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Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 10, 2019
U.K.'s Johnson urges Trump to reconsider allowing diplomatic immunity for suspect in fatal car crash
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged U.S. President Donald Trump to reconsider a decision to let a U.S. diplomat's wife use diplomatic immunity after her involvement in a fatal car crash, Downing Street said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 10, 2019
U.S. arrests counterterrorism analyst over leaks to journalists
A counterterrorism analyst with the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency was arrested on Wednesday over charges he had leaked classified materials about a foreign country's weapons system to two journalists, in 2018 and 2019, the U.S. Justice Department said in federal court filings on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 10, 2019
Civilians flee Syrian border towns as Turkish forces pound 'terror corridor' targets after U.S. pullout
Turkey launched a military operation against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria on Wednesday just days after U.S. troops pulled back from the area, with warplanes and artillery striking militia positions in several towns in the border region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 10, 2019
U.S. labor leader says USMCA faces defeat without more worker safeguards
The head of the AFL-CIO labor union on Wednesday warned against speedy passage of the Trump administration's new trade pact with Mexico and Canada, saying he was especially concerned about labor protection measures in Mexico and adding that any vote on the plan before the end of November would lead to...
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 9, 2019
Turkey begins offensive in Syria after U.S. stands aside
Turkey has begun its military offensive into northeastern Syria to force back Kurdish militants controlling the border area, days after President Donald Trump said the U.S. wouldn't stand in the way.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 9, 2019
Turkey prepares incursion into Syria to 'neutralize threat' of Kurdish forces
Turkish forces, together with the rebel Free Syrian Army, will cross the Syrian border "shortly," President Tayyip Erdogan's communications director said early on Wednesday after a surprise withdrawal of U.S. troops made way for the Turkish incursion.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 9, 2019
Democrats willing to risk 2020 chances to impeach Trump, poll shows
Most Democrats want to impeach U.S. President Donald Trump, even if that means weakening their party's chances of winning back the White House in the 2020 election, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 9, 2019
Russian operative said 'we made America great' after Trump's win: GOP-led Senate report
Kremlin-directed operatives opened champagne when Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016, according to a communication disclosed in a new Senate Intelligence Committee report outlining Russia's sweeping social media efforts to help him win.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 9, 2019
GSK recalls popular heartburn drug Zantac globally amid cancer scare
GlaxoSmithKline on Tuesday said it is recalling the popular heartburn medicine Zantac in all markets as a "precaution," days after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found "unacceptable" levels of probable cancer-causing impurity in the drug.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2019
Mexico vows labor rights and higher wages to get U.S. Democrats to back trade deal
A U.S. Democratic lawmaker said a meeting with Mexican officials on Tuesday geared at speeding up ratification of a North American trade deal was "excellent," after Mexico's president vowed union freedoms, higher wages and other labor rights.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 9, 2019
China swipes Trump's 'stay tuned' tactic when talking trade, sending index tumbling
China swiped a page from the Donald Trump trade playbook Tuesday with similar results for global markets.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 9, 2019
'Tell the truth ... for a change': Ex-President Carter's advice to 'stonewalling' Trump
Former Democratic U.S. President Jimmy Carter on Tuesday called on President Donald Trump to cooperate with Congress' impeachment inquiry, saying his refusal to comply with lawmakers' requests has left Americans grappling for answers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 9, 2019
For LGBT activists outside U.S. Supreme Court, discrimination cases have familiar ring
For many of the hundreds of LGBT activists demonstrating outside the U.S. Supreme Court during arguments in major cases on gay and transgender rights, the story being told inside about plaintiffs Gerald Bostock and Aimee Stephens sounded all too familiar.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 9, 2019
U.S. Senate panel chief looks to probe Rudy Giuliani's unproved Ukraine claims and seeks lawyer's testimony
The Republican chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday opened the door to a Senate investigation into unproven allegations regarding Ukraine raised by President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, inviting the attorney to testify.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 8, 2019
Facebook reportedly focus of U.S. Justice Department and state attorneys general meeting
A bipartisan group of state attorneys general, including Letitia James of New York, met Monday with U.S. Attorney General William Barr to discuss a state-level probe of Facebook Inc., two sources briefed on the matter confirmed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 8, 2019
U.S. puts 28 Chinese security bureaus and companies on economic blacklist over treatment of Uighurs
The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday placed 28 Chinese public security bureaus and companies — including video surveillance company Hikvision and seven other companies — on a U.S. trade blacklist over Beijing's treatment of Uighur Muslims and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 8, 2019
Southwest pilot union sues Boeing over its 'rush' to sell unsafe 737 Max
The union for Southwest Airlines Co. pilots sued Boeing Co., saying the manufacturer rushed output of the 737 Max jet to stay competitive, withholding key information about a feature that contributed to two fatal crashes within five months.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 8, 2019
U.S. authorities protecting whistleblower in Trump-Ukraine matter: source
U.S. authorities have taken security measures to protect a U.S. intelligence official who filed a whistleblower complaint that sparked an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, a source familiar with the case told Reuters.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 8, 2019
Film great Cate Blanchett decries 'heartbreaking' plight of stateless
Film star Cate Blanchett urged the world to end the devastating plight of millions of people with no nationality on Monday, describing statelessness as a "heartbreaking" waste of human talent and potential.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 8, 2019
Trump threatens to 'obliterate' Turkey's economy if it takes 'off-limits' actions in Syria
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to "totally destroy and obliterate" the Turkish economy if Turkey took any action he considered "off-limits" following his decision to withdraw American forces from northeastern Syria.

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