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国内のEV乗用車の販売台数 前年同期比2倍余増 1月~6月

ことし6月までの半年間に国内で販売されたEV=電気自動車の乗用車はおよそ6万台と、前の年の同じ時期の2倍余りに増加しました。メーカー各社では新型車の投入やEVの購入補助金の引き上げが販売台数を押し上げたとみていて、日本市場で普及が進むのか注目されます。

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政府 ナフサの供給対策検討 イラン情勢による流通影響受け

イラン情勢の緊迫化で「ナフサ」に由来する化学製品の流通に影響が出たことを受けて、政府は今後の安定供給に向けた対策の検討を始めました。ナフサそのものは長期の保管が難しいという特性も踏まえつつ、国内での備蓄のあり方などを議論していくとしています。

Boko Haram exploited US and Chinese AI chatbots for attacks, Cambridge study finds
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Boko Haram exploited US and Chinese AI chatbots for attacks, Cambridge study finds

Huddled in a room around a big screen, dozens of Boko Haram members listened intently as external consultants, whom they called “the white guys”, coached them on how to use leading artificial intelligence chatbots with laptops pre-installed with VPNs and encryption software. The workshop was one of several training sessions delivered by specialised AI “trainers”, likely members of the vast Islamic...

UK 16- and 17-year-olds to be encouraged to follow midnight social media curfew

UK 16- and 17-year-olds to be encouraged to follow midnight social media curfew

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Midnight to 6am block on some apps is latest stage of Labour’s bid to protect young people from online harmsSixteen and 17-year-olds are to be encouraged to observe a midnight social media curfew, in the latest stage of Labour’s bid “to protect the next generation” from online harms, including poor sleep caused by night-time scrolling.From next spring, Britain’s oldest children will be urged to re...

Cambodia aspires to shed its dependencies while staying connected

Cambodia aspires to shed its dependencies while staying connected

SCMP •

Connectivity can be an ambiguous term. Different states use it in different ways at different times. In Southeast Asia, as in other regions where regional diplomacy exists in the backdrop of ever-stronger great power disputes, connectivity lies in the conflux of economics, trade necessities and the unyielding pressure of geopolitics. In few countries is this more evident than in Cambodia, where in...

米がホルムズ海峡を再び封鎖 トランプ大統領 対価要求は撤回

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中東地域を管轄するアメリカ中央軍は14日、ホルムズ海峡をめぐり、イランの港などを出入りする船舶を対象にした海上封鎖を日本時間の15日午前5時から再開したと発表し、双方による攻撃の応酬も続く中、戦闘の終結に向けた協議が一段と後退することが懸念されます。一方、トランプ大統領は、ホルムズ海峡の航行の安全を担う見返りに通過貨物に20%分の対価を課すとしていたことについて事実上、撤回する方針を明らかにしました。

富山 新潟 山梨で38度の危険な暑さ予想 東北でも猛烈な暑さに

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15日も東日本から西日本の広い範囲で気温が上がり、日中の最高気温は、富山県や新潟県、それに山梨県で38度と危険な暑さが予想されています。東北でも35度以上の猛烈な暑さとなる見込みです。エアコンを適切に使い、こまめに水分補給するなど、熱中症対策を徹底してください。

Man killed by semi after fleeing from immigration officials in Florida

Man killed by semi after fleeing from immigration officials in Florida

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Death of unidentified 28-year-old man marks third immigration enforcement-related death in one weekA person died during an encounter with federal immigration officials on Tuesday morning in Florida, a state highway patrol spokesperson confirmed, marking the third death in one week linked to immigration enforcement operations.Officials with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), which is a compone...

7/14: The Takeout with Major Garrett

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Latest on ICE scrutiny after fatal shootings in Texas and Maine; aide to Rep. Ro Khanna on moment he says he was detained in the West Bank.

Gianni Infantino under fire as viral claims drag European Parliament into FIFA row

Gianni Infantino under fire as viral claims drag European Parliament into FIFA row

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Viral claims with millions of views falsely claim. the European Parliament has launched a probe into FIFA chief Gianni Infantino. In reality, the move came from a letter by 72 MEPs to EU football associations, urging them to seek a formal FIFA review into the controversial Balogun red card reversal. No probe has been opened, but the episode adds to growing scrutiny around FIFA’s president. 

Australia news live: top 100 CEOs bank 16% pay rise; Husic warns Labor over Gaza policy

Australia news live: top 100 CEOs bank 16% pay rise; Husic warns Labor over Gaza policy

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Chief executives of Australia’s 100 biggest companies earned a median $4.8m in the 2025 financial year. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLuca has more on ACSI’s CEO pay report, which reveals that Life360’s founder Chris Hulls was the top-paid chief executive of an Australian-listed company in 2025’s financial year.Hull earned $47.7m in realised pay...