25.09.2024 15:00 Celebrities have been flocking to endorse Kamala Harris, while Donald Trump's campaign has tried to portray her and her campaign as out of touch with ordinary Americans.25.09.2024 15:00 The House is poised to pass a bill to avoid a government shutdown after removing a Donald Trump-backed proposal requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.25.09.2024 15:00 A Democratic group is launching a legal fund to help secretaries of state in key states defend against an anticipated post-election deluge of lawsuits.25.09.2024 15:31 Tropical Storm Helene strengthens as it churns toward Florida25.09.2024 15:33 China said Wednesday its army test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into a designated area on the high seas in the Pacific earlier in the day, with Hong Kong media reporting it was the first known ICBM test by Beijing in 44 years.
On Tuesday, the Chinese Defense Ministry notified the United States, Australia and New Zealand of the missile test in advance, according to sources familiar with the matter. The ministry stressed that it was not directed against any country and was in line with international law.
Read full story here25.09.2024 16:34 Taiwan said Wednesday it has lifted the remaining food import restrictions in place since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, allowing the entry of all foods approved for distribution in Japan.
In February 2022, Taiwan removed its ban on most food products from Fukushima, Ibaraki, Gunma, Tochigi and Chiba prefectures, but curbs remained on certain items like mushrooms and wild game meat.
Read full story here25.09.2024 17:00 Software with database of 380,000 pictures aims to aid quick and accurate identification and ensure correct use of antivenomsThe race to treat snakebite patients in time to save them could be eased by the development of software po ... 25.09.2024 17:06 Nintendo Co. on Wednesday unveiled its museum ahead of next week's opening, showcasing iconic video games that have captivated fans over its long history, while offering visitors interactive experiences like playing games using giant controllers.
The Nintendo Museum will open on Oct. 2 in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, featuring nostalgic video game consoles such as Family Computer, known as Nintendo Entertainment System abroad, and Nintendo DS, as well as packages of past hit game software titles.
Read full story here25.09.2024 17:32 The ICBM, carrying a dummy warhead, was launched into high seas of the Pacific OceanChina has announced the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile into the high seas of the Pacific Ocean, flying over the northe ... 25.09.2024 17:38 Applications to refinance a home loan surged 20% last week compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's seasonally adjusted index. 25.09.2024 17:45 Commerzbank on Tuesday announced its current Chief Financial Officer Bettina Orlopp will soon become CEO of the embattled German bank.25.09.2024 18:35 Second-seeded Hubert Hurkacz of Poland outlasted Marcos Giron of the United States 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-4 in the men's singles first round at the Japan Open tennis championships Wednesday.
Hurkacz, ranked eighth in the world, hit 17 aces and converted three of his six break points to seal the win in a little over 2 hours on the Ariake Colosseum hard court.
Read full story here25.09.2024 18:48 As climate change threatens the availability of food, we must diversify whats on our plates.25.09.2024 18:56 The next leader of Japan's ruling party, and by extension, the prime minister, will be either former defense chief Shigeru Ishiba, rising star and youngest contender Shinjiro Koizumi or economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, according to a Kyodo News tally and analysis on Wednesday.
With the three contenders running neck and neck in the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election, no clear winner is expected to emerge in the first round of voting on Friday. The final victor will be decided in a runoff between the top two candidates.
Combined photo shows (from L) Shigeru Ishiba, Sanae Takaichi and Shinjiro Koizumi. (Kyodo)
Read full story here25.09.2024 19:43 A former Orange County, New York, prosecutor accused of accepting bribery payments died in an apparent suicide at his home as federal agents arrived to arrest him, sources familiar with the matter told NBC New York.25.09.2024 20:05 A gunman hijacked a Los Angeles city bus with two passengers and the driver on board on Wednesday, leading to a slow police chase over more than 11 kilometers.25.09.2024 20:08 One person was shot dead as a gunman hijacked a bus with passengers on board in downtown Los Angeles early this morning, police said.25.09.2024 20:21 Speaking at the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, the Ukrainian president said Russia was scanning the country's nuclear infrastructure by satellite.25.09.2024 20:2425.09.2024 20:41 Passed on first reading on Wednesday, the bill would ban citizens of countries that allow gender reassignment from adopting Russian children. The law must now pass two more readings and be approved by the upper chamber before it can be signed into law by Putin.25.09.2024 20:51 'We are not stopping. We will keep attacking and harming them everywhere,' Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi told a tank brigade, according to a statement issued by the military on Wednesday.25.09.2024 20:53 A chemical gas leak from a rail tanker in Whitewater Township, Ohio, prompted fears of an explosion and evacuation orders for people within at least a half-mile radius of the incident.25.09.2024 21:01 "Today, Hezbollah expanded its range of fire, and later today, they will receive a very strong response. Prepare yourselves.25.09.2024 21:0225.09.2024 21:13 Italy's antitrust agency has launched a greenwashing probe into Shein's website over possibly misleading claims about the sustainability of its products.25.09.2024 21:15 In the aftermath of Williams' death, there has been widespread condemnation.25.09.2024 21:18 The Netflix documentary "Will & Harper" follows "Saturday Night Live" alums Will Ferrell and Harper Steele on a two-week road trip to find out how coming out as transgender can change a friendship.25.09.2024 21:20 OSAKA -- Japan Airlines and ANA Holdings have scrapped plans for commercial flying taxi services at next year's World Expo in Osaka owing to delays in safety reviews, in effect grounding what was set to be one of the main attractions.The two join Japanese trading company Marubeni and Japan-based startup SkyDrive in cancelling plans to offer taxi flights with passengers aboard. All four planned operators have now pulled out.25.09.2024 21:24 HANOI -- Leading Vietnamese tech company FPT will enter semiconductor back-end processing, where chips are assembled and tested, planning to boost related personnel to 10,000 by 2030, Nikkei has learned.The massive increase in semiconductor personnel specializing in circuit design and production technology -- a fiftyfold increase from the current 200 -- is expected to help the company develop a business where it not only designs chips, but also takes on tasks from other chip companies and does work at clients' factories.25.09.2024 21:30 Trois suspects sont accus?s par la justice allemande davoir tent? de soutirer 15 millions d'euros ? la famille de lancien pilote automobile.25.09.2024 21:30 Senior Pentagon officials have recommended the U.S. provide white phosphorus shells to Ukraine, but the White House has rejected the idea several times. 25.09.2024 21:31 Une petite bande danimaux a pu profiter du gazon dun parc nazairien ? la suite de linstallation non autoris?e, en d?but de semaine, dun cirque en centre-ville. Les circassiens ont finalement d? se replier sur un autre site mardi soir. Страницы: 233234235236237238239240241242243244245246247248249250251252253254255256257258259260261262263264265266267268269270271272273