Online Booksellers Struggling in Japan to Meet Demand
TOKYO (Kyodo) — As more people turn to internet shopping with physical stores closed during the coronavirus pandemic, online booksellers such as Amazon are struggling to meet the huge demand they are seeing due to restocking priority going to essential products.
Tokyo To Lower Virus Alert Amid Dwindling Infections
TOKYO (Kyodo) — The Tokyo metropolitan government is set to lower its coronavirus alert by one notch from the highest of four levels as the number of infections has been on a downward trend in recent days, officials said Thursday.
Henry Kissinger, Secretary Of State Under Presidents Nixon And Ford, Dies At 100
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as the...
Christopher Nolan Wins at Oscars, ‘Oppenheimer’ Crowned Best Picture
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Christopher Nolan has won best director at the Academy Awards for his blockbuster biopic “Oppenheimer,” a long-awaited coronation for arguably Hollywood’s preeminent...
Myanmar Journalists Handed 10 Years For Reporting On Weapons Factory
YANGON (DPA) — Five journalists in Myanmar were sentenced to 10 years in jail each Thursday, charged with disclosing state secrets for publishing a report on an alleged secret chemical weapons factory in the country's central region, lawyers said.
Chinese Report Success in Breeding Captive Giant Pandas
BEIJING (DPA) — A new study indicates that China has made great strides in breeding giant pandas, notorious for their low sex drive, which has, in turn, contributed to their listing as an endangered species.
Pakistan Helicopter Crash Kills Norwegian, Philippine Ambassadors
ISLAMABAD (DPA) — The Norwegian and Philippine ambassadors to Pakistan were killed when a military helicopter crashed into a school in the north of the country Friday, an army spokesman said.
Indian Woman Fights off Crocodile With Dowl And Spoon
A housewife in eastern India fights off a crocodile using cooking utensils, officials say.
China Summons US Ambassador Over Destroyer in South China Sea
Beijing — Beijing summoned the US ambassador to China to express its "strong discontent" after a US naval destroyer sailed close to islets occupied by China but claimed by the Philippines, state media reported.
Pirates Kidnap 4 Indonesians
JAKARTA — Four Indonesians have been kidnapped and another shot in an attempt to hijack a tugboat and barge in the border waters of Malaysia and the Philippines, the Indonesian Foreign Ministry said Saturday.