoots woman with prop gun on movie set
Actor Alec Baldwin seen outside the Santa Fe County Sheriff's office after he was interviewed by police. (Photo by=IMAGE SOURCE,JIM WEBER/THE NEW MEXICAN) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] A woman has died and a man has been injured after actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on a New Mexico film set for the 19th Century western Rust. BBC reported that Halyna Hutchins, 42, was shot while working on the set as director of photography. She was flown to hospital by helicopter but died of her injuries. The man, 48-year-old director Joel Souza, was taken from the scene at Bonanza Creek Ranch by ambulance. Police said they were investigating and that no charges had been filed. A spokesman for Mr. Baldwin, best known for his role as Jack Donaghy on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock and for his portrayal of Donald Trump on sketch show Saturday Night Live, said the incident involved the misfiring of a prop gun with blanks. In a statement to the AFP news agency, a Santa Fe sheriff spokesman said Mr. Baldwin had spoken to detectives. Mr. Baldwin is a co-producer of the film and plays its namesake, an outlaw whose 13-year-old grandson is convicted of manslaughter. In a statement, the International Cinematographer's Guild said Ms. Hutchins' death was "devastating news" and "a terrible loss".Incidents such as Thursday's fatal shooting on the Rust film set are extremely rare, but not unheard of.
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Golf: Hideki Matsuyama takes Day 2 lead at Zozo Championship
In the second round of the 2021 ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP, Hideki Matsuyama carded a 2-under 68 to get to 8-under for the tournament, good enough for a one-stroke lead over the field heading into the weekend.(Photo from Yahoo Sports) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] INZAI: Local favorite Hideki Matsuyama swept to the front of the field at the Zozo Championship on Friday, carding a 2-under 68 for a one-stroke lead after two rounds, Kyodo Sports reported. The Masters champion sat at 8-under for the joint PGA and Japan Golf Tour tournament after carding three birdies and a bogey on a cold and rainy second day at Narashino Country Club in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo. American Cameron Tringale fired the equal-best round of the day, a 4-under 66, to move up four places into outright second at 7-under, while the overnight leader, Japan's Hiroshi Iwata, shot 3-over 73 to fall back into a tie for seventh at 4-under. Starting his round on No. 10, the 29-year-old Matsuyama birdied the 13th hole, three-putted the par-4 17th for a bogey before bouncing back on the par-5 18th, reaching the green in two and birdying. "Getting to the greens in two was big," said Matsuyama, who picked up another stroke on No. 3. After losing a bronze-medal playoff at the Tokyo Games this summer, the Ehime Prefecture native is aiming to win his seventh PGA Tour title on home soil. "I think I'm in a good position now, so I want to keep going without making any big changes," he said.
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Shindong of Super Junior shares how he met Karina of Aespa
Shindong of Super Junior will share a surprising fact that he already saw aespa Karina before she joined SM Entertainment (Photo by = IDN Times) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] Shindong of Super Junior, shared that he had already met Karina of Aespa before she started training at SM Entertainment. He said that when he was still an active-duty soldier, he saw Karina at an event, while Karina was a middle school student at that time. He continued that aespa Karina came closer to him and asked to take a picture together. "The moment I saw Karina, I wanted to entrust the casting to SM Entertainment. However, since I was in the military, there was no way for me to contact the company," Shindong stated after he recalls that meet. Karina also revealed that Shindong was the first celebrity she saw in her life. This October 23 at 7:40 PM KST, AESPA will be appearing at JTBC’s “Knowing Bros”. Super Junior Shindong, is one of the special guests who is in charge of the shows game segments. AESPA will also showcase their various personal abilities and perform some hit songs by SM artists. Super Junior Shindong, will also share a surprising fact in addition to how he met Karina, and Karina will also share how she was cast by SM Entertainment.
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PH speed skater Julian Macaraeg bows out of Beijing tilt
Macaraeg clocked in at 1:27.803 to finish at a respectable third in Heat 10 of the preliminaries but only the top two in his cluster would advance to the main round of the competition. (Photo from Julian Macaraeg via Facebook) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] MANILA: Filipino speed skater Julian Macaraeg has wrapped up his campaign after bowing out of the men’s 1000-meter of the ISU World Cup Short Track at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China Thursday, PH Inquirer Sports reported. Macaraeg clocked in at 1:27.803 to finish at a respectable third in Heat 10 of the preliminaries but only the top two in his cluster would advance to the main round of the competition. His finish, however, wasn’t enough for him as placed outside of the six fastest third placers in the heats. The 18-year-old also bowed out in the men’s 500-meter course with a time of 1:06.351 for last place in Heat 9. Macaraeg was also eliminated in the 1500m as he finished sixth in Heat 4 with a time of 2:27.362. Only the top two and six fastest third placers will enter the main heats of the competition. Macaraeg will have to finish in the top 32 of the 500m and 1000m events and the top 36 of the 1500m at the end of the World Cup to qualify for the 2022 Winter Olympics, which will also be held in Beijing.
