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1800人拉绳搬古城 日本弘前城天守向原址移动逾两米

2026年8月26日 20:42 / 联合早报

1800名义工上周末两天拉动360吨的弘前城天守阁2.22米。接下来还会有更多义工协助拉动天守阁，当局也会出动机械，预计年底将天守阁恢复原位。 （法新社）

（青森法新电）日本青森县弘前城的天守阁进行修缮后，约1800名义工响应号召，利用绳索徒手将重约360吨的古迹建筑朝原址方向拉动超过2米。

天守阁此前在大地震中受损，2015年从原址整体移走，以便进行城墙修复工作。当局采用日本传统的“曳屋”（hikiya）技术，将建筑整体置于滚轮和轨道上移动，避免拆解这座重要文化遗产。城墙目前已完成修复，2185块石材已全部归位。

上周末，天守阁在义工的努力下，两天分别移动了1.13米和1.09米。这次活动吸引了来自全日本乃至海外民众报名，其中包括来自东南亚、欧洲和北美的志愿者，共收到8000份申请。

本月共有约4100人协助将天守阁移动约5米。其余约73米将由机械完成，预计年底恢复原位。

弘前城天守是日本现存的12座天守之一，原本的五层塔楼于1627年被雷击毁坏，现有三层建筑于1810年重建。

伊朗总统：美国新制裁将一无所获

2026年8月26日 20:46 / 联合早报

美国财政部长贝森特星期一（8月24日）宣布对伊朗实施“经济窒息”计划，加深对伊制裁，直到它完全陷入孤立。 （法新社）

伊朗媒体报道，伊朗总统佩泽希齐扬表明，美国的新一轮经济制裁将一无所获。

伊朗学生通讯社星期三（8月26日）报道，佩泽希齐扬在伊朗首都德黑兰的一次会议上，作出上述表态。

美国财政部长贝森特星期一（24日）宣布对伊朗实施“经济窒息”计划，加深对伊制裁，直到它完全陷入孤立。

佩泽希齐扬回应称，鉴于伊朗政府已采取措施，美国现阶段施加经济压力不会取得任何成果，就像美国在战事中未能得逞一样。

伊朗长期遭到国际制裁。美国财政部说，这回次级制裁扩大后，会瞄准伊朗的数码资产、科技、黄金、航空和航运领域。华盛顿还恫言，不配合美国新一轮经济制裁计划的国家，会和伊朗一样，面临被孤立的后果。

Boston Scientific says a cyberattack is disrupting its global operations

August 26, 2026 / 10:18 AM EDT / CBS News

By Megan Cerullo

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Medical device maker Boston Scientific said on Wednesday that a cyberattack disrupted its global operations, including systems it relies on to process and ship customer orders.

The incident, which Boston Scientific said it uncovered on Tuesday, continues to affect the company’s business as it works to restore operations.

In a securities filing on Wednesday, the global manufacturer said it has engaged outside cybersecurity experts to investigate the incident and “contain the threat.”

“The incident has caused, and is expected to continue to cause, disruptions and limitations of access to certain of the Company’s information systems and business applications that support aspects of the Company’s operations, including the ability to process and ship customer orders,” Boston Scientific said in the filing. “While the Company is working diligently to restore affected functions and systems access, the timeline for a full restoration is not yet known.”

Boston Scientific shares fell as much as 6% in early trading.

The healthcare sector is the largest target for cybercriminals, according to research from BlackFog, a cybersecurity firm. In 2025, the industry accounted for 22% of disclosed attacks, according to its annual ransomware report.

Boston Scientific makes a range of medical treatment technologies, including devices to support heart health, for cancer care and to detect gastrointestinal conditions.

