24.12.2024 10:18 A U.S. panel of federal agencies could not reach a consensus on whether to approve the $14.1 billion sale of United States Steel Corp. to Nippon Steel Corp., leaving the final decision to President Joe Biden, the two companies said Monday.
Biden, who leaves office on Jan. 20, is now required to announce a decision within 15 days, according to the Treasury Department, which oversees the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States that reviews foreign business deals for national security risks.
Read full story here24.12.2024 10:36 The U.K. government has pledged to remove hereditary peers from Parliament in 2025. For Lord Cromwell and 87 others, it is a wistful departure.24.12.2024 10:40 Figure skating star Yuzuru Hanyu will perform in his ice show commemorating the 14th anniversary of the devastating March 11 earthquake that struck his native Miyagi Prefecture and other parts of northeastern Japan, the event's organizers said Tuesday.
The March 7-9 show at Sekisui Heim Super Arena in Rifu will be held for the third straight year, remembering the magnitude-9.0 quake and tsunami in 2011, which claimed over 15,000 lives and ravaged Miyagi and neighboring Iwate and Fukushima prefectures, triggering a nuclear disaster.
Read full story here24.12.2024 10:49 Large tech firms sprinkled holiday cheer on U.S. markets. Investors are also waiting to see if Santa sparks a rally to close off the S&P's magnificent year.24.12.2024 11:00 With yacht deaths, shocking sex and a twisted love triangle, Marisa Abela stole the show in the years wildest drama. She opens up about why her HBO banking drama is just getting goingMarisa Abela was 21 and in her final year of drama school when the script for Industry came her way. At the time, she didnt realise quite how lucky she was to be auditioning for the role of Yasmin Kara-Hanani, the polyglot publishing heiress trying to make it in the finance world, she says.I didnt know how much of a success it was going to be but I knew the writing was great. I really put everything into that audition. She even dressed up in what she imagined was office-appropriate attire. Continue reading... ... 24.12.2024 11:00 A returning classic, a Love Island send-up and an answer to the age-old question: can you fry eggs atop Mount Everest? The years best games that might have passed you by More on the best culture of 2024PS4/5, Xbox, PC, Nintendo Switch
Taiwanese studio Red Candle Games broke through in 2019 with the first-person horror game, Devotion. Its follow-up, Nine Sols, is less grungy but no less distinct, a robust 2D action-platformer with an exquisite taopunk aesthetic. This vivid sci-fi world feels as if it is constructed as much from bamboo and jade as steel and microchips. Lewis Gordon Continue reading... ... 24.12.2024 11:00 Former members also say complaints were mishandled and are seeking apology from Methodist churchThe Methodist church in Birmingham has been accused of silencing and cutting off members of an LGBTQ+ congregation after the arrest of a member on suspicion of sexual assault. A man was arrested in November after a number of former members of the congregation at Inclusive Gathering Birmingham (IGB) alleged they were subjected to inappropriate touching, groping and harassment during church services and social gatherings. Continue reading... ... 24.12.2024 11:00 Resolution Foundation says higher prices and cold weather will hit poorer households hardestMillions of vulnerable UK households on prepayment meters could see their energy bills consume almost a third of their incomes this winter.As temperatures drop across the country, the Resolution Foundation said a combination of higher gas and electricity prices and the typical seasonal increase in energy usage over the colder months would hit poorer families most. Continue reading... ... 24.12.2024 11:07 Formula One teams are looking to artificial intelligence to optimize strategy and improve racing performance on tracks around the world.24.12.2024 11:11 Potentially harmful PFAS chemicals have been detected at high levels in tap water at the Japanese Self-Defense Forces' facilities in the suburbs of Tokyo and elsewhere, a government survey showed Tuesday.
The five-year survey from fiscal 2020 looked into water systems dedicated to supplying hospitals, schools and other facilities, amid growing concerns over the health impact of the widely used and long-lasting substances already detected in water filtration plants and rivers across the country.
