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First US storm of 2023 brings snow, sleet and tornado threat

January 4, 2023

A resident digs out a bus stop on Main Street in Buffalo, New York, on Dec 29, 2022. (JOED VIERA / AFP) The first major US winter storm system of the year dumped a frosty mix of snow, freezing rain and sleet from the Northern Plains to the Upper Great...

International

Pace of new climate, sustainable business rules will not let up

December 22, 2022

Wind turbines are seen in the north of Lisbon, Dec 13, 2011. (JOSE MANUEL RIBEIRO / REUTERS) LONDON - The past year was the busiest ever for climate and sustainability rulemaking, with no let up expected in 2023 as policymakers tighten the net around flaky or fraudulent corporate behavior. From...

International

Swedish parliament approves Ulf Kristersson as new PM

October 18, 2022

The leader of Sweden's Moderate Party and newly elected Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson holds a press conference after the voting at the Swedish parliament Riksdagen in Stockholm, Sweden, on Oct 17, 2022. (JONATHAN NACKSTRAND / AFP) STOCKHOLM - Ulf Kristersson, leader of the Moderate Party, was on Monday voted by...

International

Hurricane Julia advances toward eastern coast of Central America

October 9, 2022

This handout satellite image provided by CIRA/CSU & NOAA on Oct 8, 2022 and captured at 14:30 UTC on Oct 7 shows Tropical Storm Julia off the Guajira Peninsula in Colombia. (CIRA/CSU / NOAA / AFP) MEXICO CITY - Tropical storm Julia turned into a hurricane on Saturday evening as...

International

Tropical Storm Ian to pound Cuba as it becomes major hurricane

September 26, 2022

This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Tropical Storm Ian over the central Caribbean on Sept 24, 2022. (NOAA VIA AP) HAVANA - Tropical Storm Ian hurtled toward western Cuba on Sunday, prompting the government to evacuate tourists amid expectations of life-threatening storm surges as...

International

Italy faces parliamentary showdown on govt survival

July 20, 2022

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi speaks during the inauguration of the Business Forum at the International Conference Center in Algiers on July 18, 2022. (AFP) ROME – Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi will address the upper house Senate on Wednesday on a political crisis that could bring down his government...

Local

1,500 cases expected, SSP lockdowns end

February 13, 2022

Hong Kong is expected to report more than 1,500 new Covid cases on Saturday, sources have told RTHK. It would be another record following the 1,325 confirmed infections reported on Friday. Officials said they identified more coronavirus cases during overnight lockdown operations at buildings on two public housing estates in...

Local

Tai Po, Kwai Chung blocks locked down

February 2, 2022

Health authorities on Wednesday sealed off Tsui Wo House in Tai Po for an overnight lockdown, after detecting preliminary positive coronavirus cases there. Residents will have to stay home and get tested. The operation in Tai Wo Estate is expected to end at around 7am tomorrow. Anyone who stayed there...

JCN Newswire

Toyota Announces Production Plans in February 2022, as of January 18

January 18, 2022

Toyota City, Japan, Jan 18, 2022 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - At Toyota, we have made repeated adjustments to our production plans due to a parts shortage resulting from the spread of COVID-19, causing various inconveniences to our customers and all parties concerned. We would like to express our...

Local

Housing and land expected to be policy address focus

October 6, 2021

Measures on housing and land are expected to feature prominently in the Chief Executive Carrie Lam's fifth Policy Address. Lam's blueprint later this morning could include ways to free up more land in the New Territories. Mainland officials have spoken about the need to tackle the city's housing shortage, and...

Local

Signal 3 expected to stay in place overnight

August 4, 2021

The observatory says the Strong Wing Signal No 3 is expected to remain in place overnight and for some time on Wednesday morning, though the chance of a higher warning level is believed to be relatively low. The No 3 signal was issued at 4.25pm on Tuesday as a tropical...

JCN Newswire

Showa Denko Revises Forecast of Consolidated Performance and Records Extraordinary Loss

August 3, 2021

TOKYO, Aug 3, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Showa Denko (SDK; TSE:4004) announces that it revises its forecast of consolidated business results for the first half of the year ending on December 31, 2021 and that for the full year ending on December 31, 2021, both of which...

International

Chad leader Deby targets sixth term in presidential vote

April 12, 2021

Voters queue waiting for president Idriss Deby Itno to vote outside a polling station in N'djamena on April 11, 2021. (MARCO LONGARI / AFP) N’DJAMENA - Voting began in Chad on Sunday in a presidential election in which Idriss Deby is widely expected to extend his three-decade rule, despite growing...

International

Dutch PM Rutte expected to stay in office as final votes cast

March 18, 2021

A motorized voter casts his ballot at a drive through polling station in Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 16, 2021. (PHOTO / AP) AMSTERDAM - Dutch citizens voted en masse on Wednesday on the final day of a national election fought during the coronavirus pandemic, with conservative Prime Minister Mark Rutte expected...

ACN Newswire

UK Advertising spend to recover faster than key international markets in 2021

January 26, 2021

LONDON, Jan 26, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - The latest Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure Report expects the UK's ad market to grow by 15.2% this year, an upgrade of 0.8 percentage points from the last forecast in October 2020. The preliminary estimate for growth in 2020 now stands at -7.9% with...