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BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 12, 2022

Ex-Angels employee sentenced for 2019 overdose death of pitcher

Several former Angels players testified in federal court that former communications director Eric Kay had distributed oxycodone pills to them as well as Tyler Skaggs.
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WORLD
Oct 12, 2022

U.S. weighs next moves on Ukraine arms in ‘escalatory cycle’

Meetings in Brussels this week come days after Russia launched a series of missile barrages on the capital Kyiv and other civilian targets, and pressure is high for NATO allies to respond.
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MORE SPORTS
Oct 12, 2022

Rape scandal triggers exit of Hockey Canada chief and board

It was recently revealed in the media that Hockey Canada had two slush funds to settle payments for victims of sexual assault, and the organization has lost several of its top sponsors.
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SOCCER
Oct 12, 2022

Leipzig late show sends Celtic out of Champions League

Leipzig struck twice in the final 15 minutes through Timo Werner and Emil Forsberg to condemn Celtic to a seventh consecutive home Champions League defeat, equaling the competition record.
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WORLD
Oct 12, 2022

Pressure grows on the West to speed air defense systems to Ukraine

On Tuesday, leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized nations pledged 'undeterred and steadfast” financial and military support for Ukraine.
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LIFE / Travel
Oct 12, 2022

All aboard one of Japan's most scenic train lines

Perhaps it was because of his photographer's eye, but Kenko Hoshi seemed to see promise in a damaged railway that could help save his community.
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2022

Japan to designate 58 sites as security-linked land

The government gave priority to uninhabited remote islands in the first batch of designation candidates, due to their importance in asserting the country's borders.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 11, 2022

Moscow confirms Nissan will sell Russian assets to state

The company said it had decided to exit the Russian market and expected to incur an extraordinary loss of approximately u00a5100 billion from the asset transfer.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 11, 2022

So you want to work remotely: a guide

As more employers offer flexibility, countries, travel brands and entrepreneurs are stepping in to make working from anywhere easier, with everything from special visas to work pods.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 11, 2022

Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse struggles

Meta's push to develop virtual and augmented reality technology has had a bumpy year.
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CULTURE / Music
Oct 11, 2022

Can flashy music festivals go green?

Deep Tropics organizers said that all the carbon consumed for the two-day event (including the fuel used by all the festivalgoers) will be offset by the planting of some 23,000 trees.
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MORE SPORTS
Oct 11, 2022

Japanese fans revved up by booming Formula One's return

Despite a shortened race due to heavy rains at Suzuka Circuit, a strong turnout at the first Japanese Grand Prix since 2019 showed that F1 has a bright future in Japan.
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Oct 11, 2022

Hideki Matsuyama shuns LIV, commits to PGA on eve of Zozo defense

The PGA Tour has banned LIV golfers from competing in their events and world No. 19 Matsuyama said he had no intention of joining the rebel circuit.
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JAPAN
Oct 11, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 1,504 new cases

The seven-day average of new cases came to 2,626.6, compared to 3,950.9 a week earlier.
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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 11, 2022

Back to the brink in Iran

After decades of repression and corruption, Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his fellow hard-liners will find it difficult to quell the current unrest with force alone.
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ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Oct 11, 2022

North Korea trumpets training for 'tactical' nuclear strikes

North Korea's recent flurry of missile launches — including a test of what it said was a “new” type of missile over Japan — were training for hitting its enemies with smaller warheads.
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COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Oct 11, 2022

Japan has much to learn from Taiwan's countering of China’s sharp power

A reserved manner and avoiding knee-jerk reactions has helped Taipei weather the latest storm regarding hostility from Beijing.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 11, 2022

Chipmaker rout engulfs TSMC and Samsung with $240 billion wiped out

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker, plunged more than 8% on Tuesday, the most since May 2021.
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WORLD / EXPLAINER
Oct 11, 2022

From 'football' to 'biscuits': how to launch U.S. nukes on the go

The president has no big red button to push and whatever he orders still has to filter through several sets of human beings before becoming reality.
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WORLD
Oct 11, 2022

Fame no shield from 'frightening' Iran arrest wave

The list of those rounded up so far includes prominent athletes, artists, journalists, lawyers, activists and technology experts.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 11, 2022

What to look for in China's Communist Party leadership reshuffle

It's difficult to predict the makeup of Xi Jinping's next Politburo Standing Committee, including who replaces No. 2 leader Li Keqiang as premier when he retires from the post in March.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 11, 2022

China's shot at overtaking the U.S. economy is at stake in Xi's next term

If the property downturn is deeper than expected and 'COVID zero' restrictions remain beyond 2023, GDP growth may average below 4% over the next decade.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 11, 2022

China’s cryptocurrency holdouts test the boundaries of Xi’s crackdown

Beijing's move to banish cryptocurrency trading and mining seemed poised to snuff out the entire domestic industry, but that's not how things turned out.
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BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Oct 11, 2022

Amid price spikes, Japanese farmers look to domestic feed

Price increases in the July-September period averaged over u00a510,000 per ton, more than double the previous record registered in April to June 2021.
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BASKETBALL
Oct 11, 2022

LeBron James' 18-year-old son Bronny signs Nike endorsement deal

The Sierra Canyon High School guard is one of five amateur players to sign with the shoemaker, which inked his father to a lifetime deal in 2015.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 11, 2022

Long COVID disables millions worldwide even as rates ease, study shows

Although the probability of having long COVID-19 is relatively low, the vast number of cases — at least 670 million worldwide — leaves a substantial burden of disability.
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WORLD
Oct 11, 2022

Russian firms turn to Hong Kong in bid to avoid sanctions

Hong Kong could offer a window to outside capital for Russian firms since China's government has maintained friendly relations with Moscow and imposed no sanctions over Ukraine.

Longform

A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb