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Nagasaki to urge nuclear abolition as city marks 77th A-bomb anniv.
Kyodo 2022-08-09Nagasaki marked the 77th anniversary Tuesday of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city during World War II, with Mayor Tomihisa Taue set to call for the abolition of nuclear weapons amid mounting concerns over their potential use following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The bombing of Nagasaki, three days after a similar bomb was...
Finnish premier urges EU to restrict Russian tourism amid Ukraine war
Anadolu Agency 2022-08-08The Finnish prime minister on Monday urged EU countries to impose additional sanctions to restrict Russian tourists’ entry into the Schengen countries. Speaking to Finnish state broadcaster YLE, Sanna Marin said:...
Xiaomi, Realme, other Chinese companies may be banned from selling smartphones under Rs 12,000 in India
Financial Express 2022-08-08India seeks to restrict Chinese smartphone makers from selling devices cheaper than 12,000 rupees ($150) to kickstart its faltering domestic industry, dealing a blow to brands including Xiaomi Corp. The move is aimed at pushing Chinese giants out of the lower segment of the world’s second-biggest mobile market, according to people familiar with the...
Hiroshima marks 77th anniv. of atomic bombing amid nuclear threat
Kyodo 2022-08-06Hiroshima marked the 77th anniversary of its atomic bombing by the United States on Saturday, amid heightened concerns in Japan and elsewhere over Russia's repeated suggestions that it may resort to nuclear weapons in its war against Ukraine. Mayor Kazumi Matsui cautioned in the Peace Declaration at a memorial ceremony in the western city that...
Why Australia will work harder to build ties with Indonesia
BBC News 2022-08-05"Saya cinta Australia!" says Indonesian student Sari Puspita Dewi. "I love Australia! It is my dreamland to live and to study." The PhD scholar from Jakarta has an electric enthusiasm for Australia that belies the country's often-lukewarm economic relationship with her homeland Indonesia, its giant neighbour to the north....
Trump ally Kari Lake wins GOP primary for Arizona governor
Yahoo Daily News 2022-08-05PHOENIX (AP) — Kari Lake, a former news anchor who walked away from her journalism career and was embraced by Donald Trump and his staunch supporters, won the Republican primary for Arizona governor on Thursday. Lake's victory was a blow to the GOP establishment that lined up behind lawyer and businesswoman Karrin Taylor Robson in an attempt to...
Lufthansa to limit flight offerings in Q3 amid travel chaos
RTE 2022-08-04Germany's Lufthansa said today it would offer only around 80% of pre-crisis passenger capacity in the third quarter, less than previously planned, amid staffing shortages at airports and airlines. The airline...
Court Documents Reveal Canada’s Travel Ban Had No Scientific Basis
GlobalResearch 2022-08-04On August 13, 2021, the Canadian government announced that anyone who hadn’t been vaccinated against Covid would soon be barred from planes and trains. In many cases, The Backward could no longer travel between provinces or leave the country. If you lived in Winnipeg and wanted to visit your mother on her deathbed in London or Hong Kong or,...
As US eyes new China chip curbs, turmoil looms for global market
Reuters 2022-08-03Summary Companies Any US export block may affect global chip supply -analystsMove would hinder Samsung, SK Hynix upgrading China plantsSamsung, SK Hynix together supply over 50% of global NAND chipsCurbs could change where future chip plants are built -analyst SEOUL, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Export restrictions being considered by Washington to halt...
Oil prices slip as weak manufacturing data stokes recession fears
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A popular Filipino restaurant gets on a Netflix show. What happens next?
The Los Angeles Times 2022-08-01Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Monday, Aug. 1. I’m Jonah Valdez, a breaking news reporter. Few things bind L.A.'s Filipino American community together like skewered meat sizzling on charcoal grills that line the parking lot of a tiny strip mall on Temple Street. Named after its accessible price of $1 per...
Outrage as another Kashmiri journalist stopped from flying abroad
Al Jazeera 2022-08-01Yet another Kashmiri journalist has been stopped by the Indian authorities from flying abroad as outrage grows over a continuing clampdown on press freedom in Indian-administered Kashmir and its residents. Independent journalist Aakash Hassan, 25, was on his way to Sri Lanka for a reporting assignment last week when immigration officials at New...
Restrictions On Cash Payments In Israel Prompt Shift To Digital Payments
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Sony’s profits rise by 3% despite trend away from gaming
Belfast Telegraph 2022-07-29Sony’s profits have edged up 3% in the last quarter, weathering production setbacks from Covid-19 lockdowns in Shanghai and a trend away from video gaming as pandemic restrictions eased elsewhere. Sony’s April-June profit totalled 218 billion yen ($1.6 billion), up from 212 billion yen a year earlier, the Japanese electronics and entertainment...
China drops reference to economic growth target amid COVID fight
Al Jazeera 2022-07-29China has backed off its yearly economic growth target as it doubles down on an ultra-strict “zero COVID” policy that has pummelled consumer spending, manufacturing and trade. Chinese officials dropped previous calls to reach the 5.5 percent growth target while pledging to “strive to achieve the best results” during the next six months, according...
Why Vietnam doesn’t squeeze its super-rich tycoons
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Column: China in risky bet to test its power in iron ore markets
Reuters 2022-07-28LAUNCESTON, Australia, July 28 (Reuters) - Iron ore prices are swinging between optimism and pessimism over the economic outlook in top importer China, but beyond the short-term oscillations a longer-term battle is looming. China is pressing ahead with a plan to centralise iron ore purchasing, with media reports saying state-owned steel mills are...
Kim threatens to use nukes amid tensions with US, S. Korea
Sun Star 2022-07-28NORTH Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned he’s ready to use his nuclear weapons in potential military conflicts with the United States and South Korea, state media said Thursday, as he unleashed fiery rhetoric against rivals he says are pushing the Korean Peninsula to the brink of war. Kim’s speech to war veterans on the 69th anniversary of the end of...