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Former Japanese premier Abe shot, govt spokesperson says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot at about 11:30 a.m. in the prefecture of Nara, chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Friday. "Former prime minister Abe'...
Jul 07, 2022
U.S. ‘saddened and shocked’ by shooting of Japan’s former premier Abe, envoy says
TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States is "saddened and shocked" by the shooting of Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe, U.S. ambassador Rahm Emanuel said on Friday. Japan's longest-serving prime mi...
Jul 07, 2022
Japan’s Shinzo Abe sought to revive economy, fulfil conservative agenda
TOKYO (Reuters) - Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, launched his "Abenomics" policies to lift the economy out of deflation, beefed up Japan's military and sought to counter China's g...
Jul 07, 2022
China military holds exercises around Taiwan, berates United States
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's military recently held joint combat readiness exercises and patrols in the sea and airspace around Taiwan, the eastern command of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) said on...
Jul 07, 2022
Snake Island is a warning to Russia, Ukraine “will not be broken’, Zelenskiy
By Max Hunder and Simon Lewis KYIV/KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the raising of the Ukrainian flag on Snake Island in the Black Sea was a sign his country would no...
Jul 07, 2022
Japan ex-prime minister Abe taken to hospital after apparent shooting -NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe has been taken to hospital bleeding after collapsing while delivering a speech in the western city of Nara, public broadcaster NHK reported on...
Jul 07, 2022
Thousands of Sydney residents return home to assess damage as flood waters recede
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Clear skies in Sydney on Friday brought relief to Australia's largest city after nearly a week of downpours, with thousands of residents returning home to take stock of flood damage...
Jul 07, 2022
Japan election: what you need to know
(Reuters) - A strong showing by Japan's ruling party in upper house elections on Sunday would give Prime Minister Fumio Kishida a firmer grip on the factious party and allow him to emerge from the sha...
Jul 07, 2022
Japan election may be tailwind for nuclear restarts as public mood shifts
By Kantaro Komiya and Ritsuko Shimizu TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's push to restart nuclear reactors, shut down after the Fukushima disaster a decade ago, could get a tailwind as the governing coalition l...
Jul 07, 2022
Macau adds more casino hotels for use as COVID medical facilities
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Macau authorities have added two hotels in popular casino resorts to be used as COVID-19 medical facilities from Friday as they try to ramp up capacity to handle a surge of infec...
Jul 07, 2022