Edited by Alain Sherter

俄叙元首通话 讨论地区局势和加强双边关系

2026年8月26日 21:21 / 联合早报

叙利亚领导人沙拉（左）1月28日到访莫斯科，与俄罗斯总统普京在克里姆林宫会晤。 （路透社档案照片）

叙利亚总统沙拉与俄罗斯总统普京通话，讨论加强双边关系和地区局势。

法新社报道，叙利亚总统府星期三（8月26日）发布声明说，叙俄领导人当天通电话，讨论双边关系和地区局势，以及加强在共同关心领域的合作。

“双方强调，应继续协调磋商，加强两国沟通，以服务于共同利益，并支持叙利亚和地区的安全及稳定。”

叙利亚和俄罗斯8月9日签署了关于重组赫梅米姆空军基地和塔尔图斯后勤保障设施的谅解备忘录。这两个基地是俄罗斯在中东地区的重要资产。

沙拉领导的反政府武装组织2024年底推翻阿萨德政权，对俄罗斯在中东地区的影响力造成重大打击。此后，普京一直致力于与大马士革新政权建立关系，以便确保这些基地的未来。

克里姆林宫星期三在一份声明中称，两国领导人强调签署这份谅解备忘录的重要性。

叙利亚外交部在签署文件时说，这些基地将改造成“联合训练和能力建设中心，并在维护双方共同利益的新安排下运作”。

US inflation remains sticky in July; second-quarter GDP growth unrevised at 1.5%

2026-08-26T12:47:52.631Z / Reuters

• Monthly PCE rises 0.2% in July after 0.1% decline in June
• Annual PCE inflation unexpectedly held steady
• Fed funds futures imply 42% chance of September rate hike after report
• Second-quarter consumer spending growth is revised up to 3.4% from 3.2%

Aug 26 (Reuters) – Annual U.S. inflation unexpectedly held steady in July well ​above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target for the 65th straight month, and the pause in the decline from a recent war-induced peak is ‌likely to intensify the central bank’s debate over whether interest rates should be lifted or held steady.

The Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index increased 3.7% in the 12 months through July, unchanged from June, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis said on Wednesday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a reading for PCE, which the Fed uses to set its target, of 3.6%.

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The month-over-month figure also ​came in higher than expected at 0.2% in July after falling 0.1% in June, which had been the weakest reading since April 2020. Economists had ​forecast a 0.1% increase.

Excluding energy and food prices, so-called core PCE — which Fed officials use as a guidepost for inflation’s ⁠underlying run rate — held steady at 3.3% on the year while rising to 0.2% on the month from 0.1% in June.

The above-forecast headline print gave a modest ​lift to expectations that the Fed may raise interest rates as soon as next month. Fed funds futures prices reflected about a 42% probability of a rate hike at the ​central bank’s September 15-16 meeting after the report, versus about 36% immediately before.

“This is data that supports a hike,” said Omair Sharif, founder and president of forecasting firm Inflation Insights. “The unrounded core PCE was 0.246%, so it barely missed out on rounding to 0.3%. That is a one-month annualized rate (of) nearly 3.0%.”

WAR AND TARIFFS CLOUD INFLATION OUTLOOK

Annual PCE shot to a three-year high of 4.1% ​in May in rapid fashion after President Donald Trump launched air strikes along with Israel against Iran in late February, sending energy prices spiraling upward as the conflict ​shut in roughly a fifth of global oil supplies.

Six months later the conflict appears no closer to a final resolution, though the exchange of fire has diminished and oil prices and the ‌wider inflation ⁠wave they instigated have retreated from their mid-spring highs.

The slowdown in inflation in the last two months has helped buoy the arguments of the majority of Fed policy committee members who voted last month to leave the central bank’s benchmark interest rate unchanged in the 3.50%-3.75% range, where it has been since December. But the sluggish pace of improvement is unlikely to mollify a growing minority of Fed officials who argue tighter policy is needed, given that inflation has been above target since February 2021 and will ​not get to the 2% level without ​further restraint.

Inflation as measured by PCE ⁠peaked at 7.2% in June 2022, and the steepest Fed rate increases since the 1980s helped put it on a path back toward 2%. That trajectory changed last year after Trump unleashed a wave of import tariffs upon his return to the White ​House, sending a wide range of goods prices higher, with the Iran war exacerbating those pressures.

