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Chief and 49ers set up Super Bowl rematch in Las Vegas

[ad_1] The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers set up a Super Bowl rematch on a dramatic day of playoff action on Sunday.The reigning champion Chiefs returned to the Super Bowl for the fourth time in five years after upsetting the top-seeded Baltimore Ravens 17-10 on the road to clinch the AFC title.The 49ers, meanwhile, earned a chance to avenge their loss against the Chiefs in the 2020 Super […]

todayJanuary 30, 2024

Japan

Toyota halts shipment of some vehicles over certification issues

[ad_1] Toyota Motor has announced that it will suspend shipments of some models — including the Hilux truck and Land Cruiser 300 SUV — after irregularities were discovered during certification tests for diesel engines developed by its affiliate Toyota Industries.A special investigative committee found irregularities during horsepower output testing for the certification of three diesel engine models. The development of the engines had been commissioned to Toyota Industries, Toyota Motor […]

todayJanuary 30, 2024

Japan

Taylor Swift may race back to U.S. from Tokyo to watch Travis Kelce in Super Bowl

[ad_1] Pop music icon Taylor Swift is reportedly ready to make a mad dash back to the U.S. from Japan next month to see boyfriend Travis Kelce's Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl.Swift and Kelce exchanged a lingering embrace on the field after the reigning champion Chiefs beat the Baltimore Ravens 17-10 on Sunday to book their fourth trip in five years to the NFL's championship extravaganza — which […]

todayJanuary 30, 2024

Africa

Afcon 2023: Cape Verde 1-0 Mauritania – Ryan Mendes penalty sends Blue Sharks to quarter-finals

[ad_1] A late Ryan Mendes penalty helped Cape Verde overcome Mauritania to book a place in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations for just the second time.The game looked set for extra-time until Cheick Elwely's careless defensive header inadvertently played in Benchimol, who was brought down by goalkeeper Babacar Niasse.Captain Mendes did the rest, smashing his spot kick hard down the middle in the 88th minute.The result sets […]

todayJanuary 30, 2024

Japan

Ski season surge tests limits of Niseko’s infrastructure

[ad_1] Niseko, Hokkaido – Hokkaido's internationally renowned ski resort of Niseko is booming, with slopes, shops and streets crowded as tourists, especially from abroad, arrive for the ski season. The problems many businesses experienced last year, including finding sufficient staff, appear to not be as severe this year.The return of so many people, however, is putting a strain on the local transportation infrastructure. Meanwhile, a shortage of readily available restaurants […]

todayJanuary 30, 2024

Japan

Threats from Trump and China stoke a very European leadership fight

[ad_1] From the 13th floor of the European Commission’s sprawling headquarters in Brussels, President Ursula von der Leyen has fought to push and prod the world’s largest trading bloc forward, but those efforts are now in jeopardy.As pressure grows on the European Union from the outside, another sign of trouble recently hit close to home. Circulating the 1960s office complex was a polling map that indicated support for the bloc […]

todayJanuary 30, 2024

Africa

Afcon 2023: Brentford’s Yoane Wissa hails DR Congo’s ‘togetherness’ after win over Egypt

[ad_1] Brentford forward Yoane Wissa hailed the "togetherness" of his DR Congo team after they reached the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) quarter-finals in Ivory Coast by beating Egypt on penalties.The Leopards looked impressive as they held Egypt to a 1-1 draw in San Pedro, with DR Congo goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi scoring the 18th penalty of a tense shoot-out to eliminate the seven time Afcon champions 8-7 on spot kicks. […]

todayJanuary 30, 2024

Japan

Pay hikes at small firms in focus at Japan’s spring wage negotiations

[ad_1] With Japan aiming to finally achieve a healthy wage-price cycle, policymakers are keenly watching this year’s spring pay negotiations, which kicked off last week.Large firms are expected to hike wages even more this year, and so the focus is on smaller firms, as about 70% of Japan’s workers are employed by such enterprises.“Small and midsize firms employ a considerably larger number of workers (compared with big companies) ... so […]

todayJanuary 30, 2024

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