Read full story here24.12.2024 11:24 The United Nations reports a brutal 'manhunt,' with victims taken from their homes in Port-au-Prince to be executed. The operation was ordered by a gang leader convinced that his son's illness had been caused by voodoo practitioners.24.12.2024 11:24 Chinese authorities is issuing $411 billion worth of special treasury bonds next year, which would be the highest on record, Reuters reports.24.12.2024 11:36 One person died on a Santa Cruz County beach and two went missing in Monterey County Monday after large waves battered the Northern California coastline amid a high surf warning.24.12.2024 12:00 Our 20 favourite pieces of in-depth reporting, essays and profiles from the yearNicholas Saunders was a counterculture pioneer with an endless stream of quixotic schemes and a yearning to spread knowledge but his true legacy is a total remaking of the way Britain eatsSign up to the long read weekly email here, and find our podcasts hereShow your support for the Guardians open, independent journalism in 2024 and beyond, including the long read Continue reading... ... 24.12.2024 12:00 The Press Associations political photographer, Stefan Rousseau, picks his best shots from the past 12 months Continue reading... ... 24.12.2024 12:00 Exhibition in Bristol, the city of her birth, celebrates Paule V?zelay whose ascent was stymied by sexism and warBritains first abstract artist, whose legacy has mostly been obscured because of a combination of sexism and the second world war, is to have her first major exhibition in more than 40 years.Paule V?zelay, born in Bristol in 1892, moved to Paris where she moved in the same circles as Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse and Sophie Taeuber-Arp, and created one of the first British abstract works in 1928, a few years before Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore began their experimentations. Continue reading... ... 24.12.2024 12:00 For enthusiasts, the festive period would not be complete without doing the 5km run alongside jogging SantasFor some, the idea of a Christmas that contains any more exertion than reaching for the Quality Street is the stuff of nightmares. But for others, the most wonderful time of the year would not be complete without a festive parkrun.For the uninitiated, these free, timed, 5km runs take place on Saturday mornings in 22 countries across five continents, with 9 million registered participants worldwide. Continue reading... ... 24.12.2024 12:05 With Giorgia Melonis plan in tatters, one centre is housing stray dogs adopted by bored Italian guardsWhen Italy opened migrant centres in Albania in October the plan was clear: 3,000 people a month intercepted in Italian waters would have their asylum claims processed beyond Italys borders, monitored by Italian police officers.Two months later, undercover Albanian journalists posing as tourists caught up with some of those officers staying at a 5-star hotel with a pool and spa in Sh?ngjin, the Albanian port that houses the migrant centre. Continue reading... ... 24.12.2024 12:33 Traders will monitor any developments related to the planned merger of Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda.24.12.2024 13:03 BREAKING NEWS: Japan parliament passes bills to improve political fund transparency
==KyodoRead full story here24.12.2024 13:10 CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty in New York state case; Chicago man sells "hardest pizza to get" in alley and donates proceeds to charity24.12.2024 13:40 BREAKING NEWS: Japan PM says he is willing to hold talks with Trump at early date
==KyodoRead full story here24.12.2024 15:00 Republicans are defending a slim Senate majority in 2026, but Democrats still have a tough fight ahead to take control of the chamber.24.12.2024 15:00 DOJ found that two organizations that run Tennessee's attorney licensing program discriminated against a lawyer over his opioid use disorder medication.24.12.2024 15:00 The self-help phenoms new book is all about letting others do as they may. Can she follow her own advice?24.12.2024 15:00 Trump blamed Biden. Biden blamed the Afghan military. Our investigation found that the U.S. unwittingly laid the groundwork for the Talibans victory long ago.24.12.2024 15:01 China and the World Anti-Doping Agency say that positive tests for a banned drug among elite Chinese swimmers were a result of unwitting contamination. But the science behind that assertion is not so clear.24.12.2024 15:01 A modified Dodge Charger that blasted neighbors out of their sleep appears to have gone quiet, at least downtown, as its owner deals with legal problems.24.12.2024 15:01 Sex is a big part of life. Why is it so hard to talk to family members about it?24.12.2024 15:02 Daniel Stern has built a social media following by documenting daily life on his familys farm. What a crazy way to walk through life, he said, to be a little part of peoples lives.24.12.2024 15:02 Coercive diplomacy could leave Tehran to choose either a negotiated disassembly of its nuclear capability, or a forced one.24.12.2024 15:03 Employees of SpaceX have filed a formal petition to create the city of Starbase. Its first mayor would be a security manager for the company. Страницы: 886887888889890891892893894895896897898899900901902903904905906907908909910911912913914915916917918919920921922923924925926
A U.S. panel of federal agencies could not reach a consensus on whether to approve the $14.1 billion sale of United States Steel Corp. to Nippon Steel Corp., leaving the final decision to President Joe Biden, the two companies said Monday.