And new tariff-induced pressures are ​likely coming, after trade ⁠negotiations between the U.S. and its second-largest trading partner, Canada, fell apart on Friday, resulting in new levies on $20 billion of Canadian imports to go into effect. Since then, Washington and Ottawa have each announced additional retaliatory measures to go into effect in coming months unless a deal is reached to avert them.

The BEA on Wednesday also updated data for economic ⁠growth for ​the second quarter, leaving unchanged its estimate of annualized gross domestic product growth at 1.5%. Among the ​notable changes from the first estimate was an upward revision to consumer spending during the April-through-June period to 3.4% from the originally reported 3.2%, an indication that the individual consumption that supports two-thirds of ​U.S. economic activity had held up through the first half of the year.

Reporting by Dan Burns, Michael S. Derby and Ann Saphir; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Paul Simao

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Meta settles social media addiction suit with states for up to $17 billion

August 26, 2026 / 11:42 AM EDT / CBS News

Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, settled a landmark social media addiction lawsuit on Wednesday brought by dozens of states, according to a court filing.

Meta agreed to pay up to $17 billion to the states that sued and add child-safety measures to its platforms. The settlement resolves claims filed by 47 states and cuts short a trial that kicked off last week in Oakland, California.

California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey were among the 29 states that first filed suit against Meta in 2023, alleging that the technology giant used its social media platforms to “entice, engage and ultimately ensnare” young internet users. States accused Meta of deliberately designing its platforms to be addictive and of misleading users and the public about the risks.

Meta also violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by collecting and using the personal data of residents under 13, the states alleged. Meta denied the claims.

In a statement on Wednesday, Meta called the settlement an important step and encouraged other social media players to implement safety measures to protect youth.

“We just announced an agreement with a bipartisan group of 52 Attorneys General across U.S. states, territories and the District of Columbia to set a new industry standard, building on our longstanding efforts to empower parents and support teens,” a Meta spokesperson said in an email. “While this is an important step, these protections will only be truly effective if our peers-TikTok and YouTube-put the same measures in place.”

The $17 billion settlement, which remains subject to court approval, amounts to a fraction of Meta’s 2025 revenue of $201 billion.

Will new safeguards help?

Meta will put in place new child safety measures under the settlement, including a two-hour daily time limit for teens; a restriction barring minors from accessing Facebook and Instagram at night; and muted push notifications during school hours.

Meta will also enact changes to better verify the ages of its users who are under 18 and implement stronger, more user-friendly parental controls and limits on social-comparison features, such as “like” counts.

Rob Bonta, the attorney general of California, where Meta is based, said the settlement will force the company to overhaul its approach to designing and operating social media.

“Meta has agreed to make massive transformations that will reduce the risk of harm from its platforms — and will do it within months,” he said in a statement. “We are talking about time limits, stopping notifications during school, a block on the app during critical overnight hours, bans on plastic surgery filters, and so much more.”

As tech companies have faced growing pressure about the impact of social media in recent years, Meta has added a number of safety features to Instagram, including separate accounts for teenagers with stronger protections around messaging and privacy, along with content restrictions.

But some child safety experts and former Meta employees contend that such features are largely ineffective.

Arturo Béjar, a former Meta engineering director, said during his testimony in the trial last week that the company designed its social media platforms to keep people engaged even if it harmed their mental health.

“If you step away from the product, they are not going to make any money,” he said.

The financial settlement will help states provide mental health services for young people and educate the public on the potential harm of social media, according to New York Attorney General Letitia James.

“With significant new resources for our communities and comprehensive restrictions on Meta’s platforms for young people, we are taking a major step towards breaking the cycle of social media addiction,” she said in a statement.

