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A board member of the Bank of Japan said on Sept. 5 (Thursday) that if companies continue to increase spending and wages, the nation's central bank would keep raising interest rates. "If inflation moves roughly in line with forecasts, and companies continue to boost spending, wages and pass on costs
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Portland’s Record-breaking Heat Accompanies Severe Nationwide Droughts
Scores dead in the Rose City as demand for water and cooling ramps up across US As of press time,...
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UK Bans Largest Crypto Exchange Binance From Engaging in Regulated Activities
Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the financial regulatory body of the UK, has banned cryptocurrency...
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China and Russia Renew ‘Friendship Treaty’ During Second Meeting in Under a Month
In a second meeting in under a month, China and Russia renewed a 20-year-old friendship treaty on Monday...
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China Is Building More Than 100 New Silos for Nuclear Missiles: Experts
China has begun to construct what independent experts believe are more than 100 new silos for intercontinental...
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Canadian Man Arrested for Sneezing During Air Canada Flight
A Canadian man says he was arrested and criminally charged by Toronto Police after returning from vacation...
![Newly promoted Hong Kong government officials Chief Secretary John Lee Ka-chiu, Police Commissioner Raymond Siu Chak-yee, and Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung, attend a press conference with Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, at the Central Government Offices on June 25, 2021 in Hong Kong, China. Beijing confirmed on June 25 a reshuffle of Hong Kong’s top figureheads as the city will continue to install Communist Party rule, including the notorious Article 23, ahead of polls in September and Legislative Council in December.](https://img.visiontimes.com/2021/06/GettyImages-1233640779-768x512.jpg)
Hong Kong Rewards Security Officials With Promotions to Top Positions
Hong Kong’s city government has promoted two security officials who have led the charge on the Beijing-directed...
![A medical worker administers the COVID-19 vaccine to a boy at a healthcare services center in central Israeli city of Modiin on June 22, 2021. Israel's Ministry of Health reported 139 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, raising the total number in the country to 840,079.](https://img.visiontimes.com/2021/06/GettyImages-1233606288-768x464.jpg)
COVID-19 Outbreak in Israel, Fully Vaccinated Individuals Make Up 50% of Infected Adults
The latest wave of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections in Israel has raised concerns, given...
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Slowdown in Earnings, Nike Chief Executive Assures Beijing His Firm Is ‘A Brand of China’
Nike recently held a conference call with Wall Street analysts about the company’s fourth-quarter earnings...
![Flags of Nova Scotia and Canada fly at half-staff outside the Nova Scotia Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) headquarters in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, on April 19, 2020. Chief Medical Officer Richard Strang told the public an ex parte injunction the Province sought against public gatherings and lockdown and mask protests was as much to stop the practice of “deliberately spreading false information” as much as it was about social distancing.](https://img.visiontimes.com/2021/06/GettyImages-1210404352-768x516.jpg)
Preventing Spread of ‘False Information’ Real Reason For Public Gathering Ban, Canadian Official Admits
A Canadian public health officer made the brazen admission during a live-streamed public question and...