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Oct 11, 2021

Bills shut down Patrick Mahomes in win over Chiefs

Josh Allen passed for 315 yards and added 59 yards rushing as the Buffalo Bills' top-ranked defense stuffed Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs during a 38-20 win in soggy Kansas City, Missouri, on Sunday.
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BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Oct 11, 2021

Corporate business travel carbon budgets loom for airlines

Several companies, such as HSBC, Zurich Insurance, Bain & Company and S&P Global, have already announced plans to quickly cut business travel emissions by as much as 70%.
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WORLD
Oct 11, 2021

Contentious climate debate: Should rich nations pay for damage done to poorer countries?

Developing nations contribute the least to climate change but they are the most affected, leading some to discuss whether or not developed nations should take responsibility for the damage.
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WORLD
Oct 11, 2021

Moderna, racing for profits, keeps COVID-19 vaccine out of reach of poor

Moderna has shipped a greater share of its doses to wealthy countries than any other vaccine manufacturer, a data-tracking firm has said.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 11, 2021

‘Starting a fire’: U.S. and China enter dangerous territory over Taiwan

The self-ruled island has moved to the heart of a deepening rivalry between the two superpowers, with the potential to ignite military conflagration and reshape the regional order.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 11, 2021

Red Sox edge Rays on walk-off home run in 13th

Christian Vazquez sent the first pitch he saw from Rays reliever Luis Patino into seats above the Green Monster.
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BUSINESS
Oct 11, 2021

Home away from home: Mercedes-Benz doubles down on China

Mercedes-Benz is doubling down on bases in Beijing and Shanghai to stay ahead of regulations and consumer trends.
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BUSINESS
Oct 11, 2021

How Evergrande's rags-to-riches founder is trying to save his empire

Evergrande chairman Hui Ka Yan's fortune is plunging and his sprawling real estate empire is on the verge of collapse.
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WORLD
Oct 11, 2021

U.S. arrests couple on spy charges over sale of nuclear-sub data

The U.S. arrested a Navy Department employee and his wife on spying-related charges after they allegedly sold restricted data on nuclear-powered submarines to an FBI agent posing as a foreign official.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 11, 2021

Toshiba’s independent probe was biased, say two former directors

The pair rejected the conclusions of a 139-page report by a law firm that determined the firm had worked with Japan's trade ministry to prevent shareholders from exercising their rights.
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 18, 2024

For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action

Always trying to solve the problems of modern life, the perennial candidate refuses to bow to societal expectations of age.
A socially awkward janitor (Haruka Ayase, left) hits the road to pick up a dying woman’s daughter (Kana Osawa) in “Route 29.”
CULTURE / Film
Nov 18, 2024

‘Route 29’: Misfits come together in touching road movie

Though the protagonists spend more time on their feet than in a car, Yusuke Morii’s feature about two strangers hitting the road is picaresque and borderline precious.
A firefighter works to extinguish a fire at the site of an Israeli strike on Beirut's Mar Elias street, Lebanon, on Sunday.
WORLD
Nov 18, 2024

Israeli strike on Beirut kills Hezbollah's media relations head

Israel has rarely hit senior Hezbollah personnel who do not have clear military roles.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrives at the Government Palace in Lima during an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2024

Xi’s olive branch to Trump comes with warning on China red lines

The Chinese leader emphasized that the U.S. and China shouldn’t fight a "new Cold War,” and that conflict isn’t inevitable.
Hokkaido Electric Power's Tomari nuclear plant. The company says it will be able to meet a boom in consumption from planned data centers and a chipmaking plant provided it is allowed to restart its nuclear reactor.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2024

Hokkaido Electric sees power demand surge with data center boom

Hokkaido boasts a cold climate, which reduces cooling costs, and potential for renewable energy, particularly offshore wind.
The likelihood of interest-rate hikes from the Bank of Japan and further cuts from the Federal Reserve will drive the yen's recovery to as far as ¥130 against the dollar, according to some strategists.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 18, 2024

Yen bulls lie in wait for U.S.-Japan yield gap to shrink next year

The likelihood of Bank of Japan interest-rate hikes and further Federal Reserve cuts will drive the yen's recovery, some say.
Argentina's President Javier Milei waves from a car in Buenos Aires on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2024

Argentina’s Milei seen playing the role of spoiler at Lula’s G20

Argentina's leader appears to have little regard for multilateral institutions like the G20 and few qualms about irking world leaders with whom he disagrees.
Kashiwazaki Mayor Masahiro Sakurai has expressed his willingness to conditionally green-light the restart of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2024

Mayor accepting Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant restart is reelected

Following safety inspections at the plant's No. 7 reactor, Tepco has finished its preparations to restart the facility.
Jannik Sinner after winning the ATP Finals in Turin, Italy, on Sunday.
TENNIS
Nov 18, 2024

No. 1 Jannik Sinner aims to take game even higher after winning ATP Finals

Sinner now heads to Spain where he hopes to lead Italy to a successful defense of its Davis Cup title.
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani welcomed U.S. plans to set up space forces in Japan during his meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in Darwin, Australia, on Sunday.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2024

U.S. to set up space forces in Japan in December

The move is aimed at further advancing cooperation in the space domain to counter security threats from China and Russia.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba shakes hands with Peruvian President Dina Boluarte in Lima on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 18, 2024

Peru and Japan strengthen ties with defense and mining agreements

Peru is one of the world's top copper producers, while Japan is a major consumer of the key industrial metal.
A screen displays trading information about the shares of Truth Social and Trump Media & Technology Group, outside the Nasdaq Market site in New York on March 26.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 18, 2024

Truth Social and late calls take over economists’ lives under Trump

The end goal for economists is to produce accurate forecasts to help traders, businesses and governments navigate the new chaotic world.
A Ukrainian rescuer works to extinguish a fire in a building following a drone attack in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, on Sunday.
WORLD
Nov 18, 2024

Massive Russian air attack pounds Ukraine as 1,000th day of war nears

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow had launched 120 missiles and almost 100 drones.
Bills quarterback Josh Allen breaks a tackle by Chiefs safety Nazeeh Johnson on his way to the score in the fourth quarter in Orchard Park, New York, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Nov 18, 2024

Josh Allen scores on stunning run to help Bill spoil Chiefs' perfect season

Allen secured the victory in stunning fashion with a 26-yard run on fourth down.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (right) and First Lady Rosangela da Silva attend the Independence Day military parade in Brasilia, Brazil, on Sept. 7, 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2024

Lula’s wife curses out Elon Musk on eve of Brazil’s G20

Brazil's first lady took aim at the billionaire owner of the X platform at an event while talking about the need to regulate social media networks and combat fake news.

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