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NILE

Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 23, 2022
Farmers of Egypt's Nile Delta battle growing salinity as temperatures, and seas, rise
Causes including overextraction of groundwater and excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides, but also climate change.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 3, 2022
The Nile is in mortal danger, from its source to the sea
Climate change, pollution and exploitation are putting existential pressure on the world's second longest river, on which half a billion people depend for survival.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Feb 27, 2019
Fiennes cousins, actor and explorer, adventure on the Nile for TV
Squeezing through tiny tunnels into a mummy's tomb is not something to rattle veteran British explorer Ranulph Fiennes.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 1, 2018
Iran's global disinformation
Website Nile Net Online promises Egyptians "true news" from its offices in the heart of Cairo's Tahrir Square, "to expand the scope of freedom of expression in the Arab world."
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 3, 2018
Archaeologists discover Nile Delta village that predates pyramids
Archaeologists in Egypt say they have found one of the oldest-known villages in the Nile Delta dating back to the Neolithic era.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 3, 2016
Warren remains one of best on boards
Whenever he steps onto a basketball court, Reggie Warren's fierce desire to win is a recognizable trait.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 26, 2015
Nile Rodgers, Chic set to tour a legacy
'Music gives people hope." Nile Rodgers understands this statement better than most.
BASKETBALL
Aug 8, 2015
Wat's acquire Murry, Alexander
The Aomori Wat's have finalized contractual agreements with veteran guard Nile Murry and post player Quintin "Kwame" Alexander, the bj-league club announced on Friday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 17, 2015
Hamamatsu dumping star Murry
As the summer marches on and the start of training camp gets closer and closer, it appears that the defending champion Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix will not have a roster resembling the one that captured the title in May.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 24, 2015
Murry named MVP after fourth-quarter heroics
Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix guard Nile Murry carried his team in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s bj-league championship game.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 30, 2014
Consistent Murry helps Hamamatsu get off to fast start
Four teams have opened the season with 7-1 records: Iwate and Toyama in the East and Hamamatsu and Kyoto from the West. Shiga, meanwhile, coming off a bye week, is 5-1.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 11, 2014
Translator Takamori leaves Niigata
All professional basketball leagues have people working behind the scenes or in roles that are less glamorous than the starting five or head coach.
BASKETBALL
Jul 25, 2014
Veteran guard Murry joins Hamamatsu
Nile Murry, a dependable backcourt leader for four bj-league franchises, has joined his fifth club in the fledgling circuit.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 3, 2013
Murry leads Niigata past previously unbeaten Toyama
Since playing his first game for the then-expansion Toyama Grouses in 2006, Nile Murry has been one of the bj-league's best all-around players.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Snake on a train: Discovery of serpent delays Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen
A Tokaido shinkansen. It is unclear whether the snake was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers.
In a first, Japan doctors sue Google over negative reviews on firm's map app
One of the lawyers representing a group of doctors suing Google told a news conference that the main purpose of the lawsuit is not to seek compensation but instead to raise awareness over various problems with the Google Maps system.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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