YAME, Japan — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said 13 people have been found dead after a powerful quake shook part of southwestern Japan and rescue work was continuing Wednesday morning for the missing. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Kumamoto area on the southern main island of Kyushu late Tuesday afternoon. “There are people…
The number of vessels passing through Bab el-Mandeb rose to 28 on Tuesday, a four-day high, while traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained low, according to Kpler shipping data, amid optimism about a potential resolution to the US-Iran conflict. Traffic was still below the month’s peak of 46 vessels recorded on July 14, the…
The cost of delayed discharges in the NHS has risen to £2.7 billion, up 7.5% in a year, figures show. Analysis by the King’s Fund charity showed one in 10 hospital beds at any one time are taken up with people who are medically fit to leave. Delays in discharge occur for a number of…
Revenues from the Suez Canal reached USD 4.67 billion (EGP 230.22 billion) in the 2025/2026 fiscal year, a 23 percent increase since the year before, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Chair Ossama Rabie stated in an interview with Ahmed Mousa on the Sada Al-Balad TV show on Sunday, 28 June. Rabie briefed President Abdel Fattah…
