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TOKYO, Nov 25 (News On Japan) – A store featured as a model in the anime “Crayon Shin-chan” closed its doors on November 24th. The Ito-Yokado Kasukabe store in Saitama Prefecture, known as the inspiration for “Sato Kokonokado” in the anime, had long been a beloved landmark. At one point, the store even remodeled its […]
Hong Kong’s High Court on Tuesday sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to jail terms of up to 10 years in a landmark national security trial that has damaged the city’s once feisty democracy movement and drawn international condemnation. A total of 47 pro-democracy activists were arrested and charged in 2021 with conspiracy to commit subversion under […]
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a landmark penalty of ₹213.14 crore (approximately $25.25 million) on Meta for exploiting its dominant position through WhatsApp’s 2021 Privacy Policy update. IFF submitted expert information as an informant before the CCI. This ruling is a significant step in holding Big Tech accountable for its impact on […]
More than three years since they were arrested under the national security law, dozens of Hong Kong’s most prominent democrats will be sentenced over their participation in an unofficial primary election in 2020. Most have been detained since being taken into police custody in February 2021 ahead of being charged. A supporter holds a poster […]
Cian Healy is set to move alongside Brian O’Driscoll as Ireland’s most-capped international after being named among the replacements for Friday’s clash with Argentina. Leinster prop Healy, who made his debut against Australia in November 2009, will win his 133rd Test cap, if he comes off the bench at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Centre […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recently signed the Philippine Maritime Zones Act or R.A. 12064 and the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act or RA 12065 which are both landmark decisions that will assert the country’s territorial integrity and rights over all its maritime zones, including the West Philippine Sea (WPS). According to Senate President pro tempore […]
STORY: :: Shell wins its appeal against a landmark Dutch climate ruling ordering it to sharply reduce emissions :: November 12, 2024 :: The Hague, Netherlands :: Carla Joustra, President of Appeals Court :: “The appeals court’s final judgment is that Milieudefensie’s claims cannot be granted. Accordingly, the court has overturned the lower court’s judgment.” […]
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The tragic Munich Air Disaster of 1958 devastated that great team, but United’s development of young players continued. By the 1960s, George Best, Nobby Stiles, David Sadler and more emerged, and when United became the first English team to lift the European Cup in 1968, all four goals against Benfica were netted by homegrown players. […]
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A man has been jailed for 18 years after creating AI-generated child sex abuse images in an “utterly chilling” landmark case. Hugh Nelson, a 27-year-old from Bolton with […]