TOKYO – Japan on Wednesday passed a law allowing nuclear reactors to operate beyond 60 years, as it tries to reinvigorate the sector to meet energy challenges and climate targets.…
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EU, US voice concern over Poland’s ‘Russian influence’ committee
The European Union and the United States have expressed concerns over a new Polish law creating…
Jewish ultra-Orthodox spiritual leader dies at 100
One of the spiritual leaders of ultra-Orthodox Judaism, Rabbi Gershon Edelstein, died on Tuesday at the…
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Biden and McCarthy finalise US debt deal, say confident it will pass
WASHINGTON, United States – President Joe Biden and Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said Sunday that a final bipartisan deal to raise the US debt ceiling, and avoid a cataclysmic default,…
China to send first civilian into space on Tuesday
JIUQUAN, China – China will send its first civilian astronaut into space as part of a crewed mission to the Tiangong space station on Tuesday, its Manned Space Agency announced,…
Erdogan confronts polarised Turkey after historic win
ISTANBUL – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday confronted the tough task of uniting his deeply divided country after winning a historic run-off election to extend his two-decade rule…
World leaders congratulate Türkiye’s victorious Erdogan
ANKARA, Türkiye – Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin were among world leaders congratulating Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after he won Sunday’s historic runoff election to extend his two-decade rule.…