- Chinese tourists shun Japan over lunar new year holiday as rift deepens The Guardian
- Diplomatic Feud With China Weighs on Japan’s Economy - The New York Times The New York Times
- Japan travel warning after Hongkonger beaten with beer bottle in Sapporo South China Morning Post
- Japan visitors fall for first time in four years as Chinese stay away Nikkei Asia
- Discover Japan in 2026: How Inbound Tourism Patterns Are Opening New Opportunities for Adventurous Global Travelers Travel And Tour World
Gisèle Pelicot’s memoir launches in 22 languages, turning horror into hope for survivors – AP News
- Gisèle Pelicot’s memoir launches in 22 languages, turning horror into hope for survivors AP News
- Review | Gisèle Pelicot bravely went public as a rape victim. But her life collapsed. The Washington Post
- Gisèle Pelicot’s 'A Hymn to Life' is both a memoir and an act of ultimate defiance NPR
- The Trial of Gisèle Pelicot’s Rapists United France and Fractured Her Family The New Yorker
- Gisèle Pelicot’s Survival Story After Rape By Husband and 50 Other Men (Exclusive) People.com
‘The search is soul-destroying’: Young jobseekers on the struggle to find work – BBC
- 'The search is soul-destroying': Young jobseekers on the struggle to find work BBC
- Ministers may slow youth minimum wage rise amid UK unemployment fears The Guardian
- Labour may drop minimum wage pledge over youth jobless fears The Times
- Labour’s own goals on jobs Financial Times
- The time has come to admit it – we have failed young people at every step of the way The Independent
The Louvre Has a New $12M Embarrassment – Newser
- The Louvre Has a New $12M Embarrassment Newser
- Ticket Scam Cost the Louvre $12 Million, Investigators Say - The New York Times The New York Times
- Louvre official says fraud ‘inevitable’ at large museums as France probes multimillion euro scheme Associated Press News
- Louvre Rocked by Arrests in $11.8 Million Ticket Fraud Investigation Artnet News
- Arrests made over alleged €10m Louvre ticket scam The Art Newspaper
IDF ramps up strikes on Hezbollah as war with Iran looms – The Jerusalem Post
- IDF ramps up strikes on Hezbollah as war with Iran looms The Jerusalem Post
- Israel bombs Lebanon-Syria border, kills four people Al Jazeera
- IDF says it targeted Hezbollah operative in south Lebanon strike The Times of Israel
- IDF kills Hezbollah operative rebuilding terror infrastructure in southern Lebanon Yahoo
- IDF Strikes Hamas and Hezbollah Over Weekend IFCJ
These dancing robots stole the show at Beijing’s Lunar New Year fair – Euronews.com
- These dancing robots stole the show at Beijing’s Lunar New Year fair Euronews.com
- China’s dancing robots: how worried should we be? The Guardian
- China’s humanoids are dazzling the world. Who will buy them? The Economist
- Analysis: China’s biggest TV event had a clear star: the robot CNN
- China's humanoid robots take centre stage for Lunar New Year showtime Reuters
A binge and a prayer: Italian monks told to avoid Netflix and social media
Prior of hermitage says digital technologies are designed to be addictive and present ‘challenge for monastic life’
The prior of a hermitage in Tuscany has urged monks living in the secluded retreat to avoid the use of social media and streaming services, arguing that their rooms are sacred places for prayer and “not for Netflix or other platforms”.
Father Matteo Ferrari, the prior general of the Camaldolese congregation and of the Camaldoli monastery and hermitage in Arezzo, Tuscany, said such digital technologies were “specifically designed to create addiction” and “should absolutely be avoided”.
Continue reading...These are the countries moving to ban social media for children – TechCrunch
- These are the countries moving to ban social media for children TechCrunch
- Opinion | Kids are struggling. Banning social media won’t fix that. The Washington Post
- Australia’s social media ban is a high-stakes experiment Financial Times
- Teens on France's social media ban for under-15s: 'We're going back to the Stone Age' Le Monde.fr
- I’ve changed my mind – young people should be banned from social media The Independent
What Makes People Proud of Their Country? – Pew Research Center
- What Makes People Proud of Their Country? Pew Research Center
- Where in the world are people proud of their nation’s politics and economy, and why? Pew Research Center
- Indians are most agnostic about being proud of their country| India News Hindustan Times
- 6 facts about national pride in the U.S. Pew Research Center
- Where, and why, people aren’t proud of their country Pew Research Center
Police identify suspect in Rhode Island ice rink shooting
Two people were killed and three others were injured at a shooting at a high school hockey game in Pawtucket.
