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午前中から猛烈な暑さ 埼玉県で酷暑日予想 熱中症に厳重警戒

21日は午前中から東北から九州にかけての各地で気温が35度以上の猛烈な暑さとなっていて、38度以上の危険な暑さとなっているところもあります。午後はさらに気温が上がり、埼玉県では40度と命に関わる危険な暑さが予想されています。熱中症に厳重に警戒し、より一層、対策を心がけてください。

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公安委員長“国旗損壊罪の留意事項を警察の第一線に周知徹底”

日本の国旗を損壊する行為を罰する法律が成立したことについて、赤間国家公安委員長は、21日の会見で「国民の自由と権利を不当に侵害しないよう留意することが求められており、運用上の留意事項について、第一線の警察官に周知徹底が図られるよう警察を指導したい」と述べました。

Live: US launches 10th night of airstrikes on Iran after attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait

Live: US launches 10th night of airstrikes on Iran after attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait

France 24 •

The US military said late on Monday it ​finished its latest round of strikes on Iran, saying it hit Iranian military command centers, missile and drone launch sites, maritime capabilities and ​air ‌defense systems. he latest round of US strikes ‌on Iran lasted about fivehours. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

Live: Lebanon's Aoun to meet Trump as pressure builds to disarm Hezbollah

Live: Lebanon's Aoun to meet Trump as pressure builds to disarm Hezbollah

France 24 •

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is set to meet with his US counterpart Donald Trump in Washington on Tuesday, as pressure builds for Beirut to disarm Hezbollah, Israel's key condition before withdrawing from south Lebanon. It comes a day after the United States announced the start of the implementation of an agreement granting the Lebanese army control over "pilot zones" in the south .Follow our li...

In Indonesia’s island paradise, slavery remains a daily reality

In Indonesia’s island paradise, slavery remains a daily reality

SCMP •

Two hours from the tourist beaches of Bali, slavery is alive and well on the Indonesian island of Sumba, where people are still born into bondage. They work from dawn to dusk without pay, are passed on in marriage, and are sometimes beaten and raped by their masters. Yet most are resigned to their fate because their status “cannot be wiped away”, as one young slave – or ata – Kanisius Kanyali Hamb...

HKEX to allow confidential filings, lower market cap threshold for start-ups: sources

HKEX to allow confidential filings, lower market cap threshold for start-ups: sources

SCMP •

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) would proceed with its listing reform to allow confidential filings and a lower market capitalisation requirement, as part of the exchange operator’s plan to increase its international competitiveness, two sources told the South China Morning Post. The move would be a result of the exchange’s months-long consultations with market participants that began in M...

HKEX to allow confidential filings, lower market cap threshold for start-ups, sources say

HKEX to allow confidential filings, lower market cap threshold for start-ups, sources say

SCMP •

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) would proceed with its listing reform to allow confidential filings and a lower market capitalisation requirement, as part of the exchange operator’s plan to increase its international competitiveness, two sources told the South China Morning Post. The move would be a result of the exchange’s months-long consultations with market participants that began in M...

Australia news live: Pauline Hanson says Trump had ‘a great way’ of dealing with migrants; Nine newspapers announce redundancies

Australia news live: Pauline Hanson says Trump had ‘a great way’ of dealing with migrants; Nine newspapers announce redundancies

The Guardian •

One Nation leader says Trump’s methods dealt with people ‘using all these ploys to stay in the country’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlpine ski resorts in New South Wales and Victoria saw climate records shattered at the weekend with maximum temperatures up to 12C above average.Ski areas of Mount Hotham and Falls Creek set July records for the...

French lawmakers set to pass social media ban for children under 15

French lawmakers set to pass social media ban for children under 15

France 24 •

France's parliament is expected to approve a social media ban for children under 15 on Tuesday after lawmakers from the upper and lower houses reached a compromise on the bill's text Monday. If the bill is approved, France will become the first country in Europe to put such a ban in place.

French lawmakers expected to pass social media ban for children under 15

French lawmakers expected to pass social media ban for children under 15

France 24 •

France's parliament is set to approve a social media ban for children under 15 on Tuesday after lawmakers from the upper and lower houses reached a compromise on the bill's text Monday. If the bill is approved, France will become the first country in Europe to put such a ban in place.

Australia news live: Pauline Hanson says Trump had ‘a great way’ of dealing with migrants; Nine newspapers announces redundancies

Australia news live: Pauline Hanson says Trump had ‘a great way’ of dealing with migrants; Nine newspapers announces redundancies

The Guardian •

One Nation leader says Trump’s methods dealt with people ‘using all these ploys to stay in the country’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlpine ski resorts in New South Wales and Victoria saw climate records shattered at the weekend with maximum temperatures up to 12C above average.Ski areas of Mount Hotham and Falls Creek set July records for the...

Hong Kong bus crashes into barrier, leaving 10 injured

Hong Kong bus crashes into barrier, leaving 10 injured

SCMP •

At least 10 people have been injured when a bus crashed into a barrier on Tuen Mun Road, prompting an emergency response. Police said they received a report at 8.59am on Tuesday of the crash on the Kowloon-bound carriageway near the Bellagio private housing estate in Sham Tseng. Nine women and one man sustained minor injuries. Images widely circulating online show the vehicle involved is a Citybus...

10 injured after bus crashes into barrier on Hong Kong road

10 injured after bus crashes into barrier on Hong Kong road

SCMP •

At least 10 people have been injured when a bus crashed into a barrier on Tuen Mun Road, prompting an emergency response. Police said they received a report at 8.59am on Tuesday of the crash on the Kowloon-bound carriageway near the Bellagio housing estate in Sham Tseng. Nine women and one man sustained minor injuries. According to images widely circulating online, the vehicle was a Citybus 952P b...

Tropical Storm Bertha heads for land as Hurricane Fausto forms in eastern Pacific

Tropical Storm Bertha heads for land as Hurricane Fausto forms in eastern Pacific

The Guardian •

Bertha could bring heavy rain on US Gulf coast, with its center located 110 miles south of Panama City, FloridaTropical Storm Bertha formed Monday evening in the Gulf of Mexico south of the Florida Panhandle as it drifts erratically toward populated coastal areas, bringing a threat of heavy rain, storm surge and damaging wind gusts.Meanwhile, in the eastern Pacific Ocean, Hurricane Fausto formed f...