The United States and China assume the irreversibility of confrontation, but for their own reasons, they delay its escalation. This does not mean that sooner or later there will not be a landslide fall in relations.

TOKYO: As winter descends on Japan, the soaring energy prices squeezing budgets around the world are starting to hurt the nation’s consumers and companies.... The kerosene used to heat its large, communal bathtubs in Gunma prefecture, 90km from Tokyo, has since become so expensive that they are considering substituting some of it for firewood.“ It feels completely different now, ” Tsukui said.... Bathhouse entry fees are set by the prefecture, so Tsukui can’t raise his prices to reflect increa

sunny weekend, according to forecasters. The UK will see the mercury “ creeping down ” as the days go by

NATO took over the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in 2003, almost two years after a U.S.-led coalition invaded the country to oust the Taliban for harboring Osama bin Laden, the al-Qaida leader who was shot dead in Pakistan in 2011.... It helped build up an Afghan army said to be around 300, 000-strong, although the force was so riddled with corruption that even real troop numbers were unclear.... In late August, more than 100, 000 people were evacuated from Kabul durin

SINGAPORE( REUTERS)-After a drastic reduction in wildlife trafficking during the coronavirus pandemic, authorities in South-east Asia must act swiftly to stop smugglers getting back in business once border controls are relaxed, according to a forthcoming UN report. Traffickers' networks were disrupted as countries shut their borders and tightened surveillance when the coronavirus struck last year. Due to the widespread perception that the virus first emerged in a Chinese market where wildlife wa

" Homebuilders are reportedly turning away buyers as they attempt to reduce the backlog of sales." New home sales rose 1.0% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 708, 000 units last month.... The dollar was flat against a basket of currencies.... U.S. Treasury prices were mostly lower. LOWER-COST STATESLast month's gain in new home sales was driven by a 1.3% rise in the populous South and a 14.4% jump in the West....

The mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, on Saturday was not the first such event in recent years in which a White gunman, who allegedly posted a White supremacist manifesto online, targeted the Black or immigrant community.... Some apparently drew inspiration from a shooting by a White man in New Zealand who targeted mosques, killing 51, and published his own manifesto about" The Great Replacement." Read More Now, Buffalo.... Get the latest on: The Buffalo shooting and the victims: 10 people w

as temperatures dip.... 3 False widows will creep inside Brits' homes to mate away from the chilly

A MUM who was freaked out by a mystery creep ringing her doorbell late at night was stunned when

Dr Christian Killek, a professor of trade logistics at the University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, has admitted a shortage of HGV drivers is becoming a “ problem ” in Germany. The market analyst at the Federal Logistics Association insisted the issue has not reached the levels of Britain, where an estimated 100, 000 vacancies have been reported, but admits it “ affects the entire economy ”.... Back then, truck queues at border crossings were the main cause.“ Due to ambiguities in c