Biden, who leaves office on Jan. 20, is now required to announce a decision within 15 days, according to the Treasury Department, which oversees the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States that reviews foreign business deals for national security risks.
Read full story here
The U.K. government has pledged to remove hereditary peers from Parliament in 2025. For Lord Cromwell and 87 others, it is a wistful departure.
Figure skating star Yuzuru Hanyu will perform in his ice show commemorating the 14th anniversary of the devastating March 11 earthquake that struck his native Miyagi Prefecture and other parts of northeastern Japan, the event's organizers said Tuesday.
The March 7-9 show at Sekisui Heim Super Arena in Rifu will be held for the third straight year, remembering the magnitude-9.0 quake and tsunami in 2011, which claimed over 15,000 lives and ravaged Miyagi and neighboring Iwate and Fukushima prefectures, triggering a nuclear disaster.
Read full story here
With yacht deaths, shocking sex and a twisted love triangle, Marisa Abela stole the show in the years wildest drama. She opens up about why her HBO banking drama is just getting goingMarisa Abela was 21 and in her final year of drama school when the script for Industry came her way. At the time, she didnt realise quite how lucky she was to be auditioning for the role of Yasmin Kara-Hanani, the polyglot publishing heiress trying to make it in the finance world, she says.I didnt know how much of a success it was going to be but I knew the writing was great. I really put everything into that audition. She even dressed up in what she imagined was office-appropriate attire. Continue reading... ... 
A returning classic, a Love Island send-up and an answer to the age-old question: can you fry eggs atop Mount Everest? The years best games that might have passed you by More on the best culture of 2024PS4/5, Xbox, PC, Nintendo Switch
Taiwanese studio Red Candle Games broke through in 2019 with the first-person horror game, Devotion. Its follow-up, Nine Sols, is less grungy but no less distinct, a robust 2D action-platformer with an exquisite taopunk aesthetic. This vivid sci-fi world feels as if it is constructed as much from bamboo and jade as steel and microchips. Lewis Gordon Continue reading... ... 
Former members also say complaints were mishandled and are seeking apology from Methodist churchThe Methodist church in Birmingham has been accused of silencing and cutting off members of an LGBTQ+ congregation after the arrest of a member on suspicion of sexual assault. A man was arrested in November after a number of former members of the congregation at Inclusive Gathering Birmingham (IGB) alleged they were subjected to inappropriate touching, groping and harassment during church services and social gatherings. Continue reading... ... 
Resolution Foundation says higher prices and cold weather will hit poorer households hardestMillions of vulnerable UK households on prepayment meters could see their energy bills consume almost a third of their incomes this winter.As temperatures drop across the country, the Resolution Foundation said a combination of higher gas and electricity prices and the typical seasonal increase in energy usage over the colder months would hit poorer families most. Continue reading... ... 
