September 7, 2022

*) China clears roads to earthquake epicentre, death toll rises to 74 The death toll from Monday’s 6.6 magnitude earthquake in China’s Sichuan province has risen to 74, with 26 people still missing as of Tuesday night. State media reported that the government has reopened roads leading to the epicentre of the quake and that traffic has resumed. The strongest earthquake to hit the province since 2017 also injured 259 people. It destroyed numerous buildings and caused severe damage to utility infrastructures. *) UN begs for aid as famine looms in drought-hit Somalia The United Nations says more than 700 children have died in Somalia this year because of hunger and malnutrition. The organisation has begged the international community not to forget the east African country, and pled for more aid as drought puts 200 thousand people on the brink of famine. The UN warned of a famine affecting several parts of the country in the coming months. *) ​​UK’s new PM Liz Truss vows to ‘ride out the storm’ and rebuild country New British Prime Minister Liz Truss has promised that her country would see sunnier days ahead despite the current economic gloom. In her first speech as premier after taking over from Boris Johnson, the-47-year old former foreign secretary said she would take action this week to secure the UK's future energy supply. Truss officially became Britain's new prime minister on Tuesday, at an audience with head of state Queen Elizabeth II after the resignation of Johnson. *) Rains damage Mohenjo Daro, Pakistan's 4,500-year-old archaeological site A famous archaeological site dating back 4 thousand 500 years is threatened by Pakistan’s devastating floods. The ruins of Mohenjo Daro, a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in southern Sindh province, are considered among the best preserved urban settlements in South Asia. The unprecedented floods have killed over 1,300 people and left hundreds of thousands homeless. And finally… *) Justin Bieber suspends tour dates to prioritise health Pop s