False GPS signal surge makes life hard for pilots
https://japantoday.com/category/world/false-gps-signal-surge-makes-life-hard-for-pilots
March 10, 2024, 5:35 AM
False GPS signals that deceive on-board plane systems and complicate the work of airline pilots are surging near conflict zones, industry employees and officials told AFP.
A ground…
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Djokovic wins in return to Indian Wells after 5-year absence; Gauff, Osaka advance
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/coco-gauff-rallies-just-in-time-advances-in-third-set-tiebreaker-at-indian-wells
March 10, 2024, 2:34 AM
Novak Djokovic made a winning return to the desert, beating Aleksandar Vukic 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 on Saturday in his first match at the BNP Paribas Open in five…
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Another top donor says it will resume funding U.N. agency for Palestinians as Gaza hunger grows
https://japantoday.com/category/world/another-top-donor-says-it-will-resume-funding-the-un-agency-for-palestinians-as-gaza-hunger-grows
March 10, 2024, 2:54 AM
Another top donor to the U.N. agency aiding Palestinians said Saturday that it would resume funding, weeks after more than a dozen countries halted hundreds of millions of…
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Ireland's Six Nations title bid delayed after losing to England
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ireland%27s-six-nations-title-bid-delayed-after-losing-to-england
March 9, 2024, 8:37 PM
England beat Ireland 23-22 with a last-gasp drop goal by Marcus Smith at Twickenham and blew open the Six Nations on Saturday.
Ireland, rattled by an inspired England,…
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Spain's prime minister says he will propose that parliament recognizes a Palestinian state
https://japantoday.com/category/world/spain%27s-prime-minister-says-he-will-propose-that-parliament-recognizes-a-palestinian-state
March 9, 2024, 8:44 PM
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Saturday that he will propose that Spain's parliament recognizes a Palestinian state.
“I will propose granting Spain’s recognition to the Palestinian state,”…
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Verstappen cruises to victory at Saudi Arabian GP to extend dominant start to F1 title defense
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/max-verstappen-cruises-to-victory-at-saudi-arabian-gp-to-extend-dominant-start-to-f1-title-defense
March 9, 2024, 8:37 PM
Max Verstappen stayed firmly on course for another season of dominance in Formula 1 on Saturday by winning the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Even after just two races,…
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Gunmen kidnap 15 children in yet another school abduction in northern Nigeria
https://japantoday.com/category/world/gunmen-kidnap-15-children-in-yet-another-school-abduction-in-northern-nigeria
March 9, 2024, 8:44 PM
Armed men broke into a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria early Saturday and seized 15 children as they slept, police told The Associated Press, about 48 hours after…
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El Salvador extends anti-gang emergency decree for 24th time
https://japantoday.com/category/world/el-salvador-extends-anti-gang-emergency-decree-for-24th-time.-it%27s-now-been-in-effect-for-two-years
March 9, 2024, 8:44 PM
El Salvador’s lawmakers have granted a request by President Nayib Bukele for the 24th consecutive one-month extension of an anti-gang emergency decree.
The vote by congress late Friday…
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Biden signs package of spending bills passed by Congress just hours before shutdown deadline
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-signs-a-package-of-spending-bills-passed-by-congress-just-hours-before-a-shutdown-deadline
March 10, 2024, 2:36 AM
President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a $460 billion package of spending bills approved by the Senate in time to avoid a shutdown of many key federal agencies.…
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Havertz takes Arsenal to top of Premier League; Man Utd beat Everton
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/man-utd-sink-everton-to-boost-top-four-bid-arsenal-eye-pole-position
March 9, 2024, 8:36 PM
Arsenal needed Kai Havertz's late winner to go top of the Premier League by beating Brentford 2-1 on Saturday as Manchester United kept alive their faint hopes of…
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Italy wins a Six Nations home match after 11 years by upsetting Scotland
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/italy-wins-a-six-nations-home-match-after-11-years-by-upsetting-scotland
March 9, 2024, 8:37 PM
Italy won a Six Nations match at home for the first time in 11 years after overcoming Scotland 31-29 at a sold-out Stadio Olimpico on Saturday.
The win…
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To avoid strikes at Paris Olympics, French government to pay bonuses to civil servants
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/to-avoid-strikes-at-paris-olympics-french-government-to-pay-bonuses-to-civil-servants
March 9, 2024, 8:37 PM
The French government will offer bonuses to civil servants deployed across the capital during the Olympic and Paralympic Games in a bid to avoid strikes during the events…
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Gangs attack police stations in Haiti as Caribbean leaders call emergency meeting Monday
https://japantoday.com/category/world/caribbean-leaders-call-a-emergency-meeting-monday-on-haiti-calling-the-situation-there-%27dire%27
March 9, 2024, 8:45 PM
Police and palace guards worked Saturday to retake some streets in Haiti’s capital after gangs launched massive attacks on at least three police stations.
