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Heavy rain floods southern Japan; over a dozen presumed dead
World
July 4, 2020
Heavy rain floods southern Japan; over a dozen presumed dead
TOKYO (AP) — Heavy rain in southern Japan triggered flooding and mudslides on Saturday, leaving more than a dozen people…
The Latest: Recoveries in Pakistan hit 50 percent, cases still up
World
July 1, 2020
The Latest: Recoveries in Pakistan hit 50 percent, cases still up
ISLAMABAD — The number of people who have recovered from the coronavirus in Pakistan has surpassed 100,000, about 50 percent…
Will the Arab youth save Europe and America demographically?
Opinion
June 24, 2020
Will the Arab youth save Europe and America demographically?
I recently read a book titled “What to Expect When No One’s Expecting” by the American writer Jonathan V. Last.…
Japan opens baseball season after 3-month pandemic delay
World
June 19, 2020
Japan opens baseball season after 3-month pandemic delay
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese baseball managed to do what American baseball has not — play ball. After a three-month delay…
Tokyo Olympics will be safe, governor says
World
June 13, 2020
Tokyo Olympics will be safe, governor says
Next year’s Olympics will be safe despite the coronavirus pandemic, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has said, pledging a “120-percent effort”…
It’s 2021 or never for Tokyo, confirms senior Olympic official
World
June 6, 2020
It’s 2021 or never for Tokyo, confirms senior Olympic official
High-ranking Olympic official Pierre-Olivier Beckers on Saturday made plain that the delayed Tokyo Olympics “will be held in 2021 or…
Trump says he will delay G7 summit and invite other countries
World
May 31, 2020
Trump says he will delay G7 summit and invite other countries
US President Donald Trump said Saturday he will delay the G7 summit scheduled to take place in June and invite…
Merkel a ‘no’ for Trump’s in-person G7 summit
World
May 30, 2020
Merkel a ‘no’ for Trump’s in-person G7 summit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will not attend an in-person summit of G7 leaders that US President Donald Trump has suggested…
Japanese face ‘new normal’ after coronavirus emergency lifted
World
May 26, 2020
Japanese face ‘new normal’ after coronavirus emergency lifted
TOKYO (Reuters) — A day after Japan ended its state of emergency, Tokyo residents took to the streets with a…
Japan lifts Tokyo’s state of emergency, eyes fresh stimulus
World
May 25, 2020
Japan lifts Tokyo’s state of emergency, eyes fresh stimulus
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted a state of emergency for Tokyo and four remaining areas on…