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Einthoven's grandfather was a Nobel Prize winner, and the Japanese wanted her father to invent a radar system

Dutch Child Survivor Of Japan's WWII Camps Breaks Silence

It has taken Tineke Einthoven 80 years to be able to speak about what she lived through as a child in brutal Japanese internment camps during World War II without breaking down.

South Korea's Ex-first Lady Kim Arrested

South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee, wife of impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol, arrives for a hearing at the Seoul Central District Court on August 12

South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee was arrested late Tuesday over a range of charges including stock manipulation and corruption, prosecutors said.

Passwords Under Threat As Tech Giants Seek Tougher Security

Security researchers hope stuffing passwords with special characters and numbers will soon be history

Fingerprints, access keys and facial recognition are putting a new squeeze on passwords as the traditional computer security method -- but also running into public hesitancy.

BIWC Group: Unveiling the Shadows of corporate deception

In the cutthroat world of business, trust can often be elusive, and it can take a team of skilled professionals to expose deception and protect the innocent. This is where BIWC Group enters the stage; a business intelligence agency led by ex-Israeli special forces with a global network of contacts and an almost endless outreach.

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The US inflation data for July came in lower than expected, but underlying price increases picked up

Stocks Rise On Restrained US Inflation

Stock markets rose on Tuesday as US inflation data showed a still-subdued impact from US President Donald Trump's tariffs.

The consumer price index rose 2.7 percent from a year ago in July, slightly below the 2.8 percent that analysts expected

US Consumer Inflation Holds Steady But Tariff Worries Persist

Consumer inflation in the United States held steady in July, data showed Tuesday, but underlying price increases picked up as President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs ripple through the world's biggest economy.

Canadian artist Benjamin Von Wong's sculpture 'The Thinker's Burden', sited outside the UN, is being slowly covered in plastic during the treaty talks in Geneva

EU Ready To Do Plastic Pollution Deal 'But Not At Any Cost'

The European Union is ready to do a deal to land a groundbreaking treaty on plastic pollution, but not at any cost, the EU's environment commissioner insisted Tuesday.

Once China's biggest real estate firm, Evergrande was worth more than $50 billion at its peak and helped propel the country's rapid economic growth in recent decades

China Evergrande Group Says To Delist From Hong Kong

Embattled property giant China Evergrande Group said Tuesday it will delist from Hong Kong Stock Exchange as a heavier-than-expected debt burden weighed on its liquidation process.

The uncertainty provided opportunity for smaller logistics firms like Weijiang, said manager Chen Weiyan (R), as they have taken the chance to expand their market

In China's Factory Heartland, Warehouses Weather Trump Tariffs

Labourer Shuai Hang went a week without work earlier this year when sky-high US tariffs on Chinese goods overwhelmed the warehouse he works at and slowed the company's US-bound parcels to a trickle.

People release balloons to pray for the victims of the Japan Airlines Flight 123 crash 40 years ago

Families Mourn 40 Years Since Deadly Japan Airlines Crash

Family members of victims in the world's deadliest single-aircraft accident hiked Tuesday to the mountainous site in Japan where the plane went down, as the country marked 40 years since the tragedy that killed 520 people.

There were chaotic scenes around Kabul airport in August 2021 as tens of thousands of Afghans sought to flee ahead of the advancing Taliban

Families Forever Scarred 4 Years On From Kabul Plane Deaths

The day after the Taliban stormed into the Afghan capital in August 2021, Afghans desperate to evacuate clung to the fuselage of a departing American plane at Kabul airport -- only to fall to their deaths.

Dev Pragad Accused of Stealing Newsweek in Bombshell Lawsuit

Six original Newsweek investors sue CEO Dev Pragad in New York, alleging fraud, breach of contract, and asset theft in a bid to seize the historic magazine for himself.

Nvidia produces some of the world's most advanced semiconductors but cannot ship its most cutting-edge chips to China due to concerns that Beijing could use them to enhance military capabilities

Trump Says Nvidia To Give US Cut Of China Chip Sales

President Donald Trump on Monday confirmed reports that semiconductor giant Nvidia would pay the United States 15 percent of its revenues from sales of certain artificial intelligence chips to China.

Wael Al-Dahdouh, Al Jazeera's Gaza bureau chief, stands with anchor and presenter Mohamed Krichen and presenter Tamer Almisshal during a moment of silence to honour five of their colleagues killed in an overnight Israeli strike in Gaza City

Al Jazeera Journalists Hold Vigil For Staff Slain In Gaza

Al Jazeera staff gathered at the news network's Doha headquarters on Monday for a televised memorial for five colleagues killed by Israel overnight in Gaza.

Washington residents rally against US President Donald Trump

Trump Deploys National Guard To Tackle Washington Crime

US President Donald Trump said Monday he will deploy military and federal law enforcement in Washington as he seeks to curb violent crime in the nation's capital.

This screen grab released by the Philippine Coast Guard shows the Monday incident between a Chinese Navy vessel (L) and a China Coast Guard ship

Chinese Vessels Collide While Pursuing Philippine Boat In South China Sea

A Chinese navy vessel collided with one from its own coast guard while chasing a Philippine patrol boat in the South China Sea on Monday, Manila said, releasing dramatic video footage of the confrontation.

"They're our next-door neighbors, and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska," vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin said in 2008

The Russian Past Of Alaska, Where Trump And Putin Will Meet

Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will hold a high-stakes meeting about the Ukraine war on Friday in Alaska, which the United States bought from Russia more than 150 years ago.

Chinese Vessels Collide While Pursuing Philippine Boat In South China Sea: Manila

A Chinese navy vessel collided with one from its own coast guard while chasing a Philippines patrol boat in the South China Sea on Monday, Manila said, releasing dramatic video footage of the confrontation.

Workers pack food containers made with virgin plastics at a factory on the outskirts of Kolkata, India

Four Days Left To Square The Circle On Global Plastic Pollution Treaty

Countries remained at loggerheads Monday over how to tackle plastic pollution, with only four days left to craft a landmark global treaty on reining in the ever-growing scourge.

'My Boss Raped Me': Japanese Prosecutor's Fight For Justice

Very few women in Japan speak out about rape, and Hikari, too, kept quiet for years about her alleged assault by her boss, Osaka's former chief prosecutor.

Asian equity markets started the day on the front foot

Asian Markets Waver To Start Key Week For Trade, US Data

Asian markets mostly rose Monday as investors eyed a week dominated by speculation about US inflation data and a prolonged pause for Washington's tariffs on China.

Designing Voice-First Interfaces for Enterprise Mobile Applications

The enterprise mobile development landscape faces a fundamental challenge that consumer apps rarely encounter: building interfaces for users whose hands and attention are occupied with primary work tasks.