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The number of people who were in contact with the hospitalized bird flu patient in Missouri and developed symptoms is now up to three, officials said. All three have recovered.
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 21, 2024
U.S. health worker who had contact with bird flu patient develops symptoms
The number of people who were in contact with the hospitalized bird flu patient in Missouri and developed symptoms is now three, officials said. All three have recovered.
Members of the Secret Service counterassault team keep watch as U.S. President Joe Biden arrives aboard Marine One in New Castle, Delaware, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 21, 2024
Secret Service admits complacency over Trump shooting in July
A review "identified deficiencies in the advanced planning and its implementation," Acting Director Ronald Rowe Jr. said.
U.S. Ambassador to Hungary David Pressman attends the annual Pride march in Budapest on June 22.
COMMENTARY
Sep 20, 2024
What does America stand for? The world no longer knows.
Pressman argues that Orban is miscalculating by betting on Trump’s return to power and warns of a shift in U.S.-Hungary relations if Kamala Harris becomes president.
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the Israeli-American Council National Summit in Washington on Thursday.
WORLD
Sep 20, 2024
Donald Trump says Jews will be partly to blame if he loses election
Trump argued that Israel would likely cease to exist within two years should Harris win the election.
Colombo International Container Terminals, seen from the Galle Face promenade, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Monday
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 20, 2024
A deepening U.S.-China rivalry hangs over Sri Lanka’s election
The three countries are all jockeying for influence with lawmakers and investors.
OpenAI announced a new reasoning model on Thursday that it said was capable of surpassing human experts in a number of technical benchmarks for the first time. The new model received the company's first "medium" rating on bioweapon risk.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 20, 2024
Battle rages over U.S.' first binding AI safety bill in California
The legislation has exposed a deep divide across the tech industry and the political establishment, upending the usual coalitions.
U.S. Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 20, 2024
U.S. accuses social media giants of 'vast surveillance'
Tech companies "harvest an enormous amount of Americans' personal data," says FTC chief Lina Khan.
The Typhon missile system at Laoag International Airport, in Laoag, Philippines, on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 19, 2024
U.S. keeps missile system in Philippines as China tensions rise
China and Russia condemned the move — the first deployment of the system to the Indo-Pacific — and accused Washington of fueling an arms race.
Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing in Washington on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 19, 2024
Microsoft executive warns of meddling in final days of U.S. election
Brad Smith said lessons should be learned from certain other elections that have seen fake information circulated.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. With a flurry of hacks and fake websites, Iran has intensified its efforts to discredit American democracy and possibly tip the race against former President Donald Trump.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 19, 2024
U.S. says Iranian hackers sent Trump information to Biden camp
U.S. authorities have escalated efforts to combat foreign interference before the November election, with particular focus on Russia, Iran and China.
The flags of the U.S. and China sit in a room where U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with China's Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, in Beijing on April 26.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 19, 2024
The challenges posed by China exceed those of the Cold War, U.S. says
Analysts and members of the U.S. Congress have said escalating global competition between China and the U.S. resemble a different but new style of cold war.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell injected uncertainty as to where future rates will ultimately land during his news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington on Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 19, 2024
The Fed’s uncertain destination troubles the bond market
The upshot is that longer-term bond yields don’t have much room to fall in the near-term unless the economy weakens materially.
The FBI headquarters building in Washington in 2018
WORLD
Sep 19, 2024
FBI disrupts second Chinese hacking group, director says
Flax Typhoon is said to have targeted critical infrastructure, corporations, media organizations, universities and government agencies.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a news conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy in Washington on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 19, 2024
Fed cuts rates by half-point in decisive bid to defend economy
It is the Fed’s first rate cut in more than four years.
Workers take a midday rest at Sudirman Central Business District in Jakarta on Feb. 15. For the past two months, fund managers have boosted positions in sovereign bonds in Indonesia, as well as Thailand and Malaysia.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 18, 2024
How Asia is bracing for Fed’s imminent shift to rate cuts
The widely anticipated pivot is likely to bolster emerging market assets in Asia and extend their lead over global favorites such as Japan and chip stocks.
North Korean leader Kim Jong inspects the training base of the special operation armed force of the Korean People's Army at an undisclosed location in the country on Sept. 11.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 18, 2024
North Korea fires off 'multiple' ballistic missiles in latest show of force
The Defense Ministry in Tokyo said the latest launches saw the missiles splash down into waters outside Japan's exclusive economic zone.
Maritime Self-Defense Force explosive ordinance disposal technicians deploy a Remus 100 unmanned underwater vehicle to conduct mine hunting operations in Southern California during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in July 2018.
JAPAN
Sep 18, 2024
Japan maritime drone tech to feature heavily in AUKUS tie-up
AUKUS leaders have stated the group’s intention to “leverage Japan’s deep technical expertise,” but provided no timeline as to when the tie-up begins.
The World Trade Center's South Tower (left) and the North Tower burn after al-Qaida terrorists flew hijacked airliners into the buildings in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. Nearly 3,000 people died in the incident, including 24 Japanese nationals. REUTERS
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 18, 2024
The forgotten impact of 9/11 on Japan
Though an ocean away, 9/11 was a wake up call to the Japanese people that the 21st century would not be an era of everlasting peace.
Attendees to the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting at National Convention Center in Vientiane take a group photo on July 26. Southeast Asian nations are concerned about nuclear weapons but are more focused on regional security and stability.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 18, 2024
Southeast Asia untroubled by China’s nuclear modernization efforts
Southeast Asian nations are concerned about nuclear weapons but are more focused on regional security and stability.
Japan's export growth slowed sharply in August as shipments to the United States dropped for the first time in three years.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 18, 2024
Japan’s export growth slows as external demand moderates
Imports climbed 2.3%, falling short of the 15% gain forecast by economists, with trade deficit widening to ¥695.3 billion.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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