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Japan logs record 438 COVID deaths during 8th wave of infections
Japan posted a record 438 daily COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday in the midst of the eighth wave of infections.
The number exceeded the previous high of 371 daily deaths marked last Friday.
Japan reported either double digits or around…
Civilians flee Kherson as Russian attacks intensify
Thirteen-year-old Nika Selivanova made a heart shape with both her hands, waving goodbye to her best friend Inna who was pressed up against the glass partition that divided the entrance hall of Kherson's train station from the…
Japan to tighten border controls for travelers from China
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday that Japan will temporarily tighten border controls against travelers from China later this week as the number of new coronavirus cases has rapidly increased in the neighboring country.
Starting…
Japan to import 2 million tons of LNG a year from Oman
Japanese trading houses Mitsui & Co., Itochu Corp. and electricity firm Jera Co. have broadly agreed with the government of Oman to import over 2 million tons of liquefied natural gas a year from the Middle East country, Japanese…
Flood death toll in central, southern Philippines rises to 17
The death toll from Christmas season floods in central and southern Philippines rose to 17 on Tuesday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said.
In its 6 p.m. report, the NDRRMC said 9 deaths were reported in…
Second boat with 185 Rohingya arrives in Indonesia’s Aceh
At least 185 Rohingya refugees have landed in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh after drifting at sea for weeks, police and rights activists said.
The boat came ashore in Ujong Pie village on Monday, a day after a wooden vessel…
Modi’s building boom setting up India as global steel savior
With China’s massive construction sector still in a funk and the United States and Europe likely heading into recessions, India has emerged as a savior for flagging global steel demand.
Poised to overtake China as the world’s most…
‘King tide’ tears down Sabah water village
Another 38 stilt houses in east Malaysia state Sabah collapsed on Sunday night, taking the total to 108 houses destroyed, as the seaside water village of Kampung Forest faced the onslaught of the ‘king tide’ phenomenon.
More houses could…
Taiwan issues travel warning to Peru
Protests have continued following ousting of the Peruvian president.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has issued a red travel warning for Taiwan nationals planning to go to Peru, as nationwide protests continue.
Former Peruvian…
Ukraine’s Zelensky tells Modi he is counting on India to broker peace
In a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky told the Indian leader that he was counting on New Delhi on the implementation of his peace formula in the ongoing war with…