22.09.2024 7:44Newsom Signs Bill That Adds Protections for Children on Social Media The California legislation comes amid growing concerns about the impact of cellphones and social media on adolescents’ mental health.22.09.2024 8:00
User-generated content powers J-pop artists' global smash hits -
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This article was originally published in Japanese in Nikkei Entertainment!, a monthly magazine and part of Nikkei Business Publications, a Nikkei group company.TOKYO -- Japanese artists are taking the global stage by storm with XG, YOASOBI, Creepy Nuts leading the way. Driven by user-generated content (UGC), these tracks are blazing through international charts and proving that J-pop and anime anthems are now major players worldwide.22.09.2024 8:15At a Rally in North Carolina, Trump Avoids Topic A: Mark Robinson The former president did not mention Mr. Robinson, the state’s embattled Republican nominee for governor, whom he once called “Martin Luther King on steroids.”22.09.2024 8:40Daniel J. Evans, 98, Washington State Governor Who Went to Senate, Dies A moderate Republican, he championed education, civil rights and environmental causes as a three-term governor and on Capitol Hill. He was eyed as a potential vice president.22.09.2024 8:47Marxist Leads Presidential Vote as Sri Lanka Rejects the Old Order Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s strong showing reveals voter weariness with leadership that has led to a national economic crisis and crushing hardship for many people.22.09.2024 9:01Brandenburg State Elections: What to Watch For The far right and far left are poised to make significant gains in state voting on Sunday, possibly affecting the stability of the national government in Berlin.22.09.2024 9:01A French Fair as Workers’ Paradise, Feting Cuisine, Music and Communism The Fête de l’Humanité, a blend of Burning Man, Woodstock and a political convention, attracts the masses with bands, lectures and food, but here K.F.C. is C.F.K.: Communist Fried Kitchen.22.09.2024 9:26Hezbollah targets base near Haifa after Israeli strike in Beirut killed 37, including top commander Israel launched a rare airstrike that killed a senior Hezbollah military official in a densely populated southern Beirut neighborhood on Friday. It was the deadliest such strike on Lebanon's capital in decades.22.09.2024 9:50Israel raids and shuts down Al Jazeera’s bureau in Ramallah in the West Bank Al Jazeera aired footage of Israeli troops live on its Arabic-language channel ordering the office to be shut for 45 days.22.09.2024 9:59China ‘testing us’ across the region, Biden tells leaders at Quad summit US president is recorded on hot mic singling out Beijing, saying it ‘continues to behave aggressively’ in areas including the South China SeaJoe Biden has been recorded on a hot mic telling the leaders of Australia, India and J ... 22.09.2024 10:00
Golden slumbers: Australian hotels cash in on 'sleep tourism' boom -
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SYDNEY -- Hotels in Australia are waking up to the value of offering their guests a deep and satisfying slumber, tapping into the burgeoning global "sleep tourism" industry catering to people willing to shell out for some soothing shut-eye.Although hotels are typically associated with rest after a long day of travel or business meetings, they do not always provide a restorative sleep experience for visitors.22.09.2024 11:00
Thailand's teak heartland abounds with art and history -
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CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- I became obsessed by teak, and its history in Thailand, while researching a historical novel based on a 19th-century teak boom in North Thailand. My research included the almost magical durability and workability of teakwood, the complex steps involved in logging and the lavish lifestyles of the teak tycoons.But with the book written and published I wanted to learn more about the use of teak in Thai art and architecture. For that, there was only one place to go -- Phrae.22.09.2024 12:00
Asian leaders head to U.N., Indonesia polls, Van Gogh sale in Hong Kong -
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Welcome to Your Week in Asia.Asian leaders head to the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York, the EU holds a mid-week vote over tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles while Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) wraps up its leadership election on Friday. The corruption trial of Singapore's former transport minister gets underway, Indonesia kicks off regional elections and auctioneer Christie's puts a rare Van Gogh painting on the block in a sale esimated to fetch as much as $50 million. 22.09.2024 12:00Football-mad Morocco dreams of a World Cup final in its own ark Buoyed by the team’s success in 2022, the kingdom is eyeing a bigger goalThe rendering is dramatic, a vast white stadium inspired by the design of a Maghrebi communal tent, known as a moussem.The language used to describe it is n ... 22.09.2024 12:00Venezuelan Gang’s Path to U.S. Stokes Fear, Crime and Border Politics Tren de Aragua’s emergence in New York City and elsewhere has led law enforcement officials to strategize how to stem the gang’s growth.22.09.2024 12:02Brother of man arrested over 1977 Easey Street cold case says he is ‘100% sure’ of his innocence Perry Kouroumblis, 65, was arrested at Rome airport and held for the alleged murders of Suzanne Armstrong and Susan BartlettGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe brother of a man accused of the 1977 Easey S ... 22.09.2024 12:59Football: Nakamura nets in 2nd straight game as Reims hold PSG Japan winger Keito Nakamura scored for the second game running as Reims held Paris Saint-Germain 1-1 in the French Ligue 1 on Saturday, ending the three-time reigning champions' perfect start to the season.
