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Hangzhou Library, located in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, is affectionately dubbed “the warmest library” because it opens its doors to beggars and scavengers, even featuring a statue of one such individual. Notably, it was the first library in the country to welcome readers without requiring a library card, providing free access to all. When this inclusive policy was initiated in 2008, a rea...
Italy reintroduced air and maritime border controls, while Finland and Denmark ask for full suspension of the free-movement rules for Spain. The European Commission has to trigger the procedure, a move which does not appear imminent.
The number of registered electors in Hong Kong’s geographical constituencies has dropped for a fifth consecutive year to 4.12 million, with the largest decline recorded in those aged 21 to 25. But the city also added nearly 64,900 people to the voter rolls this year, the highest annual increase since 2021, according to provisional figures released by the Registration and Electoral Office on Saturd...
The total number of registered electors in Hong Kong’s geographical constituencies has dropped for a fifth consecutive year to 4.12 million, while the tally of newly registered voters climbed to its highest level since 2021. According to figures released by the Registration and Electoral Office on Saturday, the 4.12 million eligible voters for geographical constituencies in the 2026 provisional re...
Australia has defended its world-first ban on social media for under-16s after a study found there had been little drop in use months after the ban took effect.
Several major stress tests involving more than 10,000 people – including Hong Kong civil servants – will be carried out at the newly revamped Huanggang Port border crossing, as part of more than 100 exercises to be conducted in the coming months to ensure smooth and safe operations, the city’s security chief has revealed. But Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung on Saturday stopped short o...
Asian Football Confederation says FIFA future must be 'shaped through proper consultation' after World Cup plan fallout.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces launched 35 missiles, including 27 ballistic missiles, and 185 attack drones at Ukraine overnight.
熊本県は、1日午後4時から開いた災害対策本部会議で県内では災害との関連を調査している2人を含めて36人が死亡したと発表しました。31日からは変わっていません。また、今回の地震で開設している避難所は県内で218か所あり、9068人が避難しているということです。
熊本県は、1日午後4時から開いた災害対策本部会議で県内では災害との関連を調査している2人を含めて36人が死亡したと発表しました。31日からは変わっていません。また、今回の地震で開設している避難所は県内で218か所あり、9068人が避難しているということです。
Poor weather has been hampering the search for seven still missing after Thursday's avalanche on Broad Peak.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Saturday it had received reports of two maritime incidents off Oman, including one in which a tanker was struck by an unknown projectile. In the first incident, a tanker was hit about 11 nautical miles northeast of Oman’s Lima. The vessel reported it was “struck by an unknown projectile which has caused damage to the engine room” and ...
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熊本県は今回の地震で県内では災害との関連を調査している2人を含めて36人が死亡し、9200人余りが避難していると発表しました。県内では猛烈な暑さが続くと予想され、県は飲料水の確保や避難所での暑さ対策を進めています。
Alcohol is embedded in profession where long hours, loneliness and lobbying are the norm, report findsParliament is “Britain’s last alcohol-soaked workplace” where MPs are offered free drinks as early as midday despite alcohol-related scandals, a report has revealed.Drinking is commonplace and some MPs have had their stomachs pumped after consuming so much alcohol that they ended up in hospital, o...
Labour veteran is said to relish role that requires careful negotiation of Trump and impending G20 leadershipExtraordinarily, given the importance of geopolitics, the office of foreign secretary has sometimes appeared a consolation prize in British politics, perhaps reflecting the transfer of responsibility to Downing Street or the Cabinet Office.That is not how Ed Miliband views the job. His alli...
After a successful trial at a substation, China plans to expand the application of quantum technologies – including precision sensors and computer simulations – across its power grid to help prevent blackouts. During the 18-month trial in Hefei in Anhui province, quantum technology was used to rapidly detect and diagnose equipment defects and faults in the power system, according to a report publi...
熊本県は今回の地震で県内では災害との関連を調査している2人を含めて36人が死亡し、9200人余りが避難していると発表しました。県内では猛烈な暑さが続くと予想され、県は飲料水の確保や避難所での暑さ対策を進めています。
Russia has launched a barrage of ballistic missiles and drones into Kyiv, killing at least nine people and injuring 22
大リーグ、ドジャースの大谷翔平選手がレッドソックス戦で2試合ぶりに先発復帰し24号ホームランを含む長打2本をマークしました。
Acclaimed British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja and nine other expedition members died following an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak in Pakistan, his climbing company confirmed on Saturday.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has shifted some of Britain's political power from London to Manchester with "No_ 10 North."
When he heard that the border was breached, Abdulah Buji jumped on his motorbike and rode as fast as he could to join the tens of thousands of other Moroccans who swam en masse to reach Spanish territory
The venture aimed to cash in on what Infantino described as the sport's "remarkable commercial value" by inviting third parties to take minority, non-controlling investments in the proposed FIFA Forward Enterprise subsidiary.
およそ10万年前の「ジャワ原人」の赤ちゃんは、現代のヒトと同じように長期間子育てが必要な、未発達な状態で生まれていたとみられることが、東京大学などのグループの骨の分析で明らかになりました。グループでは、ジャワ原人は互いに協力して赤ちゃんを育てていた可能性があるとしています。
Helicopter surveillance finds dead and dying greater crested terns off South Australian coast as H5 virus spreadsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 80 dead and sick birds seen on rocks off the South Australian coast are suspected to be the first mass mortality event from the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, only six weeks after the disease arrived in Australia.Authorit...
The US Justice Department on Friday dropped its case against a former Olympian accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after saying the damage was a result of "a botched installation". Trump had personally overseen the Reflecting Pool's renovation, which was estimated to have cost at least $14 million.
The US Justice Department on Friday dropped its case against a former Olympian accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, after saying the damage was a result of "a botched installation". Trump had personally overseen the Reflecting Pool's renovation which was estimated to have cost at least $14 million.
The US Justice Department on Friday dropped its case against a former Olympian accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, after saying the damage was a result of "a botched installation". Trump had personally overseen the Reflecting Pool's renovation which was estimated to have cost at least $14 million.
