Philippines will continue dialogue with China to ease South China Sea tensions, says president

MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday called on China to talk to prevent more incidents like ramming vessels and the use of water cannons in the South China Sea. The Philippines continues to talk with China, and is exhausting all options to speak to Chinese leadership so as not to heat … Read more

Japan confirms experts met in China to ease concerns over discharge of treated radioactive water

TOKYO — Japan said Sunday its experts have held talks with their Chinese counterparts to try to assuage Beijing’s concerns over the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea. The discharges have been opposed by fishing groups and neighboring countries especially China, which banned all imports … Read more

Tech Billionaire Tries to Ease Fears of Hawaii Takeover by Donating $150 Million to Hospitals

Photo: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg (Getty Images) Last week, it was revealed that Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff had been buying up lots of land in Hawaii at an accelerating clip. Benioff, who is worth billions and billions of dollars, has procured approximately $100 million in land parcels throughout the Big Island via a series of nondescript LLCs. … Read more

TMZ Photo of Kate Middleton Hasn’t Put People at Ease

Kate Middleton has been spotted for the first time since she underwent a “planned abdominal surgery” two months ago.  On Monday, TMZ published images of the 42-year-old Princess of Wales in a car with her mother near Windsor Castle. The images follow weeks of unrelenting online speculation, and even conspiracy theories, about her health and … Read more

Polish lawmakers OK morning-after pill for ages 15 and over in a first step to ease reproductive law

WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s lawmakers voted on Thursday to approve over-the-counter access to the morning-after pill for ages 15 and above in a step to liberalize Poland’s strict reproductive law inherited from the previous nationalist conservative government. The vote in the lower house was the first step in the plans of the new pro-European Union … Read more

Microsoft expands Copilot data protection so more users can chat with ease

Maria Diaz/ZDNET Copilot has proven to be a worthy ChatGPT competitor, boasting the same features as OpenAI’s chatbot with extra perks, including GPT-4, internet access, and footnotes. As a result, working professionals and students can greatly benefit from using the chatbot, and this update makes it possible for them to do it safely.  On Tuesday, … Read more

Man who diverted national park river to ease boat access on Lake Michigan convicted of misdemeanors

FILE – A lengthy stretch of sandy Lake Michigan beach is deserted on a sunny afternoon, June 29, 2011, at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Mich. On Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, Andrew Howard, who is accused of using a shovel to divert a river within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, was convicted of two … Read more

Your net worth will ‘go crazy’ once you pass this money milestone — even Charlie Munger said you can ‘ease off the gas’ once you get there. Here’s the magic number and how to hit it

Your net worth will ‘go crazy’ once you pass this money milestone — even Charlie Munger said you can ‘ease off the gas’ once you get there. Here’s the magic number and how to hit it Young Americans can get a one-way ticket to the millionaire club by tapping into the power of compounding. It’s … Read more

World Darts Championship: Michael Smith, Michael van Gerwen and Luke Litter ease into last-16 | Darts News

Michael van Gerwen, Michael Smith and Luke Littler all eased into the last-16 on Wednesday; the World Darts Championship runs all the way until the final on January 3, 2024 – we’re back on Thursday at 12.30pm, live on Sky Sports Darts By Ali Stafford at Alexandra Palace Last Updated: 27/12/23 11:06pm Please use Chrome … Read more