Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a meeting in Beijing. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool |
A milestone meeting in China |
- The death toll from Afghanistan's worst earthquake in years jumped to over 1,100 with thousands more injured, as difficult terrain hindered rescue efforts in isolated villages of the country's mountainous eastern region.
- At least 1,000 people were killed in a landslide that destroyed a village in the mountainous Jebel Marra area in the Darfur region of Sudan, leaving only one survivor, the armed group that controls the area said.
- Indonesian police fired tear gas into crowds of protesters near two universities in the major regional city of Bandung, student groups and authorities said, ratcheting up tension around protests that have killed eight since last week.
- Tens of thousands of reservists started to report for duty ahead of a new Israeli offensive in Gaza City, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to speed up, despite warnings from senior ranks.
- The Japanese ruling party's secretary general Hiroshi Moriyama, a close aide to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, said he intends to resign from his post, potentially affecting the fate of Ishiba who has resisted calls to quit over an election loss.
- Thousands of protesters packed the streets near downtown Chicago, singing, chanting and waving signs protesting President Donald Trump's threats to flood the city with National Guard troops and federal immigration agents.
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Laurent Freixe addresses the Nestle AGM. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy/File Photo |
- Nestle has fired its CEO Laurent Freixe after just one year in the job after an investigation into an undisclosed "romantic relationship", ousting its second chief in a year and throwing the Swiss food giant into the deepest leadership chaos in decades.
- Meanwhile, Suntory CEO Takeshi Niinami has resigned from the beverage group following a police investigation into his purchase of a supplement that may have breached the country's strict drug laws.
- Kraft Heinz said it would spin off its grocery unit into an independent public company as the US packaged goods maker aims to revive growth after years of muted sales.
- Curtailing the US Federal Reserve's independence could backfire and push up borrowing costs rather than lower them while disrupting the entire global financial system, European Central Bank board member Isabel Schnabel told Reuters in an interview.
- In markets news, gold sailed past $3,500 per ounce to a record high, as a weaker dollar and mounting expectations of a US Federal Reserve interest rate cut in September boosted the precious metal's appeal.
- Long-dated bond yields in Britain and France hit their highest in over a decade as investors grow increasingly worried about the state of the countries' finances.
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Vietnam celebrates independence day |
Vietnamese troops take part in a parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of independence. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/Pool |
Vietnam celebrated the 80th anniversary of its declaration of independence from colonial rule with its largest military parade in decades, unprecedented cash handouts and the release of nearly 14,000 prisoners. Tens of thousands of people crowded the streets of the capital Hanoi, most of whom were wearing red shirts and holding Vietnamese flags, in a strong show of nationalism in the Communist-run country. |
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An exhibition in Italy is expanding traditional ideas about taste by exploring how sound influences the way people experience their food. Hosted at the MUSE science museum in Trento, Food Sound examines how auditory cues – from the crunch of an apple to the sizzle of a pan – affect appetite, perception of flavor and emotional response. |
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