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- Japan, Environment, Coastlines, Indian Ocean tsunami 2004, Europe, Africa, Egypt, Unesco, Tsunamis, World news, Asia Pacific, France, Spain, Middle East and North Africa, Natural disasters, Turkey
Marseille, Alexandria and Istanbul prepare for Mediterranean tsunami
Risk of significant tsunami within next 30 years is nearly 100%, Unesco says, as it urges coastal cities to be…
- Japan, Environment, US news, World news, Renewable energy, Germany, Energy, G7, Fossil fuel divestment, France, UK news, Italy
G7 countries to stop funding fossil fuel development overseas
Ministers from world’s biggest economies reach agreement that could shift estimated $33bn a year to clean ener…
- Japan, Europe, Carlos Ghosn, Automotive industry, Renault, Business, Nissan, World news, Lebanon, Asia Pacific, France, Middle East and North Africa
France issues international arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosn
Warrant issued over £15m in suspect payments for ex-Nissan chief who jumped bail in Japan and fled to LebanonF…
- Japan, Brazil, Sweden, Thailand, Hungary, Australia news, Poland, Greece, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Coronavirus, Indonesia, US news, Egypt, Germany, France, Spain, UK news, Italy, Turkey
Pandemic hits mental health of women and young people hardest, survey finds
Survey also finds adults aged 18-24 and women more concerned about personal finances than other groupsCoronavi…
- Japan, MANGA, Comics and graphic novels, World news, Asia Pacific, Television & radio, France, Books, Television, Anime, Culture
Japanese anime One Piece to air its 1,000th episode in 80 countries
Cartoon series, starring Monkey D Luffy, started life as a manga in 1997 and is a record seller as a comic boo…
- Japan, Angela Merkel, Politics, Boris Johnson, Europe, South and Central Asia, Afghanistan, US foreign policy, US news, World news, Germany, G7, Justin Trudeau, France, UK news, Italy, Emmanuel Macron, Mario Draghi
Afghanistan: what does each nation hope to get out of the G7 meeting?
Analysis: Tuesday’s meeting called by Boris Johnson may include postmortem on Joe Biden’s handling of crisisTh…
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Macron to raise issue of Frenchman on hunger strike in Tokyo over access to his children
French president’s visit to Japan for Tokyo Games is overshadowed by Vincent Fichot’s protestEmmanuel Macron w…
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Martin Rowson on world leaders at G7 – cartoon
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- Japan, Environment, Europe, Animal welfare, Animals, World news, Asia Pacific, France, Americas, Japanese food and drink, Food
Protests at ‘inhumane’ export of live horses to Japan for food
Activists seek ban on flying horses to Japan with thousands sent every year from Canada and FranceTens of thou…
- Japan, Singapore, Coronavirus, Health, World news, Germany, Vaccines and immunisation, France, South Korea, Israel
Fear of missing out boosting global acceptance of Covid jab, survey suggests
International study finds change in attitudes possibly driven by anticipated regret of not having vaccineCoron…
- Japan, Brazil, Sweden, Europe, Africa, South and Central Asia, Coronavirus, US news, World news, Germany, Asia Pacific, China, France, Spain, Italy, India, Americas, Taiwan
From lockdowns to pool parties: how Covid rules vary around the world
Countries have adopted different rules on business activity, education, socialising and travelCurfews and lock…
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Global report: South Korea at Covid ‘crossroads’ as global concern mounts over variants
Norway extends UK travel ban; Japan refuses arrivals from South Africa; Turkey requires all arrivals to provid…
- Japan, Europe, Infectious diseases, Coronavirus, World news, Medical research, Asia Pacific, France, South Korea, Middle East and North Africa, Science
France to ease Covid rules as Asian countries consider stricter measures
Macron set to announce path out of lockdown, as Japan and South Korea react to rise in casesCoronavirus – late…
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Kenzo Takada obituary
Japanese designer at the forefront of 1970s fashion whose blend of east and west created an internationally su…
- Japan, Europe, Australia news, Infectious diseases, Coronavirus outbreak, World news, France, UK news, South Korea, Science
Coronavirus live news: concern over case clusters at French schools and universities; Melbourne lifts curfew
Le Monde reports 32% of outbreaks in France found in schools or universities; Victoria ends curfewRegular ‘cir…
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Coronavirus live news: India adds nearly 2m cases in August, France cases rise 50% in one month
India’s economy shrinks nearly 24%; Hong Kong launches mass testing; WHO says states can’t ‘pretend pandemic i…
- Japan, Australia news, US news, World news, Asia Pacific, France, South Korea, Middle East and North Africa
Coronavirus live news: face masks to be mandatory across Paris as R number rises to 1.4 in France
Measure brought in to curb surging coronavirus infections in French capital; Europe sees increase in infection…
- Japan, Australia news, Coronavirus outbreak, France, Spain, Italy, South Korea, Trump administration
Coronavirus live news: Russia to start vaccine trials on 40,000 people; Europe reporting 26,000 new cases a day
Russia to start mass testing of vaccine next week; WHO warns about high average of new cases in Europe; Africa…
- Japan, Singapore, Australia news, US news, Coronavirus outbreak, World news, New Zealand, China, France, Italy
Global report: Japan hit by biggest GDP fall in 40 years, Australia suffers deadliest day
New Zealand postpones general election; US coronavirus death toll passes 170,000; Italy closes nightclubs for …
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Coronavirus live news: France cases rise by 54% in a week; Germany labels three Spanish regions high-risk
France confirms ‘marked increase’ in cases; Vietnam records first Covid-19 death; Tokyo sees new daily record …