Guards from the National…
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Irish prime minister concedes defeat in vote over constitutional amendments about family and women
https://japantoday.com/category/world/irish-prime-minister-concedes-defeat-in-vote-over-constitutional-amendments-about-family-and-women
March 9, 2024, 8:44 PM
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar conceded defeat Saturday as two constitutional amendments he supported that would have broadened the definition of family and removed language about a woman’s…
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NATO's biggest drills since Cold War send signal to Russia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/a-french-frigate-%27destroys%27-a-german-sub-in-norway%27s-waters-in-nato%27s-biggest-drills-since-cold-war
March 10, 2024, 2:54 AM
Large NATO drills in the frigid fjords of northern Norway may be just war games meant to hone the fighting skills of the newly expanded 32-nation military alliance.…
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2 killed including a 16-year-old in Russian artillery strikes in Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/2-killed-including-a-16-year-old-in-russian-artillery-strikes-in-ukraine
March 10, 2024, 2:54 AM
Ukrainian authorities said two people including a teenage boy were killed Saturday in Russian artillery attacks and Russia reported it had shot down a Ukrainian fighter jet and…
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Winnie the Pooh slasher film 'wins' Razzies
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/winnie-the-pooh-slasher-film-%27wins%27-razzies
March 9, 2024, 8:46 PM
An ultra-low-budget horror film in which Winnie the Pooh and Piglet go on a brutal killing spree has been named the year's worst movie by the Razzie Awards.…
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J1 debutants Machida see off Kashima for 1st home win
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/update1-football-j1-debutants-machida-see-off-kashima-for-1st-home-win
March 9, 2024, 8:37 PM
J.League first-division debutants Machida Zelvia continued their excellent start to the season, beating Kashima Antlers 1-0 for their first home J1 win Saturday.
Attacker Yu Hirakawa's 13th-minute winner…
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China nuclear plants released tritium above Fukushima level in 2022, document shows
https://japantoday.com/category/national/china%27s-nuclear-plants-released-tritium-above-fukushima-level-in-2022
March 9, 2024, 8:49 PM
Chinese nuclear power plants released wastewater containing tritium in 2022 at levels up to nine times higher than the amount expected to be found in the planned annual…
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Rocket launch by private Japanese firm Space One postponed
https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-rocket-launch-by-private-japanese-firm-space-one-postponed
March 9, 2024, 8:47 PM
Private Japanese rocket launch company Space One Co. has postponed the launch of its small rocket scheduled for Saturday due to a ship entering the downrange hazard area.…
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Tarako, voice of popular anime girl Maruko, dies at 63
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/tarako-voice-of-popular-anime-girl-maruko-dies-at-63
March 9, 2024, 7:02 AM
Tarako, who lent her husky voice to the main character of the long-running anime series "Chibi Maruko-chan," has died, her agency said Saturday. She was 63.
Tarako, whose…
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China consumer prices rise in February for first time in six months
https://japantoday.com/category/business/china-consumer-prices-rise-in-february-for-first-time-in-six-months
March 9, 2024, 8:45 PM
Chinese consumer prices rose in February for the first time since August, data showed Saturday, bucking a months-long stretch of deflation that compounded the country's myriad economic woes.…
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Truck driver arrested over fatal hit-and-run of 23-month-old boy in Saitama Prefecture
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/truck-driver-arrested-over-fatal-hit-and-run-of-23-month-old-boy-in-saitama-prefecture
March 9, 2024, 7:03 AM
Police in Higashimatsuyama, Saitama Prefecture, have arrested a 58-year-old man on suspicion of dangerous driving resulting in death after the truck he was driving fatally struck a 23-month-old…
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Woman robbed as she returns home in Sapporo
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/woman-robbed-as-she-returns-home-in-sapporo
March 9, 2024, 8:52 PM
Police in Sapporo, Hokkaido, are looking for a man who robbed a woman as she arrived home at her apartment on Friday night.
According to police, the incident…
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One for the birds
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/one-for-the-birds
March 9, 2024, 8:38 PM
A white-eye bird perches on a branch of an early-flowering okanzakura cherry blossom tree at Ueno Park in Tokyo on Saturday.
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Australia's southeast sweats in early autumn heatwave
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia%27s-southeast-sweats-in-heatwave-lifting-bushfire-risk2
March 9, 2024, 3:05 AM
Large swaths of Australia on Saturday sweated through severe heatwave conditions that lifted bushfire risk in the country's southeast.
The nation's weather forecaster on Saturday had heatwave alerts…
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Frustrated Murray bored with repeated retirement questions
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/frustrated-murray-bored-with-repeated-retirement-questions
March 9, 2024, 1:51 AM
Andy Murray has expressed frustration at repeatedly being asked about a possible retirement after laying out his end-of-career master plan only weeks ago.
The 36-year-old former number one…
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Sinner, Swiatek steam into second round at Indian Wells
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/sinner-swiatek-steam-into-second-round-at-indian-wells
March 9, 2024, 1:52 AM
Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek led the charge into the third round of the ATP-WTA Indian Wells Masters with identical runaway wins on Friday.
Both of the reigning…
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Sam Altman returns to OpenAI board months after crisis
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/sam-altman-returns-to-openai-board-months-after-crisis
March 9, 2024, 8:42 PM
CEO Sam Altman will return to the board of OpenAI, the company said on Friday, just months after a boardroom dustup that saw him fired and rehired by…
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Flurry of moves by Stanley Cup contenders at NHL trade deadline leaves no clear-cut favorites
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/flurry-of-moves-by-stanley-cup-contenders-at-nhl-trade-deadline-leaves-no-clear-cut-favorites
March 9, 2024, 2:06 AM
Florida got Vladimir Tarasenko, so the New York Rangers traded for Alexander Wennberg and Jack Roslovic and Carolina went out and got Jake Guentzel and Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Colorado…
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