25.10.2024 13:39Major airlines are cutting services to China or quitting entirely amid low travel demand, high costs A new report from travel news site Skift shows that seven major airlines have retreated from the country in the past four months.25.10.2024 13:40«Un scandale sanitaire» : l’hexane, cet inquiétant solvant invisible qui se retrouve dans nos assiettes Dérivé du pétrole, il est utilisé dans la fabrication du lait infantile, de la margarine ou encore des tourteaux pour le bétail, sans pour autant figurer dans la composition de ces produits alimentaires.25.10.2024 13:42South and North Korea troops potentially entering Ukraine war unlikely to stoke regional conflict, analysts say The U.S. has confirmed that North Korean troops have been sent to Russia, with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pegging North Korean troop count at 12,000.25.10.2024 13:45Tensions au Proche-Orient: Israël envoie des négociateurs à Doha, le Hamas ouvert à une trêve conditionnelle LE POINT SUR LA SITUATION - Israël a annoncé l'envoi d'une délégation au Qatar pour négocier un accord impliquant une libération des otages. Dans la nuit de jeudi à vendredi, trois journalistes ont été tués dans des frappes sur la banlieue sud de Beyrouth.25.10.2024 14:00Apple returns to top 5 smartphone ranking in China with iPhone 16 as Huawei battle ramps up Apple returned to the top five ranking of China's smartphone market, helped by the launch of the iPhone 16, but its growth was still outpaced by Huawei.25.10.2024 14:01As Georgia Decides Its Future, Artists Are Worried About Theirs Two new laws, and a looming election, in the former Soviet republic of Georgia have artists reconsidering their livelihoods and even whether they can stay in the country.25.10.2024 14:05Maggie Haberman on What an Unleashed Trump Might Do The New York Times political correspondent discusses Donald Trump’s past, present and possible future.25.10.2024 14:50China schedules meeting expected to reveal fiscal stimulus details Investors have been awaiting the gathering of the standing committee of the National People's Congress, watchful for details on any fiscal stimulus.25.10.2024 14:59Rice prices hit record rise as inflation key issue in Japan election Tokyo rice prices in October soared a record 62.3 percent from a year ago, government data showed Friday, as rising living costs have become a key issue in Japan's general election being held this weekend.
The surge in prices in the Japanese staple food, the largest since comparable data became available in 1971, is driven by farmers passing rising labor and fertilizer costs on to consumers, already burdened by inflation largely due to the yen's sharp depreciation.
Read full story here25.10.2024 15:01French retailer Auchan close to selling its stores in Russia According to French online news outlet La Lettre, Auchan is negotiating the sale of its 230 outlets to a local operative. The name of Gazprombank, which had already acquired shopping centers belonging to Ikea, has been put forward.25.10.2024 16:10Ex-chief Osaka public prosecutor pleads guilty to rape of colleague A former chief of the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office on Friday pleaded guilty to raping a female subordinate prosecutor in 2018 while she was drunk.
Kentaro Kitagawa, a 65-year-old lawyer, said he does "not contest" the sexual assault accusation against him, saying, "I inflicted serious damage against the victim and I am deeply remorseful," in the first hearing for the case at the Osaka District Court.
Read full story here25.10.2024 16:19Shanghai authorities set to crack down on Halloween revelers Shanghai authorities are set to control Halloween cosplayers and decorations this year, U.S. media Radio Free Asia said, as the leadership of Chinese President Xi Jinping has been vigilant about the spread of Western culture and revelers' costumes with underlying political messages.
Earlier this week, RFA quoted an internal Shanghai police notice as saying, "All cosplaying is prohibited, and no Halloween makeup will be permitted" in downtown areas. "Use verbal persuasion at first, but compulsory measures must be used in the event of noncooperation," the notice added.
