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☆ North Korea calls for normalising factories, economy after COVID 'upheaval'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Hyonhee Shin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SEOUL, Jan 19 (Reuters) - North Korea's parliament has outlined plans to normalise industrial production and meet its economic goals this year, despite the "worst-ever upheaval" amid the coronavirus pandemic in 2022, state media said on Thursday. The reclusive country's rubber-stamp parliament, the Supreme People's Assembly, held a two-day meeting from Tuesday to discuss government budget, economic policy and personnel changes, the official KCNA news agency said. The premier lauded the country for "successfully tackling the worst-ever upheaval since the founding of the country" amid the COVID-19 outbreak, despite "shortcomings" in implementing last year's plans. He called for normalising the production of metal factories and reinforcing iron mines and steel plants, and for operating chemical plants "at full capacity" to accelerate construction projects. The country will also take "strong measures" to supply equipment, materials and funds to boost coal production, Kim said.

☆ Davos 2023: NATO chief calls for significant boost in arms for Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( John Irish | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Ukraine needs a "significant increase" in weapons at a pivotal moment in Russia's invasion and such support is the only way to a negotiated peaceful solution, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday. "This is a pivotal moment in the war and the need for a significant increase in support for Ukraine," Stoltenberg told Reuters in an interview on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. "If we want a negotiated peaceful solution tomorrow we need to provide more weapons today." Beyond tanks, Stoltenberg said Ukraine needed more air defence systems and armour but also ammunition, spare parts and maintenance capabilities to ensure that its existing weapons continued to function. He said the situation along battlefronts had stabilised over the past weeks, but that the protracted fierce fighting in the eastern city of Bakhmut demonstrated the importance of providing more weapons to support Ukraine.

☆ A polar bear killed a woman and a boy in Alaska before it was fatally shot
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A woman and a boy were fatally attacked by a polar bear in Alaska on Tuesday, authorities said. The bear went on a rampage in the small community of Wales, and a resident fatally shot the polar bear as it attacked the woman and the boy, the state Public Safety Department said in a dispatch. Troopers and state Department of Fish and Game officials will travel there when weather conditions allow it, according to the dispatch. Fatal polar bear attacks have been rare in Alaska’s recent history. In 1990, a polar bear killed a man farther north of Wales in the village of Point Lay.

☆ Apple is reportedly talking with emergency call centers amid complaints that skiers' iPhones and Apple Watches keep triggering 911 calls
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Apple is reportedly talking with 911 call centers dealing with an increase in accidental calls. Some automated calls are coming from skiers with iPhone and Watches with the new crash-detection feature. The accidental automated 911 calls are coming from skiers who have newer Apple devices with its crash-detection feature. In Greene County in upstate New York, accidental 911 calls increased by 22% from December 2021 to last December, New York Post reported. Neither Greene County's 911 Center nor Carbon County's Communication Center immediately responded to Insider's request for comment.

☆ Britain to send battle tanks to Ukraine, Dnipro death toll rises to 18
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A local man examines a damaged house after Russian attacks at Karabell Island in Kherson, Ukraine, on Dec. 12, 2022. The Ukrainian city of Kherson and the surrounding villages have been repeatedly bombarded daily by Russian troops from the left bank of the Dnipro river. The death toll from Russia's missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro has climbed to 18, officials said on Sunday, while Britain said overnight it will soon send a squadron of its main battle tanks to help Ukraine's defence. The first dispatch of Western-made tanks to Ukraine is likely to be viewed by Moscow as escalation of the conflict. Germany is now expected to come under pressure to follow suit as Kyiv continues to plea for advanced military equipment.

☆ Missouri Republicans pass a rule requiring women to cover their arms in the state House chamber
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Missouri Democrats tore into their Republican colleagues over changes to the state House dress code. Republicans passed a rule requiring female lawmakers to cover their arms in the chamber. Proudie was speaking out against Republican state Rep. Ann Kelley's push to amend the House's formal rules by requiring women to wear a blazer while in the chamber. "It is absolutely ridiculous that we have to talk about it on the House floor in the House chamber. Like most statehouse chambers, the Missouri House must pass new rules once it convenes the General Assembly every two years.

