05.12.2024 16:32 Kyiv's forces claim Russia is losing troops at a record rate in its push to advance in eastern Ukraine.05.12.2024 16:32 The brouhaha over President Biden’s predictable volte-face to pardon his wayward son is missing an obvious point.05.12.2024 16:42 Plus, the A.I. that aces weather forecasts.05.12.2024 16:43 The leader of Georgia's main opposition party was knocked to the ground and dragged away by police in Tbilisi.05.12.2024 17:00 Long-time football writer Hiroshi Kagawa, the first Japanese recipient of the FIFA Presidential Award, died of natural causes Thursday, a source familiar with the matter said. He was 99.
The Kobe native was a pioneer in the field in Japan, covering a total of 10 World Cups through the 2014 edition in Brazil, where he drew attention for reporting on the game at the age of 89.
Read full story here05.12.2024 17:37 If Yoon gets impeached or steps down after martial law saga, PM Han Duck-soo will step in as interim president.05.12.2024 17:42 Ahmed Bayram talks about the challenges civilians in Syria had to face in order to escape from the latest armed conflict05.12.2024 17:45 Several airline executives appeared at a tense congressional hearing Wednesday, where Senators from both parties grilled them over allegations of gouging customers when it comes to "junk fees" for carry-on luggage, seats, and more. NBC’s Tom Costello reports, including how airlines are fighting back.05.12.2024 17:54 Gideon Levy, a columnist for Haaretz, talks about what he sees as proof of Israel’s intent to remain in Gaza.
05.12.2024 18:00 Rebels launched sweeping assaults against the forces of President Bashar al-Assad in northwestern Syria, taking control of large portions of territory, including much of the city of Aleppo. Carlotta Gall, a senior correspondent for The New York Times, explains how events beyond Syria’s borders lit the fuse for renewed fighting.05.12.2024 18:06 The average amount spent per person for domestic travel in Japan during the New Year vacation period is expected to rise 4.9 percent from a year earlier to a record 43,000 yen ($290) due to an increase in accommodation costs, a travel agency said Thursday.
The expected amount is up 2,000 yen from the 2023/2024 holiday period in part because travelers are likely to take a longer holiday, as Dec. 28 and 29, and Jan. 4 and 5 fall on the weekend, JTB Corp. said.
Read full story here05.12.2024 18:06 India-Bangladesh relations further strained as two nations trade accusations of alleged attacks on Hindus.05.12.2024 18:08 Israel issued more forced evacuation orders for people in northern Gaza. 05.12.2024 18:10 Jehad Abusalim on how Israel is decimating the Gaza Strip, and what that means for the people living there.05.12.2024 18:14 Amnesty International accused Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip during its war with Hamas.05.12.2024 18:20 French legislators from both sides of the political spectrum voted to remove Barnier from power.05.12.2024 18:21 Events in South Korea have people thinking.05.12.2024 18:29 A Brazilian biologist who spotted a heron with a plastic cup stuck in its throat is on a mission to save it.05.12.2024 18:35 Dans les prochaines semaines, de nombreux prix vont augmenter. Le Figaro fait le point.05.12.2024 18:36 Emporté par la motion de censure, le ministre de l’Economie, âgé de 33 ans, ne sera resté que quelques semaines en poste.05.12.2024 18:42 Syrian opposition fighters enter the city of Hama. Government forces have withdrawn from the area.05.12.2024 18:42 This production cut was previously due to start being phased out in December.05.12.2024 18:47 The rebel group H.T.S. was born as an Islamic State branch. But since pivoting from international jihad, it became dominant in Syria’s northwest.05.12.2024 18:54 A rare look inside a region still reckoning with the toll of war crimes, even as new conflicts roil the nation.05.12.2024 19:00
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Read full story here05.12.2024 19:00 A Ugandan defence lawyer asks whether the International Criminal Court (ICC) is imposing a new form of colonialism.05.12.2024 19:00 For its evocative nature and warmth, PANTONE 17-1230 mocha mousse was selected as Pantone’s 2025 color of the year.
05.12.2024 19:00 The career of George Wallace serves as a reminder that populist rhetoric can cloak policies that hurt the very voters to whom it appeals. 05.12.2024 19:18 It was an election year. An Olympic year. A year of brats and cowboys, witches and swans. Amid it all, these people, characters and things stood out.05.12.2024 19:24 The military has spent decades trying to rehabilitate its image and win public trust after a brutal past. Its role in President Yoon’s martial law raised a specter from that era.05.12.2024 19:33 Authorities have so far confirmed 71 deaths.05.12.2024 19:33 LE FIGARO HISTOIRE - Le nouveau numéro du magazine, en kiosque actuellement, consacre un dossier exceptionnel au sionisme et à la naissance de l’État d’Israël. Страницы: 751752753754755756757758759760761762763764765766767768769770771772773774775776777778779780781782783784785786787788789790791
Plus, the A.I. that aces weather forecasts.
Long-time football writer Hiroshi Kagawa, the first Japanese recipient of the FIFA Presidential Award, died of natural causes Thursday, a source familiar with the matter said. He was 99.
The Kobe native was a pioneer in the field in Japan, covering a total of 10 World Cups through the 2014 edition in Brazil, where he drew attention for reporting on the game at the age of 89.
Read full story here
Several airline executives appeared at a tense congressional hearing Wednesday, where Senators from both parties grilled them over allegations of gouging customers when it comes to "junk fees" for carry-on luggage, seats, and more. NBC’s Tom Costello reports, including how airlines are fighting back.
The average amount spent per person for domestic travel in Japan during the New Year vacation period is expected to rise 4.9 percent from a year earlier to a record 43,000 yen ($290) due to an increase in accommodation costs, a travel agency said Thursday.
The expected amount is up 2,000 yen from the 2023/2024 holiday period in part because travelers are likely to take a longer holiday, as Dec. 28 and 29, and Jan. 4 and 5 fall on the weekend, JTB Corp. said.
Read full story here
Amnesty International accused Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip during its war with Hamas.
Events in South Korea have people thinking.
Dans les prochaines semaines, de nombreux prix vont augmenter. Le Figaro fait le point.
Emporté par la motion de censure, le ministre de l’Economie, âgé de 33 ans, ne sera resté que quelques semaines en poste.
The rebel group H.T.S. was born as an Islamic State branch. But since pivoting from international jihad, it became dominant in Syria’s northwest.
A rare look inside a region still reckoning with the toll of war crimes, even as new conflicts roil the nation.
The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.
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Read full story here
For its evocative nature and warmth, PANTONE 17-1230 mocha mousse was selected as Pantone’s 2025 color of the year.
The career of George Wallace serves as a reminder that populist rhetoric can cloak policies that hurt the very voters to whom it appeals. 
It was an election year. An Olympic year. A year of brats and cowboys, witches and swans. Amid it all, these people, characters and things stood out.
The military has spent decades trying to rehabilitate its image and win public trust after a brutal past. Its role in President Yoon’s martial law raised a specter from that era.
Authorities have so far confirmed 71 deaths.
LE FIGARO HISTOIRE - Le nouveau numéro du magazine, en kiosque actuellement, consacre un dossier exceptionnel au sionisme et à la naissance de l’État d’Israël.