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TOKYO, Oct 4, 2022 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group companies - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd. (MHI Thermal Systems) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries...

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Gradiant, Global Water Solutions Provider, Expands Australia Presence and Capabilities

acnOctober 4, 2022

New Offices in Adelaide and Perth, and ISO Certification Australia-WideSYDNEY, AU, Oct 4, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Gradiant, a leading global water solutions provider, announced new milestones...

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Rinnai and Toyota Start Exploring Hydrogen-Powered Cooking Methods

jcnOctober 4, 2022

TOKYO, Oct 4, 2022 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Rinnai Corporation (Rinnai) and TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (Toyota), together with Woven Planet Holdings, Inc. (Woven Planet), have initiated collaborative efforts...

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Equitable, resilient and sustainable food system: Kathmandu Post contributor

adminOctober 4, 2022

KATHMANDU (THE KATHMANDU POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The National Planning Commission is in the process of finalising pathways to transform Nepal towards "an equitable, resilient and sustainable food system" in...

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A more humane drug war: Inquirer

adminOctober 4, 2022

MANILA (PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER) - During his visit to New York late last month, President Marcos Jr. announced that his administration would pursue a "slightly different" approach to the controversial...

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South Asia’s poorest city dwellers bear brunt of worsening floods

adminOctober 4, 2022

KATHMANDU - Each summer, the thousand or so families living in a floodplain informal settlement on the edge of Kathmandu brace themselves for flash flooding as monsoon rains pour in....

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Reunions could be a dream too far for Korean families torn apart by war

adminOctober 4, 2022

SEOUL - Mr Hwang Rae-ha is 80 years old and longs to see his mother again after the Korean war separated them in the 1950s. "I want to see her...

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Australia to stop being a world leader in ‘mammal extinction’

adminOctober 4, 2022

SYDNEY - Australia has revealed a plan to avoid new extinctions in the next decade and protect more than 30 per cent of its land mass, as the government looks...

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North Korea fires missile over Japan, stopping trains and sparking warning message

adminOctober 4, 2022

SEOUL - Nuclear-armed North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years on Tuesday, prompting a warning for residents to take cover and a temporary...

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COP27: UN chief urges countries to prioritize climate action

hk_newsOctober 4, 2022

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to reporters at the UN headquarters in New York, Oct 3, 2022. (XIE E / XINHUA) UNITED NATIONS – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday...

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Nobel medicine prize goes to explorer of ancient DNA

hk_newsOctober 4, 2022

Japan Prize 2020 laureate Swedish geneticist Svante Paabo poses with his trophy during the Japan Prize presentation ceremony in Tokyo, Japan April 13, 2022. Japan Prize this year awarded the...

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State Duma ratifies accession of 4 Ukrainian regions to Russia

hk_newsOctober 4, 2022

In this handout photo released by the State Duma, the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Press Service, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, foreground center, addresses deputies during a session at...

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Neste, Idemitsu Kosan, CHIMEI and Mitsubishi Corporation join forces to create a renewable plastics supply chain

jcnOctober 4, 2022

TOKYO, Oct 3, 2022 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Neste, Idemitsu Kosan, CHIMEI and Mitsubishi Corporation have agreed to build a renewable plastics supply chain utilizing bio-based hydrocarbons (Neste...

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Indonesia stadium stampede: Police chief transferred; 9 cops removed from their posts

adminOctober 4, 2022

MALANG, Indonesia - Dozens of Indonesian police were placed under investigation on Monday over a stampede at a football match that killed at least 125 people, as the authorities sought...

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UK: Truss’s government makes U-turn on tax plan

hk_newsOctober 4, 2022

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng (left) and Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss attend the opening day of the annual Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, central England, on Oct...

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French justice minister faces trial over conflict of interest

hk_newsOctober 4, 2022

French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti arrives at the Elysee Palace for the first cabinet meeting since French President Emmanuel Macron's reelection, May 23, 2022 in Paris. (MICHEL SPINGLER / AP)...

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Chad delays elections by two years

hk_newsOctober 4, 2022

Transition President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno (second left) gestures during the opening ceremony of the national dialogue at the Jan 15 Palace in N'Djamena, on Aug 20, 2022. (AURELIE BAZZARA-KIBANGULA...

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National Archives: Trump staffers not returning White House records

hk_newsOctober 4, 2022

A letter from acting archivist of the United States Debra Steidel Wall to former President Donald Trump's legal team is photographed on Aug 23, 2022. (JON ELSWICK / AP) WASHINGTON...

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North Korea fires missile over Japan, some residents warned to take cover

adminOctober 4, 2022

SEOUL - North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years on Tuesday, prompting a warning for residents to take cover and a temporary suspension...

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North Korea defends Russian annexation of Ukraine land

adminOctober 4, 2022

SEOUL - North Korea voiced support Tuesday for Russia's annexation of areas of Ukraine that its troops occupy, and accused the US and its allies of acting like a gangster...