June, 2016

• 26 June

  Obama calls West Virginia flood a disaster, announces federal aid

  

    CLENDENIN / AP Offering his condolences, President Barack Obama approved federal aid for the West Virginia communities devastated by floods that have killed at least 24 people and rendered many more homeless. Obama’s signature on the federal disaster declaration lets residents in three counties get aid for temporary housing and home repairs, receive low-cost loans to cover uninsured property ...

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• 26 June

  US base worker held drink-driving in Japan’s Okinawa

    Tokyo / AFP An American base employee on Japan’s Okinawa was arrested for suspected drink-driving on Sunday, a week after tens of thousands of angry residents rallied in protest at crimes linked to the heavy US military presence. US military personnel are still under curfew after a suspected rape and murder by another employee of a military base. The ...

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• 26 June

  Student killed in Papua New Guinea university attack

    Sydney / AFP One man was killed and several buildings torched in violence at a university in Papua New Guinea, its vice-chancellor said on Sunday, some two weeks after police opened fire on students in the capital. Students have been protesting against Prime Minister Peter O’Neill, who is being investigated for corruption. The undergraduate killed at the campus in ...

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• 26 June

  Bus fire kills 30 in central China

    Beijing / AFP At least 30 people were killed when a large bus burst into flames after crashing into the side of a road in central China on Sunday, state media said. A total of 56 people were on board the bus which crashed in Hunan province, the official Xinhua news agency reported, suggesting casualties could rise. 21 injured ...

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• 26 June

  UK Labour leader under pressure after MPs quit

  

    London / AFP The future of opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn looked shaky on Sunday after two members of his top team quit and others seemed set to follow over his handling of Britain’s EU referendum. Corbyn sacked his foreign affairs spokesman, Hilary Benn, late Saturday after Benn said he no longer had confidence in his leadership, while health ...

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• 26 June

  Kerry to visit Brussels, London for talks on Brexit

    ROME / AP US Secretary of State John Kerry will rush to Brussels and London on Monday to meet the top British and European Union diplomats, as the world grapples with the implications of Britain’s historic vote to leave the European Union. Kerry will bring messages of support. Less likely: Answers or even suggestions for how to deal with ...

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• 26 June

  American dream turns into nightmare for undocumented immigrants

  

    Perris / AFP Every weekday, year-round, Esteban Yanez rises at the crack of dawn and heads to his job as a construction worker near the largely Hispanic desert town of Perris, south of Los Angeles. On weekends, he does odd jobs to complement his salary. Though the 49-year-old father of four pays income tax and social security, he has ...

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• 26 June

  Middle Eastern stocks slump as investors weigh Brexit fallout

  

    BLOOMBERG Middle Eastern stocks followed declines across global markets on uncertainty over how Britain’s decision to leave the European Union will affect economies in the region. Dubai’s DFM General Index lost 3.3 percent, the most since January, as Emaar Properties PJSC declined 4.7 percent. Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index fell 1.1 percent as more than 85 percent of ...

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• 26 June

  Copper price tumble hits tens of thousands of Congolese

  

    Lubumbashi, DR Congo / AFP When 2016 rang in, Divin Lwamba, a street vendor with nine mouths to feed, says he was making up to $300 a day selling samosas in Lubumbashi’s main market. With meat and vegetable samosas flying off his cart almost faster than they were made, Lwamba says he could make enough cash in a single ...

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• 26 June

  Safe-haven flows may benefit US as Brexit roils global mkts

  

    Bloomberg As markets reel from the U.K.’s surprise decision to leave the European Union, the U.S. may be one of the relatively safer ports in the global storm. The world’s biggest economy may be poised to attract a bit of the growth that would have otherwise taken place in the U.K., according to some economists. Companies looking for havens ...

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