Edited by Alain Sherter

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

特朗普：是时候让加拿大明白 “你们不能再这样下去”

2026年8月26日 22:10 / 联合早报

美国特朗普政府对加拿大商品加征的新关税于8月22日生效，加拿大总理卡尼（右）的政府8月25日宣布，自9月8日起对美方实施报复性关税，征税对象涵盖从美国进口的700种产品。 （法新社档案照片）

美国总统特朗普说，是时候让邻国加拿大明白，“在贸易问题上，你们不能再这样下去了”。

特朗普星期三（8月26日）在美国保守派政治评论员贝克（Glenn Beck）的访谈节目中发表这番言论。

他告诉贝克：“我之前达成了一项协议，而且是相当不错的协议。他们没有什么我们非买不可的东西。我们可以凑合着用，可能有些东西会有点不方便，但能从其他地方买到。是时候让加拿大知道：你们不能再这样下去了。”

由于美加关税谈判破裂，特朗普对价值200亿美元（约254亿新元）加拿大进口商品加征的50%新关税，已于上星期六（22日）正式生效。

加拿大政府星期二（25日）宣布自9月8日起对美方实施报复性关税，征税对象涵盖从美国进口的700种产品，税率分别为15%、25%和50%。

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特朗普：加拿大汽车关税明年提高一倍至50%
加拿大宣布对美实施15%至50%报复性关税

随着美加“关税战”局势升温，加拿大正寻求与欧盟建立更紧密的联系。

一名欧盟委员会官员星期三告诉法新社，加拿大总理卡尼会出席欧盟委员会主席冯德莱恩9月的年度“盟情咨文”演说。

Actor Tim Curry, known for “Rocky Horror Picture Show” and “It,” dies at 80

August 26, 2026 11:45 AM EDT / CBS News

By Emily Mae Czachor

Actor Tim Curry, known for his iconic performances in cult classics like “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and the original screen adaptation of Stephen King’s “It,” has died, his manager confirmed. He was 80.

Born in Cheshire, England, in 1946, the British singer and actor began his career on London’s West End. He went on to receive multiple Emmy, Grammy and Tony Awards, alongside additional acclaim, throughout his decadeslong career.

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美军试图进入菲律宾中资钢铁厂 中国大使馆质疑其动机和正当性

2026年8月26日 22:02 / 联合早报

美国和菲律宾军人上周试图进入位于菲律宾棉兰老岛北部、有中资背景的三佳钢铁厂未果，美国驻菲大使馆之后发声明澄清，称这是2027年美菲“肩并肩”联合演习规划的一部分。中国驻菲大使馆则质疑美军此举的动机和正当性。图为警员今年5月16日在三佳钢铁厂外执勤。 （菲律宾塔戈洛安市政府信息办公室）

（马尼拉综合性）美国和菲律宾军人上周试图进入位于菲律宾棉兰老岛北部、有中资背景的三佳钢铁厂未果，美国驻菲大使馆之后发声明澄清，称这是2027年美菲“肩并肩”联合演习规划的一部分。中国驻菲大使馆则质疑美军此举的动机和正当性。

据菲律宾《商业镜报》报道，美国士兵是在8月19日试图进入三佳钢铁厂，但被当时在厂区执勤的菲律宾陆军人员阻止，据称是因为他们没有出示任何许可证或授权文件。

美国驻菲大使馆8月23日在官网发声明称，一支由美国军方和菲律宾武装部队人员组成的团队，与工业园区管理方菲退伍军人投资发展公司（菲国国企）的管理人员当日抵达三佳厂区，以评估该处是否适合纳入美菲“肩并肩2027”联合军事演习计划。

声明称，此次实地考察是例行规划工作的一部分。在被告知进入工厂的相关规定后，团队按计划转往其他地点进行考察，从未坚持要求进入。

《商业镜报》引述中国驻菲大使馆副发言人郭伟提出质疑：“美国士兵为何出现在三佳钢铁厂，并试图对厂区进行‘检查’？……这些美国士兵在那里做什么？谁授权他们出现的？他们究竟想检查什么？”

公开资料显示，三佳钢铁厂位于菲律宾东米萨米斯省沿海城镇塔戈洛安的工业园区内，成立于2018年，是当地规模最大的企业之一。

菲律宾多个部门今年5月曾闯入三佳钢铁厂，查扣69名中国公民，引发巨大争议。中国驻菲大使馆8月15日发出16连问，质疑马尼拉意图。郭伟暗示美国计划在该地区附近建设物流设施，“我们希望这些工人被拘留，不仅仅因为他们的工作场所阻碍了美国建立巨型军事燃料中心的计划。”