Nakamura, who hit a late winner off Junya Ito's assist last weekend at Nantes, slotted home in the ninth minute at Stade Auguste-Delaune after controlling his fellow Samurai Blue winger's low cross and getting the better of Brazil defender Marquinhos.
Read full story here22.09.2024 13:47FEATURE: Brazilian costume maker dancing on air after Asakusa carnival return Maria Rodrigues, a Tokyo-based costume maker, was one of several Brazilian performers who joined Tokyo's Asakusa Samba Carnival this year, with the event returning in all its glory after a scaled-back version was held last year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On a street lined with 480,000 spectators, the Sept. 15 carnival marked 43 years since the event's launch, with Rodrigues, who wore a skirt adorned with "solar panels" as part of her team's "electricity" theme, dancing to high-octane Brazilian samba music as she passed the landmark Kaminarimon gate of Sensoji Temple in Asakusa.
Read full story here22.09.2024 14:00A summer marked by extreme, record-setting heat in the U.S. comes to a close A summer marked by record-setting heat — particularly in Arizona — has ended. Phoenix notched a record 113 consecutive days of temperatures at or above 100 degrees.22.09.2024 14:03Drugs, Sex, Baby Oil: The ‘Freak Offs’ at the Core of Sean Combs’s Troubles Prosecutors say the sexual encounters in hotel rooms were coercive and abusive and are the heart of their sex trafficking case. The music mogul’s lawyers call them consensual.22.09.2024 14:03The Politics of Motherhood Become a Campaign-Trail Cudgel The presidential race has exposed a fault line in American political culture over the deeply personal decision to have children.22.09.2024 15:00Israel’s Pager Attacks Have Changed the World Our supply chains are vulnerable, which means that we are vulnerable.22.09.2024 15:43Far-right group that invokes Nazi past on track for more state election success in Germany Polls opened on Sunday in the German state of Brandenburg, where the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is projected to finish first.22.09.2024 15:45Ministère des sports: qui est Gil Avérous, successeur d’Amélie Oudéa-Castéra ? Gil Avérous, nommé ministre des Sports, un monde qu'il connaît par son versant associatif, est l'actuel maire de Châteauroux et président de l'association des Villes de France (VdF), ex-membre des Républicains, fidèle de Nicolas Sarkozy et autant Barnier que Macron compatible.22.09.2024 16:00Why Vinod Khosla Is All In on AI Investor Vinod Khosla spoke with TIME about the future of AI and his thoughts on regulation.22.09.2024 16:00Indigenous Peoples Are Key to Navigating the Climate Crisis. We Deserve a Seat at the Table Indigenous Peoples are often overlooked when it comes to global climate solutions. We deserve a say.22.09.2024 16:00Politicians are promising housing help. Homebuilders say the problems are many and the solutions scant. In the suburbs of Wichita, Kansas, local homebuilder Carl Harris used to charge homebuyers around $330,000 for one of his new-construction homes aimed at growing families.22.09.2024 16:07Explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran kills at least 33 workers Around 70 people had been working at the time of the blast, one of the worst mining disasters in the country's history.22.09.2024 16:16At least 51 killed in Iran coal mine blast A gas explosion in a coal mine in Iran’s South Khorasan Province killed at least 51 people and injured 20, state media in the country said on Sunday.22.09.2024 16:29An Escape from the Front Line in Ukraine An excerpt from one of the most ambitious stories in The Times Magazine’s history.22.09.2024 16:35Explosion at an Iranian Mine Kills Dozens, State Media Says A methane leak set off the explosion, the country’s official media said, and a rescue effort was underway for those believed to be trapped in the mine.22.09.2024 16:42This Chinese stock has a big U.S. buyer in consumer tech aimed at the smart glasses market As the fall consumer tech product season gets underway, smart glasses, many with components made in China, are emerging as an up-and-coming category. Страницы: 206207208209210211212213214215216217218219220221222223224225226227228229230231232233234235236237238239240241242243244245246