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米「ネットフリックス」が韓流コンテンツをさらに強化　約５３０億円の投資を発表

世界最大規模の米動画配信サービス「ネットフリックス」は２５日、韓国発の映画やドラマなど、新たな韓流コ...

US to release report linking Saudi crown prince to Khashoggi murder on Thursday

An US intelligence report detailing the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul will be released on Thursday and will allege Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman played a key role in the killing, according to media, according to Reuters. The report - based mostly on the CIA's findings and already seen by several media outlets - was produced shortly after Khashoggi's killing in 2018 but is yet to be made public. It will now be released on Thursday and gives a damning appraisal of the crown prince's role in Khashoggi's murder, officials told the news agency. The m...

Facebook bans Myanmar military accounts citing the coup

Facebook said it has banned all remaining accounts linked to the Myanmar military on Thursday, citing the junta's use of deadly force against anti-coup demonstrators. The move, which takes effect immediately, applies to the military and entities controlled by the armed forces on both Facebook and Instagram. It also bans "military-linked commercial entities" from advertising on the platforms. "Events since the February 1 coup, including deadly violence, have precipitated a need for this ban," the social media giant said in a statement. "We believe the risks of allowing the Tatmadaw on Facebook ...

Top Lebanese lawmaker calls for World Bank official to be expelled after vaccine row

Lebanon's deputy parliament speaker Elie Ferzli called for the World Bank representative in the country to be expelled, following outrage over Lebanese MPs' privileged access to the coronavirus vaccine, which have been financed by the global body. "You are a liar, and you shouldn't be allowed to remain in Lebanon," Ferzli told the institution's Regional Director of the Mashreq Department in a televised interview on Wednesday. Saroj Kumar Jha had voiced his frustration and disappointment in a tweet on Tuesday, after 26 Lebanese MPs received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine at the parliament...

Harassment case involving Tommy Robinson dropped after far-right activist 'lied' to police

British prosecutors have dismissed a harassment case involving former English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson, after it emerged the far-right activist "lied" to police. Mrs Justice Whipple formally cleared 24-year-old Muhammad Abdul Basir, who was charged with racially aggravated harassment, after posting videos on YouTube threatening the far-right leader in September 2019. Basir, who suffered from mental health issues in the past and had been sectioned, was due to stand trial in the Old Bailey next month. In one clip, he is heard saying "I'm a contract killer. I have got guns. How much w...

ＮｉｚｉＵ　新曲「ＦＥＳＴＡ」で開業２０周年のＵＳＪとコラボ決定

９人組ガールズグループ「ＮｉｚｉＵ（ニジュー）」の新曲「ＦＥＳＴＡ」が、大阪市の「ユニバーサル・スタ...

US and Europe to 'remain calm' despite Iranian 'provocations'

The US and its European allies will not respond to recent Iranian provocations in the hope of restarting nuclear talks with Tehran, diplomats have told Reuters. Iran has restricted UN monitoring teams' access to nuclear sites, threatened to increase its enrichment of uranium, while groups believed to be loyal to Iran have launched rocket attacks on bases in Iraq hosting US soldiers. The US is seeking to maintain a cool head and avoid any retaliatory action that might disrupt efforts to restart talks with Iran, diplomatic sources told Reuters. The two sides have been in a standoff with Iran dem...

のりピー元夫に懲役２年求刑　バイト先で「カス！」と罵倒され再びクスリに手を…

覚醒剤使用の罪に問われた酒井法子元夫・高相祐一被告（５３）の裁判が２５日、東京地裁あり、また覚醒剤に...

British police trial anti-grab hijab in bid to recruit Muslim women officers

Police in England's East Midlands region are trialing anti-grab hijabs in a bid to improve safety and help attract Muslim women to join the police. Made from technical sports fabric, the hijabs are secured by quick-release magnetic buttons which unfasten if grabbed by an attacker. The headgear is also designed to be worn comfortably with police caps and radio earpieces. The move by Leicestershire Police follows a similar one by police in New Zealand last November. The anti-grab hijabs were designed over a period of 16 months by a team at New Zealand's Massey University College. "We saw the New...

Secretive Israeli nuclear facility undergoes major project

A secretive Israeli nuclear facility at the center of the nation’s undeclared atomic weapons program is undergoing what appears to be its biggest construction project in decades, satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press show. A dig about the size of a soccer field and likely several stories deep now sits just meters (yards) from the aging reactor at the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center near the city of Dimona. The facility is already home to decades-old underground laboratories that reprocess the reactor’s spent rods to obtain weapons-grade plutonium for Israel’s nuclear bom...