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23d06/24war-conflict · 3/5

Anti-war protesters jeer Japan’s Takaichi over softening pacifist stance

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was heckled at a World War II memorial event by protesters angry about Tokyo’s further shift away from its decades-long pacifist stance, television footage showed. Close US ally Japan in April loosened rules on lethal arms exports and Takaichi, long seen as a security hawk who last year riled mainland China with comments about Taiwan, has said she wants to revise the constitution. A small but vocal number of demonstrators shouted slogans throughout...

unclassifiedchina · asia · usa
23d06/24

Mamdani-backed candidates win Democratic congressional primaries in New York

Three candidates endorsed by Zohran Mamdani swept to victory in Democratic congressional primaries on Tuesday, showing that the coalition which powered the New York City mayor to a surprising victory last year is gaining strength. Some of the city’s most established political figures were toppled in races that highlighted divisions within the party over ideology, Israel and immigration. Former New York City comptroller Brad Lander defeated two-term Congressman Dan Goldman in New York’s 10th...

unclassifiedchina · asia · israel
23d06/24

Trump Orders Gas Price Gouging Probe

President Trump has ordered an investigation into possible price gouging at fuel stations, an investigation he announced in a social media post. “The big Oil Companies are not dropping their price at the pump commensurate with the sharply lower prices they are paying for Oil. Those prices are dropping ‌like a rock! In other words, customers are being "gouged",” Trump wrote. “I have instructed the DOJ to immediately start looking into this. Gasoline prices better start going down a lot faster tha

unclassifiedmiddle-east · russia · usa
23d06/24

Banks are rushing to recruit AI leadership – but how will the tech be implemented?

Both regulators and clients could motivate banks to adopt artificial intelligence for greater efficiency gains in the coming years, an Amazon Web Services (AWS) executive has predicted, adding the trend could intensify the global race to embrace the cutting-edge technology. Over the past few months, multinational banks have approached AWS about how to grow their business in innovative ways, said Shaown Nandi, vice-president of technology at the US cloud computing giant, in an interview with the.

unclassifiedchina · asia · russia
23d06/24

Hong Kong school rearranges overnight World Cup watch party after feedback

A Hong Kong primary school that earlier suggested hosting an overnight World Cup viewing event has watered down the plan and opted for a weekend morning timeslot in response to feedback from parents. The school clarified that its initial circular, which slated the event for the very early hours of July 15, sought to gauge parental interest, while its shift to daytime aimed to allow for more parents and students to watch the match together. In a statement on Wednesday – about a week after the...

unclassifiedchina · asia · usa
23d06/24war-conflict · 2/5

As Europe bakes in early heatwave, fan and air-con sales skyrocket

Europe braced for more of an unprecedented heatwave that has smashed records in many countries and sent air-conditioner sales zooming in a continent unused and ill-equipped to handle searing heat. The extreme weather was being driven by atmospheric and circulation patterns that keep hot air trapped in place for days, causing the mercury to slowly rise, with these factors exacerbated by global warming, experts say. France’s national temperature indicator – an average of daytime and nighttime...

unclassifiedchina · asia · europe
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