Day: June 21, 2024

From ‘Yellow Peril’ to COVID-19: New book takes unflinching look at anti-Asian racism  colorado.edu

Small UK businesses call for new repayment terms for Covid loans  The Guardian

Glenn Close ‘hit hard’ with Covid and RSV at same time, forced to delay filming ‘Knives Out 3’  CNN

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In January-May 2024, the value of trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Georgia decreased by 18.9% compared to the same period last year and amounted to $499.979 million, Report informs, citing the National Statistical Office of Georgia.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea has summoned Russian Ambassador in Seoul, Georgy Zinoviev, and expressed protest in connection with the conclusion of an agreement on a comprehensive strategic partnership between Russia and the DPR

“For 171 years, we have been living under French colonialism, with all our rights taken away from us,” New Caledonian Foreign Minister Mickael Forrest told a conference organized by the Baku Initiative Group (BIG) at the UN headquarters in New York, Repor

According to the official exchange rates of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan for today, the US dollar remained unchanged at 1.7000 manats, the euro decreased by 0.2% to 1.8221 manats, and the Russian ruble dropped by 4.4% to 0.0195 manat.

BEIJING — Nine people have died and six are missing after downpours caused historic flooding in rural parts of Guangdong province in southern China, while authorities warned Friday of more flooding ahead in other parts of the country.

Four people died and four are missing, in Meixian district in Guangdong’s Meizhou city, state broadcaster CCTV reported Thursday night. Another five are dead in Jiaoling county, which is also in Meizhou.

The heaviest rains were from Sunday into Tuesday, toppling trees and collapsing homes. A road leading to Meixian district completely collapsed during the heavy rains. The Songyuan river, which winds through Meizhou, experienced its biggest recorded flood, according to CCTV.

The estimated direct economic loss is 3.65 billion yuan ($502 million) in Jiaoling county, while in Meixian district, the loss is 1.06 billion yuan ($146 million).

Other parts of the country also face torrential rains and extreme weather in the next 24 hours, with the National Meteorological Center issuing a warning for several provinces in the south and a few individual places in the north.

Henan and Anhui provinces in central China, as well as Jiangsu province on the coast and the southern province of Guizhou, all are expecting hail and strong thunderstorms, according to the forecast. Rainfall could be as high as 5-8 centimeters in one day in Henan, Anhui and Hubei provinces, the National Meteorological Center said.

Last week, southern Fujian and Guangxi provinces experienced landslides and flooding amid heavy rain. One student died in Guangxi after falling into a river swollen from the downpour.