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Tourists will not have to pay a tax for their dogs in the Italian region of South Tyrol after the regional government withdrew a planned new regulation. The regulation would have required a daily fee of €1.50 (US$1.70) for each dog brought to the region from next year. Italy’s northernmost province, where most people speak…
By punching real holes in a target ship with a weapon the US shelved, Japan’s prototype railgun is turning hypersonic gunfire into a cheap, hard-to-stop answer to China’s missile and drone swarms – and hinting at a gun-driven comeback in surface warfare. This month, The War Zone (TWZ) reported that Japan’s Acquisition Technology & Logistics…
Baumkuchen originated in Germany but has become a wildly popular sweet in Japan, where a prisoner of war on a small western island started making the treat that has thrived in its new homeland. Today, the confectionery known as “tree cake” because of the resemblance to a trunk with rings is considered a symbol of…
Supporters erupted in joy last week as Zohran Mamdani won a commanding victory in the New York mayoral race, becoming the first Muslim elected to lead the US financial capital. The young politician’s complex identity as an African-born person of South Asian heritage, his political positions and the broader implications of his win have resonated…
Powerful explosions tore through an industrial estate near Argentina’s capital on Friday, sparking a huge blaze and injuring more than 20 people. Thick billows of black smoke rose hundreds of metres into the night sky, illuminated orange from the massive blaze, observed Agence France-Presse reporters near the site, which is close to the country’s busiest…
Hong Kong police have arrested a double-decker bus driver after his vehicle crashed at a stop near the airport on Saturday, leaving at least 18 people injured. Police said they had received a report from a Citybus driver at 3.16pm that his vehicle had crashed into a planter by a bus stop close to the…
A Hong Kong minister has defended the decision to proceed with a government-run Legislative Council election forum on Saturday afternoon after a candidate collapsed on stage while introducing herself. Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang Kwok-wai, speaking after the conclusion of the debate with candidates for the Hong Kong Island East constituency, said…
A suspected wartime bomb found at a construction site at Hong Kong airport on Saturday morning was detonated after about four hours, with police evacuating 900 people from the area. Police said that officers were alerted by a construction worker at 11.58am that the suspected bomb, measuring 30cm by 7cm (11.8 by 2.8 inches), had…
Major Chinese airlines are offering full refunds for flights to Japan after Beijing told Chinese citizens to avoid travelling there, while Hong Kong authorities also urged residents to exercise caution in the country. Beijing’s warning late on Friday and the notice issued by the Hong Kong Security Bureau on Saturday marked the latest escalation in…
The Japanese and Chinese governments continue to trade words over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks about a role for Japan in a Taiwan contingency, with the Japanese governmentprotestingthe Chinese government’sissuanceof a travel warning about Japan to its citizens. This exchange followed each government’s summoning the other’s ambassador for reprimands. On Friday, Japan’s Ministry of Foreign…
