Heightened Security Measures Planned for Champions League Quarter-Finals in Paris and Madrid Amid Extremist Threats
France and Spain will strengthen security ahead of the Champions League quarter-finals to be played in Paris and Madrid on 9 and 10 April. This comes after extremist group Islamic State (IS) threatened to launch a drone attack. In this photo, security personnel outside the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid on the 9th (2024, Reuters/Violeta Santos […]
European Union Condemns Israeli Attack on Iranian Embassy in Damascus
On April 3, the European Union condemned an attack believed to have been carried out by Israeli warplanes on the vicinity of the Iranian embassy in Damascus, the capital of Syria, and called on relevant countries to exercise restraint. The photo was taken on the 2nd in front of the embassy (2024, Reuters / Firas […]
European Central Bank President Lagarde Discusses Data-Driven Interest Rate Cuts
European Central Bank (ECB) President Lagarde said on Wednesday that she could not commit to a predetermined number of interest rate cuts even after starting to lower borrowing costs. Photo taken in January (2024 Reuters/Kai Pfaffenbach) [フランクフルト 20日 ロイター] – European Central Bank (ECB) President Lagarde said on Wednesday that she could not commit to […]
Son Heung-min and Volvo S90: Rising Stars in the Premier League Players and Luxury Cars Market
Son Heung-min and S90, both Premier League players ‘Son Heung-min S90’ 9.14 million views on YouTube Competing with Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, and Lexus Volvo makes the top 3 with S90 and XC60 Son Heung-min performs a ‘click’ ceremony with his swollen fingers (left). Volvo S90 model shoot scene [사진출처=연합뉴스, 볼보코리아 유튜브 캡처] Son Heung-min (Tottenham […]
ECB Leaves Policy Interest Rate Unchanged, Cuts Inflation Forecast
The European Central Bank (ECB) left its policy interest rate unchanged on the 7th, as expected. Photograph taken in December 2016 (2024 Reuters/Ralph Orlowski) [フランクフルト 7日 ロイター] – The European Central Bank (ECB) left its policy interest rate unchanged on the 7th, as expected. He cut his forecast for inflation, confirming a faster-than-expected slowdown, but […]
Libyan National Oil Company Announces Force Majeure on Sharara Oil Field Amid Protests
[トリポリ 7日 ロイター] – The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) announced on the 7th that it will use a force majeure clause on the Sharara oil field in the western region, which has a daily production capacity of 300,000 barrels. The cause was protests in the area. NOC said in a statement that the closure […]
Protests Force Shutdown of Libya’s Sharara Oil Field, Halting Production
[3日 ロイター] – The Sharara oil field, one of Libya’s largest, was hit by demonstrations by local residents and was forced to halt operations completely. Two engineers told Reuters. The maximum production rate of the oil field is 300,000 barrels per day. Demonstrators from the southern region of Fezzan in Libya claim that oil fields […]
Spain’s Warm December Weather Sets New Highs and Delays Ski Season
Record High Temperatures in Spain Delay Ski Season By [Author Name] On December 12th, a surge of warm air brought record-breaking temperatures to the Iberian Peninsula, with Spain experiencing unseasonably high heat across the country. In southern Spain, temperatures soared to nearly 30 degrees, causing a delay in the start of the ski season. The […]
Jordan to Host International Conference for Humanitarian Aid to Gaza
International Conference in Jordan to Coordinate Humanitarian Aid to Gaza On the 29th, Jordan is set to host an international conference aimed at coordinating humanitarian aid to the Palestinian autonomous region of Gaza. The event will be attended by key UN agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and representatives from Western and Arab countries, with the goal […]
Four Major Banks Withdraw from SBTi Over Fossil Fuel Financing Concerns
Major Banks Withdraw from SBTi, Citing Concerns Over Fossil Fuel Funding (2023 Reuters/Anna Gordon/File Photo) Leading banks including British Standard Chartered, HSBC, Société Générale, and ABN AMRO Bank of the Netherlands have announced their withdrawal from the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), an international effort to assess and scrutinize the greenhouse gas reduction targets set […]