Volkswagen to reduce staffing at all-electric Zwickau plant
Volkswagen is cutting back planned staffing at its all-electric plant in Zwickau, Germany and adjusting shift work due
2023-09-14 18:51
Ninja explains to parents why gaming was not a 'horrible thing' by sharing personal experiences
Ninja shared a message for parents encourages them to view gaming as an opportunity rather than a negative aspect.
2023-09-14 18:51
Eaton signs global exclusive agreement for artificial intelligence-powered iQ-Cruise system that improves fuel efficiency and environmental sustainability
GALESBURG, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 14, 2023--
2023-09-14 18:51
Elon Musk told Taiwan is 'not for sale' following recent comments
Elon Musk has been told Taiwan is “not for sale” by the island’s foreign minister after the tech mogul said Taiwan was an integral part of China. Speaking to the All-In Summit in Los Angeles uploaded to YouTube this week, Musk attracted criticism when he said: “Their [Beijing’s] policy has been to reunite Taiwan with China. From their standpoint, maybe it is analogous to Hawaii or something like that, like an integral part of China that is arbitrarily not part of China mostly because … the US Pacific Fleet has stopped any sort of reunification effort by force,” he said. Taiwan foreign minister Joseph Wu, posted on Twitter/X in response, saying that he hoped Musk could ask China to “open @X to its people“. China blocks X, along with other major western social media like Facebook. "Perhaps he thinks banning it is a good policy, like turning off @Starlink to thwart Ukraine’s counterstrike against Russia,” Wu added, referring to Musk’s refusing a Ukrainian request to activate his Starlink satellite network in Crimea’s port city of Sevastopol last year to aid an attack on Russia’s fleet there. “Listen up, Taiwan is not part of the PRC & certainly not for sale!” Wu said, using the acronym for the People’s Republic of China. This is not the first time Musk has annoyed Taiwan, which Xi Jinping wants to annex, claiming it is a province of China. Last October, he suggested that tensions between China and Taiwan could be resolved by handing over some control of Taiwan to Beijing. Meanwhile, this week has seen the largest scale Chinese military activity near Taiwan since major drills in April. On Thursday Taiwan’s defence ministry said it had detected 68 aircraft and 10 ships around Taiwan in the previous 24 hours, including 40 aerial crossings of the median line, prompting rumours of suspected military exercises, which have not been announced by China. Meanwhile, on Wednesday Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for Beijing’s Taiwan Affairs Office, accused the US and Taiwan of collusion to strengthen Taiwan’s defense capabilities. Maybe Musk should stay out of international relations and stick to Twitter/X. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-09-14 18:50
IShowSpeed reveals how he 'fell in love' with soccer and became a die-hard Cristiano Ronaldo fan
IShowSpeed spoke on a podcast about how he became a fan of soccer and Cristiano Ronaldo
2023-09-14 18:50
Charli D'Amelio and Dixie D'Amelio's wardrobe switch-up wows at 2023 MTV Video Music Awards
The D'Amelio sisters chose to change up their outfits before going up on stage to present the award for Best K-Pop Video
2023-09-14 18:49
Catch Him I Will: How 4-yr-old police dog Yoda became 'hero' for collaring fugitive killer Danelo Cavalcante
Yoda was among one of two tactical teams that cornered Danelo Cavalcante in the woods near South Coventry Township on Wednesday, September 13
2023-09-14 18:48
Blue Star Families and Nextdoor Partner to Welcome Military Families on the Move
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 14, 2023--
2023-09-14 18:47
Spain records its third hottest summer since records began as a drought drags on
Spain has recorded its third hottest summer since official records began 62 years ago
2023-09-14 18:47
Peter Crouch reveals 'weird' former Spurs teammate openly had no interest in football
Peter Crouch has opened up about the weird habits of one of his former Tottenham Hotspur teammates who had passion for crisps, croissants and cars – but didn’t even like football. Benoît Assou-Ekotto played 202 games for Spurs between 2006 and 2015, and became something of a cult hero at the club. But on many of those occasions the stylish left back didn’t even know which team he was playing until minutes before the match because of his total disinterest for the sport. Crouch said: “He would tell us straight out that he had no interest in football whatsoever. He genuinely didn’t like it. At 1.30pm on a Saturday he’d have no idea which team you were playing.” But perhaps the French-Cameroonian player’s strangest habit, Crouch said, was his pre-match meal – usually something professional sportspeople take extremely seriously. “Benoît would turn up with a Tesco’s bag containing the same four items every time: a croissant, a hot chocolate, a full-fat Coke and a packet of crisps. “The croissant I understood. He is French-Cameroonian. The hot chocolate: same cultural backstory. He used to dip the first into the second. “But the crisps, and the Coke — it was like two discrete lunches, one belonging to a middle-aged Parisian and the other a 12-year-old on the Seven Sisters Road. “And it worked. He was always in great shape and rarely injured.” Crouch, 42, was speaking in an interview with the Mail, ahead of the release of a documentary about his career. Both players were fan favourites at the club, Crouch for his towering height and Assou-Ekotto for his flair-filled runs down the wing. Assou-Ekotto made 22 appearances for Cameroon during his 14-year career, which also saw him play for Queen’s Park Rangers, Lens and Saint Étienne. Crouch added: “We accepted it, along with all the other weirdness: the random cars he would turn up to training in, sometimes a Smart car, then a Lamborghini; the way he would refuse to take ice baths for recovery, on the rather basic premise that they were 'too cold'. “Benoît was a really weird guy but we loved him a lot.” Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-09-14 18:45
Elon Musk shares pic of Amber Heard in 'Overwatch' cosplay and the Internet grudgingly admits 'she is gorgeous'
According to Elon Musk's biography, Amber Heard made the costume after he mentioned that she resembled Mercy, his favorite 'Overwatch' character
2023-09-14 18:28
Deco names two Barcelona stars who are close to signing new contracts
Deco has revealed that Alejandro Balde & Lamine Yamal are close to signing new contracts at Barcelona.
2023-09-14 18:27
