This file photo taken on March 15, 2022, shows security employees who control the flow of passengers and luggage walking through a terminal at the airport during a one day strike in Frankfurt, Germany. (PHOTO / AP) BERLIN – Strikes planned at seven German airports for Friday will lead to "massive disruptions", the operator of […]
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London policeman jailed for 32 years for ‘monstrous’ rape
A van arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London on Feb 6, 2023 during the two-day sentencing of serial rapist police officer David Carrick. (PHOTO / AFP) LONDON — A former London police officer was jailed on Tuesday for more than 30 years for an "unrestrained campaign of rape and abuse of women" over nearly […]
Chile battles deadliest wildfires on record as heatwave grips
An aerial view of the site of the forest fire in Santa Juana, Concepcion province, Chile on Feb 6, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) SANTIAGO – Chilean firefighters were battling to hold back forest fires on Monday as authorities said hot and dry weather would continue this week, potentially exacerbating what are already the deadliest blazes […]
Brazil’s Congress re-elects leaders in victory for Lula
President of Brazil's Federal Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco, gestures during the swearing-in ceremony of the new Brazilian senate at the Federal Senate plenary in Brasilia on Feb 1, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) BRASILIA – Brazil's Congress on Wednesday re-elected the leaders of both chambers who were backed by leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a […]
NEC announces plans for transition to a Company with a Nominating Committee, etc. and implementation of organizational reforms
TOKYO, Jan 30, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced that a decision to transition its structure from a Company with the Audit and Supervisory Board to a Company with a Nominating Committee, etc. was made at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on January 30, […]
Apps like Tinder are changing from dating tools to party places as more people enjoy the single life
HONG KONG, Jan 22, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – “Being consciously single” is not a new term. Over the past few years, especially during the pandemic, it has become a trend to enjoy staying single. According to a study by Bumble, a dating app where women are dominant, 53% of respondents said that […]
Americans can sponsor refugees now directly under new program
Hundreds of migrants from Venezuela, Haiti, and Central America -formerly heading to the United States- wait in line to process their refugee status at the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance (COMAR), in Tapachula, Chiapas state, Mexico on Nov 7, 2022. (STR / AFP) WASHINGTON – Groups of Americans will be able to directly sponsor refugees […]
Upcoming Carbon Web3 Browser Promises to Blaze the Trail in Privacy and Speed
New York, NY, January 15, 2023 – (SEAPRWire) – Carbon recently announced the upcoming launch of its new Carbon Web3 browser. By utilizing blockchain technology, Carbon browser can provide faster, more private and secure web browsing to the masses. The new privacy focused browser is gaining popularity for blazingly fast speed and unprecedented security. The Carbon browser is […]
Mitsubishi Corporation and ENEOS launch a Joint Venture for Last One Mile Delivery Business based at Gas Stations
TOKYO, Jan 5, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Corporation and ENEOS Corporation are pleased to announce our agreement to establish a joint-venture company (JV) aimed at optimizing delivery operations by leveraging gas stations (service stations/SS). The business shall take advantage of ENEOS’s SS network, which spans more than 12,000 locations across Japan, […]
M23 withdraws from key town in northeast DR Congo
Children from families displaced by the M23 conflict sit in the Kibati stadium participating in a Christmas activity of the Un Jour Nouveau organisation in Kanyarushinya on Dec 24, 2022. (GUERCHOM NDEBO/AFP) GOMA, DR Congo – The regional force of the East African Community (EAC) on Friday officially took control of Kibumba, a town about […]
Peru’s president to replace PM in Cabinet shakeup
Peru's President Dina Boluarte attends a ceremony to commemorate the Day of the Peruvian Army and the anniversary of the Battle of Ayacucho, in Lima, Peru Dec 9, 2022. (PERU'S PRESIDENCY / HANDOUT VIA REUTERS) LIMA – Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, who is leading a transitional government following the ouster of her predecessor, will replace […]
EU parliament removes Kaili from post over graft charges
In this handout photograph taken and released by European Parliament on Dec 7, 2022, Greek politician and European Parliament vice-president Eva Kaili speaks during the European Book Prize award ceremony in Brussels. (ERIC VIDAL / EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT / AFP) STRASBOURG – The European Parliament stripped Greek lawmaker Eva Kaili of her senior assembly post on […]
Biden appeals for COVID curbs for US-Mexico border migrants
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks while launching a new plan for Americans to receive booster shots and vaccinations against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), onstage in an auditorium on the White House campus in Washington, US Oct 25, 2022. (JONATHAN ERNST / REUTERS) WASHINGTON / GENEVA / BERLIN / HELSINKI – US President Joe Biden's administration […]
Prenetics Announces US$20 Million Stock Repurchase Program and Inclusion into the MSCI Global Micro Cap Index
LONDON AND HONG KONG, Nov 30, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Prenetics Global Limited (NASDAQ: PRE) (“Prenetics” or the “Company”), a global leader in genomic and diagnostic testing, today announced that its board of directors has authorized a share repurchase program, and that it has been included as a constituent stock in the […]
Russia slams European Parliament
A medical worker runs past a burning car after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Oct 10, 2022 after Russian missiles rained down on cities across Ukraine. (ROMAN HRYTSYNA / AP) Russia slammed the European Parliament's resolution on Thursday, calling the resolution absurd. It also called the agency "a sponsor of idiocy". The European Union's […]
Honda Unveils CI-powered Micro-mobility Technologies that Utilize Honda CI (Cooperative Intelligence), Honda’s Original AI that Enables Mutual Understanding between Machines and People
TOKYO, Nov 3, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Honda R&D Co., Ltd., which takes a lead role in Honda’s technology research and development, today unveiled two “Honda CI Micro-mobility” machines, which utilize Honda CI (Cooperative Intelligence(1)), Honda’s original AI (artificial intelligence) that enables mutual understanding between machines and people. The 4-passenger model of […]
Kristof Schöffling’s Move Digital Backs Sustainable Blockchain Gaming and Monaco-Based Initiative
Mahe, Seychelles, October 22, 2022 – (SEAPRWire) – Kristof Schöffling’s rapidly growing Software Intelligence Company Move Digital is betting big on blockchain technology to provide sustainable and egalitarian earning opportunities to internet users around the globe. In addition to this, Schöffling is backing a sustainable initiative in Monaco which has been working for the past seven years to […]
Indonesia to offer 80/160-year building (HGB) permits in IKN Nusantara to incentivise investment
JAKARTA, Oct 14, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Indonesia’s Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) is offering building use permits (HGBs) of up to 80 years, extendable to 160 years, as an incentive for investors to join in the construction of the Indonesian new capital (IKN) Nusantara, to be […]
Essex Biotechnology Secures Exclusive Global Rights and Interests of SkQ1 in the field Ophthalmology from Mitotech
HONG KONG, Oct 13, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Essex Bio-Technology Limited (the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) wishes to announce that Essex Bio-Investment Limited (“Essex Bio-Investment”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Group has on 13 October 2022 successfully secured (i) a patent and know-how licence agreement; and (ii) a patent […]
80-160 year building use rights in IKN to attract investors: Minister
JAKARTA, Oct 12, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The Ministry of Agrarian and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) is offering building use rights (HGB) of up to 80 and extendable to 160 years to attract investors to the new capital (IKN) Nusantara. Balang Island Short Span Bridge in Penajam North Paser Regency, East […]