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On the 12th, the South Korean government released the list of amnesty for the August 15th National Liberation Day, and decided to grant special amnesty, commutation or reinstatement of 1,693 people including Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong on the 15th. This is the first time that the Yin Xiyue government has implemented amnesty since […]

Earlier this week, FBI agents searched for classified material related to nuclear weapons and other items while executing a search warrant at the Florida home of former President Donald Trump, The Washington Post reported . Administration officials are deeply concerned that nuclear documents believed to be at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate could fall into the wrong

Microsoft’s deal to buy Activision Blizzard still needs approval from major national regulators, who are asking the gaming industry what they think of the deal. Sony, the main competitor of Microsoft’s game console business, commented that Activision’s “Call of Duty” series of games is unique, and other game companies have difficulty making similar products to

Foxconn has warned that demand for consumer electronics such as smartphones is slowing. Chairman Liu Yangwei said that for the rest of the year, the smartphone market is likely to perform at the same level as a year earlier. He cited possible risks, including the changing geopolitical situation, inflation and the Covid-19 pandemic. Foxconn reported

According to a study published in the journal Nature, Australian scientists have shown that Earth’s continents were formed by giant meteorite impacts, which were especially common in the first billion years or so of Earth’s 4.5 billion-year history. The researchers’ study of the oxygen isotopic composition of zircon crystals revealed a “top-down” process that begins

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is an avid proponent of cryptocurrencies, but he ‘s also not bullish on the virtual real estate business in the metaverse . He thinks buying real estate in a virtual world is the dumbest thing. His reasoning is that unlike the real world, real estate in the metaverse is not

CoinGecko’s research found that the most populous countries in Africa have the most interest in cryptocurrencies. Nigeria is known around the world for its scams . The study looked at six search terms in Google Trends, including buy crypto, invest in crypto, etc., and then combined the rankings to show that Nigeria had the highest

Netflix has dropped subscribers for two straight quarters, while rival Disney reported subscriber gains of more than 14 million. Disney announced its Q3 FY22 financial report as of July 2, with revenue of $21.5 billion, an increase of 26%, and a profit of $1.41 billion. The streaming service Disney+ added 14.4 million subscribers, almost all

According to a paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Chinese and Singaporean researchers report the discovery of a new virus, “Langya,” that can spread from animals to humans and cause fatal disease. Researchers have discovered a new animal-derived henipavirus that can infect humans in Shandong and Henan. The author named it Langya

ByteDance-owned Xiaohe Health has acquired private medical institution Meizhong Yihe for about 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion). Meizhong Yihe is a private medical institution that provides one-stop services for obstetrics, gynecology, pediatrics, assisted reproduction, postpartum rehabilitation, postpartum recuperation, and medical beauty. It currently has 7 women’s and children’s hospitals, 2 comprehensive outpatient centers and 5

Nine dead and several missing in Seoul, South Korea. From the early hours of Monday to early Tuesday, Seoul was inundated with nearly 43 centimeters of rain, roughly the amount normally seen throughout the summer months, flooding houses, streets and subway stations. Emergency crews found three dead, two sisters in their 40s and a 13-year-old

Game engine developer Unity announced the establishment of Unity China, focusing on expanding the Chinese market. Investors in the new joint venture include Alibaba, China Mobile, Gigabit, Mihayou, OPPO, Jiadu Technology, and Douyin Group, with a valuation of $1 billion, with Unity owning a majority stake and control. Unity China will build local, customized versions

Due to the declining birthrate and the aging population, the natural decrease in deaths exceeds that of births, and it cannot be compensated by the inflow of population. Japan’s population has decreased for 13 consecutive years . Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced the population data as of January 1, 2022: a decrease