A woman from Pakistan and another from Iran appeared to be the first from their countries to scale K2 on July 22, the world’s second-highest mountain and one of the most dangerous summits, a mountaineering official said.
Abe’s party vows to finish his work after win in Japan vote
Days after former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination, his party vowed to use its victory in a parliamentary election to achieve his unfinished goals, including strengthening the military and revising the country’s pacifist, postwar constitution.
Japan’s tight gun laws add to shock over Abe’s assassination
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in broad daylight on July 8 shocked a world that has come to associate […]
Dalai Lama marks 87th birthday by opening library and museum
By ASHWINI BHATIA Associated Press DHARMSALA, India (AP) — Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama marked his 87th birthday on July 6 by inaugurating a library and museum in his […]
‘Las Vegas of Asia’ tells casinos to grow beyond gambling
Streets in the gambling center of Macao were empty on July 11 after casinos and most other businesses were ordered to close while the Chinese territory near Hong Kong fights a coronavirus outbreak.
‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ manga creator Kazuki Takahashi found dead at sea
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Kazuki Takahashi, the creator of the “Yu-Gi-Oh!” manga comic and trading card game, has died, apparently while snorkeling in southwestern Japan, the […]
Ex-Alibaba employee says ex-boss should be charged with rape
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A former employee of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has accused her then-manager of trying to rape her on a business trip […]
China’s Baidu races Waymo, GM to develop self-driving cars
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — With no one at the wheel, a self-driving taxi developed by tech giant Baidu Inc. is rolling down a Beijing street […]
Dictator’s son Marcos Jr. takes oath as Philippine president
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the namesake son of an ousted dictator, was sworn in as Philippine president on June 30 in one […]
Hindu man killed as religious tensions boil in India
By SHEIKH SAALIQ and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI, India (AP) — Tensions were high in India’s western Udaipur city in late June, a day after police arrested two […]
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