Hello, I'm WadeLee. ThankyouforjoiningusonFundayNews. ItisFriday, July 5thandhereareyourtopstories. TheChineseCoastGuarddetained a TaiwanesefishingvesselinwatersoffChina's southeastcoastonTuesdaynight, inthelatestflare-upoftensionaround a groupoffront-lineislandscontrolledbyTaipei.
In a statement, Taiwan's CoastGuardsaidthefishingboat, Dajingmen 88, wasinterceptedbytwoChineseCoastGuardvesselsneartheKemenIslands, whichliejustmilesfromthe
ChinaCoastGuardspokespersonLiuDejunaccusedtheTaiwaneseboatofviolating a summerfishingmoratoriumbyoperatingtrawlnetsin a prohibitedareaandusingnetswithmeshsizessmallerthanChina's nationalminimumrequirements, thereby, damagingmarinefisheriesresourcesandtheecologicalenvironment. TheChinesestatementdidnotmentionthestatusofthecrewmembers. In a newsconferenceWednesday, a seniorTaiwanmaritimeofficialsaidtheTaiwanesevesselwasdetainedamidanannualsummerfishingbanimplementedbyChinainMay. RussianPresidentVladimirPutinandChinese
PresidentXiJinpingheldtheirEurasianSecurityClubonWednesdayas a forceforglobalstabilityat a summitoftheregionalbody, whichMoscowandBeijingseesas a tooltocounterWesterninfluence. PutinandXihasexpandedtheShanghaiCooperationOrganization, a clubfoundedin 2001 withRussia, ChinaandCentralAsiannations, toincludeIndia, IranandPakistanas a counterweighttotheWest. Putinsaidtheorganizationhasfirmlyestablisheditselfasoneofthekeypillarsof a fair, multipolarworldorder, addingthatbilateraltiesbetween
SierraLeoneofficiallybannedchildmarriageonTuesday, withPresidentJuliusMadaBayosigningintolaw a billtoendthepracticethatremainswidespread. AdvocateshopethenewlegislationwillbestprotectgirlsinSierraLeone, around a thirdofwhomaremarriedbeforetheyturn 18, increasingthematernaldeathrateduetothephysicalriskstheyfacefrompregnancy. Underthelaw, anymanwhomarried a girlundertheageof 18 couldfaceatleast 15 yearsinprisonand a fineofaround $4,000. Parentsofthoseattendingsuchmarriageceremoniescouldalsofacefines. The U.S. BureauofAfricanAffairswelcomedthepassageofthebillas a significantmilestonethatnotonlyprotectsgirlsbutpromotesrobusthumanrightsprotections. AccordingtotheUNChildren's AgencyUNICEF, Westand
Greecehasintroduced a six-dayworkingweekforsomebusinessestoboostproductivityandemployment. Theregulation, whichtookeffectonJuly 1, goesagainsttheglobaltrendofcompaniesexploringshorterworkingweeks. Underthenewlegislation, passedaspartof a broaderlaborlawlastyear, employeesofprivatebusinessesthatprovideround-the-clockservicescanworkanadditionaltwohoursperdayoranextraeight-hourshift. Thismeans a traditional 40-hourworkweekcouldextendto 48 hoursforsomebusinesses. Foodservicesandtourismworkersarenotincludedinthesix-dayworkingweekinitiative.
Laborunionsandpoliticalobservershavesharplycriticizedthemove. GeorgosKatsimbekis, a lecturerinEuropeanandinternationalpoliticsattheUK's LoughboroughUniversity, describedtheGreekgovernment's introductionofthelaborlawas a majorstepbackfor a workforcethatalreadyworksthelongesthoursintheEuropeanUnion. WorkersinGreeceworkmorethanthoseintheUS, Japan, andothercountriesinthe 27-memberEU.
Research and Marketによると、若年層のファッショントレンドと購買力の高まりが、アフリカと中東のヘアエクステンションとウィッグ市場を押し上げ、2028年には7億1,000万ドルに達する可能性がある。エクステンションは通常、人毛またはナイロン、ポリエステル、アクリル、PVCなどの合成素材から作られる。
SyntheticsarepopularinUgandabecausetheyaremuchcheaper, buttheyarenotbiodegradableoreasytorecycle. Somepeoplecomplainthatsynthetichaircanirritatetheirscalp, and a studyofsynthetichairinNigeriafoundthepresenceofpotentiallyharmfulheavymetalsandchemicals.
Theanswerforyesterdaywas A, abruptly. Thetalkendedabruptlywhenoneofthedelegationswalkedoutinprotest. Didyouanswercorrectly? Nowlet's delveintothenewsofGreeceintroduced a six-dayworkweek.
Hello, I'm WadeLee. ThankyouforjoiningusonFundayNews. ItisFriday, July 5thandhereareyourtopstories. TheChineseCoastGuarddetained a TaiwanesefishingvesselinwatersoffChina's southeastcoastonTuesdaynight, inthelatestflare-upoftensionaround a groupoffront-lineislandscontrolledbyTaipei.