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Ex-senior vice justice minister indicted for breach of election law

[ad_1] Japanese lawmaker Mito Kakizawa was indicted Wednesday for violation of the election law, prosecutors said, following the former Liberal Democratic Party member's arrest over illegal campaign financing allegations related to a Tokyo ward election last April.The 52-year-old former senior vice justice minister and his four secretaries, who were also arrested on Dec. 28, initially denied that the money they offered ahead of the Koto Ward mayoral election was intended as a bribe but later admitted the allegations, sources close […]

todayJanuary 18, 2024

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Scandal-hit giant of sumo Hidetoshi Tanaka leaves a complicated legacy

[ad_1] Almost lost in the flood of storylines that emerged at the start of the ongoing Grand Sumo Tournament was news that Hidetoshi Tanaka — the former head of the International Sumo Federation (IFS) — passed away Saturday.Current IFS President Kazufumi Minami released a statement to national sumo federations on Jan. 16 announcing the death, adding, “Mr. Tanaka made great contributions to the development of amateur sumo, including establishment of the International Sumo Federation and devoted himself to its development […]

todayJanuary 18, 2024

News

South Africa: Springboks Rally Behind Dricus Du Plessis As Middleweight History Beckons for Undefeated UFC Star

[ad_1] Siya Kolisi, Willie le Roux and Ox Nche get behind Dricus du Plessis as he prepares to take on Sean Strickland for the middleweight belt at UFC 297 this weekend. South Africa's Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) superstar Dricus du Plessis has a date with destiny early on Sunday morning (South African time) when he faces the US's Sean Strickland at UFC 297 in Toronto, Canada, for the middleweight title. Du Plessis is undefeated since he stepped into the octagon […]

todayJanuary 17, 2024

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Midorifuji stuns promotion-chasing Kirishima at New Year meet

[ad_1] No. 2 maegashira Midorifuji toppled yokozuna-promotion-chasing Kirishima at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday, handing the ozeki his first defeat of the 15-day meet.Kirishima (3-1) was on the receiving end of an incessant attack from the deminutive Midorifuji (1-3), whose sharp opening drive had the ozeki backpedaling before Kirishima eventually looked to have grabbed hold of the agile rank-and-filer's arms.But Midorifuji did not give Kirishima any breathing room, quickly launching a right beltless throw that sent the […]

todayJanuary 17, 2024

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Birthday in absence for Gaza’s youngest hostage

[ad_1] Nir Oz, Israel – Kfir Bibas, with his red hair and pink stuffed elephant, was less than nine months old when Hamas militants snatched him from his bed in an Israeli kibbutz on Oct. 7.The youngest hostage to be kidnapped by the Palestinian Islamist group was born on Jan. 18 and — if still alive — would be celebrating his first birthday this week.His family marked the occasion with a cake and candles at kibbutz Nir Oz. [ad_2] Source […]

todayJanuary 17, 2024

Africa

Africa: Covid Barely Gets a Mention These Days – Here’s Why That’s a Dangerous Situation

[ad_1] The United States experienced its second largest COVID wave of the pandemic in January 2024. For the year to December 2023, in England COVID rates peaked at around one in 24 people. During the same month, Singapore also experienced record COVID cases and a spike in hospitalisations. COVID, then, is still a major public health problem, accounting for 10,000 deaths in 50 countries and a 42% increase in hospitalisations during December 2023 alone. COVID may not be a global […]

todayJanuary 17, 2024

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