Oil prices hit $100 for the first time since May
The price of Brent crude rose more than 5% on Thursday as the war in the Middle East continues to escalate.
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Hong Kong high-speed rail link sets record as passenger trips top 16m in 6 months
Hong Kong’s cross-border high-speed rail link carried more than 16 million passengers in the first six months of the year – the highest since its debut in 2018 – prompting the introduction of new facilities to meet demand. The MTR Corporation, which operates the 26km Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link, said on Wednesday that patronage rose by more than 10 per cent year on year to over ...
Suspected militants kill judge, security guard in ambush in restive southwest Pakistan
Officials say suspected militants have ambushed a vehicle carrying a district judge in restive southwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing him and his security guard
In 2015, two men bought live sea turtles from a Papua New Guinea food market and set them free instead of letting them become food
いよぎんHDと愛媛銀行が経営統合に向けて最終調整
愛媛県の地方銀行「伊予銀行」を傘下にもつ「いよぎんホールディングス」と同じ県内の「愛媛銀行」が経営統合に向けて最終調整を進めていることがわかりました。人口減少などを背景に預金や取り引き先を獲得するための競争が一段と激しくなる中、統合によって地域での金融サービスを強化するねらいがあるとみられます。
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US-Saudi nuclear deal relies on it recognising Israel, says Trump – Middle East crisis live
US president posts about deal on Truth Social, saying it is subject to Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham AccordsHouthis claim strikes on two Saudi tankers as US attacks on Iran widenEarlier in the US day, before Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it had stopped three oil tankers from passing through the strait of Hormuz, Donald Trump issued this threat on his Truth Social platform:From this point forw...
Indian youth 'not scared anymore': Modi and BJP party's 'architecture of fear has met its match'
Angela Diffley is pleased to welcome Anish Gawande, National Spokesperson for the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). According to Mr. Gawande, India's student protests represent a generational rupture in Indian politics: the emergence of a politically fearless youth challenging a decade-long "architecture of fear" under Narendra Modi's government. He contends that the movement is about accountabili...
Why do some of the cheapest cities cost the most to live in?
A worker in Cairo can afford 22 hamburgers a month. In Tel Aviv, more than 200. AJLabs counts a salary in Big Mac meals.
More than 80,700 sign petition calling for World Cup final replay
The petition alleges that Slovenian referee Slavko Vincic delivered a "controversial and corrupt" performance and calls on FIFA to review several of his decisions during the match.
More than 80,700 sign petition demanding World Cup final replay
The petition alleges Slovenian referee Slavko Vinčić gave a "controversial and corrupt" performance and calls on FIFA to review several of his decisions during the match.
円相場 1ドル＝163円台後半まで値下がり 39年半ぶりの円安水準
23日のニューヨーク外国為替市場では中東情勢が一段と悪化することへの懸念から円を売ってドルを買う動きが進み、円相場は一時、1ドル＝163円台後半まで値下がりしました。これは、1986年12月以来、およそ39年半ぶりの円安ドル高水準となっています。中東イエメンの反政府勢力で、イランの支援を受けるフーシ派がサウジアラビアの石油タンカーに対して攻撃を行ったと発表したことで原油の先物価格が上昇しています。金融市場ではアメリカのFRB＝連邦準備制度理事会がインフレを抑え込むために今後、利上げに踏み切るとの観測が広がっていることが円を売ってドルを買う動きにつながっています。
Ghanaians' ICC petition over migrant attacks 'opportunistic', says South Africa
The petition argues the violence against migrants in South Africa could amount to crimes against humanity.
Oil passes $100 a barrel again and shares slide as Middle East conflict escalates
Sharp rise in oil price reflects fears Houthi militias could strangle Saudi exports as US-Iran fighting intensifiesHow the Bab al-Mandab blockade threat pushed oil back above $100The oil price broke above $100 a barrel for the first time in two months as a fresh escalation of the Middle East conflict threatens to compound disruption to global oil supplies.The benchmark oil price rose sharply on Th...
Oil passes $100 a barrel again and shares fall as Middle East conflict escalates
Sharp rise in oil price reflects fears Houthi militias could strangle Saudi exports as US-Iran fighting intensifiesHow the Bab al-Mandab blockade threat pushed oil back above $100The oil price broke above $100 a barrel for the first time in two months as a fresh escalation of the Middle East conflict threatens to compound disruption to global oil supplies.The benchmark oil price rose sharply on Th...
