В Гонконге продлили освобождение от налогов для жителей, пострадавших от пожара в Тай-По
Власти Гонконга приняли решение продлить срок освобождения от налогов для владельцев недвижимости и жителей дома Wang Fuk Court еще на один год. Согласно официальному заявлению, сделанному в понедельник, эта мера направлена на снижение финансовой нагрузки на лиц, пострадавших от смертельного пожара в Тай-По. В частности, указанным жителям будет предоставлено освобождение от уплаты итогового налога за 2025–26 налоговый период. Данное решение стало продолжением мер, объявленных в декабре, когда власти уже освободили пострадавших от уплаты итогового налога за 2024–25 год и предварительного налога.
Hong Kong extends tax waiver for residents displaced by deadly Tai Po fire
Residents displaced by the deadly Tai Po fire will have their taxes waived for an additional year, the Hong Kong government has announced.In a statement on Monday, the government said homeowners and residents of Wang Fuk Court would be exempted from the final tax payable for the 2025-26 assessment year to “ease the financial burden on people affected by the fire”.The move follows a similar announcement in December, when authorities waived the final tax for 2024-25 and the provisional tax for...
Несмотря на режим прекращения огня, действующий с октября, ситуация в секторе Газа остается крайне тяжелой.
News24 | New war between Hamas and Israel ‘almost inevitable’ as Palestinians live trapped in Gaza
— Despite a ceasefire in place since October, families continue to pull bodies from the rubble in Gaza.
Представитель экс-мэра сообщил о его госпитализации; состояние политика оценивается как критическое, но стабильное.
News24 | Trump ally Rudy Giuliani admitted to hospital in ‘critical’ condition
— Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been hospitalised and is in “critical but stable condition”, his spokesperson said
Япония демонстрирует уникальное отношение к технологиям искусственного интеллекта на фоне демографических вызовов.
Silicon Valley made AI powerful. Tokyo wants to make it work
— Japan is full of contradictions on AI. People here are the least fearful in the world of the technology, perhaps because a shrinking population and labor shortages.
Ассоциация журналистов Гонконга назвала «несправедливым наказанием» проверку медиа-ресурса, которая обошлась изданию в 40 000 гонконгских долларов.
Hong Kong media outlet cleared of tax evasion faces ‘unfair’ HK$40,000 costs
— A local online media outlet has been cleared of tax evasion after a year-long review, but the process still cost HK$40,000 (US$5,106) in accounting fees, the Hong Kong Journalists Association said on Monday.Describing the case as an “unfair punishment” on media with “zero fault”, the association said it had been required to prepay HK$730,000 in taxes this year, after also coming under review by the Inland Revenue Department since November 2023.Of the eight media outlets and at least 20...
Пакистан выступил посредником в процессе возвращения членов экипажа грузового судна MV Touska в Иран.
Pakistan Says It Helped Transfer Iranian Crew From Ship That U.S. Seized
— Describing the transfer of the crew from the MV Touska cargo ship back to Iran as a ‘confidence-building measure’ between U.S. and Iranian officials, Pakistan again plays a mediating role.
Президент США Дональд Трамп заявил о намерении организовать сопровождение судов через Ормузский пролив. Тегеран рассматривает любые попытки вмешательства США как нарушение режима прекращения огня на Ближнем Востоке.
News24 | Trump vows to escort ships through Strait of Hormuz as Iran rejects ‘pirate’ US plan
— Iran warned that it would consider any US attempt to interfere in the Strait of Hormuz a breach of the Mideast ceasefire, as US President Donald Trump said the United States would begin escorting ships through the blocked waterway.
Салли Лейн и Джон Леттс пытаются спасти своего сына Джека, удерживаемого в тюрьмах ИГИЛ в Сирии и Ираке, на протяжении двенадцати лет.
The nightmare of trying to save our son Jack from Isis
— For 12 years, Sally Lane and John Letts have been fighting to bring their son Jack - held in Isis prisons in Syria and Iraq - back home to Oxford. They tell the story of how their lives fell apart to chief international correspondent Bel Trew
Меры безопасности вокруг российского лидера были значительно усилены. Сообщается, что он покинул свои основные резиденции из-за угрозы атак беспилотников.
Vladimir Putin 'living in bunkers for weeks on end' as coup fears skyrocket
— Security has been massively increased around the Kremlin dictator who has abandoned his favourite palaces, fearing they could be targets of drone strikes
Проект Yiddish Glory представит антифашистские песни на идише в Шанхае, Гонконге и Южной Корее.
