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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Dec 11, 2021

Two weeks into the omicron outbreak: Where to from here?

A little more than two weeks since omicron's discovery a lot has been learned about the latest coronavirus variant. A lot remains to be discovered.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 11, 2021

Amazon says ‘unexpected behavior’ caused huge cloud outage

Amazon.com Inc. said automated processes in its cloud computing business caused cascading outages across the internet this week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2021

Closed North American movie theaters leave void from small towns to big cities

Almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, about 630 movie theaters remain closed across North America. And many may never reopen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 11, 2021

Stability most important word for China’s economy

There are many hidden risks in the economy and the financial sector, and China can't return to the old growth path, a top Communist Party economic official said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 11, 2021

In Myanmar's Chin state, a grassroots rebellion grows

In the last few weeks, the Myanmar military has sent reinforcements to Chin, which had been largely peaceful for years, and launched a major offensive against rebels.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 11, 2021

Steven Gerrard primed for emotional return to Liverpool with Aston Villa

Steven Gerrard may insist his mind is focused purely on his team beating Liverpool, but there can be no denying the emotions his return to Anfield will stir.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 11, 2021

Boosters provide 70% to 75% omicron protection in U.K. study

The findings come as the U.K. accelerates its booster campaign in the face of the heavily mutated variant.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 11, 2021

Biden has bought time on Ukraine but Putin wants concessions

The Kremlin understands there's virtually no chance of NATO meeting the Russian president's demands. But just what Moscow might be willing to settle for remains unclear.
Japan Times
SUMO
Dec 11, 2021

Young sumo wrestlers chase dreams of fame and fortune in Japan's ancient sport

Japan's Children's Sumo Association says some 40,000 children from ages 10-12 take part in the sport.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Dec 11, 2021

Nour Eldin Sultan: ‘Listening and lending your support is the best thing you can do to help someone’

Nour Eldin Sultan came to Japan, fell in love with Yamagata Prefecture and ended up becoming the first Arab Muslim to be elected to a local prefectural assembly.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 11, 2021

Early U.S. omicron cases caused mild illness in vaccinated

About four-fifths of the 43 cases examined occurred in people who had been fully vaccinated, the CDC said. Common symptoms included cough, tiredness and congestion or runny nose.
Search and Rescue personnel patrol a canal in Keaton Beach, Florida, on Saturday.
WORLD
Sep 30, 2024

Hurricane Helene kills at least 90 in U.S. as homes are washed away

The storm has also damaged water systems, communications and critical transportation routes across the region.
A woman holds a picture of Lebanon's Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, during a symbolic funeral in Basra, Iraq, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 30, 2024

Arab world split in reactions to killing of Hezbollah chief Nasrallah

Hassan Nasrallah, who led the powerful Shiite armed group for 32 years, made regional enemies beyond Israel and the West.
Herbert Kickl, the head of Austria's Freedom Party (FPO) speaks as vote projections show that the party won the general election, in Vienna on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 30, 2024

Far right wins Austria election, boosting European right-wing surge

The Freedom Party led by the polarizing Herbert Kickl won 28.8% of the vote, ahead of Chancellor Karl Nehammer's ruling conservative Austrian People's Party's 26.3%.
The four remaining U.K. Conservative leadership contenders (from left): Robert Jenrick, James Cleverly, Kemi Badenoch and Tom Tugendhat
WORLD / Politics
Sep 30, 2024

Tories turn on each other in race to succeed low-key Sunak

The U.K. Conservatives' annual conference has kicked off with jibes between leadership contenders.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a single against the Rockies during the eighth inning in Denver on Sunday.
BASEBALL
Sep 30, 2024

Shohei Ohtani misses out on Triple Crown in final game of historic season

Ohtani finished with a .310 average after going 1-for-4. He also stole his 59th base of the year.
New members of the Metropolitan Police Department's (MPD) riot squad hold a drill in Tokyo on Thursday. The MPD plans to set up a section to specialize in the investigation of lone wolf terrorists.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 30, 2024

Tokyo police to set up specialist section for lone wolf terrorists

The section will form part of the Metropolitan Police Department's Public Security Bureau via a reorganization in April to strengthen information gathering.
A tugboat passes shipping containers being unloaded and stacked on a pier at Port Newark, New Jersey, in 2021.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 30, 2024

U.S. East Coast port strike set to start on Tuesday, union says

If union members walk off the job, it would be the first coast-wide strike since 1977, affecting ports that handle about half of the U.S.' ocean shipping.
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California speaks to reporters in South Haven, Michigan, on July 4, 2024. Newsom vetoed a California artificial intelligence safety bill on Sunday, blocking the most ambitious proposal in the nation aimed at curtailing the growth of the new technology.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 30, 2024

California governor vetoes contentious AI safety bill

The bill’s author, Democratic Sen. Scott Wiener, said legislation was necessary to protect the public before advances in AI become either unwieldy or uncontrollable.
Chinese bookings for overseas flights and hotels have spiked from last year’s holiday week.
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2024

Chinese headed to Europe and far-flung hot spots for Golden Week

Vacation bookings are closer than ever to returning to pre-pandemic levels.
Associate professor Fumiyuki Yamasaki checks how a helmet fits on a baby at Hiroshima University Hospital’s outpatient clinic.
JAPAN / Science & Health / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Oct 7, 2024

Hiroshima hospital’s helmet therapy helping reshape babies' heads

Results vary greatly depending on symptoms and when treatment begins.
A man carrying a sack of flour wades through flood waters after the Bagmati River overflowed following heavy monsoon rains in Kathmandu on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 30, 2024

170 dead in Nepal floods following relentless monsoon rains

While rain-related floods and landslides are common across South Asia during the monsoon season, experts say climate change is exacerbating the situation.
Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs after an Israeli strike, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 30, 2024

Three Palestinian leaders killed in Israel strike in Beirut

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, another group fighting Israel, said its three leaders were killed in a strike that targeted Beirut's Kola district.
The U.S. team celebrates after winning the Presidents Cup in Montreal on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Sep 30, 2024

U.S. tops Internationals to continue Presidents Cup dominance

The U.S. team featured 12 of the world's 25 top-ranked players and won fights late in matches to continue its domination of the event.
An employee works on the production line of Nio electric vehicles at a JAC-NIO manufacturing plant in Hefei, Anhui province, in China in 2022.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 30, 2024

China's factory and service sectors skid as stimulus calls grow

The data showed China's manufacturing industry remains a pain point for policymakers, who acknowledged the economy faces "new problems."
Shareholder support for Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda slid after government probes uncovered fraudulent vehicle certifications at Toyota and its group companies.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 30, 2024

Opposition to Toyota’s chairman spreads among big shareholders

Akio Toyoda, the grandson of the company’s founder, saw shareholder support drop to 85% last year, a record low at the time, and then a further decline to 72% in June.

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