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Japan’s representative to Hong Kong has said his consulate is making “steady progress” in developing ties with the city, while noting the absence of top local officials at a celebration of the emperor’s birthday amid tensions between Tokyo and Beijing. Jun Miura, the country’s consul general to the city, on Thursday expressed his thanks for the friendship between Japan and Hong Kong at an event marking the 66th birthday of Emperor Naruhito. “While we do not have a guest of honour per se, I...

Quarterfinals in the EPC and Colonial League are Friday

Por ELAINE KURTENBACH BANGKOK (AP) — El retroceso generalizado en la protección de los derechos humanos está afectando a las economías asiáticas, ya que la creciente desigualdad deja a los pobres vulnerables a abusos laborales y estafas, según un informe de Human Rights Watch. El informe publicado el jueves señala que muchos gobiernos de la […]

Four Britons have died after contracting gut infections on the archapeligo since last year.

Four Britons have died after contracting gut infections on the archapeligo since last year.

Four Britons have died after contracting gut infections on the archapeligo since last year.

(JTA) — Only one-third of American Jews say they identify as Zionist, even as nearly nine in 10 say they support Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish and Democratic state, according to a new survey conducted by Jewish Federations of North America. The findings of the survey reveal that American Jews do not have... The post Jews who support Israel often do not identify as ‘Zionists,’ new JFNA survey finds appeared first on The Forward.

"Clearly today’s expiring of the agreement marks a grave danger that must be dealt with at pace and it cannot be parked as some bit of administration that can wait"

Safe Hands collapsed in 2022, leaving 46,000 customers without the funeral plans they had paid for.

Safe Hands collapsed in 2022, leaving 46,000 customers without the funeral plans they had paid for.

Safe Hands collapsed in 2022, leaving 46,000 customers without the funeral plans they had paid for.

(JTA) — A British jury has acquitted six activists from the British group Palestine Action who were charged with breaking into the U.K. site of an Israeli defense company, eliciting criticism from British Jewish groups and leaders. The defendants — Charlotte Head, 29, Samuel Corner, 23, Leona Kamio, 30, Fatema Rajwani, 21, Zoe Rogers, 22,... The post Palestine Action activists acquitted in Israeli defense firm break-in, drawing criticism from British Jewish leaders appeared first on The Forward.