| 27.12.2024 4:59Syria authorities arrest official behind Saydnaya death penalties: NGO Mohammed Kanjo Hassan who headed Syria's military field court from 2011 to 2014 and was promoted to chief of military justice nationwide was arrested in the coastal Tartus province, a stronghold of Assad's clan, along with 20 members of his entourage, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.27.12.2024 5:00The Sidney Awards A revelatory portrait, an American Vulcan, a sober take on DOGE and more.27.12.2024 5:01Incoming border czar hints at battle between federal and local authorities Tom Homan, chosen by President-elect Trump as his new border czar, suggested in an interview with NBC News that a showdown might be coming between federal and local authorities over deporting undocumented migrants. Homan discussed a San Diego measure that would require federal officials to obtain a judicial warrant to remove undocumented migrants from jails. NBC News' Sam Brock reports27.12.2024 5:01Northern Ireland Office should have protected murdered solicitor Newly released documents show senior official accepted that Rosemary Nelson should have been offered helpThe murdered solicitor Rosemary Nelson should have been offered protection by the Northern Ireland Office (NIO), a senior official accepted, according to newly released documents.Nelson was killed by a loyalist car bomb outside her home in Lurgan, County Armagh in March 1999. Continue reading... ... 27.12.2024 5:01Labour backs plans for ?15m fund to distribute surplus food from farms Grant will go towards repackaging food that would go to waste and delivering it to shelters, food banks and charitiesLabour ministers have backed plans for a ?15m fund to redistribute food from farms that otherwise go to waste, particularly around Christmas.Grants starting from ?20,000 will be handed to the not-for-profit food redistribution sector in England to repackage farm food and deliver it to homeless shelters, food banks and charities. Continue reading... ... 27.12.2024 5:05Kyodo News Digest: Dec. 27, 2024 The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.
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Read full story here27.12.2024 5:09Growing speculation that plane was brought down by Russian air defenses There was growing speculation that an Azerbaijani airliner was shot down by Russian air defense system. Russia had initially said it believed the plane hit a flock of birds, but a U.S. official says it may have been struck by Russian air defenses. 67 people were on the plane, and 29 of them survived. A top Russian official warned against early speculation with the investigation in its infancy. NBC News' Steve Patterson reports.27.12.2024 5:15Pregnant woman stabbed 14 times in front of young daughter over bad pizza delivery tip: deputies A pizza delivery driver in Florida was arrested for allegedly stabbing a pregnant woman more than a dozen times over a tip amount, ... 27.12.2024 5:16Delta says stowaway was able to board plane without ticket or boarding pass Delta Air Lines said a person was able to board a flight in Seattle without a ticket or boarding pass. After the discovery, the plane was turned around just before takeoff. It was the second incident involving a stowaway on a Delta flight in recent weeks. NBC News' Morgan Chesky reports.27.12.2024 5:17Judge rules that accuser in rape suit against Jay-Z, Combs can remain anonymous A judge ruled that a woman who says? she was raped by Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs when she was 13 can proceed anonymously, for now, in her lawsuit against the rap moguls.27.12.2024 5:29Passenger without ticket gets onto Delta flight from Seattle to Honolulu A plane passenger taken into custody after boarding a Delta flight from Seattle to Hawaii without a boarding pass.27.12.2024 5:30Mother of iconic North Korea abductee says faith helped her survive Sakie Yokota, the 88-year-old mother of Megumi, who has long been the face of North Korean abductees, says faith has helped her survive the daughter's disappearance from Niigata, a city on the Sea of Japan coast in central Japan, in 1977.
Life has been a never-ending struggle for Yokota as suspicions that Megumi might have been abducted by North Korea came to light in 1997 and North Korea notified Japan another five years later that she had "died," without providing clear evidence.
