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[ad_1] New Delhi – The suicide of a 16-year-old Indian boy who hit a wall of online abuse after posting selfies in saris and makeup has galvanized calls for social media giants to better protect LGBTQ+ Indians.Sexual minorities say it is hard enough being openly gay or transgender in India, and the pressure only mounts in the online world, where advocates blame weak content moderation for an explosion in derogatory […]
[ad_1] Angry farmers robbed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban of a good night’s sleep and, in the process, may have helped unlock the funds Ukraine says it needs to keep its war-torn economy going.In Brussels on Thursday morning, Orban complained to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and European Council President Charles Michel that he’d had a restless night.Protesters had rolled their tractors into the city overnight, blocking traffic and honking their […]
[ad_1] Negotiations are advancing for an agreement to pause the Israel-Hamas war and free civilian hostages captured by the Palestinian militant group, people familiar with the matter said, in a deal that those involved believe could be a crucial step toward ending the four-month conflict.The people, who asked not to be identified discussing private deliberations, said conversations were still in the early stages and a breakthrough wasn’t expected in the […]
[ad_1] MONTREAL/DUBLIN – The second-hand market for airplanes is booming due to a chronic shortage that has persisted since the pandemic — and fears are growing that Boeing's latest crisis could tighten the squeeze in the coming months.The industry is already some 3,000 planes short of what it planned pre-COVID due to pandemic disruption and other bottlenecks at Boeing and Airbus, leasing firm Avolon says.Now, curbs on Boeing production in […]
[ad_1] On a spring day in 1975, Yukiko Mishima was walking to a friend’s house in her native Osaka when a man she didn’t know dragged her into a car park and sexually assaulted her. She was 6 years old at the time. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] バレンタイン (Barentain, Valentine’s Day) in Japan is a distinctive celebration that continues to evolve. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Japanese companies’ strategic stance toward the domestic, U.S. and Chinese markets became clearer in 2023 amid growing uncertainty over the U.S.-China rivalry and Japan’s enactment of the Economic Security Promotion Act. Japanese firms have shown a clear “return” of emphasis on bilateral Japan-U.S. relations and a strong desire for stable and predictable political leadership on both sides of the Pacific.This trend became apparent in a survey on economic security […]
[ad_1] Kaga, Ishikawa Pref. – The major New Year's Day earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture has been putting a strain on the dining industry in the region, which had just begun to overcome a slump brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.Ishikawa's Noto Peninsula bore the brunt of the damage from the quake. However, other areas in the prefecture that were less affected by the 7.6 magnitude temblor are seeing a plunge in the number of visitors, at rates similar to those […]
[ad_1] COPENHAGEN – Icelanders are working round-the-clock to build dykes the size of three-storey buildings to protect a vital power plant and homes from lava flows, since volcanoes near the capital Reykjavik that were dormant for nearly 800 years became active.The six volcanic systems, which experts forecast will be active for up to three centuries, stretch under Iceland's southwestern Reykjanes peninsula, home to 30,000 people, nearly 8% of the country's […]
