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[ad_1] STOCKHOLM – Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson won the 2024 Nobel economics prize "for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity", the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Monday.The prestigious award, formally known as the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, is the final prize to be given out this year and is worth 11 million Swedish crowns ($1.1 […]

[ad_1] Shizuoka – Former Japanese death-row inmate Iwao Hakamata, acquitted in a retrial 58 years after his arrest in a murder case, on Monday made his first public appearance since his acquittal became final last week. "There was a long battle. I've finally achieved a complete acquittal," Hakamata, 88, said at a gathering of supporters in the city of Shizuoka. He arrived at the venue in a wheelchair. After shaking […]

[ad_1] JAKARTA – In 2014, then presidential hopeful and outsider Joko Widodo attended packed campaigns with a white ribbon warning against election fraud tied around his head.At the time, Jokowi — as the president is known — symbolized democracy and change, embodying the hope of a better, cleaner Indonesia.After two terms and a decade in power, he has left an indelible mark on the nation of 280 million, presiding over […]

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – The United States said on Sunday it will send U.S. troops to Israel along with an advanced U.S. antimissile system, in a highly unusual deployment meant to bolster the country's air defenses following missile attacks by Iran.U.S. President Joe Biden said the move was meant "to defend Israel," which is weighing an expected retaliation against Iran after Tehran fired more than 180 missiles at Israel on Oct […]

[ad_1] Washington – Lamar Jackson threw for 323 yards and a touchdown to spark the Baltimore Ravens to a 30-23 win over the Washington Commanders on Sunday in a showdown of the NFL's top-scoring squads.NFL rushing leader Derrick Henry ran 24 times for 132 yards and two touchdowns while Zay Flowers had 132 yards on nine catches, all in the first half for a Ravens record."Just giving my guys the […]

[ad_1] HILSA, Nepal – The Chinese fence traces a furrow in the Himalayas, its barbed wire and concrete ramparts separating Tibet from Nepal.Here, in one of the more isolated places on Earth, China’s security cameras keep watch alongside armed sentries in guard towers.High on the Tibetan Plateau, the Chinese have carved a 600-foot-long (182-meter) message on a hillside: "Long live the Chinese Communist Party,” inscribed in characters that can be […]

[ad_1] Washington – U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday congratulated the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo, on being selected the winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize. In a statement, Biden sent his congratulations "on behalf of the United States," where many still believe the August 1945 atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were necessary to end World War II. […]

[ad_1] SpaceX made big strides on its path to creating a rocket capable of flying to the moon and Mars, completing a journey to space with its Starship that included catching the vehicle’s booster back at the launchpad using giant mechanical arms.The successful test underscores the astonishing progress SpaceX is making with its launch capabilities, even as Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk garners headlines for tussling with regulators and faces […]

[ad_1] China’s military on Monday launched military drills around Taiwan, calling the large-scale exercises a “stern warning to the separatist acts of Taiwan Independence forces.”The exercises, code-named Joint Sword-2024B, are intended “to test the joint operations capabilities of the theater command's troops,” China’s Defense Ministry said in a statement. It did not say when the drills, which were taking place in the Taiwan Strait and areas to the north, south […]