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Compared to its G-7 peers, Japan’s emissions-cutting trajectory strays the furthest from its net-zero goals.

A human head was found in the suspects' home.

Heavy rain expected across mountainous northern provinces in coming days, with landslides highly likely.

A 2019 government report estimated that about 1.27 million small business owners would be 70 or older by 2025 and have no successors.

The mother said the babysitter was engaged to care for her child a few months ago.

Officials cited safety concerns and the need to make preparations for the coming storm.

Among the most widely believed explanations is that the military was linked to the killings to cause instability.

The reports come amid heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula as a US sub entered a naval base in Jeju.

Chinese state media said top legislature will meet on Tuesday to review 'a decision on official appointment and removal'.

Analysts say young voters, especially, have huge expectations for reform from prime minister-in-waiting Hun Manet.

North Korea, which usually comments when US nationals are detained, has remained silent about Pte King.

Taming inflation takes center stage in Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's second State of the Nation Address.

Meeting headed by President Xi Jinping sought to expand domestic consumption and recalibrate property policies.

There has been an increase in the number of hotspots, mostly in Kalimantan on Borneo island.

Mr John Lee arrived here on Sunday for a three-day visit, the first stop of his week-long Asean trip.

A man in his early 20s was bitten while enjoying a morning surf near a beach south of Perth.

Buyers paid 200 million rupiah (S$17,700) for a kidney.

Prof Yunus has fallen out with PM Sheikh Hasina, who has said he is “sucking blood” from the poor.

The embassy will serve as a focal point to expand bilateral cooperation in areas such as trade and investment, tourism, defence and others.

The whale was initially sighted in mid-July and seemed to have disappeared for a week.