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496 сюжетовПрезидент ОАЭ призвал совершить молитву о ниспослании дождя во всех мечетях в пятницу 9 октября
Президент ОАЭ шейх Мухаммед бин Заид Аль Нахайян призвал совершить салат аль-истиска, молитву о ниспослании дождя, во всех мечетях страны в пятницу 9 октября, за полчаса до пятничной молитвы. Президент призвал всех молиться о дожде и милост…
Japan regulator investigates Asahi, Kirin, Sapporo and Suntory over beer price cartel
Japan's Fair Trade Commission carried out a mandatory investigation on 7 October into four major brewers — Asahi, Kirin, Sapporo and Suntory — over suspected prior coordination of beer price increases, which would breach Japan's Antimonopol…
UAE sets phased caps on salt, sugar and fat in packaged foods, fines up to Dh500,000
The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention has begun implementing a resolution that caps sodium, sugar and fat in selected packaged foods, with phased limits running until the end of 2030. The rules apply to locally made and imported produ…
Abu Dhabi's AI Everything opens with 400 exhibitors alongside Global Food Week
AI Everything 2026 opened on 6 October at the ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi and runs to 7 October, with WAM reporting 400 exhibitors and 180 speakers, and Economy Middle East reporting more than 400 companies, 200-plus investors managing about $10…
South Korea weighs ending military service exemptions for athletes and artists
South Korea’s Defense Ministry said on October 6 that it is considering tightening or abolishing the military service exemption granted to athletes and artists, after some Asian Games gold medalists said exemption mattered more to them than…
France suspends lycée lessons as high-school protests hit 1,800 schools
Protests by high-school students in France on Tuesday affected around 1,800 lycées, according to RIA Novosti, while AFP, cited by TASS, reported that classes were suspended in nearly 900 senior schools — about a quarter of the country's tot…
Trump says he is considering suspending federal gas tax ahead of midterms
President Donald Trump said Tuesday his administration is considering suspending the federal gas tax, as pump prices remain far above last year's levels a month before the midterm elections. Any suspension would require Congress, which is n…
AMD's Lisa Su visits Korea, agrees AI chip cooperation with local firms
AMD chair and CEO Lisa Su visited Korea on Oct. 7, about seven months after her March trip, meeting Second Vice Minister Ryu Je-myeong of the Science and ICT Ministry and a roundtable of Korean AI semiconductor and infrastructure companies.…
Южная Корея повторно определила 92 региона с сокращением населения, добавив Пусан Кымджон, Тондүчхон и Тхонъён
Министерство внутренних дел и безопасности Южной Кореи 7 октября повторно определило 92 города, уезда и района как регионы с сокращением населения — на 89 больше, чем при первом определении пять лет назад. Пусан Кымджон-гу, Кёнги Тондүчхон …
Trump announces “Super Intelligence Force” AI task force led by Jay Clayton
President Donald Trump announced Sunday the creation of a “Super Intelligence Force,” a federal task force he said will coordinate government efforts to keep the United States leading in artificial intelligence, which he has directed the fe…
Defense minister: arts, sports military service exemption to be cut and abolished
South Korea's defense minister said on Oct 7 that the goal is to gradually reduce the arts and sports military service exemption and ultimately abolish it, after controversy over remarks by Asian Games football gold medallists about the exe…
Korea's top individual tax delinquent Kwon Hyuk to pay 393.8 billion won
The National Tax Service said on Oct 7 that Kwon Hyuk, chairman of Sido Group and the country's largest individual tax delinquent, has submitted a plan to pay his personal back taxes of 393.8 billion won in full, 15 years after the tax was …
Акула из Пусана Букканги переплыла сеть и вернулась в канал; спасательная операция приостановлена
Акула по кличке Букканги, предположительно тёмная акула длиной около 3 м, переплыла большую сеть и около полудня 3 октября вернулась в искусственный канал в парке Пусанский порт Чинсу, на следующий день после того как вторая попытка вывести…
Magadan authorities check reports of grave dug up at city cemetery
Authorities in Magadan are checking reports that a grave at a city cemetery was dug up. TASS reported officials are trying to establish whether a bear was responsible, and that no remains of a body or parts of a coffin were found. No result…
Land minister says Gangnam, Yongsan home prices have turned negative
Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Hong Ji-seon told a National Assembly audit on Oct 7 that home prices in Seoul's Gangnam three districts and Yongsan have turned negative, and said price growth should ease with the market stabili…
KCTU проголосует 7 октября по вопросу возвращения к социальному диалогу; совет готов к переговорам
Корейская конфедерация профсоюзов (민주노총) проведёт 85-ю внеочередную конференцию делегатов в 13:00 7 октября в KINTEX в Косяне для голосования по вопросу о вступлении в Экономический, социальный и трудовой совет (경사노위), что положило бы конец…
France's interior minister suspends police use of stun grenades in protests
French Interior Minister Laurent Nunes ordered police to suspend the use of stun grenades during protests, saying the measure applies to student protests until the circumstances of a specific case are clarified. The order followed an incide…
Apple and LG Electronics jointly develop smart home devices under LG brand
Apple and LG Electronics are jointly developing smart home devices — a camera-equipped video doorbell, a smart door lock, a security camera and a smart temperature sensor and thermostat — to be sold under the LG brand, according to Bloomber…
Asian Games exemption row widens: Ahn seeks abolition, ruling party open to overhaul
People Power Party lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo said on 7 October that the military service exemption for Asian Games gold medalists should be abolished starting with this tournament, arguing it is set by presidential decree and President Lee Jae…
SpaceX in talks to raise $40bn to buy Nvidia chips, reports say
SpaceX is negotiating to raise about $40 billion in debt to buy Nvidia chips and expand its AI computing infrastructure, according to Financial Times and Bloomberg reports cited by Russian outlets. About $10 billion would come as bank loans…