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When the low-rate era ends: Can Japan's ...
When the low-rate era ends: Can Japan's high-debt model last?
Japan is gradually bidding farewell to its long-standing ultra-low interest rate environment, with rising rates shaking the stable foundation of its high-debt fiscal structure.
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80 pct chance of El Nino developing June...
80 pct chance of El Nino developing June-August: UN
There is an 80-percent chance of the warming El Nino phenomenon developing between June and August, increasing the risk of extreme weather events, the World Meteorological Organization said Tuesday.
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Tropical storm Jangmi injures 9 in Japan...
Tropical storm Jangmi injures 9 in Japan, thousands without power
A severe tropical storm battered southwestern Japan on Tuesday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes, grounding hundreds of flights and injuring nine people.
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Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 10, inju...
Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 10, injure dozens
At least 10 people were killed and dozens of others injured in a massive overnight Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine on Tuesday, local authorities said.
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China says Japanese militarism employing...
China says Japanese militarism employing habitual tactics for military expansion
Hyping up external threats for military expansion and war preparations are tactics habitually used by Japanese militarism, said a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Tuesday.
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2026-27 academic year of Myanmar's Yango...
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2026-27 academic year of Myanmar's Yangon region begins
2026-27 academic year of Myanmar's Yangon region begins
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Scenery of Blyde River Canyon in Mpumala...
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Scenery of Blyde River Canyon in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
Scenery of Blyde River Canyon in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
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Lao top leader Thongloun arrives in Chin...
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Lao top leader Thongloun arrives in China for state visit
General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith arrived in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province, on Tuesday for a five-day state visit.
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4 killed as small aircraft crashes durin...
4 killed as small aircraft crashes during takeoff in Colombia
Four people were killed Monday when a small aircraft crashed during takeoff in Colombia, according to the country's directorate for air accident investigation. The aircraft, a Cessna 206 registered as HK 2521 and operated by Colombian carrier Aerolineas Llaneras Arall Ltda., was en route from
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UN officials urge stronger cooperation against evolving criminal threats
The 35th session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) opened in Vienna on Monday, with officials calling for stronger international cooperation and more agile criminal justice systems to address increasingly complex and evolving security threats.
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Thailand's manufacturing sector growth edges down in May
Thailand's manufacturing sector maintained its expansionary trend in May, driven by a solid increase in new order intakes, despite output growth easing to its weakest in one year, a survey showed on Tuesday.
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NASA administrator says Blue Origin laun...
NASA administrator says Blue Origin launchpad may not be restored until 2028
The launchpad damaged in the recent explosion of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket during an engine hot-fire test may not be restored until 2028, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said on Monday.
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Over 35,000 plots distributed to Afghan returnees to built houses: Official
The Afghan government has distributed over 35,000 plots to the returnees to construct houses amid an unprecedented increase in the number of Afghan refugees returning to their homeland every day, a spokesman for the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing, Mohammad Kamal Afghan, said.
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Russia accuses France of violating int'l...
Russia accuses France of violating int'l law over vessel detention
France's actions in detaining the Russian vessel Tagor violate international law, and Moscow demands that Paris provide full information about its move, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday.
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