Singapore will order Meta to crack down on scammers pretending to be government officials, a type of fraud that has boomed in the city-state and cost victims tens of millions of dollars, authorities said Wednesday. Meta’s Facebook is the top platform fraudsters use to carry out the scams, said Minister of State for Home Affairs […] The post Singapore to order Meta clamp down on govt impersonator scams appeared first on Digital Journal.| Digital Journal
High-caffeine energy drinks such as Red Bull will be banned for sale to youths under 16 in England under plans announced by the government on Wednesday. “By preventing shops from selling these drinks to kids, we’re helping build the foundations for healthier and happier generations to come,” health minister Wes Streeting said in a statement. […] The post England moves to ban sale of energy drinks to children appeared first on Digital Journal.| Digital Journal
The CEO of Japanese spirits giant Suntory who resigned over a drugs probe said Wednesday he was innocent, and that he was recommended cannabidiol to cope with his hard travel schedule. Takeshi Niinami, one of Japan’s best-known business people, quit this week after he was put under investigation regarding his involvement in supplements sent from the […] The post Japan’s ex-Suntory chief says CBD was for jet lag appeared first on Digital Journal.| Digital Journal
Saxophonist, occasional pilot and heir to a construction fortune, Anutin Charnvirakul was once banned from politics but is now the leading candidate to become Thailand’s next prime minister. The 58-year-old former minister — who championed Thailand’s 2022 decriminalisation of cannabis — secured the backing Wednesday of the People’s Party, in opposition despite being the largest group […] The post Sax-playing pilot Anutin plots path to Thai premiership appeared first on Digital Jo...| Digital Journal
British oil giant Shell announced Wednesday it has abandoned construction of one of Europe’s largest biofuel plants in the Netherlands, as it focuses on its fossil fuels business. Faced with weak market conditions, the company last year suspended construction of the renewables biofuel factory in Rotterdam that was intended to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) […] The post Shell abandons huge biofuel project in Netherlands appeared first on Digital Journal.| Digital Journal
A global bond selloff extended into Asia on Wednesday with yields in Japan hitting record levels, while gold reached a new peak as investors fret about public finances in countries from Japan to the United States. Investors in Japan are also reacting to concerns that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba might soon be forced to step […] The post Japan’s long-term borrowing costs, gold hit record highs appeared first on Digital Journal.| Digital Journal
Underwater drones, massive missiles and laser weapons dazzled crowds on Wednesday at a major military parade in Beijing, a show of strength for China as frictions with Washington simmer. Military experts have been closely eyeing the event, attended by several key foreign leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. […] The post Beijing shows off drones, missiles and lasers in military parade appeared first on Digital Journal.| Digital Journal
China experienced its hottest summer on record in 2025, the meteorological authority said, as heatwaves continued to scorch the country’s south. Temperatures around the world have soared in recent years as human-induced climate change creates ever more erratic weather patterns, with the UK, Japan and South Korea also reporting record heat this summer. From June […] The post China endured its hottest summer on record in 2025 appeared first on Digital Journal.| Digital Journal
The Australian embassy in Japan issued a warning to travellers to behave themselves after an Instagrammer drank offerings from a Japanese burial site, provoking widespread anger online. In the most recent example of fame-seeking foreigners riling locals, Lochie Jones — reportedly an Australian tourist — posted a clip of himself swigging from a can placed […] The post Anger in Japan after Instagrammer drinks burial site offering appeared first on Digital Journal.| Digital Journal
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A statue of a powerful 16th-century warlord and samurai outside a shopping arcade in Japan has been beheaded, a shop official and media reports said| Digital Journal
France's foreign ministry said Sunday it would summon the US ambassador after he criticised the government for what he said was its insufficient action| Digital Journal
Russia on Saturday said its forces had taken two villages in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, increasing the military pressure as world leaders struggle| Digital Journal
President Donald Trump on Friday tapped close political aide Sergio Gor as US ambassador to India, sending one of his feared enforcers at a delicate time| Digital Journal
Country singer-songwriter Walker Hayes released his latest studio offering "17 Problems" on August 22nd via Monument Records/RCA Records.| Digital Journal
At a wine shop in Washington's Capitol Hill neighborhood, bottles sourced from Europe are becoming costlier to import.| Digital Journal
Gina La Piana chatted about the new film "Maserati: The Brothers," where she stars alongside Al Pacino, Jessica Alba, Anthony Hopkins, Michele Morrone, Tyler Gallant, and Victoria Sophia.| Digital Journal
Severely malnourished children in the Gaza Strip will be "certainly condemned to death" unless aid gets to them quickly, UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini| Digital Journal
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Microsoft representative says US CLOUD Act comes before other country's sovereignty.| Digital Journal