Japan is launching a new high-speed bullet train, or shinkansen, extension on Saturday that will make an under-the-radar prefecture far more accessible to travelers. The coastal Fukui Prefecture is some 185 miles west of Tokyo. The new train will pass through the city of Fukui, the town of Awara and other places guidebooks rarely mention, … Read more
Japanese national flag fluter at the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on December 19, 2023. The Bank of Japan on December 19 maintained its long-standing, ultra-loose monetary policy and offered no guidance on its plans in the new year, sending the yen down against the dollar and boosting stocks. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / … Read more
People shop in the produce section of a grocery store on September 12, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like … Read more
In this photo illustration, the Madrigal Pharmaceuticals logo is displayed on a smartphone screen. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first-ever treatment for a common and potentially deadly form of liver disease that affects millions worldwide. The FDA’s decision means Madrigal Pharmaceuticals … Read more
A B-double truck has burst into flames after crashing on the Pacific Mwy at Maclean just after 6am on Friday. Traffic diversions are in place as the M1 remains closed in both directions near Farlows Ln. Anyone driving in the area is warned to expect delays. Newsletters: Breaking news as it happens. Subscribe now “There … Read more
A man wearing a Diego Maradona t-shirt walks by the Argentine Central Bank on November 30, 2023 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tomas Cuesta | Getty Images News | Getty Images Argentina is in the grip of a profound economic crisis, and one veteran economist believes part of the solution is for President Javier Milei to … Read more
(NewsNation) — While “Duty, Honor, Country” has been the U.S. Military Academy at West Point’s motto since 1898, it has been taken out of its updated mission statement. In a news release Monday, West Point said that “Duty, Honor, Country is foundational” to its culture and “will always remain our motto.” “It defines who we … Read more
Pope Francis says he has no plans to resign and isn’t suffering from any health problems that would require doing so, saying in a new memoir he still has “many projects to bring to fruition.” Francis, 87, made the comments in an autobiography, Life: My Story Through History, which is being published Tuesday, the 11th … Read more
Aya Al-Umari remembers March 15, 2019 like it was yesterday. Frantic phone calls from friends and family. The desperate rush to find her brother Hussein. An anxious wait for answers. Hussein was among the 51 people killed when a terrorist attacked worshippers at Al Noor and Linwood mosques in Christchurch. Watch the latest News on … Read more
NORTON, Zimbabwe – A man calling himself Prophet Ishmael was charged in a Zimbabwean court Thursday after police raided the compound where he led a religious sect and found more than 250 children being kept away from school and used as cheap labour. Police also discovered 16 unregistered graves, including those of seven infants, at … Read more
