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北陸で大雨 石川にレベル4大雨危険警報 東日本大雨のおそれ

NHK World • 3 months ago

低気圧の影響などで、石川県では激しい雨が降って「レベル4 大雨危険警報」が発表されている地域があり、厳重な警戒が必要です。東日本と東北では28日、各地で非常に激しい雨が降り大雨になるおそれがあり、気象庁は土砂災害や低い土地の浸水などに警戒するよう呼びかけています。

7/27: The Takeout with Major Garrett

CBS News • 3 months ago

New CBS News polling has Trump underwater on Iran; ICE to ramp up deportations of Haitian migrants, sources say.

Meta disregarded its own research on teen harm, Tennessee lawyers tell jury

The Guardian • 3 months ago

In opening statements, state argued Meta’s own research showed it harmed teens while firm’s attorneys pointed to transparencyThe long-awaited trial between the social media company Meta and the state of Tennessee began proceedings on Monday. Attorneys for Tennessee told a jury in Nashville that Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, disregarded internal research about its platform’s impact on te...

政府 高木美帆さんに国民栄誉賞授与決定 五輪でメダル10個獲得

NHK World • 3 months ago

政府は、スピードスケート女子でオリンピックの日本の女子選手で最多となる10個のメダルを獲得して現役を引退した高木美帆さんに国民栄誉賞を授与することを決めました。

Asia ‘scraping the bottom of the barrel’ as Red Sea oil blockade worsens energy crisis

The Guardian • 3 months ago

The Houthi threat to Saudi oil exports comes as Japan, South Korea and the Philippines are still reeling from the closure of the strait of HormuzGovernments in Asia are scrambling to avoid their second major energy crisis in six months, as another maritime chokepoint in the Middle East faces a violent blockade, leaving only the Suez canal completely open for the free movement of gulf oil.Countries...

France races to contain fires before new heatwave

France 24 • 3 months ago

President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said one forest fire in southwest France had been "contained" even as another, much bigger one near Bordeaux continued to rage, and western Europe braced for new heatwaves this week.

French wildfire created a monster cloud, unleashing lightning that ignited more fires

Times of India • 3 months ago

A powerful wildfire in France generated its own thunderstorm, creating new fires. This rare pyrocumulonimbus phenomenon produced violent winds that drove the flames unpredictably. The blaze near Saumos burned over 420 square kilometers and forced many evacuations. This event marks the first recorded instance of such a storm in France. Scientists are studying these extreme fire events and their con...

Betye Saar, pioneering figure of Black arts movement, dies at 99

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Leading assemblage artist was known for reclaiming Jim Crow-era memorabilia as images of Black liberationArtist Betye Saar, the pioneering figure of the Black arts movement, died on Sunday morning in her home town of Los Angeles. She was 99.Saar, a famous practitioner of assemblage, an artistic style that builds sculpture from everyday objects, was best known for reclaiming Jim Crow era memorabili...

What Hong Kong can learn from Northern Metropolis’ first land tender

SCMP • 3 months ago

Hong Kong’s first large-scale Northern Metropolis land disposal tender was designed to test a new public-private partnership model integrating housing, economic transformation and innovation. As the Hung Shui Kiu pilot tender concludes, the market’s response provides insights into investor sentiment and highlights opportunities to strengthen future phases. The key question is how to turn this visi...

BBC outside court as judge rules singer D4vd will face murder trial

BBC • 3 months ago

The body of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez was found last September inside the trunk of a Tesla registered to singer D4vd.

BBC outside court as judge rules singer D4vd will face murder trail

BBC • 3 months ago

The body of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez was found last September inside the trunk of a Tesla registered to singer D4vd.

BBC reports from outside court after judge rules singer D4vd will stand trial for murder

BBC • 3 months ago

The body of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez was found last September inside the trunk of a Tesla registered to singer D4vd.

