June 17, 2026
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Depardieu drops lawsuit over report that sped up downfall
A French actor Gerard Depardieu on Friday dropped a lawsuit against broadcaster France Televisions over a 2023 television report that portrayed him as making sexual comments about a young girl.…
‘Cruelly hot’: Japan devises new term for heatwave days
A Blistering temperatures rising to 40C and above will now be branded “cruelly hot” or “kokusho-bi” in Japan, the weather agency said Friday, as heatwave days become increasingly frequent in…
Akuvox X910 Claims Red Dot Award 2026: the World’s First AI-powered Parcel Detection Smart Intercom Revolutionizes Luxury Home Access
B XIAMEN, China, April 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Akuvox, a global leading provider of smart intercom and smart home products and solutions, is proud to announce that its flagship X910 smart door…
Penetrium Bioscience Unveils Breakthrough Mechanism Solving 137-Year-Old “Seed & Soil” Paradigm, Opening a New Era for Targeted Cancer Therapy
B SEOUL, South Korea, April 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Penetrium Bioscience (KOSDAQ 187660) today announced compelling new scientific evidence demonstrating, for the first time at the cellular level, the underlying…
Zoomlion Strengthens Localized Manufacturing and Service Capabilities as Hungary MEWP Factory Begins Operations
B TATABÁNYA, Hungary, April 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As Phase I of Zoomlion’s Hungary MEWP Intelligent Factory begins operations and Phase II of its German factory project advances, Zoomlion Heavy…
Multilingual book on Hainan free trade port unveiled at Boao Forum
B BOAO, China, April 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — This is a report from China.org.cn about a book on China’s Hainan free trade port: Multilingual editions of “Keywords to Understand China:…
Emdoor Digital Shines at the 139th Canton Fair with AI Hard-Core Technology, Defining a New Vision for Future Smart Living
B SHENZHEN, China, April 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — From April 15th to 19th, 2026, Emdoor Digital made a remarkable appearance at this year’s Canton Fair, showcasing a revolutionary product lineup…
Under blackout threat, Wikimedia to hold talks with Indonesia
A The Wikimedia Foundation said Friday it will hold talks with the Indonesian government after Jakarta threatened to block Wikipedia over registration rules the firm says “departs from international human…
Russia trains teenage influencers to churn out pro-war content
A Russia is trying to produce more pro-war influencers through content creation camps, training teenagers to spread the Kremlin’s hardline, anti-West narrative to the next generation. Since invading Ukraine in…
Metro Supply Chain to join NX Group to accelerate global growth while maintaining its strong Canadian roots
B MONTRÉAL, April 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ – Metro Supply Chain Inc. today announced that LDC Metro Holdings Inc. (“LDC”), its majority shareholder, together with La Caisse, has entered into an…