Ginowan (Japan) (AFP) – For decades, residents of Japan’s southern island of Okinawa have strongly opposed the US military bases in the region, seeing them as sources of crime and pollution. But a subtle shift is underway, driven by Chinese sabre-rattling and economic challenges.
Malang (Indonesia) (AFP) – Dramatic footage shot by a witness inside Indonesia’s Kanjuruhan stadium shot on the evening of Saturday’s deadly stampede shows fans running away and climbing fences as police fire tear gas onto the pitch. Police described the incident as a riot and said two officers were killed, but survivors have accused them of overreacting.
Birmingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Protesters holding a Greenpeace banner, which reads “Who voted for this?”, disrupt UK Prime Minister Liz Truss’s address to the Conservative Party conference.
Londres (AFP) – Images of a picket line outside Kings Cross station as drivers at 12 train operators walk out. Tens of thousands of workers across various sectors have gone on strike across Britain since the summer as decades-high inflation erodes earnings.
Geneva (AFP) – Sixty-three confirmed and probable cases have been reported in the Ebola outbreak in Uganda, including 29 deaths, says WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. SOUNDBITE
Stockholm (AFP) – The Nobel Chemistry Prize is awarded to a trio of chemists for laying the foundation for a more functional form of chemistry. Americans Carolyn Bertozzi and Barry Sharpless, together with Denmark’s Morten Meldal are honoured for “for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry”. The award marks the second Nobel for 81-year-old Sharpless, who won the chemistry Nobel in 2001. SOUNDBITE
Santiago de Compostela (Spain) (AFP) – Nine years after a high-speed train crash that killed 80 and injured over 140, a major trial opens to determine responsibility in Spain’s worst rail disaster in nearly eight decades. IMAGES
Strasbourg (AFP) – Abir Al-Sahlani, a Swedish member of the European Parliament, cuts her hair during a speech in Strasbourg to show solidarity with protesters in Iran.
Ly son (Vietnam) (AFP) – Vietnamese fisherman Nguyen Van Loc has been attacked by Chinese coast guard vessels so many times, he has lost count. One summer day in 2020, while sailing through the Paracel Islands — resource-rich waters in the South China Sea claimed by both Hanoi and Beijing — his boat was rammed by a Chinese ship repeatedly until it capsized. Thirteen of his crewmen were left clinging to a fishing basket in the water, desperately awaiting help.
Malang (Indonesia) (AFP) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo arrives at hospital where the victims of the deadly stampede at a football stadium in the city of Malang are being treated. He greets the relatives of the victims before entering the hospital.
Noida (India) (AFP) – India has the world’s highest rate of women aviators but when trailblazing pilot Zoya Agarwal said she dreamed of conquering the skies, her mother cried and told her to find a husband instead. The 40-year-old has enjoyed an illustrious career since gaining her wings in 2004, including her inauguration last year, with an all-female crew, of the longest non-stop Indian commercial flight.
Infanta (Philippines) (AFP) – Filipino fishermen are prevented from accessing a reef that is permanently guarded by Chinese maritime guards, as the country claims sovereignty over this natural shelter for sailors, which is exceptionally abundant in fish and on which an entire industry is based.
