Japan's central bank has opted to keep its benchmark interest rate at minus 0.1% but has fine-tuned its bond purchases to allow greater flexibility in its policies.
It was once Latin America’s largest landfill. Now, a decade after Rio de Janeiro closed it down and redoubled efforts to recover the surrounding expanse of highly polluted swamp, crabs, snails, fish and birds are once again populating the mangrove forest.
The head of a leading aid group says an impasse at the United Nations over a border crossing with Syria’s last rebel-held enclave is endangering 4.1 million Syrians living there.
Four months after a fire at an immigration detention center on the United States border, eight badly burned survivors are stuck in their rooms at a Mexico City hotel.
An official in charge of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant says the upcoming release of treated radioactive water into the sea more than 12 years after the reactors' meltdown marks “a milestone,” but is still only an initial step in a daunting decades-long decommissioning process.
Sudan's Darfur region became synonymous with genocide and war crimes two decades ago. Now reports of new atrocities, including attacks on towns, widespread killings and rapes, have emerged from the sprawling region amid months of fighting between Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary group kn
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban once again called for peace talks with Russia, repeating the Kremlin's false notion that the West is fighting Russia, using Ukrainian people as proxies. The Ukrainian government rejected the notion of negotiation with Russia until all of the Russian troops are gone from Ukraine's sovereign...
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a decree tightening restrictions on civilian access to guns in Brazil, in a move aimed at reversing the pro-firearms policies of his right-wing predecessor Jair Bolsonaro.
Members of a U.N. agency that governs international waters are locked in a fierce debate amid disagreement over whether to allow deep sea mining and set a new deadline for proposed regulations still stuck in draft mode.
North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast late on Monday, South Korea's military said, hours after a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine arrived in a naval base in the South.
Five anti-Islam activists set fire to a Koran in front of the Egyptian embassy in Copenhagen on Tuesday, the third such incident in Denmark in less than a week, following Koran burnings in nearby Sweden that enraged Muslims.
After buying a $70 pair of Vans at famous footwear and having them literally fall apart after using them as daily walking shoes, I’ve realized the quality of shoes overall has gone down over the last decade or so....
If you get welted shoes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9xSnu69Qtg) where the sole is mated to the upper - so if the sole wears out, then you can bring it to the cobbler to get a new sole. And they don't have to be expensive either - look for used shoes on ebay.
EPISODE 562 - How to Make The Authentic Tortilla Española | Spanish Potato & Onion Omelette RecipeFULL RECIPE HERE: https://www.spainonafork.com/the-authenti...
Note: slice the potatoes & onions before frying them. If you follow the video and slice the potatoes while the onions are frying, then the onions may burn. Serve with some bacon or sausages and crusty bread.
Hun Sen has been Cambodia’s autocratic prime minister for nearly four decades, during which the opposition has been stifled and the country has moved closer to China.
Japan's central bank retains key interest rate while fine-tuning bond purchases for more flexibility (apnews.com)
Japan's central bank has opted to keep its benchmark interest rate at minus 0.1% but has fine-tuned its bond purchases to allow greater flexibility in its policies.
How the coup in Niger could expand the reach of Islamic extremism, and Wagner, in West Africa (apnews.com)
More than 1,000 U.S. service personnel are in Niger to combat the growing threat from various groups of Islamic extremists.
Mangrove forest thrives around what was once Latin America's largest landfill (apnews.com)
It was once Latin America’s largest landfill. Now, a decade after Rio de Janeiro closed it down and redoubled efforts to recover the surrounding expanse of highly polluted swamp, crabs, snails, fish and birds are once again populating the mangrove forest.
Millions of Shiite Muslims across the world commemorate the mourning day of Ashoura (apnews.com)
Millions of Shiite Muslims in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and around the world are commemorating Ashoura.
Aid group official warns that impasse at the UN on border crossing puts 4.1 million Syrians at risk (apnews.com)
The head of a leading aid group says an impasse at the United Nations over a border crossing with Syria’s last rebel-held enclave is endangering 4.1 million Syrians living there.
