SEOUL — Thousands of South Korean fishermen, activists and politicians held a protest rally in central Seoul on Saturday, condemning Japan’s dumping of nuclear-contaminated wastewater into the ocean.
The individuals shouted “Immediately stop dumping radioactive wastewater into the ocean” and “Japan must store nuclear-contaminated wastewater on its soil,” urging the South Korean authorities to file a lawsuit with the International Tribunal in opposition to the Japanese authorities. (South Korea-Japan-Nuke Wastewater)
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LIBREVILLE — About 847,000 voters have been referred to as to the polls in Gabon Saturday when voting for presidential, legislative and native elections was held throughout the nation, although it began later than anticipated in a number of localities, particularly the nationwide capital of Libreville, in keeping with a number of voters interviewed by Xinhua journalists. (Gabon-Election Day-Voting)
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MANILA — Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos has ordered the federal government to accentuate the drive in opposition to human trafficking, a Department of Justice (DOJ) official stated on Saturday.
At a media discussion board, Justice Assistant Secretary Mico Clavano stated Marcos has given “specific instructions” to strengthen measures to crack down on human trafficking. (Philippines-Human Trafficking)
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KABUL — Police have destroyed three drug processing labs in Afghanistan’s Badghis and Helmand provinces, stated a press release of the Ministry of Interior Affairs on Saturday.
Acting on a tip-off, police launched operations on Friday and unearthed three drug processing labs together with an enormous amount of supplies and objects used for manufacturing heroin. (Afghanistan-Law Enforcement-Drug Labs)