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[ad_1] Japan’s space agency is set to launch the second model of its next-generation H3 rocket on Saturday in a critical test of the nation’s satellite-launching and space exploration capabilities after the failure of its first model nearly a year ago.Weather permitting, the H3 liquid fuel rocket, developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, will lift off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture […]

[ad_1] MOSCOW – Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is dead, the prison service of the Yamalo-Nenets region where he had been serving his sentence said Friday. In a statement published on its website, the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District said that Navalny "felt unwell" after a walk on Friday, and "almost immediately lost consciousness." It said that medical staff had been called, but that they were […]

[ad_1] Tokyo stocks continued to rally on Friday, with the 225-issue Nikkei average marking a fresh 34-year high and climbing closer to its all-time record.The benchmark index gained more than 700 points in morning trading, pushing it above 38,800 and moving it near the all-time high of 38,915 recorded in December 1989 during Japan's bubble era. The index eventually closed at 38,487.24, up by 329.30 points from the previous day.The […]

[ad_1] In the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, one of the most affected areas by the Jan. 1 earthquake, manholes protrude from the ground. Houses are tilted or buried halfway underground, while roads have caved in or risen up.This is all because of liquefaction, in which the strength of soil is reduced by an earthquake, and it is hampering relief efforts aimed at restoring infrastructure in the affected areas.Continued aftershocks […]