《环球时报》星期二（8月25日）引述暨南大学区域国别研究院教授代帆分析，美国军方人员试图进入三佳钢铁厂的行为不能单独看待，需要与今年5月菲律宾查扣该厂中国工人的事件联系起来看。

尽管尚无证据表明有关方存在抢夺中资企业项目的意图，但代帆指出：“如果他们今天的目标是一家中资钢铁厂，明天会不会是港口、电力、工业园、通信、物流等中资项目”，一旦形成这种逻辑，可能会直接影响中国企业对菲律宾投资环境的判断。

Meta reaches $16.68 billion settlement over social media harms to children

August 26, 2026 1:03 PM UTC Updated 1 hour ago / Reuters

By Diana Novak Jones

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• Meta agrees to teenage safeguards including daily usage limits and nighttime blocks nationwide
• Settlement averts California federal trial over claims from 29 states
• Meta denies wrongdoing in settling claims

Aug 26 (Reuters) – Meta Platforms META.O agreed to pay a maximum $16.68 billion and make major changes ​to Facebook and Instagram to resolve claims by states across the U.S. that the company designed those platforms to addict children, ‌misled consumers about their safety and improperly collected children’s personal data.

The settlement resolves claims brought by 29 U.S. states, and will end a federal trial that had been one of the highest-profile tests yet of allegations that social media companies harmed young users.

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Meta will impose daily usage limits and restrict nighttime usage by children ​who use Facebook and Instagram, and enhance measures to prevent children from accessing age-restricted content.

The Menlo Park, California-based company denied ​wrongdoing in agreeing to settle.

Wednesday’s settlement also resolves lawsuits by California, Illinois, New Mexico and Washington, D.C., over ⁠privacy claims related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, where the consulting firm collected personal data of millions of Facebook users. Those states ​will receive $459.3 million to resolve those lawsuits.

Shares of Meta rose 2.3% in early trading.

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The claims were part of a broader wave of litigation brought ​by states, local governments, school districts and individuals alleging that Meta and other social media companies fueled a nationwide youth mental health crisis.

The trial in the Oakland, California, federal court covered claims from California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey that Meta violated their state laws protecting consumers.

It also covered claims from 29 ​states that Meta violated the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act by collecting personal data from users it knew were children without parental ​notification or consent, and using the data to train machine learning and generative AI models.

Meta has long argued it could not have misled consumers about whether ‌its services ⁠were addictive because “social media addiction” is not a recognized psychiatric condition.

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Before the trial began on August 18, Meta said California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey were seeking up to $1.4 trillion in penalties. The states suggested that the figure would be closer to $200 billion.

A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS

Meta, Snapchat and its parent Snap SNAP.N, YouTube and its parent Alphabet GOOGL.O, and TikTok and its parent ByteDance still face thousands of lawsuits in federal and state ​courts over claims they knowingly designed ​their platforms to have features ⁠that addict children and teenagers, fueling a mental health crisis. A trial in Nashville over claims brought by Tennessee against Meta began last month.

The federal cases were consolidated before U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ​in Oakland, and include lawsuits brought by individuals, school districts and state governments.

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Earlier this year, Meta lost ​both phases of a ⁠landmark lawsuit brought by New Mexico. A jury in March ordered it to pay $375 million after finding it had misled consumers about the safety of its platforms. On August 6, a judge found Meta had created a public nuisance and ordered it to pay an additional $567 million and implement youth-safety ⁠measures.

Also in ​March, the first trial over an individual’s claims against Meta and Google ended ​with a verdict in the plaintiff’s favor. A Los Angeles jury found the companies liable for plaintiff Kaley G.M.’s depression and anxiety and ordered them to pay a combined $6 million ​in damages.

The companies have said they will appeal those verdicts.

Reporting by Diana Novak Jones, Editing by Alexia Garamfalvi, Jamie Freed and Mark Porter

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