石川 輪島 門前町仁岸・阿岸の全域496世帯848人に避難指示

NHK World • 3 months ago

石川県輪島市は午前9時45分、門前町仁岸・阿岸の全域の496世帯848人に避難指示を出しました。避難指示は5段階の警戒レベルのうちレベル4の情報で、危険な場所から避難するよう呼びかけています。

Australia news live: shouting heard in heated meeting over Victorian Labor leadership after Jacinta Allan quits as premier

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Follow updates liveJacinta Allan resigns as Victorian premier before leadership challenge by Ben CarrollWho is Ben Carroll?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastACTU president says now is the ‘right time’ to leaveMichele O’Neil, the president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, said it’s the “right time” to leave after she announced her departure alongside ACTU secretar...

France and Spain continue to battle fires as new heatwave looms

France 24 • 3 months ago

Authorities warned the return of scorching temperatures this week could fuel the continent's worst fires in living memory, with a massive blaze still threatening Bordeaux even as firefighters began gaining ground elsewhere.

France and Spain continue to battle fires as new heatwave looms

France 24 • 3 months ago

Authorities warned the return of scorching temperatures this week could fuel the continent's worst fires in living memory, with a massive blaze still threatening Bordeaux even as firefighters began gaining ground elsewhere.

Keigo Higashino, author of 'The Devotion of Suspect X', dies at 68

Times of India • 3 months ago

Japanese mystery author Keigo Higashino has died at age sixty-eight. His publisher announced his passing on Monday, which caused widespread grief. Higashino wrote over one hundred books, translated into many languages worldwide. His works were adapted for film and television, gaining him a large following. He was known for merging science and detective fiction with human observations.

Zelensky expected at White House to push for more support against Russia

France 24 • 3 months ago

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to meet with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday to try and secure further US support against Russia. The visit comes as Kyiv and Moscow both ramp up long-range strikes and diplomatic efforts launched by Washington have stalled more than four years after Russia's full-scale invasion.

Zelensky expected at White House to secure Trump's support against Russia

France 24 • 3 months ago

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to meet with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday to try and secure further US support against Russia. The visit comes as Kyiv and Moscow both ramp up long-range strikes and diplomatic efforts launched by Washington have stalled more than four years after Russia's full-scale invasion.

Ukraine's Zelensky expected at White House to secure Trump's support against Russia

France 24 • 3 months ago

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday to try and secure support against Russia. The visit comes as Kyiv and Moscow both ramp up long-range strikes and diplomatic efforts launched by Washington remain at a standstill, more than four years on from Russia's full-scale invasion.

Ukraine's Zelensky expected at White House to secure Trump's support

France 24 • 3 months ago

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected at the White House on Tuesday for talks with Donald Trump, to try again to win the US president's support against Russia.

辺野古沖転覆事故 遺族の告訴受け 海保が同志社国際高校を捜索

NHK World • 3 months ago

アメリカ軍基地の移設工事が進む沖縄県名護市辺野古の沖合で船が転覆し、高校の研修旅行中の女子生徒など2人が死亡した事故で、海上保安庁が女子生徒の遺族の告訴を受けて生徒が通っていた同志社国際高校を、業務上過失致死傷などの疑いで捜索していたことが捜査関係者への取材でわかりました。

Well-connected Melbourne man found guilty of raping former staffer

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Jury finds that the man, who cannot be named, assaulted the woman at his home in March 2023A well-connected Melbourne man has been found guilty of raping a former employee.The man, who cannot be named, faced two counts of rape and one count of sexual assault in the county court of Victoria, and pleaded not guilty. Continue reading...

Former senior ICE official says rush for numbers is causing deaths

Al Jazeera • 3 months ago

Fmr. Acting Chief of Staff at ICE: a rush to hire officers and a focus on detention numbers is causing fatal mistakes.

At least three suspects involved in Bite of Seattle shooting, police say

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Court filing shows authorities believe there is at least one more shooter than the two previously thoughtSeattle authorities said on Monday there were at least three suspects involved in the deadly shooting at a food festival on Sunday evening near the Space Needle. One of them was among the three killed in the violence.A document filed in juvenile court on Monday revealed a suspect aged 15 was ar...