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Driver walkout halts trains as UK summer strike wave spreads
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (Aslef) members are pictured on a picket line at Willesden Junction station as members of the drivers’ union at nine train operators walk out for 24 hours over pay, in London on Saturday. Photo: AP

Driver walkout halts trains as UK summer strike wave spreads

Thousands of UK train drivers walked off the job Saturday in a strike over jobs, pay and conditions, scuppering services across much of the country. The action was the latest in a ...

 Aug. 13
Japan’s economy minister visits controversial war shrine

Japan’s economy minister visits controversial war shrine

Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yasutoshi Nishimura visited a controversial war shrine on Saturday (Aug 13), Kyodo News has reported, in a move that could potentially sour relations with China and South Korea.The visit to Yasukuni Shrine was the first by a Japane...

 Aug. 13

N Korea lifts mask mandate after Covid ‘victory’

N Korea lifts mask mandate after Covid ‘victory’ North Korea has lifted a mask mandate and eased other virus restrictions, state media said Saturday, days after leader Kim Jong Un declared "victory" over Covid-19.The an...

Aug. 13

Tropical Storm Meari hammers Japan with heavy rainfall, wind

Tropical Storm Meari hammers Japan with heavy rainfall, wind Tropical Storm Meari unleashed heavy rains on Japan’s main Honshu Island as it headed northward Saturday toward the capital, Tokyo, according to Japanese weather officials.Th...

Aug. 13