Unwinding sanctions will be central to reviving the nuclear deal. If the Biden administration wants a lasting solution, it must involve Iran’s central bank governor. ( read original story ...)
Yazidi girl, 7, rescued from captors in Turkey
A seven year old Yazidi girl who was kidnapped by the Islamic State as a baby has been rescued from her captors in Ankara.She is the third Yazidi to be rescued in the Turkish capital in the past 18 ... ( read original story ...)
Remembering A Vietnam War Veteran And An Education Advocate Who Both Lost Their Lives To COVID-19
We remember Ivan Forbis, a Vietnam War veteran, and Maurice Ojwang Sr., a Kenyan immigrant and staunch education advocate, both of who died in 2020 from COVID-19. ( read original story ...)
LI Reps: We Need To Study Cancer-Causing Parasite In Vietnam Vets
The ingestion of liver fluke in water during the war could be associated with diseases like liver cancer, and allow for VA benefits. ( read original story ...)
Japan government to end state of emergency in five prefectures at end of month: Kyodo News
The Japanese government will end a state of emergency in five prefectures west of Tokyo at the end of this month, a week earlier than scheduled, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday. Osaka, Kyoto, ... ( read original story ...)
Chip shortage leads Japan automakers to post 4.5% slump in January global output
Global production at Japanese automakers including Honda Motor Co slipped 4.51% in January from last year as a widespread chip shortage forced the industry to cut production. ( read original story ...)
Helicopters, firefighters battle 2 forest fires in Japan
A forest fire broke out in a rural area north of Tokyo on Thursday, near another blaze burning for a fourth day. One man suffered burns and was hospitalized, and ... ( read original story ...)
China’s ships are getting bigger and more aggressive, and Japan is scrambling to keep up
China's massive Coast Guard and a new law expanding what it can do have worried its neighbors, maybe none of them more so than Japan. ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh vaccinates sex workers at largest brothel
Bangladesh has begun administering coronavirus vaccines to sex workers from the country's largest brothel, a vast warren of shacks home to around 1,900 prostitutes. ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh writer Mushtaq Ahmed, arrested in digital security case, dies in jail
Writer Mushtaq Ahmed, who was arrested in a case under the Digital Security Act, has died in jail. Mushtaq was rushed to Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital after he fell unconscious at ... ( read original story ...)