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TAIPEI, Aug 6 (Reuters) - The deputy head of Taiwan defence ministry's research and development unit was found dead on Saturday morning in a hotel room, succumbing to a heart attack, according to the official Central News Agency.Ou Yang Li-hsing, deputy head of the military-owned National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, had died…

Japan's tallest skyscraper opened in the heart of Tokyo on Friday, with visitors on its first business day expressing their excitement about the capital's new nature-rich 330-meter landmark. Some 30 million people are expected to visit the Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower and its surrounding facilities each year, said Mori…

Putin condemns ‘despicable, cruel crime’ after Russia accuses Ukraine of Darya Dugina’s murderRussia’s president, Vladimir Putin, has sent his condolences to the family of Darya Dugina, describing the daughter of the ultra-nationalist Russian ideologue Alexander Dugin as a “patriot of Russia”.In a statement published on the Kremlin website, the…

TOKYO: Japan on August 6,  marked the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima that took place in the final days of the Second World War.  A moment of silence was observed at 8:15 a.m., the exact time a uranium bomb dropped from a US bomber exploded over the city on August 6, 1945, killing over 140,000 people by the end of the year…

Speaking virtually Saturday to a conference in Tunis focused on Japanese investment in Africa's development, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged $30 billion (€30.1 billion) over three years in an apparent effort to counter China's rising influence on the continent. Amid a "complex" geopolitical environment, Japan pledged the money as…

Demonstrators take part in a climate protest in Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)According to the report, summers with extreme heatwaves and record temperatures are becoming more frequent in Germany.BERLIN, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- The impact of climate change is worsening in Germany, which now regularly experiences heatwaves…

But Senate leaders say they have a long way to go. “I have a general feeling we are in a very preliminary stage,” said Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), who is in touch with lawmakers negotiating on the border. “It’s critically important. The aid to Ukraine is time sensitive. People are fighting and dying every day. We need to move…

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:Biden says he believes a deal to release hostages is nearUN chief Antonio Guterres denounces 'unparalleled' killing of civilians since he took officeWHO says 12 of the evacuated newborns flown on to CairoGAZA/JERUSALEM, Nov 20 (Reuters) - A group of 28 prematurely born babies evacuated from Gaza's biggest hospital were taken…

The B.C. government has applied in court to order two B.C. residents to explain how they got $1 million to buy a home on Salt Spring Island; the couple is allegedly linked as beneficiaries to a major stock fraud scheme. The B.C. government has filed for its first unexplained wealth order that, if approved by a judge, will legally compel…

By Thomas MackintoshBBC News27 November 2023, 00:31 GMTUpdated 4 hours agoImage source, Husam Zomlot/XImage caption, Husam Zomlot said the three students - Hisham Awartani, Tahseen Ahmed and Kinnan Abdalhamid - were shot on Saturday night on their way to a family dinner in Burlington, VermontThe families of three Palestinian students shot on…