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BBCChina-Taiwan: Beijing conducts new military drills near island
The drills were due to end on Sunday but a statement said sea and air exercises were continuing.
Associated PressJapan tech giant SoftBank posts $23 billion quarterly loss
Japanese technology company SoftBank Group posted a $23.4 billion loss in the April-June quarter as the value of its investments sank amid global worries about inflation and interest rates. For the fiscal year that ended in March, Softbank racked up losses of 1.7 trillion yen ($13 billion), a reversal from the 4.9 trillion yen profit for the previous year. Although Softbank’s portfolio is not directly exposed to the war in Ukraine, the company warned that global uncertainty as well as inflation and soaring energy costs would likely hurt its profitability.
BBCJune Spencer: Last original Archers cast member to retire
June Spencer, 103, has played matriarch Peggy in the long-running Radio 4 drama since 1951.
- LA Times
China extends military exercises around Taiwan in retaliation against Pelosi's visit
China's military maneuvers near Taiwan have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict.
- BBC
Qantas asks executives to work as baggage handlers for three months
The airline's head of operations has asked for 100 volunteers to fill the roles for three months.
- USA TODAY
Senate passes Inflation Reduction Act, Biden visits Kentucky, Gaza cease-fire: 5 things to know Monday
The Senate passed legislation on health care, climate and taxes; Biden will visit a Kentucky community hit by flooding and more news to start your Monday.
- Variety
Netflix’s ‘Delhi Crime’ Season 2: Watch First Trailer
Netflix has released the trailer of the second season of “Delhi Crime.” Shefali Shah returns in the lead role of deputy commissioner of police Vartika Chaturvedi AKA ‘Madam Sir.’ In the new season, the Delhi police must deal with a series of grisly murders in the face of escalating public fear and the growing demands […]
- Associated Press
Thai pub owner charged in connection with deadly blaze
The owner of a music pub in eastern Thailand where a fire last week killed 15 people and injured more than three dozen others was brought to court Monday to hear criminal charges against him. Pongsiri Panprasong, owner of the Mountain B pub in Sattahip district of Chonburi province, about 160 kilometers (100 miles) southeast of Bangkok, turned himself in late Saturday. Police charged the 27-year-old with causing death by negligence and operating an entertainment venue without permission.
- BBC
Jaguar Land Rover owner Tata Motors to buy Ford car plant in India
The American motor industry giant announced last year that it would close its Indian car factories.
- Reuters
Medvedev: Russia will achieve its aims in Ukraine
LONDON (Reuters) -One of President Vladimir Putin's closest allies said on Monday that Russia would achieve its aims in the conflict in Ukraine on its own terms, warning that the West had a long-term plan to destroy Russia. "Russia is conducting a special military operation in Ukraine and is attaining peace on our terms," former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who serves as deputy chairman of Russia's security council, told TASS in an interview. Medvedev cast the 2008 war in Georgia, the enlargement of the NATO military alliance westwards and the Ukraine war as part of an attempt by the United States and its allies to destroy Russia.
- The Telegraph
Farewell to Peggy from The Archers – and a lifetime of stoicism and impeccable manners
Let me begin with a confession. I’ve never warmed to Peggy Woolley. Back when I started listening as a schoolgirl (weird yes, but I was) she’d already been on The Archers for two decades and to me seemed too old, too posh and too humourless to be in the least bit interesting.
- Reuters
Explainer-What to watch out for as talks on U.S.-China audit deal drag on
As talks between Beijing and Washington in search of a resolution drag on, U.S. regulators and politicians have been ratcheting up calls for a resolution, hammering out a message to China that time is running out for both sides to strike a deal. U.S. regulators have been demanding complete access to the audit working papers of New York-listed Chinese companies, essentially documents put together during the auditing of financial statements. Authorities in China have long been reluctant to let overseas regulators inspect domestic accounting firms, citing security concerns.
- Associated Press
Dodgers, Mets make post-deadline statements
The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets mostly ceded the spotlight at the trade deadline. The Dodgers swept a three-game series against San Diego to take a 15 1/2-game lead in the NL West, and the Mets took four of five from Atlanta to move 6 1/2 up on the Braves in the NL East.
- Variety
Sundance Prize Winner ‘President’ Banned in Zimbabwe for ‘Potential to Incite Violence’ (EXCLUSIVE)
The government of Zimbabwe has banned “President,” Danish filmmaker Camilla Nielsson’s Oscar-shortlisted documentary about the African nation’s corrupt 2018 presidential election, Variety can exclusively reveal. In a letter dated June 16, the country’s censorship board slapped a ban on the Sundance prize-winning documentary, insisting that it “has the potential to incite violence” as Zimbabwe gears […]
- Associated Press
Russian tennis players collect 3 titles at US Open tuneups
It was quite a week for Russia’s professional tennis players — four tournaments, three titles. One of them, Liudmila Samsonova, thinks it might not be merely a coincidence that this recent run of success for her, Daria Kasatkina and Daniil Medvedev comes shortly after they were banned from competing at Wimbledon because of their country’s invasion of, and ongoing war in, Ukraine. “We are are all very angry about the situation,” Samsonova said after beating Estonia’s Kaia Kanepi 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the final of the Citi Open on Sunday for her second career WTA title.
- Associated Press
Jags' Etienne completes comeback by getting leveled in camp
Travis Etienne hadn’t been tackled so violently since his final college game nearly 20 months ago. The former Clemson standout and the Atlantic Coast Conference’s all-time leading rusher got leveled when Jacksonville coach Doug Pederson dialed up a lengthy stretch of live tackling during training camp Monday. The Jaguars allowed 159 yards rushing — 4.8 yards a carry — in that 27-11 loss in Canton, Ohio.
- BBC
Leandro Lo: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu great shot in São Paulo club
Leandro Lo has been declared brain dead and police say the suspect, an off-duty officer, is on the run.
- BBC
Kenya election 2022: How a murder haunts the poll
The 2017 killing of the official in charge of voting technology still torments the electoral commission.
- Reuters
Air traffic around Taiwan returning to normal despite new Chinese drills
Air traffic around Taiwan is gradually returning to normal after airspace surrounding the island reopened, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications said on Monday, although China later announced fresh military drills in the area. China last week deployed scores of planes and fired live missiles near during military exercises sparked by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.
