Scotland's First Minister, and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), Nicola Sturgeon, speaks during a press conference at Bute House in Edinburgh where she announced she will stand down as First Minister, in Edinburgh on Feb 15, 2023. (PHOTO / POOL / AFP) LONDON – Nicola Sturgeon quit as Scottish first minister on Wednesday, saying […]
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Toyota: Sales, Production, and Export Results for 2022 (January – December)
Toyota City, Japan, Jan 30, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces its sales, production, and export results for December 2022 as well as the cumulative total from January to December 2022, including those for subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. and Hino Motors, Ltd. Highlights: – In 2022 (January to […]
Connexus Travel Appoints Eric Lau as General Manager
HONG KONG, Jan 18, 2023 – (ACN Newswire) – Connexus Travel Limited (“Connexus Travel” or “Connexus”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Eric Lau as its new General Manager, effective immediately, to drive digital transformation and the growth of its corporate travel business in the region, as well as global expansion. In his role as […]
Pavel, Babis head to 2nd round in Czech presidential race
A voter casts his ballot at the polling station in Kurim, 10 km north of Brno, South Moravia, Czech Republic on January 13, 2023, during the first round of the presidential elections. (RADEK MICA / AFP) PRAGUE – Retired general Petr Pavel and former Prime Minister Andrej Babis will advance to a second round in […]
Czech Republic holds presidential election
A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Cernoucek, 60km from Prague, on Jan 13, 2023, during the first round of the presidential elections. (MICHAL CIZEK / AFP) PRAGUE — Voters in the Czech Republic went to the polls on Friday to elect a new head of state for the next 5 years […]
Ecuador confirms first human bird flu infection in 9-year-old
A volunteer wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as a precaution against the spread of bird flu observes an injured rescued bird at a temporary shelter in Ahmedabad on January 13, 2021. (SAM PANTHAKY / AFP) QUITO — Ecuador reported its first case of human transmission of bird flu in a 9-year-old girl, the Health Ministry […]
Britain’s groundbreaking satellite launch ends in failure
The Virgin Orbit "Cosmic Girl" – a modified Boeing Co 747-400 carrying a LauncherOne rocket under it's wing – takes off for the Launch Demo 2 mission from Mojave Air and Space Port on Jan 17, 2021 in Mojave, California. (PATRICK T. FALLON / AFP) NEWQUAY, England – Britain's attempt to become the first European […]
Biden admin: Oppenheimer’s security clearance wrongly revoked
The mushroom cloud of the first test of a hydrogen bomb, "Ivy Mike", as photographed on Enewetak, an atoll in the Pacific Ocean, in 1952, by a member of the United States Air Force's Lookout Mountain 1352d Photographic Squadron. (PHOTO / REUTERS) The Biden administration on Friday reversed a 1954 decision by the US Atomic […]
Fight Zone Opens Inaugural Performance Centre at Suntec City
SINGAPORE, Dec 15, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fight Zone, a born-in-Singapore fitness brand today announced the opening of its first franchised outlet at Suntec City. Located in the heart of Singapore’s business district, the outlet will also be the first among its outlets to focus on physical transformation of clients and muaythai, […]
Trump sued again by writer for defamation, battery, over alleged rape
Former US President Donald Trump announces that he will once again run for US president in the 2024 US presidential election during an event at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, US Nov 15, 2022. (JONATHAN ERNST / FILE PHOTO / REUTERS) NEW YORK – Donald Trump was sued for defamation a second time […]
World Premiere of All-New Prius in Japan
Toyota City, Japan, Nov 16, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Toyota has unveiled the all-new Prius for the first time globally, with Series Parallel Hybrid (HEV) models to launch in winter this year and Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) models to launch in spring 2023. Coming with the tagline “Just in time for the 21st […]
World Premiere of the New All-Electric Lexus UX 300e
TOKYO, Oct 12, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Lexus announces the global debut of the new UX 300e, a significant evolution of the brand’s first production BEV model. The updated UX 300e joins the new UX 200/250h announced earlier this year, with deliveries scheduled to begin in spring 2023. Lexus UX 300e (Prototype) […]
WeWay Presents Augmented Reality and Creates a Community in the Find-to-Earn Game
Dubai, UAE,October13, 2022- (SEAPRWire) – WeWay, a community-driven space for learning, earning and playing, launches its first Find-to-Earn game – MadBackpacks. WeWay has introduced augmented reality offering exciting possibilities to players. MadBackpacks is a GPS game for finding and collecting coins. Users realise this task with a backpack that has various characteristics; it improves the […]
Rovanperä crowned youngest ever champion with TOYOTA GAZOO Racing
TOKYO, Oct 3, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Kalle Rovanpera has become the youngest ever winner of an FIA World Rally Championship title* at the age of just 22 years and one day, after the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team driver and his co-driver Jonne Halttunen secured their maiden crowns in style […]
Mexico declares Otomi site first ancient monument in a decade
This undated photo taken from the official Twitter account of the Mexican antiquities institute INAH shows a general view of Cañada de la Virgen, an ancient Otomi site near San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. MEXICO CITY – An ancient Mexican site more than 1,000 years old has been declared the country's first archaeological zone in […]
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Heading Home to Fuji
TOKYO, Sep 5, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s GR010 HYBRID Hypercar will make its home debut when the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) returns to Japan for the 6 Hours of Fuji after a three-year absence. The penultimate round of the 2022 WEC season sees the series return to Fuji […]
MHI Finalizes Terms of First Transition Bond Issuance
TOKYO, Sep 2, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has finalized the issuance terms of the transition bond being issued today via public offering in the domestic market, as announced in the Company’s press release of August 5, 2022. The issuance is based on MHI’s selection as a model […]
MOOW Announces the Launch of $TAC Token
Yerevan, Armenia, September 01, 2022 – (SEAPRWire) – MOOW, the first Move-To-Earn fitness app based on the Heart rate algorithm with the huge role of Art and Social-Fi features is launching its own $TAC (Tracker Authority Coin) token. Early investors may have the opportunity to participate in the private sale of $TAC tokens before listing on crypto exchanges. […]
US first lady tests positive for COVID-19 in rebound case
In this file photo taken on June 30, 2022, First Lady Jill Biden watches as Marine One, carrying US President Joe Biden, lands on the South Lawn of the White House upon Biden's return to Washington DC. (MANDEL NGAN / AFP) WASHINGTON / BERLIN / ROME – US first lady Jill Biden has tested positive in […]
First US ambassador to Sudan in 25 years takes up post
John Godfrey arrived here on Wednesday to take up the role of first US ambassador to Sudan in almost 25 years, the US embassy in Khartoum said in a statement. The US removed Sudan from the list of countries that sponsor terrorism in December 2020 In 1993, the US listed Sudan as a country that […]