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RUSSIA

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2019
Boeing faces huge test with Friday's launch of Starliner to ISS
NASA's effort to resume flying American astronauts on American spacecraft — something that hasn't happened since the Space Shuttle program ended in 2011 — faces a major test this weekend.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 19, 2019
'This is not our winter': Moscow temperatures hit 133-year high
Residents of Moscow are wondering where winter has gone as the highest December temperatures in 133 years deprive the Russian capital of its customary covering of snow.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 18, 2019
Russia to invest $500 mllion in Syrian port and build grain hub, Interfax reports
Russia plans to invest $500 million in the Syrian port of Tartus and build a grain hub there to boost its presence on Middle East markets, Interfax news agency cited Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov as saying on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 18, 2019
Russian and Syrian airstrikes kill 17 in rebel-held northwest despite 'de-escalation,' rescuers say
Syrian government and Russian airstrikes killed at least 17 people on Tuesday in rebel-held northwestern Syria in a spike in casualties from relentless daily strikes in recent months, witnesses and rescuers said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 17, 2019
Japan's foreign minister hopes to restart territorial talks during Moscow trip
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, who begins a five-day trip to Moscow on Tuesday, will seek to restart stalled negotiations with Russia over a territorial row.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 17, 2019
Rudy Giuliani associate denies hiding Russian payment and asks to stay free on bail
An associate of U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, on Monday urged a judge to let him stay free on bail while he awaits trial, denying prosecutors' accusations that he lied about receiving a $1 million payment from Russia shortly before he was arrested.
WORLD
Dec 13, 2019
U.S. tests ground-launched ballistic missile after INF treaty exit
The Pentagon on Thursday tested a conventionally configured ground-launched ballistic missile, a test that would have been prohibited under the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
EDITORIALS
Dec 11, 2019
Russia banned again from world competition
Russian misbehavior must be punished, but it is also imperative to recognize flaws in the drug-testing regime; it too must be reformed.
WORLD / Society
Dec 11, 2019
Putin warns of second Srebrenica massacre if Kyiv doesn't grant amnesty for east Ukraine separatists
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that residents of separatist-held regions of eastern Ukraine could be targeted by government forces if Kiev is granted total control over the border between them and Russia.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 11, 2019
U.S. attorney general says FBI may have acted in 'bad faith' on 'baseless' Russia probe
U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Tuesday he is still not fully convinced that the FBI acted without bias when it opened its 2016 investigation into links between President Donald Trump's campaign and Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 11, 2019
U.S. government asks judge to grant probation to ex-Trump campaign deputy Richard Gates
Federal prosecutors asked a judge on Tuesday to grant probation to President Donald Trump's former deputy campaign chairman, Richard Gates, when he is sentenced next week, pointing to Gates' extensive cooperation in multiple criminal investigations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 10, 2019
Trump probe justified, DOJ watchdog says while citing FBI errors
The Federal Bureau of Investigation acted properly when it began a broad investigation into whether then-candidate Donald Trump or people around him conspired with Russia to interfere in the 2016 election, according to the Justice Department's inspector general.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 10, 2019
U.K. ex-spy and FBI source Christopher Steele was friends with Ivanka Trump, source says
A former British spy who was a source for the FBI in its probe of Donald Trump's presidential campaign had an extended friendship with Ivanka Trump, the president's daughter, a source familiar with the friendship said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 9, 2019
Johnson pledges 'transformative' Brexit as nerves are rattled by U.K. polls and his lead narrows
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was nervous about his narrowing lead in opinion polls ahead of Thursday's election but pledged to deliver a "transformative" Brexit that will allow lower immigration.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 7, 2019
Ahead of upcoming British election, Russia tied to leak of U.K.-U.S. trade documents online
The leak and distribution of classified U.K.-U.S. trade documents online is tied to a previous Russian disinformation campaign, the social media site Reddit said Friday, fueling fears that Moscow is seeking to interfere in Britain's upcoming election.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu

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