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[ad_1] North Korea fired off multiple cruise missiles from waters off its east coast on Sunday, days after the nuclear-armed nation test-fired a new type of cruise missile from its western coast.The South Korean military said the launch took place around 8 a.m. from near the port city of Sinpo, the military said in a statement."While strengthening our monitoring and vigilance, our military has been closely coordinating with the United […]

[ad_1] These days, it’s not uncommon to see calorie totals on restaurant menus in order to cater to health-conscious diners. But throughout December, Masaka, a vegan restaurant in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward, was catering to customers concerned about another issue by having an unusual set of numbers listed on its lunch menu: the rate of carbon dioxide emissions cuts for their dishes compared with meat-based alternatives. Masaka showed that its set […]

[ad_1] Lausanne, Switzerland – The future of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, whose positive doping test ignited a scandal at the 2022 Winter Olympics, should become clearer in the coming days, as the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is expected to hand down its verdict.Valieva was just 15 when she tested positive, raising questions not just about her guilt and the Russian Olympic system, but also how she was […]

[ad_1] A Japanese man sentenced to death for an arson attack on an anime studio that killed 36 people in 2019 said he accepted the court's verdict, a local media report said.Shinji Aoba, 45, was convicted on Thursday over the blaze at the studios of Kyoto Animation — Japan's deadliest crime in decades.On Friday, his defense team, who had entered a plea of not guilty claiming he had a mental […]

[ad_1] Top U.S. and Chinese officials wrapped up two days of talks Saturday that focused on improving the superpowers’ relationship, though Washington appeared to have fallen short — at least for now — in getting Beijing to do more to pressure Iran to halt Houthi attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea.U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met for more than 12 hours […]