The Norwegian government wants to introduce a 15-year minimum age threshold for using social media to protect children from harmful content and “big tech giants”. The Norwegian government announced that it wants to amend the country’s Personal Data Act protecting…
Kyushu, often passed over by international visitors, is rich in crafts, history and culture. Here are four destinations to consider. If I stared too long, the glossy, petrified tree trunk seemed to pulsate energy through the roof, down into the…
What the soldiers are doing is “left to be seen,” the U.S. defense secretary said. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III confirmed on Wednesday that North Korea had sent troops to Russia to join the fight against Ukraine, a…
After a year of war, at least one million people are facing months in the cold. Some said tents, blankets and warm clothes now qualified as luxuries. A year into the war in Gaza, the prices of ready-made tents and…
The two countries have been fighting a shadow war for years. But direct attacks are bringing direct reprisals, or at least plans for them. For decades, Iran and Israel have fought a shadow war. This year, their conflict has burst…
North Korea’s supply of munitions has already been critical to the Russian war effort. Now, there are growing fears that it is sending troops as well. Five months ago, the autocratic leaders of Russia and North Korea signed a treaty…
Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes as parts of the country experienced unprecedented flooding, the authorities said. Tropical Storm Trami drenched the Philippines with torrential rain on Wednesday, causing widespread flooding and forcing thousands of people to evacuate…
Tokyo Metro had raised over $2 billion in one of Japan’s largest initial public offerings in years. The stock price of Tokyo Metro soared over 45 percent on Wednesday, the first day of trading for the company that operates a…
An investigation by the Moldovan police that is still ongoing has already revealed that over 400 Moldovans received money in exchange for votes in the presidential elections and Sunday’s referendum. Moldova held presidential elections on Sunday, with incumbent President Maia…
Bulgaria’s state-owned Maritsa East thermal power plant has received €1.3 billion in state funding for 2019-2023 as it is kept on ‘life support’, the Bulgarian office of Greenpeace, which is preparing a report on the issue, has said. At the…