Some Bank of Japan policymakers called for future rate hikes, July minutes show
[TOKYO] Some Bank of Japan board members, at a policy meeting in July, called for resuming interest rate hikes in the future, even as the board decided unanimously to keep borrowing costs steady, minutes of the July gathering showed on Thursday. While some members saw underlying inflation still short of the BOJ’s 2 per cent…
Read MoreCrocodile-eating apex dinosaur reveals missing link in predator evolution
A fossil from the blustery plains of Patagonia is revising your book on one of the most elusive bands of hunting dinosaurs. The newly discovered dinosaur, Joaquinraptor casali, preyed on the soggy floodplains in Argentina about 67 million years ago, just before an asteroid that ended the age of dinosaurs. Weighing nearly a ton and…
Read MoreAustralia Drafts Law to Tighten Oversight of Digital Asset Platforms
Australia has released draft legislation to regulate digital asset platforms, proposing a framework that extends financial services laws to crypto businesses in an effort to bolster consumer protections and provide clarity for the industry. Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino announced the reforms on Wednesday at the Digital Economy Council of Australia’s Global Digital Asset Regulatory Summit. …
Read MoreThe sun sets on India’s iconic and controversial Soviet fighter jet
The first time he throttled the MiG‑21 to full power, soaring 20km above the Earth at twice the speed of sound, the young fighter pilot felt utterly weightless, as if the sky itself had let him go. “At Mach 2 you can feel the lightness in the stomach. The MiG‑21’s turns at that speed are…
Read MoreGiant Glacier Explodes and Collapses in Chile (Video)
It’s a rare sight to witness a glacier break apart and fall into the sea. But a handful of people were lucky enough to witness the extraordinary phenomena, recently, at the Bruggen Glacier in Chile. A tall spire of ice broke free from the iceberg, then crumbled into the sea below with explosive force. And…
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Read MoreNetanyahu says Israel is negotiating security agreement with Syria
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Wednesday that negotiations on a security agreement with neighbouring Syria are under way. The statement said the prerequisites for an agreement are the demilitarization of the border region in south-western Syria and the protection of the Druze religious minority, which Israel considers an ally. Netanyahu had already…
Read MoreFlight carrying 80 Israelis lands in Saudi Arabia due to medical emergency
The Israeli was transferred to a local hospital for medical treatment, according to N12. A FlyDubai flight carrying about 80 Israelis had to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday due to one of the passengers suffering from a stroke, according to local media. The flight was initially scheduled to land at Ben-Gurion…
Read MoreTrump’s DOJ Drops Alex Jones’s Case After Just 24 Hours
One day after Alex Jones publicly unveiled the Justice Department’s intent to investigate retired FBI Special Agent William Aldenberg, the lawsuit is no more. Jones presented the inquiry Tuesday as evidence that Trump’s DOJ was willing to go to bat for him. In a letter dated September 15, U.S. Pardon Attorney Ed Martin accused Aldenberg—one…
Read MoreTrump Official Gave Free Tickets to GOP Group to Heckle Black Artist
“In the wake of this horrible storm, many Americans in this region felt helpless and abandoned, and left behind by their government,” Trump said last October. “And yet in North Carolina’s hour of desperation, the American people answer the call much more so than your federal government.” Trump, still a presidential candidate, managed to raise…
Read MoreJudge Smacks Down Trump’s Attempt to Hold States’ Disaster Aid Hostage
“In the wake of this horrible storm, many Americans in this region felt helpless and abandoned, and left behind by their government,” Trump said last October. “And yet in North Carolina’s hour of desperation, the American people answer the call much more so than your federal government.” Trump, still a presidential candidate, managed to raise…
Read MoreThe Mother as Antihero
Sasha Bonét’s matrilineal memoir, “The Waterbearers,” traces the lives of her mother and grandmother: powerful, complicated women whose personalities have been shaped by the rough edges of American society. Mothers, she suggests, can pass on both grace and grief. The flow of the bayous of Houston, where she grew up, remind her of “the way…
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