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13.09.2024 4:58
Japan, U.S. scientists win Ig Nobel prize for study on anal breathing A group of 11 Japanese and U.S. scientists won the Ig Nobel physiology prize Thursday for finding that many mammals can breathe with their intestines via the anus. Group leader Takanori Takebe, a professor at Tokyo Medical and Dental University, said in remarks about receiving the spoof prize that he hopes the finding can someday help treat people who suffer from respiratory problems. Ig Nobel organizers say the awards are for research that "makes people laugh and then makes them think." Read full story here

13.09.2024 5:34
Alaska Airlines plane aborts takeoff to avoid collision The pilot of an Alaska Airlines flight was forced to abort takeoff Thursday while traveling at about 120 mph down a runway at Nashville International Airport in order to avoid a potential collision with a Southwest Airlines plane. No one was injured.

13.09.2024 5:37
U.S. to host Quad grouping summit on Sept. 21: White House The White House said Thursday that President Joe Biden will host a summit with his counterparts from Japan, Australia and India in their Quad grouping in Delaware on Sept. 21. The leaders will discuss various topics related to the Indo-Pacific region, including natural disaster response, maritime security, high-quality infrastructure, climate and clean energy, and cybersecurity, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. Read full story here

13.09.2024 5:38
Malaysia Airlines hits roadblocks amid post-COVID recovery - Nikkei Asia KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), which operates Malaysia Airlines, has reduced its flight capacity by 20% through December in the wake of multiple operational problems, dealing a blow to the airline, which had just emerged from a long-term slump.The flight reductions, which started this month, affect the group's domestic and 13 international routes, including key markets such as China, Japan and Australia. Routes like Kuala Lumpur to Tokyo have been reduced from seven to three weekly flights, and Kuala Lumpur to Sydney now operates only five flights per week.

13.09.2024 6:00
FOCUS: Race to find next Japan PM may prove ruling party factions die hard Predicting the winner of Japan's ruling party leadership election -- whose victor is set to become the next prime minister -- is a hard call following the scandal-induced dissolution of powerful lawmaker groups that have influenced intraparty politicking and voting for decades. But their remnants may die hard. The positive outcome of the disappearing factions, at least for now, is that a record nine Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers have filed their candidacies for the Sept. 27 race, and two young lawmakers, both in their 40s, are making bids to succeed outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, raising expectations for a generational change. Read full story here

13.09.2024 6:20
Singtel pushes data centers, IT as mobile business matures - Nikkei Asia SINGAPORE -- Singapore Telecommunications is looking to make its data center and IT businesses the group's new growth pillars under its latest strategic plan, as the Southeast Asian telecom company's main business matures in established markets.Singtel's share price has risen more than 30% so far this year, hitting a four-year high and reflecting investors' bullishness on the group's growth plan.

13.09.2024 7:01
South Korea crafts legislation to support unorganized workers - Nikkei Asia SEOUL -- South Korea's conservative government is working on legislation that would provide targeted support for workers that do not belong to labor unions, according to an advisor to the president.The country's labor ministry is drafting on a law meant to provide protections to what the administration calls "vulnerable" members of the labor force, said Sung Tae-yoon, director of national policy, including gig workers and employees of small- and medium-enterprises who tend to earn low wages.

13.09.2024 7:17
Taiwan's opposition parties target judiciary in bruising political battle - Nikkei Asia NANTOU, Taiwan -- Opposition parties in Taiwan are bombarding the judiciary with criticism just as major rulings on legislative powers and the death penalty loom, raising concerns among legal experts about politicization of the law.The Kuomintang (KMT) and its smaller scandal-plagued ally, the Taiwan People's Party, have aimed unusually pointed attacks at judges in recent weeks, claiming that Constitutional Court justices are lackeys of President Lai Ching-te's Democratic Progressive Party administration. Opposition politicians have gone so far as to openly claim that the senior judges have "lost their independent will" and become government "thugs" to the "humiliation of the nation."