29.09.2024 4:30Kyodo News Digest: Sept. 29, 2024 The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.
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Read full story here29.09.2024 4:39Newsom Vetoes Bill Requiring Cars to Warn Speeding Drivers The legislation would have made California the first state in the nation to require intelligent speed assistance technology in vehicles.29.09.2024 4:50
At FamilyMart, Japan hankies beat cheaper China alternatives -
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TOKYO -- Consumers often gravitate toward cheaper products, especially for everyday items like handkerchiefs. However, Japanese convenience chain FamilyMart has shown that with new products and effective pricing this doesn't have to be the case.FamilyMart launched its Convenience Wear apparel line in March 2021, backed by parent company and major trading house Itochu. Despite Itochu's experience in the textiles business, some experts expressed skepticism about selling underwear, socks, handkerchiefs and towels in convenience stores.29.09.2024 5:00Australia’s magpie swooping season is here – but they aren’t the only birds to watch out for Noisy miners, butcherbirds and masked lapwings will also go on the offensive to protect their eggs and youngFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s infamous magpies have started to attack – but they’re not the only birds you might fall victim to this swooping season.Lesser known suspects including noisy miners, butcherbirds and masked lapwings also swoop to protect their eggs and young, typically between August and October.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... ... 29.09.2024 5:01In Austria, the migration issue has dominated the general election campaign The Alpine country is one of the highest per capita refugee-receiving countries in the EU. But leading in the polls today, the far right is promising to 'stop the right of asylum' and is brandishing the racist theory of the 'great replacement.'29.09.2024 5:53Trump’s Answer to Harris’s Border Trip: Calling Her ‘Mentally Disabled’ Former President Donald J. Trump assailed Vice President Kamala Harris in harshly personal terms in what he conceded was “a dark speech.”29.09.2024 5:56BREAKING NEWS: New LDP leader Ishiba eyes ex-defense chief Iwaya as foreign minister BREAKING NEWS: New LDP leader Ishiba eyes ex-defense chief Iwaya as foreign minister <FULL STORY>
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Saudi Arabia to aid Pacific islands in climate fight: official -
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TOKYO -- Saudi Arabia will help Pacific island countries respond to climate change and other external challenges, said Sultan bin Abdulrahman Al-Marshad, CEO of the Saudi government's development agency, in a written interview with Nikkei.Small island developing states are "particularly vulnerable to natural disasters and external economic shocks due to their small size, remote location and limited resources," Al-Marshad said, stressing the "importance of building resilience and promoting long-term growth" in these countries.29.09.2024 6:38Florida congressional candidate charged with threatening to kill primary opponent The Justice Department revealed an indictment charging William Robert Braddock III for allegedly threatening to kill his political opponent in a race won by Anna Paulina Luna.29.09.2024 6:39Footage of motorcade racing JFK to the hospital after he was shot sells for $137,500 at auction Newly emerged film footage of President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade speeding down a Dallas freeway toward a hospital after he was fatally wounded sold at auction Saturday for $137,500.29.09.2024 6:40Expert laments delays in dementia diagnosis in Japan A medical expert has expressed concern over the time it takes to diagnose dementia in Japan, which averages about 16 months after a patient's cohabitants begin noticing changes.
Recognition of the condition comes too "late from a specialist's perspective," Katsuya Urakami, director of the Japan Society for Dementia Prevention, said.
Read full story here29.09.2024 6:48Death of Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s Leader, Pushes Mideast Conflict Into New Territory Tehran is faced with deciding how, or whether, to retaliate after the death of the leader of Hezbollah, the powerful Lebanese militia and Iranian proxy.29.09.2024 7:38
Singapore after hours: Five late-night supper spots -
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In workaholic Singapore, late dinners are common practice with people putting in extra hours. And even if you have burned through your three meals a day, a final round of food and drinks with friends is always popular, especially given the plethora of eateries that remain open well into the evening.Typically, supper fare here is likely to be fried, toasted or grilled over a hot stove. Dishes range from a plate of crispy roti prata -- an Indian-style pancake served with a side of fish curry, which is offered by many late-night food stalls -- or a serving of Chinese-style noodles flash-fried in a wok and dripping with gravy.29.09.2024 7:40Multiple people dead after plane crash at Wright Brothers National Memorial’s First Flight Airport Multiple people died after a single-engine plane crashed Saturday afternoon in a wooded area at Wright Brothers National Memorial’s First Flight Airport, the National Park Service said.29.09.2024 7:52
Japan Inc. needs 2,500 more female directors to meet national target -
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TOKYO -- Japanese companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Prime market struggle to achieve the government target of 30% female board members by 2030 in the face of both a shortage of internal female pool and difficulty in inviting external candidates.TSE-Prime Listed companies need to add at least 2,500 female board members to reach the target. Currently, they have only 3,083 female out of about 19,000 board member positions.29.09.2024 8:10Netanyahu, not Biden, is setting the agenda in the Middle East The U.S. and Israel look increasingly at odds, with Washington worried about the dangers of a wider conflagration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu determined to hit hard at Iran and its proxies.29.09.2024 9:01As Austrians Vote, Far Right Awaits Its Biggest Success The Freedom Party has made itself the country’s most popular party, with calls to bar asylum seekers. It is poised to come out on top in parliamentary elections for the first time.29.09.2024 9:06Melbourne in for chilly start to week as cold front brings frosty spring temperatures It follows a weekend of wild weather in NSW, where SES responded to 270 calls including two adults and a baby stranded in flood waters near Tweed HeadsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA cold front moving across southeast Australia is promising to bring more frosty temperatures through next week after parts of New South Wales and Victoria shivered through a cold, wet and windy spring weekend.Rain is expected for south-east Queensland, the New South Wales mid and north coasts over the next few days, but not in the quantities seen over the weekend.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... ... 29.09.2024 9:32Baseball: Yamamoto gets win, Ohtani steals 58th base Yoshinobu Yamamoto won the final start of his major league rookie season and Japanese teammate Shohei Ohtani picked up his 58th stolen base in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 13-2 rout of the Colorado Rockies on Saturday.
