A viral video of primary school pupils in eastern China saluting teachers on cold mornings has sparked a storm of outrage online. The incident happened at Jianqiao Primary School in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, a century-old institution known for its status as a key local school and a model of civility. In the clip, four pupils…
The suspect is a Netivot resident in his twenties who arrived in Israel on a direct flight from Rome, Italy, on a foreign airline. Police stopped an attempt to smuggle over 100 pistols into Israel this week at Ben-Gurion Airport, a police spokesperson said. The pistols were confiscated by the Israel Police unit. One suspect…
The state-owned company bought about 1.4 million shares of WeRide and 14,500 shares of Pony.ai in the September quarter, according to its 13F filings released on Friday. The total value of the shares was around US$13.7 million. Temasek has a history of investing in autonomous driving companies. These included the Swedish transport firm Einride, a…
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The almighty eagle perched on a cactus while devouring a serpent on Mexico’s flag hints at the myth behind the foundation of the country’s capital. It’s a divine sign in an ancient legend, according to which the god Huitzilopochtli asked a group called the Mexica — who founded what was later…
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan urged China on Saturday to take “appropriate measures” after Beijing warned Chinese citizens against visiting Japan, Kyodo news agency reported, in an ongoing dispute over Taiwan. Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Japan had “conveyed the message to China and strongly … Source link
From helping scale Purplebricks to co-founding TAUK, Steph Vass is challenging how the property industry works. After Steph Vass finished her GCSEs she began to annoy her mother, who ran the family’s 10-branch estate agency business in Liverpool. She was given a six-week summer job and, over 20 years on, Vass is now transforming the…
Beijing — China has warned its citizens against traveling to Japan as it escalates a backlash over comments by the country’s prime minister about the island of Taiwan. The dictum is Beijing’s most substantive retaliation yet to Sanae Takaichi’s remarks. Even as it may be more symbolic than anything, the move suggests Beijing is willing…
(Reuters) -New York Federal Reserve President John Williams met with Wall Street banks this week to discuss a key short-term lending facility, the Financial Times reported on Friday, amid signs of tighter market liquidity. “President Williams convened the New York Fed’s primary trading counterparties (primary dealers) to continue engagement on the purpose of the standing…
A top secret White House memo alleges that Chinese e-commerce titan Alibaba is supporting Beijing’s military in cyber operations targeting the US, the Financial Times reported. The document, which the FT said it reviewed, claims that Alibaba has provided the People’s Liberation Army with access to its customer data and shared information on critical software…
Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Eric Trump has doubled down on his pro-crypto stance, promoting Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) as a fix for inefficiencies in traditional finance and calling it “digital gold” and “one of the greatest stores of value ever.” What Happened: Speaking…