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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 27, 2019
Chinese presence in Africa looms over opening of TICAD development conference in Yokohama
Dozens of top African leaders are due to visit, but Tokyo is worried that some may cancel their trip because of pressure from China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 27, 2019
Huawei in talks to install Russian operating system on tablets for country's population census: sources
China's Huawei has begun talks with Russia about installing the Russian operating system (OS) Aurora on 360,000 of its tablets to conduct Russia's population census next year, two sources told Reuters.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 27, 2019
Ex-White House aide Rob Porter subpoenaed by House committee probing alleged obstruction of justice by Trump
Former White House Staff Secretary Rob Porter is being called to testify before the House Judiciary Committee as the panel pursues what its chairman calls an investigation into whether to draft articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 26, 2019
Trump's warm handshakes in Biarritz mask hard-line approach
On the surface, Donald Trump was on his best behavior: flattering fellow leaders in Biarritz at the Group of Seven summit, tweeting his delight at being there, and even somehow resisting the urge to tweet about a shock visit to this seaside city by Iran's foreign minister.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 23, 2019
Trump's message to G7 leaders this weekend: Be more like U.S.
President Donald Trump will highlight U.S. economic policies under his stewardship at meetings with other G7 leaders this weekend in France and encourage allies to follow the American model to stave off problems with the global economy, officials said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 23, 2019
Overstock shares surge 15% as CEO quits after revealing role in FBI probe of Russia and Clinton
Overstock.com's stock surged 15 percent on Thursday after Chief Executive Officer Patrick Byrne resigned following his claim of being involved in a Federal Bureau of Investigation probe into Russia and former U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2019
Russian-backed Syrian army poised to take key Idlib town hit by sarin in 2017 after rebels withdraw
Syrian government forces look set to recover a strategic town that has been in rebel hands since 2014 in a major Russian-backed offensive into the opposition's last major stronghold.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 20, 2019
U.S. test of previously banned missile raises fears of new nuclear arms race
The U.S. military has conducted a flight test of a type of missile banned for more than 30 years, under a treaty from which it bolted earlier this month, the Pentagon said Monday, in a move experts said was likely to have been closely watched by China, Russia and even North Korea.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 20, 2019
Russian nuclear test sensors mysteriously go offline
The operator of a global network of radioactivity sensors said Monday its two Russian sites closest to a mysterious explosion on Aug. 8 went offline two days after the blast, raising concern about possible tampering by Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 20, 2019
No risk of increased radiation after deadly rocket blast, Putin says
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday there was no risk of increased radiation levels after a blast at a military site in northern Russia on Aug. 8 that killed at least five people.
EDITORIALS
Aug 16, 2019
The old Russia rears its ugly head
Russia, and the U.S., must do more to head off the dangers of a new nuclear arms race.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 16, 2019
When Leninists overreach
Russia and China now appear increasingly isolated on the world stage and the question now is whether they have gone too far.
WORLD
Aug 16, 2019
Radioactive iodine from Russian missile accident detected in Norway
Norway's nuclear safety authority is analyzing tiny amounts of radioactive iodine detected in the air in northern Norway in the days after a deadly explosion during a rocket engine test over the border in Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 16, 2019
Turkish-backed Syrian rebels counterattack after regime forces advance in Idlib
A rebel group backed by Turkey will send reinforcements to the front lines of the last major rebel enclave in northern Syria to oppose a government offensive, it said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 16, 2019
U.S. House panel subpoenas ex-Trump campaign chief Corey Lewandowski
The Democratic-led U.S. House Judiciary Committee said on Thursday it subpoenaed President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, for public testimony as part of an investigation of the Trump presidency.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 15, 2019
Russia flies nuclear-capable bombers to region facing Alaska
Russia said on Wednesday it had flown two nuclear-capable TU-160 bombers to a far eastern Russian region opposite Alaska as part of a training exercise that state media said showed Moscow's ability to park nuclear arms on America's doorstep.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 15, 2019
Syrian rebels shoot down regime warplane in Idlib and capture pilot
Rebels shot down a Syrian warplane in the opposition stronghold of Idlib province on Wednesday as Russian-backed government forces closed in on a strategically important town, rebel sources and a war monitor said.

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