Two Japanese boxers have died from brain injuries sustained in separate bouts on the same card at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall. Shigetoshi Kotari, 28, collapsed shortly after completing a 12-round draw against Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation junior lightweight champion Yamato Hata on Aug. 2. He underwent emergency brain surgery for a subdural hematoma — a condition where blood collects between the brain and skull— but died on Friday. “Rest in peace, Shigetoshi Kotari,” the World Boxing Organization wrote on social media. “The boxing world mourns the tragic passing of Japanese fighter Shigetoshi Kotari, who succumbed to injuries sustained during his...
India’s Supreme Court Orders Removal Of Stray Dogs In Delhi Amidst Rabies Crisis
India’s Supreme Court has ordered the Delhi government and municipal authorities to immediately begin removing stray dogs from streets and housing them in shelters, citing public safety concerns after a surge in dog bites. India is home to millions of stray dogs, and deadly attacks, particularly on children and the elderly, are regularly reported by the city’s media. The country accounts for more than a third of global rabies deaths, according to the World Health Organization, a crisis exacerbated by a lack of sterilisation programmes and legal restrictions on canine culling. The court directed authorities to create shelters capable of...
CDC Shooter Blamed COVID Vaccine For Depression; Union Demands Statement Against Misinformation
A Georgia man who had blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal has been identified as the shooter who opened fire late Friday on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, killing a police officer. The 30-year-old suspect, who died during the incident, had also tried to get into the CDC’s headquarters in Atlanta but was stopped by guards before driving to a pharmacy across the street and opening fire, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Saturday. The man, identified as Patrick Joseph White, was armed with five guns, including at least one long gun, the official...
Airstrike Kill Five Al Jazeera Journalist Team In Gaza City, Israel Defense Force Claim Responsibility
Al Jazeera journalists Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqea, camera operators Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal, and Moamen Aliwa have been killed in a targeted Israeli airstrike on Sunday. The strike hit the outlet’s tent at Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza, killing them instantly. However, the Israel Defense Force—IDF—in a statement via X claimed Anas Al-Sharif was “Hamas Terrorist, who posed as an Al Jazeera journalist” IDF accused him of leading a rocket squad for Hamas’s East Jabalia Battalion, it further stated in a post “Al-Sharif was the head of a Hamas terrorist cell and advanced rocket attacks on Israeli civilians and...
Video: JD Vance Stresses The US Is Done Funding The Ukrainian War, “Americans Are Sick Of Sending Their Tax Dollars To This Particular Conflict”
” Americans are sick of sending their tax dollars to this particular conflict, If the Europeans want to step up and actually buy the weapons from American producers, we’re okay with that — but we’re not going to fund it ourselves anymore.”
Torrential Rains In Southern Japan Cause Flooding, Mudslides, And Travel Disruptions
Downpours on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu caused flooding and mudslides on Monday, injuring a number of people and disrupting travel during a Buddhist holiday week. Evacuation advisories were issued and several reported missing. A low-pressure system has been stuck over the region since last week, dumping torrential rain over the southern prefecture of Kagoshima and the island’s northern part. The Japan Meteorological Agency early Monday issued the highest-level warning in the prefecture of Kumamoto, saying rainfall had exceeded 40 centimeters (15.7 inches) in the last 24 hours and more was expected through Tuesday afternoon over Kyushu. The agency later downgraded the alert...