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[ad_1] Nanao, Ishikawa Pref./Tokyo – Rescue efforts in Ishikawa Prefecture are continuing with heightened urgency in the wake of the powerful earthquake on New Year’s Day that left at least 65 dead and over 300 injured, with the crucial window for rescue efforts rapidly closing. Over 33,000 people are staying in evacuation centers with limited access to electricity and water. Aftershocks continue in the area, and Wajima experienced a quake […]

[ad_1] KYIV – Russian missiles and drones hammered Kyiv on Tuesday morning, officials said, in a large-scale attack on the Ukrainian capital and other cities that killed at least five people and injured nearly 130 others, a day after President Vladimir Putin of Russia promised to retaliate for a Ukrainian assault on a Russian city.The barrage — which the Ukrainian air force said involved about 100 missiles, including hypersonic weapons […]

[ad_1] “It has been over 40 hours since the earthquake and there continue to be many reports of people who need rescue,” Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told a news conference on Wednesday morning. “We must keep in mind that this is a race against time and continue to put all our labor into rescue efforts, with life-saving as our top priority.” After the so-called golden 72 hours following an earthquake, […]

[ad_1] The decision by the Israeli Supreme Court to reject legislative control over the judiciary ends for now the languishing effort by the far-right government of Benjamin Netanyahu to diminish the courts, which had already sparked nine months of protests that only ended when Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7.The protests had deeply divided Israel, but the subsequent war united it, with even pilots and reservists who had vowed to […]

[ad_1] The Fujitsu Frontiers downed the arch rival Panasonic Impulse 16-10 at Tokyo Dome on Wednesday to claim a third straight XLeague championship in the Rice Bowl.The 77th edition of Japanese gridiron’s showpiece event was an odd combination of offenses moving the ball with ease between the 20-yard-lines throughout the game, before acceding to defensive dominance once in the red zone.The Frontiers set down a marker early, forcing the Impulse […]