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Kishida working desperately to deploy 1 million booster shots each day

The prime minister is said to be checking the numbers daily and meeting every day with related officials, mindful of public criticism over Japan's slow ...
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Japanese banks brace for anti-Russia sanctions

At the end of September last year, Japan's three megabanks — MUFG Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. and Mizuho Bank — had a total of ...
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U.S. arms sent to Ukraine would blunt but not stop a Russian invasion

Since 2014, the United States has committed more than $2.7 billion in security assistance to Ukraine, according to the Pentagon, including a $200 million package ...
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Behind the fractious collaboration steering the Canada trucker protests

The protesters' disciplined and highly coordinated occupation has been orchestrated by a team of self-appointed leaders, some with military and right-wing organizing backgrounds.
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Some Canada truckers dig in, while others disperse amid new police powers

Trudeau's use of the Emergency Act marks only the second time in Canadian history that such powers have been invoked in peacetime.
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Mizuho and Mitsubishi UFJ among banks that gave coal sector over $1.5 trillion in three years

The Japanese firms, both members of the Net Zero Banking Alliance, were identified as the two biggest lenders in a report by a group of ...
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Ukraine hit by cyberattack as U.S. questions Russian troop pullback

Ukrainian officials did not say who it believed was responsible for the cyberattack, but a statement suggested it was pointing the finger at Russia.
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New York and Miami face flood risk as U.S. sea levels set to rise at faster pace

While the amounts vary according to region, the inundation will lead to more coastal flooding and make tidal and storm surge more severe, a new ...
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China’s Xi orders Hong Kong to tackle COVID surge by all means

The message came a day after Hong Kong announced it had no plans for a citywide lockdown, while acknowledging the omicron outbreak had overwhelmed officials’ ...
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Japan to shorten or drop quarantine requirements for most arrivals from March

The government is also expected to raise the cap on daily new entrants from overseas to 5,000 from the current 3,500.