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Rich should pay for greater carbon footprint: Study
"One way to do so is via progressive and ecological wealth taxes. Such tools are likely to be more politically sustainable than carbon taxes on consumption, which hit low-income groups hard and don't do a great job at reducing emissions of the very wealthy," Paris School of Economics professor and WIL co-director Lucas Chancel said Wednesday. (File photo by= AFP/John MACDOUGALL) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] PARIS: As rich people have a greater carbon footprint than the poor they should pay more tax to compensate, says a study by the World Inequality Lab (WIL) published ahead of the upcoming COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. With carbon emission levels returning to pre-pandemic levels, most recent data shows the richest 1 percent of the globe's population emitted 110 tonnes of CO2 per head in 2019, study head, Paris School of Economics professor and WIL co-director Lucas Chancel said Wednesday. That made their share a hugely disproportionate 17 percent of the global total. Moreover, whereas the richest 10 percent were responsible for half of all emissions, the poorest 50 percent accounted for just a 12 percent share - at a per capita average of 1.6 tonnes of carbon. "Governments need new sources of revenue to invest in green infrastructures," said Chancel. The study found that the burden of climate policies in an attempt to limit climate change has been "disproportionately borne by low-income consumers over the past decades, in particular via carbon and energy taxes. Not only do rich people tend to pollute more but developed countries similarly have a much higher carbon footprint when their import and use of products made abroad is taken into account, the study shows.
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Africa calls for climate finance tracker after donors fall short
World leaders and their representatives have just a few days at the summit in Glasgow to try to broker deals to cut emissions faster and finance measures to adapt to climate pressures. A protester from the Climate Coalition demonstrates, with 100 hundred days to go before the start of the COP26 climate summit, in Parliament Square, London, Britain, on Jul 23, 2021. (File photo by= REUTERS/Peter Nicholls) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] LIBREVILLE: Africa's lead climate negotiator said that African countries want a new system to track funding from wealthy nations that are failing to meet a US$100-billion annual target to help the developing world tackle climate change, Reuters reported. The demand highlights tensions ahead of the COP26 climate summit between the world's 20 largest economies, which are behind 80 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, and developing countries that are bearing the brunt of the effects of global warming. "If we prove that someone is responsible for something, it is his responsibility to pay for that," said Tanguy Gahouma, chair of the African Group of Negotiators at COP26, the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, which starts on Oct 31. In 2009, developed countries agreed to raise US$100 billion per year by 2020 to help the developing world deal with the fallout from a warming planet. The latest available estimates from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) show this funding hit US$79.6 billion in 2019, just 2 percent more than in 2018. Meanwhile, temperatures in Africa are rising at a faster rate than the global average, according to the latest UN climate report. It forecasts further warming will lead to more extreme heatwaves, severe coastal flooding, and intense rainfall on the continent.
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Fil-Am Gabi Bade shines in Cyprus women’s basketball league
The Filipino-American forward scored more than half of her team’s offense as she finished with 28 points and 16 rebounds. (Photo by=Gabe Bade via Instagram) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] MANILA: A second-generation Filipino is establishing herself in the European women’s basketball scene, PH Inquirer Sports reported. Gabi Bade, the daughter of former PBA player Cris Bade, helped steer ENAD to its first win at the expense of Keravnos, 45-38, in the 2021 Cyprus Women’s Basketball Division A Sunday. The Filipino-American forward scored more than half of her team’s offense as she finished with 28 points and 16 rebounds. ENAD’s win came after losing to AEL 73-52 wherein Bade had 16 points, six rebounds, and seven assists. Bade and ENAD will next face winless Zinonas on October 24. The 5-foot-8 wing is the league’s second-leading scorer at 22 points a game behind Anagennises’ Cassidy Mihalko who’s averaging 33 points. Bade is the second women’s Gilas player who’s making a name in Europe after center Jack Danielle Animam who’s producing double-doubles for Radnički Kragujevac in the First Women’s Basketball League of Serbia.
