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Fat Man started the topic Turkey’s president submits bill to ratify Sweden’s Nato membership in the forum
News about Turkiye 1 year, 10 months ago ·
Turkey’s president submits bill to ratify Sweden’s Nato membership
Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has removed one of the final hurdles blocking Sweden from joining Nato by submitting a bill approving membership to parliament for ratification.
The move on Monday was in line with a commitment Erdoğan made to Nato at its summit in July…[Read more]
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Tom Moody joined the group
News about Turkiye 1 year, 10 months ago ·
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Tom Moody started the topic Fushimi Inar is an important Shinto shrinto shrine in kyoyo in the forum
News about Japan 1 year, 10 months ago ·
Fushimi Inari Shrine (伏見稲荷大社, Fushimi Inari Taisha) is an important Shinto shrine in southern Kyoto. It is famous for its thousands of vermilion torii gates, which straddle a network of trails behind its main buildings. The trails lead into the wooded forest of the sacred Mount Inari, which stands at 233 meters and belongs to the shrine grou…[Read more]
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Tom Moody started the topic Kyoto (京都, Kyōto) served as Japan's capital in the forum
News about Japan 1 year, 10 months ago ·
Kyoto (京都, Kyōto) served as Japan’s capital and the emperor’s residence from 794 until 1868. It is one of the country’s ten largest cities with a population of 1.5 million people and a modern face.
Over the centuries, Kyoto was destroyed by many wars and fires, but due to its exceptional historic value, the city was dropped from the list of targ…[Read more]
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Tom Moody started the topic Asian shares mostly rise after U.S. stocks wobble as Treasury bond yields veer in the forum
News about Japan 1 year, 10 months ago ·
Asian shares mostly rise after U.S. stocks wobble as Treasury bond yields veer
TOKYO
Shares mostly rose Tuesday in Asia after Wall Street wobbled to a mixed close as yields on U.S. Treasury bonds fell back after creeping above 5%.Benchmarks rose in Tokyo, Sydney, Seoul, Shanghai and Taiwan, but fell in Hong Kong.
Rapidly rising yields in the…[Read more]
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Tom Moody started the topic IMF projects Japan's GDP to fall to world's 4th in 2023 after Germany in the forum
News about Japan 1 year, 10 months ago ·
IMF projects Japan’s GDP to fall to world’s 4th in 2023 after Germany
WASHINGTON
Japan’s nominal gross domestic product in 2023 is expected to slip from third to fourth in the world on a U.S. dollar basis, to be overtaken by Germany, on the back of the yen’s depreciation, recent International Monetary Fund projections showed.As the nominal GDP…[Read more]
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Tom Moody started the topic Japan to extend gasoline, energy subsidies through April in the forum
News about Japan 1 year, 10 months ago ·
Japan to extend gasoline, energy subsidies through April
TOKYO
The Japanese government is planning to extend subsidies aimed at curbing gasoline and other fuel prices as well as utility bills from the end of this year to the end of April, a source familiar with the matter said Tuesday.The government will consider phasing out gasoline subsidies…[Read more]
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Beauty Beast started the topic Evacuation of German nationals from Israel underway in the forum
News about Germany 1 year, 10 months ago ·
Evacuation of German nationals from Israel underway
Special flights evacuating German nationals from Israel are underway. Germany has been working with Lufthansa to organize repatriation flights for its citizens. The first evacuation flight landed at Frankfurt Airport on Thursday.
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Beauty Beast started the topic Germany supports Morocco with post-earthquake reconstruction in the forum
News about Germany 1 year, 10 months ago ·
Germany supports Morocco with post-earthquake reconstruction
erlin/Marrakech (d.de)- In Marrakech, Germany’s Development Minister Svenja Schulze has announced an initial reconstruction package for those affected by the earthquake in Morocco. “The earthquake hit one of the country’s poorest regions in the Atlas Mountains. Many people died, while…[Read more]
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Beauty Beast started the topic Development Minister welcomes World Bank reforms in the forum
News about Germany 1 year, 10 months ago ·
Development Minister welcomes World Bank reforms
Marrakesh (dpa/d.de) Germany’s Development Minister Svenja Schulze has welcomed reforms to the World Bank which aim to increase investments in climate protection and global health in poorer countries. “It puts the World Bank in the position to deal with current challenges,” said Schulze. “In t…[Read more]
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Fat Man started the topic Turkey’s Erdogan calls Israeli siege and bombing of Gaza a ‘massacre' in the forum
News about Turkiye 1 year, 10 months ago ·
Turkey’s Erdogan calls Israeli siege and bombing of Gaza a ‘massacre’
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned Israel’s blockade and bombing of the besieged Gaza Strip, calling it a “massacre”.
