12.09.2024 22:23Criticized for being too walled off, Harris slowly opens the door to wider press access Fresh off a debate they thought went well for her, Vice President Kamala Harris aides are slowly opening up more engagement for her with the media.12.09.2024 23:00The mysterious case of a 650-foot tsunami witnessed by no one A 650-foot tsunami in Greenland was the result of melting glacial ice that caused a landslide. The waves it created bounced back and forth for nine days.12.09.2024 23:14What Powers Do the Rings Actually Have in The Rings of Power? Do different rings do different things? How much influence does Sauron have over each wearer? 12.09.2024 23:15Is Inequality the Key to the Climate Change Debate? In his new book, the economist Thomas Piketty argues that the world cant stop climate change without addressing issues of inequality.12.09.2024 23:18In Fight for Congress, Democrats Run as Team Normal, Casting G.O.P. as Weird In competitive districts, Democratic congressional candidates have pivoted from portraying Republicans as dangerous and extreme to ridiculing them as too odd to support.12.09.2024 23:25Red Cross Workers Killed in Ukraine in Shelling Attack The aid workers lost their lives as they were preparing to distribute heating supplies in preparation for winter in the region of Donetsk.12.09.2024 23:26OpenAI Unveils o1 ChatGPT Model That Can Reason Through Math and Science Driven by new technology called OpenAI o1, the chatbot can test various strategies and try to identify mistakes as it tackles complex tasks.12.09.2024 23:29Students at Apalachee High School Grapple With a Mass Shooting The 1,900 students at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., were just settling into the rhythms of a new year before a freshman killed two teachers and two students.12.09.2024 23:29Earthquake Rattles Coastal Area Near Los Angeles Preliminary estimates said a 4.7-magnitude temblor was centered near Malibu. The authorities were determining whether there was any significant damage.12.09.2024 23:30How to Make an Argument Thats Actually Persuasive A former Obama speechwriter explains how to appeal to someone's values in order to change their mind.12.09.2024 23:56North Dakota Judge Strikes Down the States Abortion Ban District Judge Bruce Romanick also said that the law violates the state constitution because it is too vague.13.09.2024 0:02Car blast kills four in Israeli city of Ramla, say local police Israel's emergency medical service said the vehicle 'exploded while parked on a sidewalk.' According to a report from a paramedic on the scene, one of the victims was a one-month-old baby.13.09.2024 0:05Pennsylvania man charged with drugging and raping women he met on dating site A suburban Philadelphia man has been accused of drugging at least five women and a teenage girl he met on a dating site and sexually assaulting them at his home while they were impaired, authorities said.13.09.2024 0:12JD Vance says GOP should threaten a shutdown WASHINGTON Sen. JD Vance suggested that it could be in Republicans' best interest to threaten a government shutdown ahead of an impending funding deadline, asking, Why have a government if its not a functioning government? Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, made the remarks in an interview Wednesday on the Shawn Ryan Show.13.09.2024 0:25Historical Polling Tells a Tough Tale for Kamala Harris The KHive has good reason to be skittish13.09.2024 0:44The Historic Significance of the Polaris Dawn Spacewalk A commercial SpaceX mission goes places only governments had gone before.13.09.2024 0:45How Emily In Paris First Real Villain Helps Set Up Its Season 4 Cliffhanger The second half of the show's fourth season sees more professional and relationship drama for its perky American heroine, who has some big decisions to make.13.09.2024 0:45New York City Police Commissioner Resigns Amid Federal Investigation At a news conference Thursday, Mayor Eric Adams praised Caban for making our city safer."13.09.2024 1:04U.S. Supports Africas Bid for U.N. Security Council Seats, With a Catch The announcement provides U.S. support to permanent council seats for African nations, though not new veto powers. But the path to adding members requires far more than White House approval.13.09.2024 1:05
Pakistan needs to learn lessons from failed Iran gas pipeline project -
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Vandana Hari is founder of Vanda Insights, a Singapore-based global energy market intelligence provider.Pakistan has no good options in navigating the legal quagmire and Iran's ire after failing to complete a natural gas pipeline connecting the two nations a whole decade after construction was originally meant to conclude. Missing out on a much-needed supply of a relatively clean fossil fuel -- the project stands next to nil chances of materializing -- is a double blow for Islamabad.13.09.2024 1:13Israeli Commandos Carried Out Raid on Secret Weapons Site in Syria The missile production facility was destroyed in the attack, according to Western officials. Syrian state media reported that 18 people were killed in the strike.13.09.2024 1:16
Japan companies reap nearly $56bn in 3 years from divestments -
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TOKYO -- Japanese listed companies earned almost 8 trillion yen ($56 billion) from selling shares in subsidiaries and affiliates over the past three years, the highest tally since the 2008 global financial crisis, as they sought to put shareholder money to better use.The figure for last fiscal year alone came to about 2.5 trillion yen, the third largest after fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2022, which saw big sales by Toshiba in the former year and Hitachi and Marubeni in the latter, cash flow statements show. The figures exclude cross-shareholdings and short-term securities.13.09.2024 1:18US Sanctions Venezuelan Officials in Response to Disputed Election The sanctions against 16 government officials appointed by the authoritarian president of Venezuela were seen as unlikely to be effective by observers and analysts.13.09.2024 1:23Francine Causes Flooding and Power Outages in Louisiana Waters rose and then receded quickly in New Orleans and communities to its southwest, where Hurricane Francine made landfall.13.09.2024 1:25The Song That Connects Jackson Browne, Nico and Margot Tenenbaum Browne wrote These Days at 16. Now 75, he and some famous admirers reflect on his unexpected mainstay: If a song is worth anything, its about the life of the listener.13.09.2024 1:26If Harris Wins North Carolina, This County Will Be the Tipping Point For 16 years, the state has been a heartbreaker for Democrats, and so has Mecklenburg County a reliably blue area that just hasnt been blue enough.13.09.2024 1:27North Dakotas Abortion Ban Is Overturned A judge ruled that the State Constitution protected a womans right to abortion until the fetus was viable. The decision will surely be appealed.13.09.2024 1:28
Macao's former top judge to run unopposed in leadership race -
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HONG KONG -- Macao's upcoming election for chief executive will again have just one candidate -- this time Sam Hou-fai, former president of the Court of Final Appeal -- after the Chinese territory's application period for candidates closed on Thursday.A candidate needs the nomination of at least 66 of the Chief Executive Election Committee's 400 members, who represent various fields. Sam drew support from 383, or nearly 96% of the members.13.09.2024 1:46Judge tosses two criminal counts against Trump, keeps top charge in Georgia election case Former President Donald Trump is continuing to challenge a ruling in his Georgia election interference case to disqualify District Attorney Fani Willis.13.09.2024 1:48Judge narrows election interference case against Trump in Georgia The judge in election interference case against Donald Trump and several co-defendants in Georgia has thrown out three counts in the indictment including two counts brought against the former president.13.09.2024 1:53Most of Navients $120 Million Lawsuit Settlement WillGo to Student Loan Borrowers. Heres How The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau tells TIME that hundreds of thousands of borrowers could receive payments.13.09.2024 2:00
Japanese auto parts makers scramble to prepare for EV shift -
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TOKYO -- Nearly eight decades ago, the forerunner of KYB Corp. latched onto the automotive sector when Japan's defeat in World War II ended its previous business supplying hydraulic devices for military aircraft.These days, company officials are once again looking to adapt KYB's know-how to a new area as its main product line -- conventional automotive shock absorbers that make use of its original hydraulic expertise -- is under threat due to commitments by Japan and other governments to reach net-zero carbon emissions. Страницы: 134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174