09.04.2025 16:16 Costly and cumbersome intracontinental flights have led to a disconnect between countries that share so much. Plus: a heart-pounding season of films by Black womenHello and welcome to The Long Wave. This week, I dig into one of my ... ... 09.04.2025 16:18 Japan has conveyed its "extreme regret" over the reciprocal tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, urging Washington to retract them, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Wednesday.
Hayashi, the top government spokesman, made the comments hours after a 24 percent reciprocal tariff took effect, despite Japan's request for an exemption.
Read full story here09.04.2025 16:27 BREAKING NEWS: China to raise additional tariff rate on U.S. goods to 84%
==KyodoRead full story here09.04.2025 16:30 Amazon, Google and Microsoft are building datacentres in water-scarce parts of five continentsAmazon, Microsoft and Google are operating datacentres that use vast amounts of water in some of the worlds driest areas and are ... ... 09.04.2025 16:34 Europe's auto giants slipped on Wednesday, extending recent losses as U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on dozens of countries came into effect.09.04.2025 16:56 Mortgage demand surged to the highest level since September as Trump's tariff plans caused interest rates to drop. But those rates are now back up.09.04.2025 17:00 From fresh to earthy, floral to spicy, these reed and electric diffusers smell as good as they lookDiffusers are a simple way to keep your home smelling good, whether to mask the many undesirable smells that can pop up or just to ... ... 09.04.2025 17:1009.04.2025 17:19 Around 24 percent of Japan's traffic lights in fiscal 2023 were recognized as being past their replacement date, the National Police Agency said Wednesday, raising fears of serious accidents from signals malfunctioning or collapsing onto the road.
The life span of the controllers is generally 19 years and police data showed that in fiscal 2023, 49,684 traffic lights, or 24.3 percent of the total, were past the replacement threshold.
Read full story here09.04.2025 17:20 Paul Chambers faces up to 15 years in jail in a rare case of Thailand's strict lese-majeste law applied to a foreigner.09.04.2025 17:27 Trump is seeking to establish a truly chilling proposition: that no one can stop his administration from imprisoning anyone it wants, anywhere in the world.09.04.2025 17:29 A judge in the US has given the government 24 hours to justify the planned deportation of Columbia University student.09.04.2025 17:36 No aid has entered Gaza since March 2 as Israel's war in the enclave continues to rage.09.04.2025 17:37 Toby Cadman on Israels killing of 15 medics, legal immunity, and the question: will anyone be held accountable?09.04.2025 17:37 Zelenskyy's claim that Chinese soldiers are fighting for Russia embarrasses Beijing. But what does it really mean?09.04.2025 17:38 A Japanese startup conducted a demonstration flight of its "flying car" on Wednesday in front of members of the press at the venue of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka ahead of the opening of the global event.
The battery-powered SD-05 aircraft, equipped with 12 rotors with a seating capacity of three, is capable of flying a distance of 15 to 40 kilometers.
Read full story here09.04.2025 17:44 Once thought of as a fringe mind-set, the prepared citizen movement is gaining traction in a world shaped by war, the pandemic and extreme weather.09.04.2025 17:50 Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and NATO chief Mark Rutte agreed Wednesday to step up defense industry cooperation amid security challenges posed by Russia's war on Ukraine and China's growing assertiveness.
Envisaged areas of cooperation include the development of cutting-edge dual-use technologies with civilian and military applications, which will likely cover artificial intelligence, drones and quantum technology.
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Costly and cumbersome intracontinental flights have led to a disconnect between countries that share so much. Plus: a heart-pounding season of films by Black womenHello and welcome to The Long Wave. This week, I dig into one of my ... ... 
Japan has conveyed its "extreme regret" over the reciprocal tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, urging Washington to retract them, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Wednesday.
Hayashi, the top government spokesman, made the comments hours after a 24 percent reciprocal tariff took effect, despite Japan's request for an exemption.
Read full story here
Amazon, Google and Microsoft are building datacentres in water-scarce parts of five continentsAmazon, Microsoft and Google are operating datacentres that use vast amounts of water in some of the worlds driest areas and are ... ... 
From fresh to earthy, floral to spicy, these reed and electric diffusers smell as good as they lookDiffusers are a simple way to keep your home smelling good, whether to mask the many undesirable smells that can pop up or just to ... ... 
Around 24 percent of Japan's traffic lights in fiscal 2023 were recognized as being past their replacement date, the National Police Agency said Wednesday, raising fears of serious accidents from signals malfunctioning or collapsing onto the road.
The life span of the controllers is generally 19 years and police data showed that in fiscal 2023, 49,684 traffic lights, or 24.3 percent of the total, were past the replacement threshold.
Read full story here
Trump is seeking to establish a truly chilling proposition: that no one can stop his administration from imprisoning anyone it wants, anywhere in the world.
A Japanese startup conducted a demonstration flight of its "flying car" on Wednesday in front of members of the press at the venue of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka ahead of the opening of the global event.
The battery-powered SD-05 aircraft, equipped with 12 rotors with a seating capacity of three, is capable of flying a distance of 15 to 40 kilometers.
Read full story here
Once thought of as a fringe mind-set, the prepared citizen movement is gaining traction in a world shaped by war, the pandemic and extreme weather.
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and NATO chief Mark Rutte agreed Wednesday to step up defense industry cooperation amid security challenges posed by Russia's war on Ukraine and China's growing assertiveness.
Envisaged areas of cooperation include the development of cutting-edge dual-use technologies with civilian and military applications, which will likely cover artificial intelligence, drones and quantum technology.
Read full story here
An autistic young man loses his caretaker as the Trump administrations immigration crackdown expands to permanent U.S. residents convicted of minor crimes years ago.
Watch a live ticker of the Dow Jones Industrial Average as U.S. stocks respond to President Donald Trump's aggressive global tariffs.
Municipal-bond yields surged another 30 basis points Wednesday as the state and local debt market sees a continued steep selloff.
A yet-to-be-named Universal Studios theme park will be the countrys largest tourist attraction when it opens in 2031. But studio executives have not yet said which characters will be featured.
The HBO series has produced a whole raft of guests you just love to hate. Heres our pick of the standout performancesWarning: this article contains spoilers.Three seasons of The White Lotus are now complete, which means that Mike ... ... 
President Donald Trump urged Americans to remain calm and continue investing, even as China and Europe announced retaliation that risks prolonging the trade war and tipping the economy into a recession.
The levies are retaliation for US duties on steel and aluminium imposed last month with Europe's response to Trump's latest tariffs salvo yet to be announced.