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Guilt, grief and anxiety as young people fear for climate's future
Among some of the world's communities that are already the most vulnerable, extreme weather events can also cause problems such as post-traumatic stress disorder. A protester holds up a sign during a climate march in Brussels on Oct 10. (File photo by=AP) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] LONDON: Overwhelmed, sad, and guilty are some of the emotions young people say they feel when they think of climate change and their concerns world leaders will fail to tackle it, Reuters reported. Broadly referred to as climate anxiety, research has stacked up to measure its prevalence ahead of the UN talks in Glasgow, which begin at the end of the month to thrash out how to put the 2015 Paris Agreement on curbing climate change into effect. One of the biggest studies to date, funded by Avaaz, an online campaign network, and led by Britain's University of Bath, surveyed 10,000 young people aged 16 to 25 years in 10 countries. It published its results in September. It found about three-quarters of those surveyed considered the future frightening, while a lack of action by governments and industry left 45 percent experiencing climate anxiety and distress that affected their daily lives and functioning. Elouise Mayall, an ecology student at the Britain's University of East Anglia and member of the UK Youth Climate Coalition, told Reuters she had felt guilty and overwhelmed. For now, climate anxiety alone does not normally require psychiatric help. Painful as it is, it can be positive, provided it does not get out of control.
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Lee Dong Hwi and Han Ji Eun will be leading the upcoming film “Mora-dong”
Lee Dong Hwi and Han Ji Eun may be uniting in a new film! (Photo from MyDramaList) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] This October 22, the media outlets reported that Lee Dong Hwi and Han Ji Eun will be the main characters of the upcoming film, “Mora-dong”. That will be directed by Director Kim Jin Tae. "Moradong" is about realistic love between a young man and a woman. The film contains young love of people from Moradong, Sasang-gu, in Busan. Lee Dong Hwi will be rolling as Han Seon Woo, an architect and also a teacher at a university. While, Han Ji Eun will be rolling as Min Woo Jung, a barista at a coffee shop who wants to have her own cafe with her own brand. In feedback to the reports, Han Ji Eun’s Secret Entertainment agency shared, “Han Ji Eun is confirmed to star in “Mora-dong”. On the other hand, Lee Dong Hwi’s KeyEast agency commented, “Lee Dong Hwi received a casting offer for the film 'Mora-dong' and positively evaluated (the offer). " “Mora-dong” will start filming soon and is expectedly to air next year.
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NBA: Stephen Curry scores 45 as Golden State Warriors beat Los Angeles Clippers
Stephen Curry has played for the Golden State Warriors since 2009. (Photo by=Getty Images) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] Stephen Curry's 45 points, including two late three-pointers, helped the Golden State Warriors continue their winning start to the season as they beat the Los Angeles Clippers 115-113. BBC Sports reported that Curry's long-range shot gave the Warriors a one-point lead with less than two minutes to go. The 33-year-old scored another before Draymond Green sealed the victory. Defending champions the Milwaukee Bucks lost to the Miami Heat and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Dallas Mavericks. Curry scored 25 points in the first quarter and his team-high 10 rebounds meant he completed a double-double in San Francisco. In Miami, the Heat set a franchise record for most points in a season-opening game as they beat an injury-hit Bucks 137-95. Tyler Herro had 27 points off the bench, while Jimmy Butler contributed 20 points and Bam Adebayo 13 rebounds. Starters Brook Lopez and Jrue Holiday were both missing for the Bucks with back spasms and a bruised heel respectively. The Hawks beat the Mavericks 113-87, with Trae Young's 19 points and 14 assists souring the debut of Dallas coach Jason Kidd.
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At least six dead after armed gang attack in Rohingya refugee camp
A banyan tree is seen at Balukhali camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, November 16, 2018. (File photo by=REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] DHAKA: At least six people were killed in an attack at a Rohingya camp in Bangladesh's Cox Bazar on Friday (Oct 22), a police official said, the latest incident of violence in the world's largest refugee settlement, Reuters reported. A gang armed with guns attacked a religious school before dawn in Cox Bazar's Ukhiya area and killed three teachers, two volunteers, and a student, police superintendent Shihab Kaiser Khan said. "A drive is under way to arrest those responsible for the incident," Khan told Reuters, adding one Rohingya man with weapons and ammunition had been taken into custody. More than a million Rohingya live in a cluster of refugee camps in southern Bangladesh, with most having fled neighboring Myanmar during a military crackdown in 2007.The sprawling settlements have become increasingly violent, residents say, with armed gangs vying for power, kidnapping critics, and warning women against breaking conservative Islamic norms. Previously, late last month, gunmen shot and killed a prominent Rohingya Muslim leader in the camps.
