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How ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's funeral may impact Japan's current administration

4:56pm September 27, 2022

by Anthony Kuhn

Japan held a rare state funeral for ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated in July. It could impact on the country's administration, as it grapples with political and economic challenges.

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Akie Abe, wife of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, carries a cinerary urn containing his ashes at his state funeral, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, in Tokyo.

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Japan holds a controversial state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

11:58am September 27, 2022

by Anthony Kuhn

Japan's former leader Shinzo Abe was honored at a rare and divisive state funeral Tuesday that deeply split public opinion and drew angry protests.

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Most Japanese opposed the state funeral for ex-Prime Minister Abe, polls show

5:12am September 27, 2022

A costly state funeral for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated in July, prompted protests in Japan.

In this image made from a video, people conduct search operation in the River Karatoa, where an overcrowded boat overturned in Bangladesh on Sunday.

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At least 41 are dead, scores missing after a boat capsizes in Bangladesh

1:03pm September 26, 2022

by The Associated Press

The boat overturned while carrying about 100 Hindu pilgrims from a temple on the Karatoa River in Panchagarh district in northern Bangladesh.

Residents pass by a flooded road from Typhoon Noru in San Miguel town, Bulacan province, Philippines. Typhoon Noru blew out of the northern Philippines on Monday, leaving some people dead, causing floods and power outages and forcing officials to suspend classes and government work in the capital and outlying provinces.

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Typhoon Noru leaves 6 rescuers dead in the northern Philippines

5:15am September 26, 2022

by The Associated Press

Typhoon Noru blew out of the northern Philippines on Monday, leaving five rescuers dead, causing floods and power outages and forcing officials to suspend classes and government work.

People watch a news program showing a file image of a missile launch by North Korea at the Seoul Railway Station on Sunday. South Korea has accused its neighbor of raising tensions in the region after firing a ballistic missile toward the sea.

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North Korea fires a missile as U.S. and South Korea get ready for military exercises

9:57am September 25, 2022

by The Associated Press

South Korea called an emergency National Security Council meeting where members denounced the launch as a clear violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

Residents of the Tondo district in Manila carry their children as they evacuate to safer grounds on Sunday before Typhoon Noru arrives in the Philippines.

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Thousands in the Philippines are evacuating from the capital ahead of Typhoon Noru

9:49am September 25, 2022

by The Associated Press

A powerful typhoon shifted and abruptly gained strength Sunday as it blew closer to the northeastern Philippines, prompting evacuations from high-risk villages and the capital.

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The Iranian government plans to use military force on protestors

9:21am September 24, 2022

Protests spread across Iran this past week after a young woman died in the custody of the so-called morality police. The government is planning to use the military to control the protests.

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Pakistan is still reeling from unprecedented floods that caused widespread destruction

7:58am September 24, 2022

In southern Pakistan, this year's unprecedented floods have left people homeless, sick and struggling. A lake 70 miles wide has submerged entire villages.

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Japan's treatment of Ukrainians contrasts with its prior refugee policy

4:59am September 23, 2022

by Anthony Kuhn

Japan has taken in hundreds of Ukrainians fleeing Russia. Japan's embrace of the Ukrainians contrasts with the less than 1% of refugees from other nations that Tokyo has recently accepted.