The Dodgers have clinched the No. 1 seed in the National League and home-field advantage throughout the postseason after securing the highest winning percentage with their fourth consecutive victory.
Read full story here29.09.2024 10:00Why I Write My Own Obituary Every Year It’s not as maudlin as it might seem. If you take a few minutes to try it, you might find the same.29.09.2024 10:46‘S.N.L.’ Picks Maya Rudolph and Jim Gaffigan to Play Kamala Harris and Tim Walz The casting ended months of speculation after President Biden, played on Saturday by Dana Carvey, withdrew from the race. James Austin Johnson continued as Donald Trump.29.09.2024 11:18Football: Takefusa Kubo goal guides Sociedad to 1st win in 6 La Liga games Japan attacker Takefusa Kubo scored the opener as Real Sociedad beat Valencia 3-0 at home on Saturday for their first victory in six Spanish La Liga games.
An unmarked Kubo guided home a low cross from Sergio Gomez eight minutes into the action at Reale Arena, his second goal of the season ending Sociedad's four-game goal drought.
Read full story here29.09.2024 12:00They Paid Thousands for a Caltech Boot Camp. Caltech Didn’t Teach It. Hundreds of universities have lent their names to online programs, plugging budgets but alienating students who feel misled.29.09.2024 12:01A Grieving Mother. A Famous Uncle. An Unlikely Crusade. Tragedy turned Nadia Milleron, Ralph Nader’s niece, into an activist. Now she’s on a long-shot campaign for Congress.29.09.2024 12:01In Adams Indictment, Legal Experts See Strengths, Potential Pitfalls Prosecutors pursuing corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams appear to have some solid evidence, but winning a conviction is far from a given, experts say.29.09.2024 12:09
Japan's new leader, Vietnam GDP, Samsung chairman fraud case -
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Welcome to Your Week in Asia.Former Japanese Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba will take office as he succeeds Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Vietnam reports quarterly economic growth figures and China kicks off a week-long holiday.In Seoul, a hearing gets underway in Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong's accounting fraud and stock manipulation case while Singapore's former transport minister will be sentenced after pleading guilty to corruption charges.29.09.2024 12:29Iran Projects Caution After Israeli Strikes Against Hezbollah Leaders in Tehran suggested it would be the Lebanese militia that would strike back at Israel after the killing of Hassan Nasrallah and bombings in Beirut.29.09.2024 12:34‘S.N.L.’ Recap: Maya Rudolph Returns to Play Kamala Harris The 50th season began with several surprise guests and alumni — including Dana Carvey, Jim Gaffigan and Andy Samberg — playing figures in the 2024 election.29.09.2024 13:07Ishiba, stubborn ex-defense minister, wins LDP head in 5th bid Read full story here29.09.2024 13:11Lebanon says over 100 killed in new Israeli strikes The health ministry, in a revised toll issued late Sunday, put the total killed in the new strikes at 105 and 359 wounded.29.09.2024 13:14
Indian nurse's payout in U.K. exposes visa scams -
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LONDON -- Kirankumar Rathod arrived in the U.K. from India with his family in May last year after forking out 22,000 pounds ($29,213) to an immigration agent, expecting to start work as a health care assistant. Instead his life was thrown into chaos when the company that had sponsored his visa failed to give him any work and then fired him.He filed a complaint to the labor tribunal and an employment judge ruled on Sept. 9 that Clinica Private Healthcare -- a London clinic with just nine employees -- must pay Rathod the salary he was promised until the case is settled in full.29.09.2024 13:26Protests across Australia as Penny Wong despairs ‘continued retribution’ in Middle East Local Jewish and Palestinian groups are preparing to mark one year since the October 7 attacksGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs Palestinian and Jewish groups prepare to mark the first anniversary of the events that triggered the current Israel-Gaza conflict, the Australian government has again condemned the escalating cycle of violence in the Middle East, reiterating demands for a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon.“We’ve seen so much violence in the Middle East,” the foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, said Sunday.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... ... Страницы: 260261262263264265266267268269270271272273274275276277278279280281282283284285286287288289290291292293294295296297298299300