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Jessica Pegula hits a return during her U.S. Open women’s final against Aryna Sabalenka, at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens on Saturday.
TENNIS
Sep 8, 2024

Sabalenka downs Pegula to win U.S. Open thriller

The 26-year-old from Belarus clubbed 40 winners to become the first woman since Angelique Kerber in 2016 to capture both hardcourt majors in the same season.
Flags of the Vatican and East Timor wave at the Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport ahead of Pope Francis' visit in Dili on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 8, 2024

Pope Francis visit keenly awaited in deeply Catholic East Timor

When Pope Francis touches down in the East Timorese capital of Dili this week he will be landing in a totally different nation to the one visited by his predecessor.
Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia arrives in Barlovento Town, Venezuela, on June 26 to meet with supporters.
WORLD
Sep 8, 2024

Venezuelan presidential opposition candidate heads for Spanish exile

Madrid's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said on X that Gonzalez Urrutia "at his request" had departed on a Spanish military plane.
A woman collects debris on a partly flooded street after Super Typhoon Yagi hit Hai Phong, Vietnam, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 8, 2024

Super Typhoon Yagi toll rises to 9 in Vietnam after landslide

Yagi, which has devastated infrastructure and uprooted trees, made landfall in northern Vietnam on Saturday, packing winds exceeding 149 kilometers per hour.
Debbie Wu tests her pair of sunglasses made from plastic waste at Trash Kitchen in Taipei.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Sep 6, 2024

Taiwan workshop turns trash into sunglasses

Taipei's Trash Kitchen allows customers to create fashion out of plastic waste.
A sheep suffering from Bluetongue virus is injected with an anti-inflammatory medicine on a farm in Saint-Felix-de-Rieutord, south of Toulouse, France.
WORLD
Sep 6, 2024

European farmers grapple with bluetongue virus surge

Explosion of cases of the insect-borne viral disease that affects sheep and cows impacts thousands of farms in Europe.
Fireworks are fired on the Stade de France roof during the closing ceremony of the Paris Paralympics on Sunday.
PARALYMPICS
Sep 9, 2024

Paris Paralympics close with festive ceremony as France celebrates 'historic' summer

International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons said the Paris Paralympics had shown that "change starts with sport."
Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill (right) celebrates with teammate Jaylen Waddle after scoring against the Jaguars in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Sep 9, 2024

Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill detained by police before starring in victory

Dolphins defensive lineman Calais Campbell, a 17-year veteran, stopped at the scene and said he was also detained in handcuffs.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro delivers a speech during a rally to celebrate the results of last month's presidential election, in Caracas on Aug. 28.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 9, 2024

Venezuela’s repression campaign gets Maduro what he wants, for now

While Nicolás Maduro has clung to power at all costs, the path he has chosen is also one of diplomatic and economic isolation.
A Philippine flag flutters from a dilapidated Philippine Navy ship that has been aground since 1999, and became a Philippine military detachment on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, part of the Spratly Islands, in the South China Sea in 2014.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 9, 2024

In media commentary, China urges Philippines to work with Beijing on ties

The Philippines and China have exchanged accusations recently of intentionally ramming vessels, including a violent clash in which a Filipino sailor lost a finger.
A view shows a banner informing of the upcoming governor's election in the town of Kurchatov in the Kursk Region of Russia on Aug. 27.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 9, 2024

Putin loyalists set to win local elections in war-hit Russian regions

Results of the tightly controlled local elections are already being interpreted in Russia as a vote of confidence in Vladimir Putin and his war in Ukraine.
People chant slogans as they participate in a protest one month after the rape and murder of a trainee medic at a government-run hospital in Kolkata on Sunday
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 9, 2024

Worldwide protests held over Indian trainee medic's rape and murder

A suspect has been arrested along with the former principal of R.G. Kar Medical College, where the rape and murder victim had been studying.
A woman walks along a road in Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 20, 2023. Three years into its rule, the Taliban has codified its harsh Islamic decrees into law that now includes a ban on women’s voices in public.
WORLD / Society
Sep 9, 2024

With new Taliban manifesto, Afghan women fear the worst

A large majority of the prohibitions have been in place for much of the Taliban’s three years in power, squeezing Afghan women out of public life.
Redevelopment of the Meiji Jingu Gaien district has trees in the area marked according to their status — trees marked in red were to be cut down in the original plan while those in blue were to be transplanted. In the updated plan, trees marked in red will no longer be felled, and those in blue will remain where they are.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 9, 2024

Updated Meiji Jingu Gaien redevelopment plan to keep more trees

Fewer trees will be felled and more new ones planted, while construction will also take place further away from the park's iconic ginkgo trees.
A Palestinian student walks between piles of rubble after attending a class in a tent in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Sept. 4.
WORLD / Society
Sep 10, 2024

Fear of 'lost generation' as Gaza school year begins with classes shut

The Palestinian Education Ministry said all Gaza schools were shut, and 90% of them had been destroyed or damaged in Israel's assault on the territory.
U.S. sprinter Noah Lyles mimics a "Kamehameha,” an energy-blast attack from the anime "Dragon Ball Z,” after winning the men's 100-meter final at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 4.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 10, 2024

Athletes go Super Saiyan for anime

Although outsiders often consider anime a niche interest, it is a touchstone for younger generations, including athletes.
A law enforcement officer stands guard in front of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kyiv on May 15.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 10, 2024

Ukraine summons Iranian diplomat as Tehran denies missile transfer to Russia

CNN and the Wall Street Journal reported last week, citing unidentified sources, that Iran had transferred short-range ballistic missiles to Russia.
Russian-British political activist, journalist, author, filmmaker and former political prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza poses during a photo session in Paris on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 10, 2024