Potentially harmful PFAS chemicals have been detected at high levels in tap water at the Japanese Self-Defense Forces' facilities in the suburbs of Tokyo and elsewhere, a government survey showed Tuesday.
The five-year survey from fiscal 2020 looked into water systems dedicated to supplying hospitals, schools and other facilities, amid growing concerns over the health impact of the widely used and long-lasting substances already detected in water filtration plants and rivers across the country.
Read full story here
The United Nations reports a brutal 'manhunt,' with victims taken from their homes in Port-au-Prince to be executed. The operation was ordered by a gang leader convinced that his son's illness had been caused by voodoo practitioners.
One person died on a Santa Cruz County beach and two went missing in Monterey County Monday after large waves battered the Northern California coastline amid a high surf warning.
Our 20 favourite pieces of in-depth reporting, essays and profiles from the yearNicholas Saunders was a counterculture pioneer with an endless stream of quixotic schemes and a yearning to spread knowledge but his true legacy is a total remaking of the way Britain eatsSign up to the long read weekly email here, and find our podcasts hereShow your support for the Guardians open, independent journalism in 2024 and beyond, including the long read Continue reading... ... 
The Press Associations political photographer, Stefan Rousseau, picks his best shots from the past 12 months Continue reading... ... 
Exhibition in Bristol, the city of her birth, celebrates Paule V?zelay whose ascent was stymied by sexism and warBritains first abstract artist, whose legacy has mostly been obscured because of a combination of sexism and the second world war, is to have her first major exhibition in more than 40 years.Paule V?zelay, born in Bristol in 1892, moved to Paris where she moved in the same circles as Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse and Sophie Taeuber-Arp, and created one of the first British abstract works in 1928, a few years before Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore began their experimentations. Continue reading... ... 
For enthusiasts, the festive period would not be complete without doing the 5km run alongside jogging SantasFor some, the idea of a Christmas that contains any more exertion than reaching for the Quality Street is the stuff of nightmares. But for others, the most wonderful time of the year would not be complete without a festive parkrun.For the uninitiated, these free, timed, 5km runs take place on Saturday mornings in 22 countries across five continents, with 9 million registered participants worldwide. Continue reading... ... 
With Giorgia Melonis plan in tatters, one centre is housing stray dogs adopted by bored Italian guardsWhen Italy opened migrant centres in Albania in October the plan was clear: 3,000 people a month intercepted in Italian waters would have their asylum claims processed beyond Italys borders, monitored by Italian police officers.Two months later, undercover Albanian journalists posing as tourists caught up with some of those officers staying at a 5-star hotel with a pool and spa in Sh?ngjin, the Albanian port that houses the migrant centre. Continue reading... ... 
CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty in New York state case; Chicago man sells "hardest pizza to get" in alley and donates proceeds to charity
Republicans are defending a slim Senate majority in 2026, but Democrats still have a tough fight ahead to take control of the chamber.
DOJ found that two organizations that run Tennessee's attorney licensing program discriminated against a lawyer over his opioid use disorder medication.
The self-help phenoms new book is all about letting others do as they may. Can she follow her own advice?
Trump blamed Biden. Biden blamed the Afghan military. Our investigation found that the U.S. unwittingly laid the groundwork for the Talibans victory long ago.
China and the World Anti-Doping Agency say that positive tests for a banned drug among elite Chinese swimmers were a result of unwitting contamination. But the science behind that assertion is not so clear.
A modified Dodge Charger that blasted neighbors out of their sleep appears to have gone quiet, at least downtown, as its owner deals with legal problems.
Daniel Stern has built a social media following by documenting daily life on his familys farm. What a crazy way to walk through life, he said, to be a little part of peoples lives.
Coercive diplomacy could leave Tehran to choose either a negotiated disassembly of its nuclear capability, or a forced one.
Employees of SpaceX have filed a formal petition to create the city of Starbase. Its first mayor would be a security manager for the company.