The no-annual-fee Wells Fargo Autograph℠ Card is the latest in Wells Fargo's refreshed credit card lineup. Wells Fargo Autograph card benefits and featuresDespite having a $0 annual fee, the Wells Fargo Autograph℠ Card actually offers a substantial set of benefits that can save cardholders money. Emergency cash disbursement and card replacementIf you lose your Wells Fargo Autograph℠ Card, you can get an emergency cash advance and a card replacement within one to three days after contacting Wells Fargo. My Wells Fargo DealsMy Wells Fargo Deals are offers for cash back when you shop with certain merchants such as Starbucks and Airbnb, meet any specified requirements, and pay with your Wells Fargo Autograph℠ Card. What credit score do you need to get the Wells Fargo Autograph card?

☆ GM, Ford, Google partner to promote 'virtual' power plants
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Valerie Volcovici | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] The GM logo is seen on the China Headquarters in Shanghai, China, August 29, 2022. REUTERS/Aly SongWASHINGTON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Companies including GM, Ford, Google and solar energy producers said on Tuesday they would work together to establish standards for scaling up the use of virtual power plants (VPPs), systems for easing loads on electricity grids when supply is short. Energy transition nonprofit RMI will host the initiative, the Virtual Power Plant Partnership (VP3), which will also aim to shape policy for promoting the use of the systems, the companies said. Virtual power plants pool together thousands of decentralized energy resources like electric vehicles or electric heaters controlled by smart thermostats. VPPs have already improved grid reliability in such countries as Germany and Australia and in some U.S. states.

Although commanding a weighting of just 0.936%, lower than any other industrial metal, lead is included in the Bloomberg Commodity Index (BCOM) for the first time this year. LME lead three-month price, stocks and spreadsSTOCKED OUTLME lead stocks fell by 54% to 25,150 tonnes over the course of last year. The distribution of LME warehouse stocks says a lot about the underlying stresses in the physical supply chain. China has emerged as a supplier of last resort to a stretched Western market. REBALANCINGThe lead market that has been trying to rebalance for two years and the return of Nyrstar's Port Pirie smelter in Australia after three months of maintenance should help.

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☆ South Korea seeks Chinese national missing from COVID quarantine
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Hyonhee Shin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Chinese tourists walk into coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing centre upon their arrival at the Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, January 4, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-JiSEOUL, Jan 4 (Reuters) - South Korea authorities said on Wednesday they were trying to track down a Chinese national who tested positive for COVID-19 on arrival but went missing while waiting at a quarantine facility. The person tested positive after arriving at Incheon International Airport near Seoul late on Tuesday and was transferred to a nearby hotel to await admission to quarantine, but then went missing, a health official said. Starting this week, South Korea required travellers from China to undergo a PCR test upon arrival. The case of the missing Chinese national triggered questions in the media about South Korea's system to control and manage infected inbound travellers.

☆ An iPhone 14 automatically notified emergency services when a California couple's car plunged 300 feet down a canyon
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Cloe Fields and Christian Zelada's car came off the road and plunged 300 feet into a canyon. Fields' iPhone 14 automatically notified emergency services about the accident, local law enforcement said. Crash-detection is a new feature on the iPhone 14 and some Apple Watch models. Apple introduced the crash-detection feature to the iPhone 14 and some Apple Watch models. If owners don't respond to an on-screen crash alert within 20 seconds, the device automatically messages the emergency services.

☆ After a blizzard left a family of 6 stranded and powerless in New York, firefighters let them stay at the firehouse — and gave them Christmas presents
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-26 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A family of 6 in Buffalo was left without power and stranded on the road before Christmas. Firefighters came to rescue them and other motorists, and the family stayed at the firehouse. The oldest child got a firefighter uniform, and firefighters scrambled to get them presents. Since the family was going to spend Christmas Eve to Christmas morning at the firehouse, it was crucial that Santa was able to find them. The experience of deadly snowstorm-turned-nontraditional Christmas celebration left its mark on both the firefighters and family.

☆ Zelenskyy wore a chic, casual sweater to his meeting with US President Biden and address to Congress. Here's why he wears it, and why it's sold out everywhere
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a daring visit to Washington, DC on Wednesday. Along with his message to the US, Zelenskyy brought his signature look: an olive green fleece sweater. The Ukrainian president also shared a special message of praise with Biden from a Ukrainian soldier and requested further aid from Congress. And as he delivered the speech, he was sporting another M-TAC sweater, the US clothing company that makes Zelenskyy's signature olive green fleece sweaters. "I loved the fashion choices," Gaetz said, according to The Dispatch, which added that his position on Ukraine aid was not swayed.