Read full story here27.12.2024 5:35Questions swirl about cause of Kazakhstan plane crash There are new details about what may have caused a passenger jet that was headed from Azerbaijan to Russia to crash in Kazakhstan. A U.S. official told CBS News that there are preliminary indications that a Russian anti-aircraft system may have hit the plane, which was carrying 67 people. Several dozen people died in the crash, but dozens also survived. Chris Livesay has the latest.27.12.2024 5:35Severe weather hits Texas, Pacific Northwest with flash flooding, power outages Powerful thunderstorms forced ground stops that delayed dozens of flights at Dallas airports Thursday, while stormy weather downed trees and knocked out power to thousands of customers in Oregon and Washington. Kati Weis reports from Houston.27.12.2024 5:40Toledo, Pitt make bowl game history in extended contest that becomes instant classic Toledo took down Pitt, 48-46, in Thursday's GameAbove Sports Bowl in Detroit that took six overtimes to complete, the most in ... 27.12.2024 5:43The negative repercussions of multitasking on our health Research suggests the human brain is not wired to multitask on complicated tasks, and experts say it can cause more damage to our wellbeing than we realize. Dr. Jon LaPook explains.27.12.2024 5:44DeSean Jackson finalizing deal to become latest ex-NFL star to land college head coaching job: report DeSean Jackson has become the latest ex-NFL player to join the collegiate ranks. He is reportedly finalizing a deal with Delaware ... 27.12.2024 5:46Four in New Hampshire found dead on Christmas of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning Four people were found dead in a New Hampshire home on Christmas Day of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning, officials said.27.12.2024 5:47Virginia toy library offers an eco-friendly solution to a common problem The Toy Nest in Falls Church, Virginia, is a toy library that works on a membership program. The moms who buy-in say it allows them to cut down on toy waste, while saving money and adding variety. Natalie Brand explains how the novel idea works.27.12.2024 5:47New York fordert 75 Milliarden US-Dollar von fossiler Energiewirtschaft Schuss, der in der ganzen Welt geh?rt werden wird: Der US-Staat New York bittet die ?l-, Gas- und Kohle-Branche zur Kasse um ... 27.12.2024 5:58Trump Wants U.S. Control of the Panama Canal. Here are Three Things to Know. Treaties ratified by the Senate in 1978 established permanent neutrality, but some Republicans regret that decision.27.12.2024 6:10Richard Parsons, executive who led Time Warner and Citigroup, dies at age 76 Richard Parsons was known as a skilled negotiator, a diplomat and a crisis manager.27.12.2024 6:15BREAKING NEWS: Japan draws record 115.54 tril. yen budget for FY 2025 BREAKING NEWS: Japan draws record 115.54 tril. yen budget for FY 2025
==KyodoRead full story here27.12.2024 6:15BREAKING NEWS: Japan defense budget hits record 8.7 tril. yen amid regional threats BREAKING NEWS: Japan defense budget hits record 8.7 tril. yen amid regional threats
==KyodoRead full story here27.12.2024 6:16Pair of Christmas NFL games on Netflix set streaming records About 65 million combined viewers watched a pair of NFL games on Netflix on Christmas Day to set streaming records.27.12.2024 6:28ChatGPT recovering after being hit by outages, OpenAI says The OpenAI issue was caused by an "upstream provider," according to the artificial intelligence organization.27.12.2024 7:02Japan defense budget hits record 8.7 tril. yen amid regional threats Japan's defense budget grew to a record 8.70 trillion yen ($55 billion) for fiscal 2025, the government said Friday, as the country continues to enhance its capabilities to address regional threats amid China's rapid military buildup and North Korea's growing ties with Russia.
The draft budget marked the 13th consecutive year of increase, surpassing the previous record of 7.9 trillion yen marked in the current year.
Read full story here27.12.2024 7:13Japan's Kirin to halve logistics workforce with AI-controlled automation - Nikkei Asia 27.12.2024 7:25The Bald Eagle Is (Finally) the National Bird of the United States The bird of brown and white feathers has long represented the United States as a majestic and soaring symbol, but only this week did a law make it official.27.12.2024 7:31Azerbaijan probe finds Russian missile caused deadly crash, reports say Azerbaijan officials cited in multiple reports say Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8432 was downed by Russia's air defences.27.12.2024 7:33BYD: Verdacht auf Menschenhandel bei chinesischer Elektroautofabrik in Brasilien Mehr als 160 Chinesen sollen in Brasilien eine Fabrik des Autobauers BYD hochziehen. Laut Beh?rden herrschen dabei untragbaren ... 27.12.2024 7:35Unlikely political Thor emerges from South Koreas martial law crisis Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik's rigorous adherence to constitutional procedure seen as key to overturning martial law. Страницы: 907 908 909 910 911 912 913 914 915 916 917 918 919 920 921 922 923 924 925 926 927 928 929 930 931 932 933 934 935 936 937 938 939 940 941 942 943 944 945 946 947 |