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DRUGS

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 7, 2019
Philippines' Duterte won't let up on deadly drug war despite calls for U.N. probe
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte pledged to continue his war against drugs in his final three years in office despite international calls for a probe into the rising death toll.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Jul 6, 2019
As Japan prepares to open casinos, gangs won't be afraid to test security
Japan is currently creating a legal framework to operate casinos via a system of integrated resorts, but concerns persist that they'll be prime targets for organized crime once they're finally up and running by 2024.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 5, 2019
Dozens of countries call on U.N. to probe thousands of Philippine drug war slayings
More than two dozen countries formally called on Thursday for a United Nations investigation into thousands of killings in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs, activists said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2019
Pot giant Canopy ex-CEO already working his magic at tiny Martello
Shareholders of a tiny Canadian tech firm are cheering the departure of Bruce Linton from pot giant Canopy Growth Corp.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 2, 2019
Moscow presses U.S. to swap Russian pilot for American held in Russia
A senior official in Moscow urged the U.S. to consider swapping a jailed Russian pilot convicted of drug smuggling for its own citizens detained in Russia, news services reported.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 24, 2019
Mexico auctions narco safe houses, ranches and luxury flats with grisly histories
Houses with swimming pools and escape tunnels, a ranch surrounded by hectares of land and a luxury apartment with a grisly history were among the 27 properties Mexico had seized from drug traffickers and others were auctioned on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 16, 2019
Drug devised to replace chemotherapy may reshape cancer care
A class of drugs is emerging that can attack cancer cells in the body without damaging surrounding healthy ones. They have the potential to replace chemotherapy and its disruptive side effects, reshaping the future of cancer care.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 10, 2019
Boris Johnson woos the hard-Brexit brigade as Michael Gove is eclipsed by cocaine woes
Boris Johnson, the front-runner to succeed Theresa May as U.K. prime minister, pledged a hard line on Brexit — including the option of leaving without a deal — as contenders to lead the Conservative Party sought support before the list of candidates is finalized Monday.
EDITORIALS
Jun 1, 2019
Keep the price of new drugs sane
The cost of new and expensive pharmaceuticals need to be reigned in to keep the national health care system solvent.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 29, 2019
Blood test can predict dementia, but Japanese developers urge caution: There's still no cure
Nobel Prize winner Koichi Tanaka says the predictive blood test for Alzheimer's disease he and colleagues spent almost a decade developing is a double-edged sword.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 28, 2019
At least 42 inmates found strangled in Brazil prison gang clashes
At least 42 prisoners in Brazil were found strangled to death on Monday in four jails in the Amazon jungle city of Manaus, where a fight between rival prison gangs resulted in 15 dead the day before, authorities said.

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