The board of Nvidia on Sunday said that it was opening an independent investigation following reports that CEO Jensen Huang had been targeted by a foreign intelligence effort.
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says he is a ‘hard yes’ on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said he is a “hard yes” on supporting impeachment efforts against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
Seven-Year-Old Taken Into Custody Over Shorinji Racing
Police across Japan are struggling to contain a rapidly spreading social media trend known as “Shorinji Racing,” in which children and teenagers shout “Shorinji” outside police stations and police boxes before running away, with Osaka police recording approximately 280 related incidents and taking around 50 minors aged between 7 and 16 into protective custody or questioning them. (News On Japan)
Kyoto Shopping Arcade Preserves 150 Years of Culinary Traditions
Kyoto’s Shin-Kyogoku Shopping Street, a bustling 500-meter arcade with more than 150 years of history, is home to some of the city’s oldest restaurants, seven Buddhist temples and a Shinto shrine, while a recently rediscovered 90-year-old restaurant manual has revealed unusual dishes and the philosophy of a pioneering Western-style restaurant. (News On Japan)
Japan Stocks Face Volatile Week After Historic Selloff
Japan’s stock market is expected to open higher on Monday, November 9, after the Nikkei 225 plunged 9.25% last week to close at 57,434.77 on Friday, November 6, with a rebound in US technology shares and stronger overnight futures pointing to an initial recovery, although investors face another potentially volatile week dominated by inflation data, corporate earnings and uncertainty over the outlook for artificial intelligence investment. (News On Japan)
350-Year-Old Deer Antler-Cutting Tradition Held in Nara Park
A traditional deer antler-cutting ceremony dating back some 350 years was held at Nara Park, where handlers chased and captured male deer before carefully removing their antlers to prevent injuries to visitors during the autumn mating season. (News On Japan)
Bread-Eating Race Held on Osaka’s Midosuji
Osaka’s iconic Midosuji boulevard hosted its first-ever bread-eating race on November 6 as part of a three-day event exploring new ways to use public space, with 1,200 servings of sweet bean buns and dorayaki pancakes prepared for participants over two days as the city moves ahead with plans to transform the major thoroughfare into a more pedestrian-friendly destination by 2037. (News On Japan)
Tensions rise in Philadelphia over boycott of Jewish-owned restaurants
A bike ride organized to promote a boycott of several Jewish-owned restaurants drew opposing demonstrators to Philadelphia on Sunday, with people waving Palestinian and Israeli flags exchanging heated words.
Typhoon No. 32 Set to Intensify Before Approaching Japan Islands
As of 9 p.m. on November 8, Typhoon No. 32, known internationally as Champaka, was moving west-northwest over waters south of Japan with a central atmospheric pressure of 970 hectopascals and maximum sustained winds of 35 meters per second, with forecasts indicating that it could intensify into a very strong typhoon before approaching the Ogasawara Islands around Wednesday, November 11. (News On Japan)
Govt. not keen on ring-fencing 8th project if approved
…ignores warning of World Bank, IMF, IEEFA, Chatham House, UNDP (Kaieteur News) – Although approval of another oil project could see Guyana’s share of profits fall from the current 39.8% to just 12.5%, the Government of Guyana (GoG) remains reluctant to introduce ring-fencing provisions to protect the country’s oil revenues. Ring-fencing would prevent ExxonMobil from using […]
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