Survivors of Mexico's worst migrant detention center fire stuck in limbo, unable to support families (apnews.com)
Four months after a fire at an immigration detention center on the United States border, eight badly burned survivors are stuck in their rooms at a Mexico City hotel.
Fukushima official says release of treated water is a milestone in nuclear plant's decommissioning (apnews.com)
An official in charge of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant says the upcoming release of treated radioactive water into the sea more than 12 years after the reactors' meltdown marks “a milestone,” but is still only an initial step in a daunting decades-long decommissioning process.
Sudan conflict brings new atrocities to Darfur as militias kill, rape, burn homes in rampages (apnews.com)
Sudan's Darfur region became synonymous with genocide and war crimes two decades ago. Now reports of new atrocities, including attacks on towns, widespread killings and rapes, have emerged from the sprawling region amid months of fighting between Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary group kn
Orban once again blames West for war, calls for peace talks on Russian terms (kyivindependent.com)
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban once again called for peace talks with Russia, repeating the Kremlin's false notion that the West is fighting Russia, using Ukrainian people as proxies. The Ukrainian government rejected the notion of negotiation with Russia until all of the Russian troops are gone from Ukraine's sovereign...
Nayeon flew to Japan to support MISAMO (www.youtube.com)
Best Unnie ever!
US announces punitive measures over concerns that Cambodia's elections were 'neither free nor fair' (apnews.com)
Cambodia’s longtime ruling party is lauding its landslide victory in weekend elections as a clear mandate for the next five years.
Bolivia boosts lithium resources estimate, cementing spot as global leader (apnews.com)
Bolivia’s president says the Andean country's total lithium resources have increased 2 million tons to a total of 23 million tons.
Brazil's Lula places new restrictions on gun ownership, reversing predecessor's pro-gun policy (apnews.com)
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a decree tightening restrictions on civilian access to guns in Brazil, in a move aimed at reversing the pro-firearms policies of his right-wing predecessor Jair Bolsonaro.
UN agency that governs international waters mired in grueling debate over deep sea mining (apnews.com)
Members of a U.N. agency that governs international waters are locked in a fierce debate amid disagreement over whether to allow deep sea mining and set a new deadline for proposed regulations still stuck in draft mode.
Israeli doctors walk off the job and more strikes are threatened after law weakening courts passes (apnews.com)
Thousands of Israeli doctors walked out of work, labor leaders threatened a general strike and senior justices rushed home from a trip abroad.
North Korea fires two missiles after US submarine arrives in South (www.reuters.com)
North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast late on Monday, South Korea's military said, hours after a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine arrived in a naval base in the South.
Canadian wildfires burning land at record pace (www.reuters.com)
Over four times as much land has burned in Canada in 2023 than in a typical wildfire season.
Protesters burn Koran in front of Egyptian embassy in Denmark (www.reuters.com)
Five anti-Islam activists set fire to a Koran in front of the Egyptian embassy in Copenhagen on Tuesday, the third such incident in Denmark in less than a week, following Koran burnings in nearby Sweden that enraged Muslims.
Shoes that dont wear out and start falling apart after a year?
After buying a $70 pair of Vans at famous footwear and having them literally fall apart after using them as daily walking shoes, I’ve realized the quality of shoes overall has gone down over the last decade or so....
The heart of Spain | Spanish Potato & Onion Omelette Recipe (www.youtube.com)
EPISODE 562 - How to Make The Authentic Tortilla Española | Spanish Potato & Onion Omelette RecipeFULL RECIPE HERE: https://www.spainonafork.com/the-authenti...
Cambodian leader's son, a West Point grad, set to take reins of power — but will he bring change? (apnews.com)
Hun Sen has been Cambodia’s autocratic prime minister for nearly four decades, during which the opposition has been stifled and the country has moved closer to China.
A man lies in a Kenya morgue. His family says he's one of at least 35 shot dead by police this month (apnews.com)
The bullet was still lodged in Douglas Kalasinga’s head as he lay in the morgue. His family said they couldn’t afford an autopsy.
Italy's Meloni seeks broad cooperation to stanch flows of migrants to Europe with aid to Africa (apnews.com)
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has called for new, more equal relationships between Europe and migrants’ countries of origin and transit.