Freed Kremlin opponent urges against 'face-saving exit' from Ukraine for Putin

In an interview in Paris, Vladimir Kara-Murza predicted that he would be able to return to his homeland as the Russian president's "regime" would not last.
"Shogun" actors (from left) Hiroyuki Sanada, Anna Sawai and Tadanobu Asano are all up for Emmys at this year's awards show.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Sep 10, 2024

'Shogun' clinches record-breaking 14 Creative Arts Emmys

The FX network series set in feudal Japan claimed some of the highest honors at the awards show, including those for costumes, makeup and cinematography.
A Chinese Navy ship heads northeast in the Tsushima Strait about 130 kilometers southwest of Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Saturday.
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2024

Chinese ships enter Sea of Japan ahead of military drills with Russia

Local media in Japan suggested the Chinese ships were on their way to drills with Russia announced by Beijing on Monday.
Economist and Former Italian prime minister Mario Draghi
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 10, 2024

German opposition obscures Draghi’s vision for EU renewal through joint debt

Resistance to calls for the region to invest up to €800 billion extra a year and commit to issuing common bonds prolongs a history of stalemate between rival ambitions.
Former Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato announces his entry into the LDP leadership race in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 10, 2024

Kato announces bid for LDP presidency, adding uncertainty to race

While the former chief Cabinet secretary's chances of winning are considered minimal, his candidacy adds an extra layer of unpredictability.
Adrian Newey, the new managing technical partner of the Aston Martin Formula One Team, during a news conference in Silverstone, England, on Tuesday
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Sep 11, 2024

Aston Martin hopes to win big with 'bargain' design guru Adrian Newey

Cars designed by Newey have won 25 drivers' and constructors' championships for Williams, McLaren and Red Bull.
Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu
WORLD
Sep 11, 2024

Top Russian official reports swift advance in Ukraine

Russia said its forces had advanced by 1,000 square kilometers in eastern Ukraine, which ruled out any cease-fire talks with Kyiv.
Philippine Ambassador to the U.S. Jose Manuel Romualdez in Manila on Aug. 6, 2022
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 11, 2024

Plan for summit on U.N. sidelines to seek ways 'to talk sense' into China, Philippines envoy says

The Philippines and China have exchanged accusations of intentionally ramming coast guard vessels in the disputed South China Sea in recent months.
Crown Princess Kiko (second from left) visits an embroidery exhibition in Tokyo with her daughter Princess Kako (left) on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2024

Crown Princess Kiko turns 58

The Crown Princess has missed some of her engagements this year, after feeling unwell from the end of last year, but says she is getting better.
Tamotsu Shiiki, 58, is accused of sexually assaulting a first-year junior high school girl at a karaoke parlor in Tokyo's Kabukicho entertainment district on Aug. 20. He has denied the charge.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 11, 2024

Ex-lawmaker held over alleged sexual assault in Tokyo karaoke parlor

Tamotsu Shiiki, a former Lower House lawmaker of Nippon Ishin no Kai, denies sexually assaulting the first-year junior high school girl.
Signs expressing opposition to the University of Tokyo's proposed tuition hikes are displayed at the university's Komaba campus in Tokyo in July.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 11, 2024

University of Tokyo plans to raise tuition fees by 20% in 2025

The university expects to make the proposal official by the end of September, barring unforeseen issues.
Former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, 43, is one of two contenders who have consistently outperformed other candidates in the Liberal Democratic Party leadership race in recent polls conducted both among the general public and LDP supporters.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 11, 2024

Nine hopefuls vie for LDP presidency in complex election

The leadership race is the most crowded in the ruling party’s history and one of its most unpredictable in decades.
The PlayStation 5 Pro gaming console is priced at $699.99 in the United States, and ¥119,980 in Japan.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 11, 2024

Sony prices PlayStation 5 Pro game console at a hefty $699.99

In Japan, the midgeneration console is priced at ¥119,980, compared with the standard PlayStation 5 digital model's ¥72,980 price tag.
Man falls to his death from Osaka condo, killing cyclist below
Osaka's Kita Ward. Two men died Monday morning in the ward after a man fell from a high-rise condominium and struck a passing cyclist below, according to local police.
Random stabbing cases in Japan raise fears: Could the next victim be me?
Police officers stand guard on May 7 outside Todaimae Station in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward after a random stabbing that injured a University of Tokyo student.
Japan confirms hard-line position ahead of possible tariff talks in Washington
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, at a news conference on Tuesday. He said that when Japan states it wants the tariffs reviewed, it means Tokyo wants them removed.
Amid rice shortage, farm minister comes under fire for saying he gets plenty
Agriculture minister Taku Eto has come under fire for saying at the weekend that he receives so much rice from his supporters that he has enough to sell it.
Nissan’s troubles might go all the way back to Ghosn 
A lot at a Nissan plant in Mexico. The company may have overextended itself during the Ghosn era.
Nissan’s troubles might go all the way back to Ghosn 
A lot at a Nissan plant in Mexico. The company may have overextended itself during the Ghosn era.
Random stabbing cases in Japan raise fears: Could the next victim be me?
Police officers stand guard on May 7 outside Todaimae Station in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward after a random stabbing that injured a University of Tokyo student.
The race for more time: Japanese runner decided to freeze eggs for her future
Tomomi Bitoh, seen crossing the finish line in Antarctica, on the first stop of the World Marathon Challenge, is one of the very few Japanese athletes to speak publicly about her experience with egg freezing.
Agnes b. Japan CEO hopes to evolve the brand with focus on sustainability
Laurent Patouillet, the CEO and president of Agnes b. Japan, says the focus of its business is to remain independent, and evolve and adapt.
Flaunt your seasonal greens with Japan’s traditional pureed soup
With the weather warming up, there's no better time to make a bowl of chilled "surinagashi-jiru" (pureed soup).

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