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[ad_1] New York – The New York Mets on Wednesday officially announced the signing of flamethrower Shintaro Fujinami, who joins fellow Japanese right-hander Kodai Senga at Citi Field in the second big-league season for both. The 29-year-old Fujinami was a free agent after his debut year in MLB, which started with the Oakland Athletics before he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles. He went 7-8 with a 7.18 ERA in […]

[ad_1] Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) gained its most in more than three years after Morgan Stanley lifted its price target on Nvidia’s chipmaker by about 9%, citing its growing AI business.Taiwan’s largest company soared 9.8% after resuming trade following the weeklong Lunar New Year break, the biggest intraday climb since July 2020.The company’s surge propelled Taiwan’s benchmark index to a record high, as expectations of booming demand for artificial […]

[ad_1] There is growing interest in Japan about how pets are carried on airplanes, after the deaths of pets in the collision of a Japan Airlines passenger jet and a Japan Coast Guard aircraft at Tokyo's Haneda Airport earlier this year.Most Japanese airlines require pets to be stored as cargo, and Star Flyer is the only domestic airline allowing passengers to take pets with them into aircraft cabins.Discussions on the […]

[ad_1] Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department has been accompanied by police dogs since the organization became the first in Japan to introduce them in police activities back in 1912.While the role of police dogs has since changed due to the availability of DNA testing, security cameras and other tools of technology, the loyal companions have remained beside the MPD, which celebrated the 150th anniversary of its establishment last month.The police dog […]

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden and top officials are pushing House Speaker Mike Johnson for a vote on what the White House says is a critically needed funding bill for Ukraine's war against Russia that is opposed by former President Donald Trump.Trump's opposition to the Senate-approved $95.34 billion military aid package for Ukraine and Israel means that it may never be voted on in the Republican-controlled House of […]

[ad_1] Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah intensified on Wednesday when Israeli towns and an army base came under what appeared to be the fiercest attacks from Lebanon since the confrontation began four months ago.The assault, presumed to be carried out by Hezbollah, prompted Israeli fighter jets to launch extensive strikes on the Iran-backed group’s positions.The barrage of missiles from Lebanon hit the town of Safed, about 13 kilometers from the […]

[ad_1] Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories – Israel vowed on Wednesday to press on with a "powerful" operation in war-torn Gaza's Rafah, even as calls mounted for it to hold off sending troops into the territory's overcrowded far-southern city.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week ordered the Israeli army to prepare for an incursion into Rafah, where more than 1 million displaced Palestinians are trapped.Netanyahu has come under growing pressure to refrain […]

[ad_1] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has opted not to send a delegation to Cairo for follow-up talks aimed at securing a cease-fire with Hamas, again dismissing the militant group’s demands as "delusional.”Israel is holding out for Hamas to change its position before taking any further role in negotiations, the PM’s office said Wednesday. The Iran-backed militant group has insisted on the total withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza […]

[ad_1] U.S. President Joe Biden has delivered a fiery response to comments by his predecessor, Donald Trump, that encouraged Moscow to attack certain NATO countries not living up to nonbinding defense spending commitments, while urging Republicans to pass military aid legislation crucial for Ukraine’s fight against Russia."For God's sake, it's dumb, it's shameful, it's dangerous, it's un-American," Biden said during a televised address at the White House on Tuesday intended […]