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☆ Two New York men arrested for conspiring with Russians to hack JFK taxi system
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Arriving passengers line up to get taxi outside of Terminal 4 at the JFK airport in New York. Two New York men were arrested for conspiring with Russian nationals to hack the taxi dispatch system at John F. Kennedy International Airport so they could manipulate the line and charge drivers for access to the front of the queue, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. "I know that the Pentagon is being hacked… so can't we hack the taxi industry[?]" Typically, taxi drivers looking to pick up travelers at JFK wait in a holding lot before they're dispatched to a specific terminal in the order in which they arrived. "For years, the defendants' hacking kept honest cab drivers from being able to pick up fares at JFK in the order in which they arrived," Williams said.

[1/3] North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un oversees a missile launch at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this undated photo released on October 10, 2022 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA via REUTERSSEOUL, Dec 20 (Reuters) - North Korea on Tuesday condemned Japan's planned military buildup outlined Tokyo's new security strategy, vowing to show with action how dangerous it is, state media said. Japan's news security strategy effectively formalised a "new aggression policy" and would bring a fundamental change in East Asia's security environment, the spokesperson said. The spokesperson slammed the United States for "exalting and instigating Japan's rearmament and re-invasion plan," saying Washington no right to raise issue with Pyongyang's efforts to bolster North Korea's defence. Reporting by Soo-hyang Choi and Hyonhee Shin; Editing by Lincoln Feast and Stephen CoatesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

[1/4] Italy's Defence Minister Guido Crosetto poses for a picture during an interview with Reuters, in Rome, Italy, December 16, 2022. Defence Minister Guido Crosetto, a co-founder of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy party, said Rome would make a final decision on how much to invest in the multi-billion-dollar project after more details had been defined. Crosetto said there should be no bar on joining forces with the rival European programme, adding that the GCAP should also aim to find new partners, especially within Europe. Italy has never disclosed details of its shipments, but Crosetto confirmed that Kyiv had requested air-defence systems, including the Franco-Italian SAMP/T. He added that Italy was also open to suggestions for joint procurement by the EU Defence Agency.

☆ NBA roundup: Nikola Jokic's 27 boards help Nuggets dispatch Hornets
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

The only other player in NBA history to have at least 37 points, 27 rebounds and 10 assists in a single game was Wilt Chamberlain. Charlotte got within two on Washington's dunk with 13.5 seconds left but Jokic sealed it with two free throws. A steal by Killian Hayes and a 3-pointer by Bogdanovic with 40 seconds left cut Brooklyn's lead to one. JaMychal Green contributed 15 points and Kevon Looney had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Malcolm Brogdon's corner trey with 56.2 seconds left brought the Celtics within 93-92.

☆ Here's why college students should apply for credit cards like the Capital One SavorOne Student Card before graduation
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Tessa Campbell | Personal Finance Reviews Fellow | Read More | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +23 min

Soon-to-be college graduates with the Capital One SavorOne Student Card can upgrade to the SavorOne Cash Rewards Card after earning their diploma. Soon-to-be college graduates with a limited credit history may want to consider getting theCapital One SavorOne Student Cash Rewards Credit Card. Plus, upon passing your graduation date, the Capital One SavorOne Student Cash Rewards Credit Card can be converted into the regular SavorOne Cash Rewards Card — a card typically only available to those with a good to excellent credit score (FICO score of at least 670). SavorOne Cash Rewards Card benefitsIf you loved your complimentary Uber One membership, the SavorOne Cash Rewards Card has got you covered. The same methodology used on the SavorOne cards can be applied here: current students with fair credit can apply for the Capital One Quicksilver Student Cash Rewards Credit Card and later request an upgrade to the Quicksilver Cash Rewards Card after graduation.

☆ Beijing’s Parcel Pileup Shows Strain of Zero-Covid Exit
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Austin Ramzy | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Pedestrians wore protective gear in Beijing on Thursday. A lack of data has made it difficult to gauge the size of the wave of Covid infections. HONG KONG—Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com Inc. said it would dispatch 1,000 workers to Beijing to clear a backlog of deliveries, adding to mounting evidence that China’s exit from its zero-Covid policies has been bumpy and uncertain. A lack of data, after China abandoned widespread testing, has made it difficult to gauge the size of the wave of infections that experts said was bound to follow, as well as the impact on the economy.

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