Quarter of world's population facing extreme water stress

Aug 6,2019
Nearly a quarter of the world's population lives in 17 countries facing extremely high water stress, close to "day zero" conditions when the taps run dry, according to a report released Tuesday.
US ends visa-free entry for visitors to North Korea
Aug 06
Washington on Monday revoked visa-free entry rights to the United States for foreigners who have visited North Korea in the past eight years, potentially dealing a new blow to the isolated country's nascent tourist industry.
NEC unveils flying car prototype using its communications technology
Aug 06
NEC Corp. unveiled Monday a prototype of an electric flying car as it seeks to offer its communications and control technologies to other companies amid the global boom to develop such airborne vehicles.
9 children die as school bus falls into gorge in N. India
Aug 06
At least nine children died and 10 others were injured on Tuesday when their school bus fell into a gorge in Indian northern state Uttarakhand's Tehri Garhwal district, a local police told Xinhua via phone.
China central bank sets weakest reference rate for yuan in 11 years
Aug 06
The Chinese central bank on Tuesday set the weakest yuan reference rate against the U.S. dollar in more than 11 years, after the country's currency was sold amid the escalating trade war with the United States.
Traffic accident kills at least three in Canada
Aug 06
At least three people were killed as two tractor-trailers and six passenger vehicles collided on a highway in Laval, Canada on Monday afternoon, sparking a smoky fire that could be seen kilometers away, according to CTV.
Tropical storm hitting Kyushu
Aug 06
People on Japan's southern island of Kyushu are coping with heavy rain and strong winds after a typhoon made landfall Tuesday morning.