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Body of man who claimed to be Satoshi Kirishima sent to crematorium

[ad_1] The body of the man who claimed to be wanted terrorist Satoshi Kirishima was sent to a crematorium in the city of Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Wednesday, after being handed over to the city of Kamakura by the prefectural police, investigative sources said. Kirishima, 70, allegedly committed a series of bombings targeting companies in Japan between 1974 and 1975. The man, who went by the name Hiroshi Uchida, had been hospitalized in Kamakura due to terminal cancer. He confessed […]

todayFebruary 7, 2024

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Asian Cup final a step too far for South Korea’s ‘zombie football’

[ad_1] AL RAYYAN, Qatar – South Korea's late comebacks at the Asian Cup had earned them the tag of playing "zombie football" after the team always came back to life when they appeared dead, but it could also describe how they stumbled and eventually fell in the semifinal.The squad rode their luck when they scored goals after the 90th minute in four straight matches, with late strikes in the last 16 and quarterfinals forcing extra time against Saudi Arabia and […]

todayFebruary 7, 2024

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Osaka falls at first hurdle in Abu Dhabi

[ad_1] Abu Dhabi – Naomi Osaka's comeback hit another roadblock Tuesday, as she suffered a 7-5, 6-0 defeat to former world No. 7 Danielle Collins in the first round of the Abu Dhabi Open.Osaka, 26, returned last month from a 15-month absence from the tour, during which she gave birth to her first child, Shai, but has been handed some tricky draws and has lost three of her four matches so far this campaign.Despite a close opening set that witnessed […]

todayFebruary 7, 2024

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Teammates treasure superstar Biles’ ‘human qualities’

[ad_1] Katy, Texas – Simone Biles' superhuman skills have made her a gymnastics superstar, but as the Paris Games beckon it is her down-to-earth qualities that teammates treasure.After a two-year hiatus, Biles is poised to vault into Paris as potentially the biggest headline act of the 2024 Olympics.The 26-year-old is balancing the weight of expectations — not to mention the demands of a two-career marriage to Green Bay Packers player Jonathan Owens — as she trains alongside teenage teammates with […]

todayFebruary 7, 2024

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Japan’s inflation goal still needed even if negative rates end: official

[ad_1] Japan can retain its decade-old blueprint focusing on efforts to beat deflation even if the central bank were to phase out its massive stimulus with an end to negative interest rates, said the government's chief economist Tomoko Hayashi.Under pressure from then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to take bolder steps to beat deflation, the Bank of Japan signed a joint statement with the government in 2013 and committed itself to achieve its 2% inflation target "at the earliest date possible."The pledge […]

todayFebruary 7, 2024

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Taylor Swift rocks the world and drives the far right crazy

[ad_1] I confess: I’ve never heard a Taylor Swift song.I can’t name or hum one of her tunes. I do know that she is a billion-dollar music machine, a smart and savvy businesswoman, a symbol of women’s empowerment and an inspiration to young women everywhere.The “Swift effect” has become a force in both U.S. domestic politics and international relations. She’s a billionaire with millions of followers who idolize her. Governments court her to schedule concerts in their country. Her relationship […]

todayFebruary 7, 2024

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Japan extends subsidies to downturn-hit Kioxia and Western Digital

[ad_1] The industry ministry said on Tuesday it would extend subsidies worth as much as ¥242.9 billion ($1.64 billion) for Bain Capital-backed Kioxia and Western Digital to expand memory chip production in Mie and Iwate prefectures. The funding provides underpinning for the two companies, which have been hammered by a slump in the market for NAND flash chips and whose merger talks stalled late last year following opposition from Kioxia investor SK Hynix. Japan's powerful industry ministry aims to reclaim […]

todayFebruary 7, 2024

Africa

Afcon: South Africa slams Nigeria for football safety warning

[ad_1] It advised Nigerians living in South Africa to "be watchful of their utterances, be mindful of where they choose to watch the match especially in public places, and refrain from engaging in loud, riotous or provocative celebrations should the Super Eagles win". [ad_2] Source link

todayFebruary 7, 2024

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