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Australia’s Central Bank Maintains Rates, Softens Stance on Tightening

DTD- Mar 19, 2024

The Australian dollar eased 0.3% to $0.6542; Three-year bond yields fell 5 basis points to 3.705% SYDNEY – Australia's central bank held interest rates steady on Tuesday and watered down its tightening bias, signalling greater…

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Japan Quake: Over 100 dead, hundreds missing in devastating earthquake

DTD- Jan 7, 2024

Global Community Rallies Behind Japan as Resilience Prevails Amid Earthquake Devastation TOKYO - In the aftermath of the New Year's Day earthquake that struck Japan, leaving destruction in its wake, the global community is coming together…

Japan faces flooding as it struggles to assess extend of damage

DTD- Jan 2, 2024

The 7.6 magnitude earthquake triggered warnings for residents to evacuate. Japan on Tuesday (January 2) struggled to assess the extent of damage from an earthquake that struck its west coast, killing at least a dozen people, wrecking…

Earthquake of magnitude 7.6 hits Japan

DTD- Jan 1, 2024

Ukraine claims downing Russian drones A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 struck Japan, prompting a tsunami warning for the western coast. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued warnings for coastal areas in Ishikawa, Niigata,…

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US military aircraft with eight crew crashes off Japan

DTD- Nov 29, 2023

TOKYO: A US Osprey military aircraft with eight crew on board crashed on Wednesday off the coast of Japan, the coastguard said. “We received information at 2:47 pm (0547 GMT) today that the US military’s Osprey crashed off Yakushima…

Health

Japan detects season’s first bird flu case

DTD- Nov 26, 2023

Virus was detected as a result of genetic testing conducted after some poultry birds were found dead. TOKYO: Japan detected the first case of highly pathogenic H5-type bird flu this season at a poultry farm in the south of the country,…

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It’s a miracle, say family of Japanese soldier killed in WWII, as flag he carried returns from…

DTD- Jul 30, 2023

TOKYO (AP) — Toshihiro Mutsuda was only 5 years old when he last saw his father, who was drafted by Japan’s Imperial Army in 1943 and killed in action. For him, his father was a bespectacled man in an old family photo standing by a signed…

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Western Digital Corp and Japan’s Kioxia Corp talked for merger

DTD Jan 21, 2023

Islamabad: (Web Desk) Memory chip maker Western Digital Corp (WDC.O) and Japan’s Kioxia Holdings Corp are in advanced talks for a possible merger which will involve a dual-listing. A combined Kioxia-Western Digital would control a third of…

Health

Chinese government blasted COVID-19 testing requirements imposed on passengers from China

DTD Jan 3, 2023

Beijing: (Web Desk) The Chinese government blasted COVID-19 testing requirements imposed on passengers from China and threatened countermeasures against countries involved, which include the U.S. and several European nations. “We believe…

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