NARA, Japan- Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, was shot on Friday while campaigning for a parliamentary election, with public broadcaster NHK saying a man armed with an apparently homemade…
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Nepal police fire teargas to break up fuel price protests
KATHMANDU – Police in Nepal’s capital fired teargas and charged at protesters with sticks on Monday to break up a demonstration by students against fuel price hikes, officials and witnesses…
Turkey-Africa media summit kicks off
From Adelaide Chikunguru in Istanbul, Turkey The two-day Turkey-Africa Media Summit kicked off today in Istanbul, with Turkey reaffirming its commitment to strengthening cooperation with Africa in the media and…
Chinese court jails Canadian for 11 years on spying charges
Aljazeera – A court in China found Canadian businessman Michael Spavor guilty of spying on Wednesday, sentencing him to 11 years in prison, in a decision likely to further undermine…
India reports another record daily rise in COVID infections
Aljazeera – India has reported a record daily increase of 217,353 Covid-19 infections over the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed – the eighth record daily increase in the…
Tokyo tightening virus measures nearly 100 days before Olympics
Aljazeera – Japan’s government has approved tighter coronavirus measures for the capital, weeks after lifting a state of emergency and with just more than 100 days until the postponed Tokyo…
Dozens killed, many trapped after Taiwan train derails in tunnel
Aljazeera – At least 36 people were reported killed and dozens injured after a packed express train derailed in a tunnel in eastern Taiwan on Friday morning, authorities said, in…
Coronavirus: Japan to study cases of people infected even after vaccination
Japan plans to collect data from people who become infected with the novel coronavirus even after they receive vaccinations to assess how vaccines may help prevent the spread of the…
China, North Korea and Japan see in New Year
As majority of world set for muted 2021 celebrations North Korea, China and Japan have marked the start of 2021, with millions around the world celebrating the New Year at…