Day: October 6, 2020

Hurricane Delta now Category 2, roars at Mexico’s Yucatan

7:22 pm October 6, 2020

MEXICO CITY: Hurricane Delta rapidly intensified into a Category 2 hurricane with 110 mph (175 kmh) winds Tuesday on a course to hammer southeastern Mexico and then grow to a potentially catastrophic Category 4 on approach to the U.S. Gulf coast this week. Cuba’s westernmost province and the Cayman Islands were under tropical storm warnings […]

First female qualifier reaches French Open semis

7:16 pm October 6, 2020

PARIS (AP): The Latest from the French Open (all times local): ___ 2:55 p.m. Nadia Podoroska is the first female qualifier in the Open Era to reach the French Open semifinals. The 131st-ranked Argentine tossed her racket high into the air after beating third-seeded Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-4. Podoroska could meet another qualifier in the […]

Texas officer charged with murder in fatal store shooting

7:06 pm October 6, 2020

WOLFE CITY: A white police officer has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Black man following a reported disturbance at a convenience store in a small East Texas town over the weekend, authorities said. Jonathan Price was walking away from Wolfe City Police Officer Shaun Lucas when Lucas opened fire Saturday […]

US, Australia, India, Japan discuss China’s growing power

7:01 pm October 6, 2020

TOKYO: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that China’s increasingly assertive actions across the region make it more critical then ever for the four Indo-Pacific nations known as the Quad to cooperate to protect their partners and their people from Chinese “exploitation, corruption and coercion.” Pompeo made the remark at a meeting in […]

Bluefin tuna in focus as Japan seeks boost to catch limits

6:57 pm October 6, 2020

MITO, Japan: Countries involved in managing bluefin tuna fisheries are set to face-off over a Japanese proposal to raise its catch quotas for the fish, highly prized for sushi and sashimi. At an online meeting that began Tuesday, Japan is seeking to raise its catch limits for both smaller and larger bluefin tuna by 20%. […]