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Mumbai’s Pigeon-Feeding Rules Aren’t Going Over Well

26 août 2025 à 17:00
The new rules led to clashes with the police and threats of hunger strikes by members of the Jain religious community, which believes in nonviolence against all creatures.

© Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters

The closure of dozens of feeding spots for pigeons, known as kabutarkhanas, in Mumbai has upset some leaders of the city’s Jain community, a small but influential religious group.

Lisa Cook Defies Trump Bid to Fire Her as Fed Governor

26 août 2025 à 06:29
Ms. Cook said that she would not resign from the Board of Governors, hours after President Trump announced he was firing her.

© Brittany Greeson for The New York Times

“I will not resign,” Lisa Cook said on Monday, after President Trump fired her on Monday evening from her post at the Federal Reserve.
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China’s Tropical Resort Island Orders Evacuations as Typhoon Kajiki Nears

24 août 2025 à 06:42
Officials on Hainan Island, China’s only tropical beach destination, halted public transportation. Businesses were closed in Sanya, a popular resort city on the island.

© Meng Zhongde/VCG, via AP

Navigating heavy rain on Sunday in the Hainan Province of China as Typhoon Kajiki approaches.

Fire on U.S. Navy Ship in Japan Extinguished After 12 Hours

21 août 2025 à 03:29
Two sailors sustained minor injuries, the Navy said, adding that the ship’s crew will remain on board in Okinawa.

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A ship sprays water on the U.S.S. New Orleans docked in Okinawa, Japan, on Wednesday, in a photo released by the Japan Coast Guard.

Fire on U.S. Navy Ship in Japan Extinguished After 12 Hours

21 août 2025 à 00:52
Two sailors sustained minor injuries, the Navy said, adding that the ship’s crew will remain on board in Okinawa.

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A ship sprays water on the U.S.S. New Orleans docked in Okinawa, Japan, on Wednesday, in a photo released by the Japan Coast Guard.

At China’s Humanoid Robot Games, Athletes Fell Down a Lot

18 août 2025 à 21:52
The Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing — featuring running, kickboxing and soccer — highlighted advancements in robotics. Limitations, too.

© Mahesh Kumar A./Associated Press

3 Officers Injured in Virginia Shooting

14 août 2025 à 01:56
A man opened fire on the sheriff’s deputies, wounding them with shrapnel, as they served warrants, officials said.

© John R. Crane/Danville Register & Bee, via Associated Press

Law enforcement and emergency services personnel assembled in Gretna, Va.

Here’s What France’s Largest Wildfire in Decades Looks Like

7 août 2025 à 08:13
Prime Minister François Bayrou described the nearly 40,000-acre fire, which has killed one person, as a “catastrophe on an unprecedented scale.”

© Saboor Abdul/Reuters

A wildfire near in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse, southern France, on Wednesday.

New Zealand Woman Arrested After Toddler Discovered in Suitcase

4 août 2025 à 01:09
The 2-year-old girl was discovered Sunday in the luggage compartment of a bus after the driver noticed the suitcase moving, the police said.

© Aiman Amerul Muner/The Timaru Herald, via Associated Press

An Intercity bus preparing to depart from Timaru, New Zealand.
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