Oil price passes $100 a barrel again as Middle East conflict escalates
Benchmark rises sharply over fears Houthi militia could strangle Saudi exports as US-Iran fighting intensifiesThe oil price has climbed back above $100 a barrel for the first time in two months, as a fresh escalation of the Middle East conflict threatens to compound disruption to global oil supplies.The benchmark oil price rose sharply on Thursday, after reaching $95 a barrel the day before amid f...
ICC drops war crimes case against fugitive Sudan rebel Abdallah Banda
International Criminal Court judges have reluctantly dropped the case against a Sudanese rebel accused of attacking peacekeepers in Darfur nearly 20 years ago
Pakistan rejects Amnesty call for war crimes probe into Kabul airstrike
Pakistan has rejected Amnesty International’s call for an investigation into a March airstrike on a drug rehabilitation center in the Afghan capital that the rights group said could amount to a war crime, dismissing the allegations as unsupported
Risk of Parkinson’s disease may increase with prolonged exposure to road traffic noise
Pioneering study linking noise pollution to Parkinson’s finds 3% increase in risk for every 11.5dB rise in noise levelsLong-term exposure to road traffic noise is associated with a higher risk of Parkinson’s disease, the biggest study of its kind has found.Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder in which parts of the brain become damaged over time, affecting movement and balance. Continue re...
Trump threatens Iran and Houthis amid signs of U.S. military buildup
The U.S. is moving more refueling planes and possibly heavy bombers to the region as the war with Iran spreads to another vital Middle East waterway.
Kashmiri activist Khurram Parvez and journalist Irfan Mehraj freed on bail
Indian authorities release the two men after years in prison although both remain under tight court-imposed restrictions
25 dead in India tunnel disaster as more bodies recovered
The bodies of the remaining 13 workers trapped inside a collapsed hydropower tunnel in India have been found - as the death toll rises to 25.
Florida scientists used female Burmese pythons as live lures to find invasive males in Everglades
In Florida, scientists discovered that captive female pythons failed to attract wild males. Utilizing artificial intelligence, researchers sifted through millions of camera images, revealing few python sightings. Additionally, attempts to use mammalian scent lures for detecting the invasive Burmese pythons proved futile. However, there is optimism as removal strategies in the Everglades are progre...
Epstein associate found dead in France
Daniel Siad, a close associate of Jeffrey Epstein, has been found dead in France. Siad was a model scout who recruited young women and girls for Epstein over many years. He denied any knowledge of Epstein's crimes and also faced serious allegations of his own.
British army cancels training in Kenya amid row over powers to prosecute soldiers
Exercise for September called off after Kenya raises concerns over funding and jurisdiction for criminal offencesThe British army has been forced to cancel training for its troops in Kenya after the Kenyan government refused to ratify a bilateral defence agreement.While the UK government wanted to renew the existing agreement, Kenyan lawmakers had sought changes to give local authorities greater p...
British army forced to cancel training in Kenya after defence agreement dispute
Exercise for September called off after Kenya raises concerns over funding and jurisdiction for criminal offencesThe British army has been forced to cancel training for its troops in Kenya after the Kenyan government refused to ratify a bilateral defence agreement.While the UK government wanted to renew the existing agreement, Kenyan lawmakers had sought changes to give local authorities greater p...
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9月にイタリアで開幕する世界3大映画祭の1つ、ベネチア国際映画祭で、最優秀賞の金獅子賞を競う部門に日本からは是枝裕和監督と塚本晋也監督の2作品が出品されることになりました。
Rebuilding Gaza to cost $71bn, must include Palestinians, report finds
Rebuilding the enclave will cost seven times the combined cost of all past offensives, says joint report.
Burnham’s review of prison early release scheme is causing chaos, says union
Officials ‘do not know’ how to respond to potential changes to plans to start freeing up to 6,000 offendersUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham’s pledge to review early release plans has created “a sense of chaos” across the Prison Service, probation officers have said.As Whitehall insiders confirmed the prime minister was examining possible exemptions to the law under which offenders wil...
One dead and four injured after Czech military helicopter crashes at air base
An investigation into the incident is underway. All of the military's H-1 helicopters have been grounded until it is completed, the Czech armed forces said in a statement.
Forget Slack and Teams — your next work chat could come with AI co-workers
Block has launched an open-source rival to Slack and GitHub that gives AI agents their own identities and permissions, treating them as colleagues rather than tools.