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Japan plans stricter terms for visas to foreign entrepreneurs
Reuters, Published on 26/08/2025
» TOKYO — Japan plans tougher requirements for visas to foreign entrepreneurs, with a six-fold increase in minimum capital to ¥30 million (US$204,000) and full-time employment of at least one person in the country, a ministerial document showed on Tuesday.
Ohio abortion vote this week may ripple to 2024 US election
AFP, Published on 06/11/2023
» COLUMBUS - As the clock ticks down on a high-stakes vote in the US state of Ohio, activists are out in force urging voters to decide whether to explicitly enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution.
Finland gears up for historic NATO decision
AFP, Published on 10/04/2022
» HELSINKI: Finland is preparing for a potentially historic decision "before midsummer" on whether to apply to join NATO as a deterrent against Russian aggression.
Arizona county says Cyber Ninjas election review shows Biden win
AFP, Published on 24/09/2021
» WASHINGTON - Arizona's most populous county has confirmed that a draft report of a partisan audit of its vote count in the 2020 presidential election declares Joe Biden as the winner.
Year of athlete activist as sport embraces protests
AFP, Published on 18/12/2020
» LOS ANGELES - A wave of activism swept across the sporting world in 2020 as a new generation of increasingly confident athletes found their voices to champion social justice initiatives on an unprecedented scale.
NFL's Redskins to review name after sponsor threat
AFP, Published on 04/07/2020
» WASHINGTON - The Washington Redskins have launched a "thorough review" of the team's name, the NFL franchise said Friday, as sponsors stepped up pressure to scrap the moniker long criticized as racist.
Rallies, live cheering and music banned in Singapore’s next elections
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/06/2020
» It’s going to be a very different election season for Singapore this time around.
Hong Kong seethes 1 year on, but protesters on back foot
AFP, Published on 09/06/2020
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong on Tuesday marks a year since pro-democracy protests erupted, as mass arrests, coronavirus bans on gatherings and a looming national security law keep a lid on any return to city-wide unrest.
Boris Johnson's former rival seeks Londoners' votes
AFP, Published on 06/03/2020
» LONDON: Two decades ago, Rory Stewart walked across Afghanistan, staying with locals along the way. Now he is deploying the same approach to his bid to become mayor of London.
All at stake as New Hampshire votes in Democratic primary
AFP, Published on 11/02/2020
» DURHAM, US: - US Democrats braced for a volatile, consequential primary on Tuesday in New Hampshire as leftist Bernie Sanders and youthful challenger Pete Buttigieg fight for pole position in the race for who faces Donald Trump in November's presidential election.