The 289-metre (948 feet) high Baihetan Hydropower Station in southwest China, second in the world only to the country's Three Gorges Dam in terms of power generation, began partial operation Monday morning, state media reported. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3A2sYFI
A woman died, and four men and a teenager were wounded when an SUV drove by and shots were fired in the South Shore area just before 9pm, news outlets reported. The group of six was standing outside when the gunfire erupted. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UFIJCd
Police have ruled out any foul play behind the horrific explosion in Moghbazar area at around 7.30pm on Sunday and said the initial investigation of the site suggests that the explosion might have been caused by "gas accumulation". from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3qtBY2l
As the US Pacific Northwest sweltered to the south, a heat warning also was in effect for most of western Canada, and the weather agency said numerous daily temperature records had been broken across British Columbia. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3jkEvdu
Australia's Covid-19 response committee is due to hold an emergency meeting on Monday as outbreaks of the highly contagious Delta variant across the country prompted a lockdown in Sydney and renewed restrictions elsewhere. Around 18 million Australians are now under some form of lockdown or Covid-related restrictions as officials grapple with Covid-19 flare-ups in almost every state or territory. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3he07Wi
That means facemasks will no longer be compulsory in outdoor areas -- welcome news across the country where an ongoing heatwave is expected to push temperatures past 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in some southern areas this week. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3qx4eRr
The US military, under the direction of President Joe Biden, conducted airstrikes Sunday against what it said were “facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups” near the border between Iraq and Syria. Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said the militias were using the facilities to launch unmanned aerial vehicle attacks against US troops in Iraq. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2U7lrVA
Moscow on Sunday recorded its worst daily coronavirus death toll and Indonesia saw more than 21,000 infections in a day, also a record, as countries across the Asia-Pacific region extended or reimposed restrictions to tackle fresh waves of cases. The pandemic has now killed close to four million people across the world. The Delta strain of the virus remains a concern and is now in 85 countries. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2U488Fq
A train heading north into the city struck a vehicle just after 5pm on the city's Far South Side and pushed it a half-mile before coming to a complete stop, Chicago fire officials told the Chicago Sun-Times. The force of the impact caused the train's front car to partially derail and the vehicle caught fire, according to Metra spokeswoman Meg Reile. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3xYwPBJ