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Companies
SMBC Nikko manipulation caused by failure of compliance
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Stock price manipulation by former officials at SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. was ...
June 25, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Establish a system for prompt collection of pandemic data
Prompt information gathering and analysis are important to bring infectious diseases under control....
June 25, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
China amends anti-monopoly law to tighten regulations on tech giants
BEIJING — The standing committee of China’s National People’s Congress has passed a bill to amend th...
June 25, 2022
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Reuters
Netflix lays off 300 employees in cost-cutting drive
Netflix Inc NFLX.O said it laid off 300 employees, or about 4% of its workforce, in the second round...
June 25, 2022
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General News
Onion prices soar, impacting households, school cafeterias
KOBE — Many households can’t do without onions, but the rising retail price of the produce — more th...
June 25, 2022
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Associated Press
U.N. office points to Israel in Al Jazeera reporter’s death
VGENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office said Friday that veteran Al Jazeera correspondent Shiree...
June 25, 2022
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General News
Croc Chamber
Visitors look up at a Siamese crocodile in an overhead tank at Okinawa Zoo and Museum in Okinawa Cit...
June 25, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
Violence against woman who resisted sexual harassment provokes widespread anger in China
BEIJING — An incident this month where a woman was violently attacked and injured by men in a restau...
June 25, 2022
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Reuters
G7 must act to help tackle global hunger crisis-German U.N. food agency
ERLIN (Reuters) - The Group of Seven wealthy countries must ramp up humanitarian aid to help tackle ...
June 25, 2022
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Associated Press
EU leaders tackle inflation, energy shocks from Russia’s war
BRUSSELS (AP) — A day after endorsing Ukraine's candidacy to join the European Union, the bloc's lea...
June 25, 2022
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Associated Press
Climate, malaria highlighted as Commonwealth leaders meet
KIGALI (AP) — Leaders of Commonwealth nations met in Rwanda's capital Friday to tackle climate chang...
June 25, 2022
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Politics & Government
Japan to promise developing nations tens of billions of yen in food aid at G7 summit
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to declare, at the Group of Seven summit to be held in Germany f...
June 25, 2022
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Europe
2 killed in mass shooting in Norway; more than a dozen hurt
OSLO (AP) — Two people were killed and more than a dozen injured early Saturday in a mass shooting i...
June 25, 2022
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Companies
JAL raises fuel surcharge more than 40%
Japan Airlines will raise the fuel surcharge added to tickets issued in August and September by up ...
June 25, 2022
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Associated Press
Bulgarian lawmakers vote to unblock N Macedonia’s EU bid
SOFIA (AP) — Bulgaria’s parliament voted Friday to lift a veto that has long blocked European Union ...
June 25, 2022