Read full story here25.10.2024 16:54Uganda sentences LRA commander Thomas Kwoyelo to 40 years for war crimes Landmark trial marks first time Lord's Resistance Army member has been brought to justice in the East African country. 25.10.2024 17:14Can Liz Cheney help Kamala Harris election campaign? Or will she hurt her? Polls suggest some Republican voters are willing to back Harris. But she could also bleed votes because of Cheney. 25.10.2024 17:18How Israel Won the West How Israel has come to occupy such a privileged, protected place in the Western world.25.10.2024 17:25Israelis break into north Gaza as military’s deadly siege continues Israelis demanding new settlements in Gaza have stormed the border fence.25.10.2024 17:44White-wing politics dominating US election spell trouble for the world Whoever wins on November 5 will likely keep the banana republic on a destructive path. 25.10.2024 17:49At least 76 killed as Tropical Storm Trami batters the Philippines Nearly 320,000 forced to leave their homes due to flooding and landslides while thousands stranded at air and seaports.25.10.2024 18:00Americans left vulnerable while tax money funds military aid abroad With US taxpayer money flowing abroad for military aid, why are Americans left vulnerable at home?25.10.2024 18:00Legal bid for Ecuador forest to be recognised as song co-creator Petition to Ecuador’s copyright office is first legal attempt to recognise an ecosystem’s moral authorshipA forest in Ecuador could be recognised as the co-creator of a song under a groundbreaking legal proposal.A petition is to be submitted to Ecuador’s copyright office to recognise the Los Cedros cloud forest as the co-creator of the composition Song of the Cedars. The action by the More Than Human Life (Moth) project is the first legal attempt to recognise an ecosystem’s moral authorship of a work of art. Continue reading... ... 25.10.2024 18:05Baseball: Underdog BayStars eager for Japan Series challenge With his team facing yet another daunting postseason challenge, DeNA BayStars manager Daisuke Miura said Friday he is not content to just show up in the Japan Series against the powerhouse Pacific League champion SoftBank Hawks.
The best-of-seven series kicks off Saturday at DeNA's Yokohama Stadium after the Central League's third-place club won six of eight CL Climax Series road playoff games to advance to the season finale for the first time since its 2017 loss to SoftBank.
Read full story here25.10.2024 18:07Russia hikes interest rates to 21%, highest since 2003 The rise takes rates above an emergency level introduced in February 2022 – just after Moscow ordered troops into Ukraine – and to their highest since 2003 as the regulator battles to stem the economic fallout of the conflict.25.10.2024 18:17Kremlin denies report of Musk-Putin secret talks The WSJ report claimed Putin had discussed personal and political matters with the world's richest man, who has supported Donald Trump's election campaign with donations and messages on his X platform.25.10.2024 18:18Tokyo go-kart manager not indicted for renting to unlicensed tourists The manager of a Tokyo rental go-kart business was not indicted for allegedly renting to foreign tourists who were without valid licenses and allowing them to drive on public roads, Tokyo prosecutors said Friday.
The decision was made effective Sept. 30, although the reason has not been disclosed. Police referred the case against the man in his 40s to prosecutors earlier last month, believing that the manager merited indictment due to the potential risk of causing a serious accident.
Read full story here25.10.2024 18:41Voters who sat out 2020 weigh whether to jump in for Trump or Harris this time A new focus group of voters who plan to cast ballots this fall — but didn’t participate in the 2020 presidential election — illustrates how both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are leaning on a core message to try to expand the electorate in a close race.25.10.2024 18:57‘Ethnic cleansing’ happening in Gaza, Jordan’s FM tells Blinken Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi warned US Secretary of State Antony Blinken of “ethnic cleansing” in Gaza.25.10.2024 19:37Over 85% wary of bad tourist behavior at national parks: poll A government survey released Friday showed that over 85 percent of respondents are concerned that the increase in foreign tourists visiting Japanese national parks could lead to more instances of bad manners and rule-breaking.
At 85.8 percent, the top response in the multiple-choice component of the Cabinet Office survey prompted an Environment Ministry official to say, "We will work to promote awareness and measures for proper use" of national parks.
Read full story here25.10.2024 20:00That 800-Year-Old Corpse in the Well? Early Biological Warfare. Archaeologists in Norway have confirmed that an ancient set of human remains known as the Well Man were intended to make the locals unwell.25.10.2024 20:00Arsenal-Liverpool: Can Trent Alexander-Arnold Defend? Is the Liverpool star a good defender? It depends on your evidence.25.10.2024 20:27New York Stock Exchange to extend after-hours trading Trading would open at 1:30 a.m. and end at 11:30 p.m. ET on weekdays on the Arca electronics exchange, if approved by regulators.25.10.2024 20:55Japan airs serious concern about N. Korean troops sent to Russia Japan on Friday expressed serious concern about the reported dispatch of North Korean troops to Russia for potential participation in the war in Ukraine, a day after they moved to an area near the border between the two nations.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi also said the recent deepening of military cooperation between North Korea and Russia is worrying, given its impact on the security of the region surrounding Japan.
Read full story here25.10.2024 21:02News des Tages: Cem Özdemir, Elon Musk, Wladimir Putin, Ukraine-Krieg Cem Özdemir will Ministerpräsident in Baden-Württemberg werden. Elon Musk kauft sich die Demokratie. Und Kampfeinsätze ... Страницы: 467468469470471472473474475476477478479480481482483484485486487488489490491492493494495496497498499500501502503504505506507