TOKYO: Eight people were wounded in a hammer attack at a university in Tokyo on Friday (Jan 10), with a 22-year-old student arrested at the scene, Japanese media said. All those hurt were conscious, according to public broadcaster NHK, which cited police sources as saying that the afternoon attack took place…
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Chukwumerije Okereke, a professor of global climate governance at Britain’s University of Bristol, said the 1.5 degrees Celsius milestone should serve as “a rude awakening to key political actors to get their act together”. “Despite all the warnings that scientists have given, nations … are continuing to fail to live up to their responsibilities,” he told Reuters. Concentrations in the atmosphere of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, reached a fresh high of 422 parts…
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During his five-day visit, Megally said he had toured several notorious detention centres and mass grave sites around Damascus and met with justice and foreign ministry officials. He expressed hope that the new authorities would “recognise the work we’ve been doing is actually of good use for them, both in…
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SEOUL : South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok said on Friday the government will make an all-out effort to stabilise the economy and will monitor financial markets around the clock to act if needed. Choi, speaking at a meeting with the central bank chief and regulators, also said the government…
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