Speaking to the members of his ruling AK Party in parliament on Wednesday, Erdogan said even war had a “morality” but the flare-up since…[Read more]
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Fat Man started the topic Türkiye sends aid to Gaza amid Israeli blockade in the forum
News about Turkiye 1 year, 10 months ago ·
Türkiye sends aid to Gaza amid Israeli blockade
Turkiye’s humanitarian aid allocated for residents of Gaza, which suffers from an Israeli blockade and an imminent offensive, is en route to Egypt on Friday. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said they were planning assistance to the people of Gaza in the face of the absence of food, fuel and other v…[Read more]
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Tom Moody started the topic Japan's Self-Defense Forces struggling to recruit new members in the forum
News about Japan 1 year, 10 months ago ·
Japan’s Self-Defense Forces struggling to recruit new members
A recent open day at a Japanese military base near Tokyo was a fun family outing but, despite the games and snacks, the Self-Defense Forces recruitment stand was bereft of visitors.
“This is the reality. The festival is always packed but no one comes,” confessed one of the two…[Read more]
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Tom Moody started the topic Japan to send SDF plane to Djibouti to evacuate citizens in Israel in the forum
News about Japan 1 year, 10 months ago ·
Japan to send SDF plane to Djibouti to evacuate citizens in Israel
Japan is considering sending Self-Defense Forces’ aircraft to its operating base in Djibouti as part of efforts to evacuate its nationals in Israel, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday, amid the fierce conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas.
While Japan…[Read more]
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Beauty Beast started the topic Beautiful place in Hamburg in the forum
News about Germany 1 year, 10 months ago ·
The Port Of Hamburg , which is amongst the top places to see in the city is what is Hamburg famous for. It is this very attraction which gave the city its famous title of Gateway to Germany. Many popular attractions can be spotted here while you walk along the pedestrian trail. This is among the best Hamburg tourist places.
Rickmer Rickmers…[Read more]
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Tom Moody started the topic Stop Wasting Taxpayers' Money: Insights from the Japan-US Innovation Summit in the forum
News about Japan 1 year, 10 months ago ·
Stop Wasting Taxpayers’ Money: Insights from the Japan-US Innovation Summit
In Japan, there is a peculiar variety of daytime TV shows known as “wideshow” (ワイドショー). The wideshow is a hybrid of news, pseudo-political discussion, and telemarketing for facial toning products. Panels can consist of not-so-busy lawyers, comedians, and magicians.…[Read more]
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Tom Moody started the topic Double Standard: Okinawa Gov Kept Own Cancer-causing Leak secret in the forum
News about Japan 1 year, 10 months ago ·
ENVIRONMENTEDITORIAL | Double Standard: Okinawa Gov Kept Own Cancer-causing Leak Secret
Tamaki left his Okinawa constituents exposed to toxic spills from his prefectural offices while he was at the UN, ranting about the US bases’ chemical waste.
Recently the leak of a fire extinguishing agent containing the toxic compound PFOS (perfluorooctane…[Read more]00 -
Tom Moody started the topic Japanese retailer Aeon earns record profit amid inflation in the forum
News about Japan 1 year, 10 months ago ·
Japanese retailer Aeon earns record profit amid inflation
Aeon President Akio Yoshida was upbeat regarding sales of private brand products, saying sales “have been growing very steadily.”
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Lisa Love started the topic Nice: City inFrance in the forum
News about FRANCE 1 year, 10 months ago ·
Nice, the fifth largest city in France, acts as a magnet attracting people from all over the world, for a multitude of reasons, Not only renowned for its grace, Nice has become a hub for research in industry, science and advanced technology since the creation of such centers as Acropolis and Sophia Antipolis. The Palais de Congres, a convention…[Read more]
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Lisa Love started the topic Nice: City inFrance in the forum
News about FRANCE 1 year, 10 months ago ·
Nice, seaport city, Mediterranean tourist centre, and capital of Alpes-Maritimes département, Provence–Alpes–Côte-d’Azur région, southeastern France. The city is located on the Baie (bay) des Anges, 20 miles (32 km) from the Italian border. Sheltered by beautiful hills, Nice has a pleasant climate and is the leading resort city of the Côte d’A…[Read more]
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