Новости за 13.05.2024

Singapore is undergoing a rare transition in leadership, the third since independence in 1965.

Japan is hedging against political uncertainties in the United States. Only two weeks after the White House rolled out the red carpet for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Washington, the deputy head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Taro Aso, met with Donald Trump at Trump Tower in New York.

Quarterly earnings reports from Chinese e-commerce giants Alibaba and JD.com this week will be closely watched as barometers for the mood of consumers in the world's second-largest economy.

Superpowers led by the U.S. and the European Union have funneled nearly $81 billion toward cranking out the next generation of semiconductors, escalating a global showdown with China for chip supremacy.

About a dozen students arrested by police clearing a sit-in at a Denver college campus emerged from detainment to cheers from fellow pro-Palestinian protesters, several waving yellow court summons like tiny victory flags and imploring fellow demonstrators not to let their energy fade.

Israel sent tanks into eastern Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday after a night of heavy aerial and ground bombardments, killing 19 people and wounding dozens of others, Palestinian health officials said.

Srinagar, a city in the volatile region of Jammu and Kashmir, will vote on Monday in the fourth phase of India’s ongoing national elections, amid rising concerns about low voter turnout and the campaign’s increasingly acrimonious tenor.

Michio Hanamizu has served countless cups of tea since he started managing a tea farm 15 years ago, but one tasting was especially memorable. Compared with his usual prospective customers, this time it was particularly challenging to impress the participants’ palates: They were preschool students.