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[ad_1] The explosion in a densely populated neighbourhood in the capital killed six people last week. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Japan’s major telecom carrier KDDI is planning to raise its stake in Lawson to 50% to jointly run the convenience chain with an aim to take advantage of Lawson’s nationwide retail store network and customer base while offering technology to transform the business model, the two firms said Tuesday.KDDI currently holds 2.1% of Lawson shares but will invest about ¥500 billion ($3.4 billion) to increase its stake through a […]
[ad_1] Karolina Shiino, the Ukraine-born winner of last month’s Miss Japan contest, has relinquished her title, the contest organizer said Monday, following a magazine report that she was having an affair with a married man.It is the first time a Miss Japan winner has relinquished their title. The organizer said the post will be vacant for the year.Shukan Bunshun reported last Wednesday that Shiino, 26, was dating a doctor who […]
[ad_1] U.S. President Joe Biden is winning the trade war with China judging by election campaign rival and former U.S. President Donald Trump’s favorite metric. The rub: It’s an increasingly flawed measure of the world’s most important economic relationship.Figures due Wednesday are set to show the U.S. deficit in goods trade with China in 2023 at its lowest annual level since 2010, when demand was soggy in the wake of […]
[ad_1] Theo O Ebonyi, accused of swindling his followers and others, dismisses news of his arrest as fake. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Biological entities called obelisks have been hiding - in large numbers - inside the human mouth and gut. These microscopic entities, which were recently discovered by a team at Stanford University, are circular bits of genetic material that contain one or two genes and self-organise into a rod-like shape. Although the study is still in preprint form, meaning that it has not been peer-reviewed, it has already been extensively written about, including in two heavyweight journals: Nature and Science. […]
[ad_1] The landmark Misogyny in Music report from British MPs on the women and equalities committee, published on January 30, shines an unsettling light upon the gender discrimination, sexual harassment and abuse which is rampant across the music industry. The cross-party inquiry heard evidence from a wide range of witnesses connected to the music industry. The findings are deeply disturbing, highlighting that women working within the industry face "limitations in opportunity, a lack of support, gender discrimination and sexual harassment […]
[ad_1] The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) has announced a loan agreement with the Manhyia Palace Museum in the Asante region of Ghana to return gold and silver royal regalia that were looted from the country by the British in 1874 and 1895. The decision was announced on the 150th anniversary of a sequence of wars of aggression, waged by the British empire against the Asante kingdom in Africa's Gold Coast (modern day Ghana). This agreement is part of a […]
[ad_1] As the implementation phase of the process approaches, unwavering political support is needed now more than ever. Ethiopia's post-2018 transitional justice process has been referred to as 'quasi-compliance' - aimed more at appeasing international demands for accountability than reflecting a genuine commitment to justice. Some even say Ethiopia is undertaking an 'impunity process.' These assessments are fuelled by the government's push for the premature termination of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia, the country's ongoing shift […]
[ad_1] Prime Minister Fumio Kishida denied Tuesday that corporate donations to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party had a direct relationship on party policy and argued that the donations are a legal form of political activity under the Constitution.In addition, during Tuesday’s questioning, Kishida’s education minister, Masahito Moriyama, did not deny that he may have received support from a group affiliated with the former Unification Church, an admission that could cause […]
