Biden now has a Cuba puzzle even as China showdown sizzles
www.cnn.com The US was already trying to deal with one headache in its hemisphere following the assassination of Haiti’s President. Now it has a Cuba conundrum.… Read More
Video shows 22 Afghan commandos executed by the Taliban
www.cnn.com CNN’s Anna Coren is in Kabul with new evidence of the atrocities committed by the Taliban as video emerged of Aghan commandos being shot dead after an apparent surrender. The Taliban rejects the video, saying it’s fabricated.… Read More
One variant, many approaches to masks
www.cnn.com Countries are taking different strategies to tackle Delta variant… Read More
Landslide sweeps through Japanese city
www.cnn.com Video shows the moment a landslide overwhelmed the Japanese coastal city of Atami on Saturday, killing several people and leaving dozens missing.… Read More
CNN traces Taiwan's military past as Beijing warns island to 'prepare for war'
www.cnn.com As Beijing steps up its military propaganda and warns Taiwan to “prepare for war,” experts say the bigger threat to the island and western democracies is the large-scale cyberattacks that could potentially paralyze physical infrastructure and business simultaneously. CNN’s Will Ripley visits old military installations in Kinmen, Taiwan, and
Unprecedented heat, hundreds dead and a town destroyed. Climate change is frying the Northern Hemisphere
www.cnn.com The tiny town of Lytton has come to hold a grim record. On Tuesday, it experienced Canada’s highest-ever temperature, in an unprecedented heatwave that has over a week killed hundreds of people and triggered more than 150 wildfires across British Columbia, most of which are still burning.… Read More
Just 10% of the world has been vaccinated
www.cnn.com Just 10% of the world has been vaccinated… Read More
Iran's outgoing President Rouhani meets with successor
www.cnn.com Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline judiciary chief with a brutal human rights record, is set to win Iran’s controversial presidential election, according to preliminary results announced by the interior ministry and reported by state media Saturday.… Read More
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, didn’t see diverse characters in books as she grew up. She hopes ‘The Bench’ will change that
www.cnn.com Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, said she hopes “any family” will see themselves represented in the pages of her children’s book, “The Bench,” in her first interview since speaking to Oprah Winfrey in March.… Read More
Virus outpaces vaccines, a sobering milestone, a new variant: What to know about Covid-19 this week
Covid-19 latest: Virus outpaces vaccines, a sobering milestone and a new variant… Read More
About Me
Hello ! I am Richard Y. Lim
Upon migration to Medina, the direction of the Qibla continued to be Jerusalem, although it was then physically impossible for one to also face the Ka’ba, as Medina is north of Makkah.
