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Japanese municipalities turn to AI for crime prevention

Nagoya and other places are using AI to better prepare patrol routes, with the technology helping to target them toward areas where crimes are more ...
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Japan eyes new COVID-19 vaccine chief as it seeks to speed up booster shots

Possible replacement Daishiro Yamagiwa, in his capacity as economic revitalization minister, has been praised for his handling of the implementation of quasi-emergency measures.
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Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg unveils AI projects aimed at building metaverse future

Zuckerberg is betting that the metaverse, a futuristic idea of virtual environments where users can work, socialize and play, will be the successor to the ...
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How China under Xi Jinping is turning away from the world

The country’s most dominant leader since Mao is redefining China’s relationship with the world, recasting the meeting of minds and cultures as a zero-sum clash.
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Kishida hints at more sanctions against Russia

In parliament, the prime minister slammed Russia's recognition of the self-proclaimed independent republics in Ukraine as being against international law.
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Putin announces ‘military operation’ in eastern Ukraine

Russia doesn’t plan to occupy Ukraine, the state-run Tass news agency quoted the Russian leader as saying.
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Raw recruits called up to fight in Russian-backed separatist region

In preparation for the possibility of all-out war, the separatists have been mobilizing men age 18 to 55, and even some older men have joined ...
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Virus-hit Hong Kong invokes emergency powers to allow in China medics

On Wednesday, Hong Kong reported a record 8,674 new COVID-19 infections as the global financial hub prepares for compulsory testing of its 7.4 million people.
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EU sanctions Russians linked to Putin but holds back on deploying full sanctions ‘arsenal’

Member states of the bloc adopted sanctions Wednesday against 23 high-ranking individuals including banking executives, military chiefs, media figures and a top Kremlin official.
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Bank of America analysts see BOJ ending negative rates with October hike

The report is likely to fuel speculation over possible BOJ policy normalization even though Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda has repeatedly rejected the idea, given ongoing weakness ...