Viral monkey Punch finally finds his pack at Ichikawa Zoo – Geo News
- Viral monkey Punch finally finds his pack at Ichikawa Zoo Geo News
- Orphaned baby monkey finds comfort in stuffed animal after being abandoned by mother at birth Fox News
- Abandoned monkey at zoo near Tokyo finds comfort in stuffed animal, creates buzz 毎日新聞
- Punch the baby monkey goes viral for his love for his plush toy and Netizens can't get enough; see adorable video Hindustan Times
- Why vid of a baby monkey has world in tears News.com.au
Challenge to Met Police’s Freemason disclosure rule thrown out – BBC
- Challenge to Met Police's Freemason disclosure rule thrown out BBC
- Freemasons’ legal challenge attempt against Met fails The Guardian
- Freemasons lose legal bid to stop Met officers disclosing membership The Telegraph
- UK court rules London police can require officers to disclose Masonic membership South China Morning Post
- Hundreds of Met police officers and staff declare Freemasons membership AOL.co.uk
US soldiers arrive in Nigeria to aid its fight against Islamist militants
The troops, who landed at an airfield in Bauchi state, will not take part in combat operations, officials say.
‘An insult to our name’: AfD urged to stop using Simson mopeds at events
Descendants of Jewish brothers forced to sell company to Nazis say appropriation by German far right is ‘repulsive’
The Jewish descendants of a German motorbike manufacturer that was forced by the Nazis to be relinquished have voiced their repulsion at the appropriation of the vehicle by far-right populists.
Members of the family, whose ancestors were forced to flee Germany in the 1930s, say they consider the use of the bike’s name by the anti-immigrant Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) as a “mockery of our history”.
Continue reading...Iran-US talks: agreement reached on ‘guiding principles’ after ‘constructive’ meeting, Tehran says
Discussions through Omani intermediaries may pave way for further meeting on nuclear programme, Iran says
Iran has described the latest round of indirect talks with the US as “more constructive” than the previous set earlier this month, and said agreement had been reached on “general guiding principles” that could lead to a further meeting to discuss its nuclear programme.
The talks – held in Geneva through Omani intermediaries – were to discuss the terms for Tehran constraining its nuclear programme under the supervision of the UN nuclear weapons inspectorate. They ended after three and a half hours.
Continue reading...The man whose bad break-up gave Madonna her breakthrough hit Like A Virgin
Billy Steinberg, who has died at the age of 75, co-wrote Madonna's 1984 chart-topper Like a Virgin.
France releases suspected Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker after fine paid
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the vessel was departing Marseille after a payment of "several million euros".
The 10 most in-demand bachelor’s degrees—No. 1 isn’t engineering – CNBC
Iran says it temporarily closed the Strait of Hormuz as it held more indirect talks with US – AP News
- Iran says it temporarily closed the Strait of Hormuz as it held more indirect talks with US AP News
- Iran partially closes Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil choke point, as Tehran holds talks with U.S. CNBC
- Iran Holds Exercises in Strait of Hormuz After Trump Threatens Military Action The New York Times
- Iran launches war drills in Hormuz Strait as US carrier is flying missions 24/7 before Geneva talks Fox News
- Tehran threatens US and closes Hormuz for drills amid nuclear talks Euronews.com
In Russia, the humble cucumber becomes latest symbol of rising wartime prices – Reuters
- In Russia, the humble cucumber becomes latest symbol of rising wartime prices Reuters
- Food prices are surging in Russia. Is the war hitting Russians in the pocket? BBC
- "The New Gold": Prices Of Cucumbers Soar In Russia Amid Wartime Inflation, Trigger Anger NDTV
- Guns Or Cucumbers: The Kremlin's Wartime Economy Steers Into Serious Crosscurrents Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- Russia-Ukraine war: Rising food prices pinch Russians as Geneva talks expected to yield no breakthrough Mint