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North Korea’s Kim sends rare sympathy message to Japan over Ishikawa quake

[ad_1] North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a “message of sympathy” to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida following the devastating earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture earlier this week that has left 100 people dead and more than 200 missing.The North’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said in a short dispatch Saturday that Kim had “expressed his deep sympathy and condolences to the prime minister and, through him, to the bereaved families and victims" a day earlier.In the extremely rare […]

January 6, 2024

Japan

Taiwan slams Chinese balloons as safety threat

[ad_1] TAIPEI – Taiwan's Defense Ministry accused China on Saturday of threatening aviation safety and waging psychological warfare on the island's people with a recent spate of balloons spotted near or over the island, days before key Taiwanese elections.The potential for China to use balloons for spying became a global issue in February when the United States shot down what it said was a Chinese surveillance balloon. China said the balloon was a civilian craft that accidentally drifted astray.Taiwan is […]

January 6, 2024

Japan

Powerful NRA chief Wayne LaPierre resigns ahead of graft trial

[ad_1] Wayne LaPierre resigned as leader of the National Rifle Association on Friday, ending a long career that saw it became one of the most powerful lobbies in Washington, only to have its prestige tarnished by graft accusations and a bankruptcy filing.LaPierre, 74, chief executive since 1991, steps down just as New York state Attorney General Letitia James brings a corruption trial against the NRA, due to begin in state Supreme Court on Monday.James had been seeking LaPierre's removal from […]

January 6, 2024

Japan

Ishikawa quake death toll hits 100, with 211 still missing

[ad_1] Tokyo/Suzu, Ishikawa Pref. – The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas in central Japan on New Year's Day hit 100 on Saturday, with more than 200 still unaccounted for, local authorities said.The magnitude-7.6 quake, which caused extensive structural damage and fires in Ishikawa Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast, has left at least 211 missing as of Saturday morning, with rescuers racing to free survivors from rubble, with rain expected […]

January 6, 2024

Japan

North Korea’s Kim sends rare sympathy message to Japan over Ishikawa quake

[ad_1] North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a “message of sympathy” to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida following the devastating earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture that has left nearly 100 people dead and more than 200 missing.The North’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said in a short dispatch Saturday that Kim had “expressed his deep sympathy and condolences to the prime minister and, through him, to the bereaved families and victims.”In the rare communication between the two countries’ […]

January 6, 2024

Japan

U.S. defense chief hospitalized due to medical complications

[ad_1] Washington – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized earlier this week due to complications from a medical procedure, the Pentagon said Friday, at a time when Washington is facing a growing crisis in the Middle East.Austin was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on the evening of Jan. 1 "for complications following a recent elective medical procedure," Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said in a statement, without providing details on the complications or the […]

January 6, 2024

Japan

Your 2024 diet isn’t a blank check to be hangry

[ad_1] Being rude to restaurant servers is a terrible transgression. As much as I abhor it, I confess I’ve been guilty of the offense. More often than not, it’s because I was "hangry.”The neologism combining "hungry” and "angry” has been around since at least 1956 and made it into the Oxford English Dictionary in 2018. Often, it’s used as a punchline: "I’m sorry for what I said when I was hangry” on greeting cards or t-shirts, for example. It’s implied […]

January 6, 2024

Africa

Anthony Joshua: Briton to face ex-UFC fighter Ngannou in Saudi Arabia, confirms promoter Hearn

[ad_1] Joshua is a two-time heavyweight championAnthony Joshua will fight former UFC star Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia, says promoter Eddie Hearn.Joshua, 34, was set to face Deontay Wilder after beating Otto Wallin, but the American's loss to Joseph Parker scuppered plans for their big showdown.Hearn posted "it's a done deal" on X on Friday, and added: "Anthony Joshua v Francis Ngannou collide on a huge night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia."A March 9 date has been mentioned, but Hearn said […]

January 6, 2024

Japan

Asia’s winter festivals: Snow, fire and spectacle galore

[ad_1] For many people, the joys of winter center on strapping on skis, snowshoes or skates and getting outdoors. Of course, that is no less true in many parts of Asia. But with climates ranging from the famously snowy Japanese island of Hokkaido to the tropical forests of Malaysia, the continent offers a wide variety of wintertime delights for travelers who are seeking something different from a day on the slopes. Fresh-caught mountain trout sashimi, anyone? Here are five festivals […]

January 6, 2024

North Korea’s Kim sends rare sympathy message to Japan over Ishikawa quake

Taiwan slams Chinese balloons as safety threat

Powerful NRA chief Wayne LaPierre resigns ahead of graft trial

Ishikawa quake death toll hits 100, with 211 still missing

North Korea’s Kim sends rare sympathy message to Japan over Ishikawa quake

U.S. defense chief hospitalized due to medical complications

Your 2024 diet isn’t a blank check to be hangry

Anthony Joshua: Briton to face ex-UFC fighter Ngannou in Saudi Arabia, confirms promoter Hearn

Asia’s winter festivals: Snow, fire and spectacle galore

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