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3,700kg of explosives used to demolish illegal skyscrapers in Noida near India’s capital

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube A pair of illegal skyscrapers were razed in a controlled explosion near the Indian capital New Delhi on August 28, 2022, ending a 9-year court battle over building and fire safety law violations. Nearly 3,700kg (8,160lbs) of explosives was used to turn the 32-storey and 29-level residential towers to dust in about 10 seconds. Officials said…

Japan pledges US$30 billion of aid and investment for Africa to counter Chinese influence

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Japan pledged US$30 billion of aid and investment for Africa over the next three years as it sought to counter China’s growing influence. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stressed on August 27, 2022, during the Tokyo International Conference on African Development that Japan will “grow together with Africa”. Support us: https://subscribe.scmp.com Follow us on: Website: https://www.scmp.com…

First Covid, now historic heatwave hits farmers in southwest China hard

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube China’s southwestern Sichuan province has been sweltering under a record heatwave. The region has seen over 40 degree Celsius (104°F) temperatures since early August 2022, which has lasted for nearly a month. In one of the worst-hit areas in Dazhou, in eastern Sichuan, rivers have dried up as a result of the heatwave, leaving scorched crops…

3 Indian officers sacked for accidentally firing cruise missile into neighbouring Pakistan

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube The Indian air force sacked three officers on August 23, 2022, for accidentally firing a supersonic cruise missile into nuclear-armed Pakistan six months back. The unarmed BrahMos surface-to-surface missile landed 125km (78 miles) across the border. It hit an uninhabited civilian area and caused no casualties or damage to property. The BrahMos is one of India’s…

China turns to artificial rainfall to combat drought amid record heatwave

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube China has launched a three-month campaign to produce artificial rainfall in drought-affected areas, amid the country’s longest-ever heatwave. China earlier issued the first national drought alert of the year and encouraged workers and buildings to ration energy supplies, including the use of lifts and air conditioning. Support us: https://subscribe.scmp.com Follow us on: Website: https://www.scmp.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/scmp…

China exports 350km/h bullet trains to Indonesia for Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube China-made bullet trains with a top speed of 350km/h (217mph) have been exported for the first time in a shipment to Indonesia for use on a new high-speed rail line. The engines and carriages left China’s eastern port city of Qingdao on August 21, 2022, and are expected to arrive later in the month for deployment…

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