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By Kyoko HASEGAWA FUKUSHIMA, Japan, Dec 12, 2023 (AFP) – Three Japanese ex-soldiers were found guilty Tuesday but given only suspended jail sentences for sexually assaulting a female colleague who won praise but also online hate for going public with her accusations. Rina Gonoi, 24, broke the mould by speaking out publicly last year about her ordeal in 2021 in a country where the #MeToo movement failed to gain much ground and where many sexual […]
TOKYO, Dec 13, 2023 (AFP) – Confidence among Japan’s largest manufacturers has risen for a third straight quarter, a key survey showed Wednesday. The Bank of Japan’s Tankan survey showed business confidence rising to a reading of plus 12, up from plus nine three months earlier. The poll reports the difference between the percentage of firms that are upbeat and those not, with a positive figure meaning more businesses feel optimistic. The headline figure — […]
By Fran BLANDY BUENOS AIRES, Dec 13, 2023 (AFP) – Argentina devalued its currency by more than 50 percent Tuesday in a set of “shock” measures aimed at reviving a crumbling economy and tackling triple-digit inflation. The government of President Javier Milei, a libertarian who swept from obscurity to the top office vowing to chainsaw spending, also announced cuts to generous state subsidies and a halt to all new public construction projects. In a pre-recorded […]
By Deborah COLE BERLIN, Dec 12, 2023 (AFP) – German federal prosecutors said Tuesday they charged 27 suspected adherents of a far-right “terror group” arrested last year with involvement in a plot to attack parliament and overthrow the government. Among those charged are 26 people accused of membership of a nationwide extremist network around Frankfurt aristocrat and businessman Prince Heinrich XIII Reuss, and one woman accused of supporting the group. “The accused are strongly suspected […]
MANILA, Dec 12, 2023 (AFP) – The Philippines has so far endured fewer storms in 2023 than in any of the past 25 years and now faces potentially the worst drought in decades, officials said Tuesday. The tropical archipelago nation — which is ranked among the most vulnerable countries to the impacts of climate change — is usually affected by around 20 major storms a year. So far this year, only 10 have made landfall […]
(Eagle News)–The December 31 deadline for the “consolidation” of public utility vehicles (PUV) operators under the PUV Modernization Program will no longer be extended. This is according to President Bongbong Marcos, who said the decision was arrived at during a meeting with transport officials on Tuesday, Dec. 12. According to the chief executive, 70 percent of all operators “have already committed to and consolidated” under program. He said the government cannot allow further delays in […]
A quarter of freshwater fish species worldwide are at risk of extinction, according to an update to the global red list of threatened species on Monday, highlighting the escalating impacts of human-caused climate change on the planet’s wildlife. The assessment published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) also updated its list to reflect climate change threats to Atlantic Salmon, green turtles and Big leaf mahogany trees. “Climate change is menacing the diversity […]
By Stuart White Hostages hauled into Gaza during Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel were drugged to keep them docile in captivity and subjected to psychological and sexual abuse, a specialist said Monday. “I’ve never seen anything like that” in 20 years of treating trauma victims, said Renana Eitan, director of the psychiatric division of the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Centre-Ichilov. “The physical, the sexual, the mental, the psychological abuse of these hostages that came […]
(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos is slated to participate in the ASEAN-Japan Commemorative Summit in Tokyo this weekend. According to Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Daniel Espiritu, transnational crime and counter terrorism are expected to be discussed during the event which will gather world leaders. He said these issues have been a close standing affair especially since the September 11 terrorist attack in the US. They have also always been part of the ASEAN agenda not only with […]
Too many cats, not enough crustaceans: The current emoji catalog doesn’t accurately represent the breadth of biodiversity seen in nature — and that hurts conservation efforts, according to scientists. An analysis published Monday in the journal iScience found that while animals are well represented by the current emoji catalog, plants, fungi, and microorganisms get short shrift. “While the biodiversity crisis may seem distant from the online world, in our increasingly digitized society, we should not […]
