- China Warns Students in Japan of Safety Risks as Tensions Rise Bloomberg.com
- China sends coast guard to Senkaku islands amid row with Japan The Guardian
- Japanese divided on military response to China over Taiwan, Kyodo poll shows Reuters
- Airlines offer Japan trip refunds as row over Takaichi’s Taiwan comments deepens South China Morning Post
- China warns citizens against Japan travel as Taiwan spat escalates CNN
The oyster farmers battling climate change in Fiji’s troubled seas
As fishing traditions are threatened by storms and poachers, pearl oyster farms offer a lifeline to coastal communities.
Former MP from Katter’s Australian party claims victory in Townsville mayoral race after swing against former leader
Nick Dametto says he is proud to ‘build the capital of northern Australia’ after byelection triggered by resignation of controversial former mayor
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Townsville has voted decisively against its former controversial mayor and instead looks likely to elect a bodybuilding, bull-riding former state MP from the populist right in what has been described as one of the biggest swings in Australian electoral history.
Nick Dametto, 42, who was the deputy leader of Katter’s Australian Party’s and a Queensland parliamentarian before resigning and handing in his membership last month to run as an independent in Saturday’s byelection, had received more than 61% of the vote as of Sunday, with just over 30% counted.
Continue reading...China sends coast guard to Senkaku islands amid row with Japan
Activity around Japanese-held islands, also claimed by China, comes after PM Sanae Takaichi said Japan might respond militarily to an invasion of Taiwan
China has sent its coast guard through the waters of the Senkaku islands and military drones past outlying Japanese territory as Beijing ramps up tensions over the Japanese prime minister’s remarks on Taiwan.
On Sunday the Chinese coast guard said its ships made a “rights enforcement patrol” through the waters of the Senkaku, which are administered by Japan but also claimed by China as the Diaoyu islands.
Continue reading...South Korean actress and K-pop star fights off home intruder
The star and her mother physically subdued a man who broke into her home with a weapon, according to South Korean media.
Michael Jackson is moonwalking back, but after the Springsteen flop is the pop biopic still relevant?
Jackson’s songs are back on charts and biopic trailer racked up 116m views in 24 hours, yet there is a certain hesitation
Michael Jackson’s voodoo classic Thriller was high on Billboard’s Hot 100 in the week of 15 November, handing the 16-years-gone King of Pop a record for having a Top 10 hit across six different decades. Simultaneously, Jackson also broke records for receiving 116m views in 24 hours for the trailer of a new biopic, Michael, set for release in April.
Millions of fans may be excited and primed for a Jackson biopic. For comparison, the trailer beat out Taylor Swift’s Eras tour preview and it will join a procession of recent music biopics about Bruce Springsteen, Amy Winehouse, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley and Elton John. The most successful of all – the Freddie Mercury and Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody – took in nearly a billion dollars at the box office.
Continue reading...Thirteen injured after demolition derby car hits crowd in Australia
The car was taking part in the race in New South Wales when it drove through a fence and hit the grandstand, police said.
Ukraine Invasion Day 1,366: their assets from a hole in the ground. BAVOVNA at Ryazan oil refinery. – Daily Kos
- Ukraine Invasion Day 1,366: their assets from a hole in the ground. BAVOVNA at Ryazan oil refinery. Daily Kos
- Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,362 Al Jazeera
- Ukraine’s Hardest Winter Foreign Affairs
- Independent Thinking: What does Ukraine need to get through the winter? Chatham House
- Zelensky on Russian attacks on the energy system: how to prepare for outages 112.ua
At least 120 hurt in gen Z protests over corruption and drug violence in Mexico
Clashes erupt between protesters and riot police in the capital as rallies take place in cities across the country
At least 120 people were injured as thousands of gen Z protesters took to the streets of Mexico City and across the country to voice their anger at corruption and the drug violence that claims tens of thousands of Mexican lives each year.
Saturday’s rallies, which took place in dozens of cities from Tijuana in the north to Oaxaca in the south drew large crowds, with some demonstrators carrying the One Piece pirate flag that has become a global symbol of the youth movement.
Continue reading...A slowing wartime economy pushes the Kremlin to tap consumers for revenue – abcnews.go.com
A slowing wartime economy pushes the Kremlin to tap consumers for revenue – AP News
Thousands protest against government in Mexico as clashes leave 120 injured
The protests came weeks after Carlos Manzo, mayor of Uruapan, was killed.
‘We’re just going to go through this again’: Americans fear second government shutdown
With the funding deal due to expire at the end of January, Americans are saving up to cope with no income again.
Ukraine announces energy shake-up after corruption scandal – DW
- Ukraine announces energy shake-up after corruption scandal DW
- Zelensky vows energy sector overhaul after $100m corruption scandal BBC
- Once a shadowy dealmaker, former Zelenskyy associate is accused in Ukrainian corruption scandal AP News
- Trump administration stays silent as massive Ukraine corruption scandal rocks Zelenskyy's inner circle Fox News
- Zelensky’s Image Is Stained as Corruption Inquiry Shakes His Inner Circle The New York Times
Ukraine war briefing: Drones hit Russia’s Ryazan oil refinery – The Guardian
- Ukraine war briefing: Drones hit Russia’s Ryazan oil refinery The Guardian
- Ukrainian attack halts oil exports from Russia's Novo, affecting 2% of global supply, sources say Reuters
- Ukraine attacks key Russian oil hub as deadly strikes pound Kyiv CNN
- 2% of Russian global oil supply affected following Ukrainian attack Euronews.com
- Ukraine says it attacked Russian oil refinery near Moscow as winter looms Al Jazeera
Coalition announce emissions policy after joint party room; more magic sand products recalled over asbestos contamination – as it happened
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Total fire ban in parts of New South Wales
While a storm system continues to affect parts of New South Wales’ east, the state’s west faces extreme fire danger.
I expect it will be pretty much what the Nationals have wanted all along because it’s been really clear that they have set the agenda in terms of the energy and climate policy of the Liberal Party.
I’m genuinely concerned and genuinely disappointed that this has happened because we do need to take action on climate change.
I think my a lot of my community will be going ‘Why on earth has the Coalition done this if they are seeking to ever take back seats’ like mine?
Continue reading...At least four dead after migrant boats sink in Mediterranean
The Libyan Red Crescent says two boats carrying nearly 100 migrants attempting to reach Europe capsized.
At least four dead after migrant boats sink in Mediterranean – BBC
- At least four dead after migrant boats sink in Mediterranean BBC
- Four killed after two boats carrying migrants capsize off Libya’s coast Al Jazeera
- Many Displaced Sudanese Feared Dead After Shipwreck Near Libya The New York Times
- At least 42 migrants presumed dead after boat capsizes off Libya, says U.N. abcnews.go.com
- At least four dead as two migrant boats capsize off Libya's coast, Red Crescent says Reuters
Nine injured after car rams into crowd at Australia demolition derby
The car was taking part in the race in New South Wales when it drove through a fence and hit the grandstand, police said.
Alice Wong, ‘luminary’ writer and disability rights activist, dies aged 51
Daughter of immigrants advocated for people with disabilities to have full autonomy over their lives
Alice Wong, a writer and disability rights activist who was born with muscular dystrophy and whose independence and writing inspired others, has died. She was 51.
Wong died Friday at a hospital in San Francisco due to an infection, said Sandy Ho, a close friend who has been in touch with Wong’s family.
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