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[ad_1] BEIJING/HONG KONG – The arms race across the Taiwan Strait and Chinese military pressure against the island Beijing claims as its "sacred" territory is unlikely to end no matter who wins Taiwan's closely watched elections.China has cast the Jan. 13 presidential and parliamentary elections as a choice between war and peace, warning that an attempt to push for Taiwan's formal independence means conflict.China has focused its anger in the […]

[ad_1] PARIS – The collision of two airplanes at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday comes just weeks after the global airline industry heard fresh warnings about runway safety.All 379 people aboard a Japan Airlines Airbus A350 escaped after a collision with a De Havilland Dash-8 Japan Coast Guard turboprop that killed five of six crew on the smaller aircraft.People familiar with the investigation said the Japan Safety Transport Board would […]

[ad_1] The vestiges of an ancient forest tell the story of just how bad things are at the drought-stricken Panama Canal.A few hundred feet from the massive tankers hauling goods across the globe, gaunt tree stumps rise above the waterline. They’re all that remains of a woodland flooded more than a century ago to create the canal. It’s not unusual to see them at the height of the dry season […]

[ad_1] BRISBANE – Karolina Pliskova gave Naomi Osaka a reality check on her return to tournament tennis by rallying for a 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 victory in a high quality second-round clash at the Brisbane International on Wednesday.Osaka had eased through her first tour match in 15 months on Monday after taking time out of the game to have a child but former world No. 1 Pliskova proved an altogether […]

[ad_1] As Japan Airlines Flight 516 approached Tokyo’s Haneda Airport late on Tuesday afternoon, all signs pointed to an uneventful conclusion to the routine 90-minute journey from Sapporo.At 5:43 p.m. local time, control-tower staff told pilots of the Airbus A350-900 jet to continue their approach into Haneda. A minute and a half later, the flight was given clearance to land, according to audio posted on LiveATC.net, which tracks airport communications.Less […]

[ad_1] In the spring of this year, 24-year-old Japanese model Dulmi suddenly found herself on a plane to London — her first solo trip overseas.Upon arriving at her hotel in the British capital, she answered a phone call requesting that she make her way to the historic and soon-to-close Vogue House, where supermodels, royals and Hollywood stars have walked the halls.Dulmi beamed as she told the story. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] BEIRUT/CAIRO/GAZA – Israel killed Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri in a drone strike in Lebanon's capital Beirut on Tuesday, Lebanese and Palestinian security sources said, raising the potential risk of the war in the Gaza Strip spreading well beyond the Palestinian enclave.Arouri, 57, is the first senior Hamas political leader to be assassinated since Israel launched a shattering air and ground offensive against Gaza's rulers after the group's shock […]

[ad_1] Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories – Unrelenting Israeli bombardment rocked the Gaza Strip on Monday, while an army spokesman warned the war on the besieged territory's Hamas rulers would continue throughout 2024.Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met troops inside Gaza on Monday, and vowed that "life will return to its course" for residents of border communities hit in Hamas' Oct. 7 attacks that triggered the war.In the southern Gaza Strip, […]

[ad_1] Represented by the only mythical — and the most powerful — creature of the 12-animal Chinese zodiac, the Year of the Dragon is considered special.The legendary magical beast is symbolic of authority, honor and dignity, particularly in China, where it has represented imperial power since ancient times. In Japan, it also plays a role in the religions of Shintoism and Buddhism.As the luckiest and most auspicious of the 12 […]