Strong 7.2 earthquake strikes off Hualien
According to the Central Weather Administration (CWA), the epicenter was 25km south-southeast of Hualien County Hall at a depth of 15.5km.
The highest intensity of 6 was felt in Hualien, while Yilan and Miaoli counties registered over 5.
Intensities of just under 5 were felt in Taipei, New Taipei City, Taichung and Taoyuan, as well as Nantou, Hsinchu and Changhua counties.
Court finds UK Children Act protections apply to children stranded in Diego Garcia
Supreme court of British Indian Ocean Territory rules in favour of Tamil asylum seekers on island
Five children stranded on the remote island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean since October 2021 have won a case to be protected from harm in the same way as British children.
The supreme court of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), sitting remotely in London, has ruled in favour of some of the Tamil asylum seekers on the island including the five children and found that the key protections in the UK’s Children Act apply to the children on the island.
Cambodia: Ex-dictator Hun Sen returns as chief of Senate
Strongmen Hun Sen handed power to his son Hun Manet last year after ruling Cambodia for nearly four decades. Now, the veteran leader is staging a comeback.
Hun Sen was elected the new head of Cambodia's Senate on Wednesday, taking over a key ceremonial role after handing over executive power to his eldest son last year.
The former dictator remains in charge of the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP). With most of the CCP's rivals dismantled during Hun Sen 38-year-long rule, the party now controls 55 out of 62 seats in the upper house of Cambodia's parliament.
Rwanda's cultural renaissance: Rewriting the country's future
All this week, France 24’s culture show arts24 is putting Rwandan artists in the spotlight ahead of the 30th anniversary of the genocide against the Tutsis this weekend. Arts24’s Eve Jackson was in the studio to talk about some of those they met in Kigali, and how artists in the country are helping to rewrite Rwanda’s future.
High court judge booted from bench for social media posts
By TAKASHI ENDO/ Staff Writer
April 3, 2024 at 18:35 JST
A high court judge was dismissed on April 3 in an impeachment trial after being indicted for posting offensive social media messages, the first to be removed for such cause in Japan.
The Diet’s Judge Indictment Committee had impeached Kiichi Okaguchi, 58, a judge with the Sendai High Court, in June 2021.
As Okaguchi has no avenue for appeal, he will automatically lose his certification to work in the legal sector.
There have been a total of 10 impeachment trials in Japan with Okaguchi being the eighth judge to be dismissed.
‘The machine did it coldly’: Israel used AI to identify 37,000 Hamas targets
Israeli intelligence sources reveal use of ‘Lavender’ system in Gaza war and claim permission given to kill civilians in pursuit of low-ranking militants
In addition to talking about their use of the AI system, called Lavender, the intelligence sources claim that Israeli military officials permitted large numbers of Palestinian civilians to be killed, particularly during the early weeks and months of the conflict.
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