How ‘lost’ Yiddish songs from a wartime ghetto in Ukraine revive links to Shanghai’s past
— Lost anti-fascist Yiddish language songs from World War II will be making their Asian debut this month.Yiddish Glory will be performing in Shanghai, a city where some 18,000 Jewish refugees found shelter from the Nazis, Hong Kong and in South Korea.The project is the brainchild of University of Toronto academic Anna Shternshis, who said Shanghai’s own history gave the choice of venue an extra significance, and songwriter and musician Psoy Korolenko.Their performances, which combine live music...
Представляем подробный обзор 16 стадионов, на которых пройдут матчи предстоящего чемпионата мира.
FIFA World Cup: Everything (and more) you need to know about the 16 stadiums
— We take a closer look at the 16 World Cup stadiums for this year's tournament.
Али Керимли заявил, что будущее Азербайджану нужно искать в Европе, а не в России.
Azerbaijan’s jailed opposition leader urges West to find ‘courage’ and stand up to regime amid political crackdown
— Ali Karimli tells James C. Reynolds from jail that Azerbaijan’s future is with Europe, not Russia - but the West must step up and challenge its record on human rights
Из-за отказа многих школ от содержания домашних питомцев, ветеринары начали предлагать краткосрочную аренду морских свинок.
Aichi veterinarians loan guinea pigs to schools for hands-on life lessons
— With more schools opting not to keep classroom pets, vets are reducing the burden on schools by lending out guinea pigs for short-term stays.
Рост популярности левой партии среди городского прогрессивного электората может создать серьезные риски для премьер-министра Великобритании Кира Стармера.
U.K.'s leftwing Greens seek to topple Labour's London strongholds
— The trend among urban progressives could cost British Prime Minister Keir Starmer dearly.
Судебное решение ограничивает возможности компаний замещать персонал искусственным интеллектом только из соображений снижения затрат.
AI cost-cutting not a legal excuse to fire workers, Chinese court says
— A court in China has ruled it illegal for a company to terminate an employee on the grounds that an artificial intelligence replacement would be cheaper, affirming limits on AI-driven job displacement amid a wave of anxiety over the technology’s potential to fuel unemployment.A 35-year-old worker surnamed Zhou who oversaw AI-generated responses at a fintech firm in Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang province, was fired after refusing a demotion and pay cut. The company told him his role...
Правительство сообщило о перемещении 22 членов экипажа судна MV Touska в Пакистан для последующей репатриации.
Crew of seized Iranian ship evacuated to Pakistan, gov’t says
— Twenty-two crew members from the seized Iranian ship MV Touska have been transferred to Pakistan for repatriation.
В престижном районе Москвы зафиксировано попадание беспилотника в многоэтажное здание. Мэр города сообщил об отражении атаки двух украинских дронов.
Drone hits upscale Moscow tower as Russian capital readies for Victory Day parade
— A drone hit a residential tower in an upscale Moscow district in a rare strike near the city centre ahead of the traditional World War II Victory Day parade.Moscow air defences repelled an attack by two Ukrainian drones, and one hit the building on Mosfilmovskaya Street, according to a post on Monday by Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. Emergency services were sent to the scene, and there were no reports of casualties.Mosfilmovskaya is about 6-8km (about 4-5 miles) from the Kremlin, and local media...
Президент США Дональд Трамп объявил об операции «Project Freedom» для разблокировки судоходства в Ормузском проливе, что Иран назвал нарушением перемирия.
Iran war: US to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz
— US President Donald Trump has announced the "Project Freedom" operation to "help free up" ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran says that amounts to a truce violation. DW has the latest.
Суд признал виновной женщину, которая публиковала личные данные своего бывшего партнера в сети с целью вымогательства крупной суммы денег.
Beautician convicted of blackmailing ‘cash machine’ ex-lover for HK$2.6 million
— A Hong Kong court has convicted a beautician of exposing her former boyfriend’s identity by uploading the couple’s photos online as part of a blackmail plot, threatening the married man she was having an affair with to pay her HK$2.6 million (US$331,830) after the relationship ended.Deputy District Judge Ivy Chui Yee-mei on Monday found Li Yanlin guilty of doxxing offences related to four videos she uploaded to YouTube between May 2022 and March 2023. The clips contained images and the victim’s...
Соединенные Штаты передали под контроль Пакистана членов экипажа захваченного иранского судна.
US transfers crew of seized Iranian ship to Pakistan
— Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said that the "confidence-building measure" was supported by both sides.
В штате Айова семья 46-летней Лоры Белт подала иск против хирурга и медсестер, обвиняя их в халатности, приведшей к летальному иску после плановой операции по удалению грыжи.
Iowa woman died following hernia repair after nurses dismissed painful post-surgery symptoms: lawsuit
— The family of an Iowa woman who died after hernia repair surgery alleges nurses dismissed fecal drainage and sepsis symptoms as normal in medical malpractice lawsuit.