WAJIMA, Ishikawa Prefecture--The melodic tones of a lacquered violin and cello that survived the New Year’s Day earthquake on the Noto Peninsula resonated through a school gymnasium here.
With another blistering summer on the way, industry groups and government officials are calling on people to check their air conditioners now to make sure they work properly before the heat wave hits.
So far this year, there have been 63 fatalities on Irish roads, an increase of 15 on the same period last year.
New photos of Samantha Murphy sharing happy moments with her husband Michael have emerged as he was joined in grieving the loss of the missing mother at an emotional rally last night.
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Producer prices in Japan rose slightly for the fifth straight month in March. A major factor was that the impact of government energy subsidies had run its course. The Bank of Japan says the preliminary Producer Price Index for the month was up 0.8 percent from last year. The index measures the prices companies charge each other for goods and services. It reflects fluctuations in energy and raw-material costs. Rising prices of nonferrous metals helped push the index higher. The trend was due...
Worldcoin, the biometric iris scanning digital ID organization, is being accused by the government of Buenos Aires of several transgressions, including contradictions regarding the treatment of users’ digital information. Buenos Aires considers that the company exposes users to several unfair clauses, including those describing the possible interruption of the service. Worldcoin Faces Over $1 Million […]
The Japanese government has posted a video on social media to show the gifts Prime Minister Kishida Fumio gave to US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. The gifts were presented when Kishida and his wife, Yuko, were invited to the White House on Tuesday. Among them was a pair of coffee cups, traditional Wajima lacquerware from Ishikawa Prefecture. The area was devastated by the major earthquake on New Year's Day. In the video posted on X, formerly Twitter, Kishida explained that...
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has warned that the National Security Agency (NSA) is on the verge of significantly expanding its surveillance capabilities through a new bill amending Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), potentially allowing the government to compel a wide array of businesses and individuals to assist in NSA surveillance operations. […]
The Dutch government has commissioned research into the right to demonstrate following a string of protests in which campaigners deliberately break the law, home affairs minister Hugo de Jonge confirmed on Friday. The research will focus on whether there should be more legal options to tackle demonstrations which include highway and airport occupations, intimidation at abortion clinics and politicians’ homes, and Koran burnings. The probe is in response to a string of MP’s questions about recent...