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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
![A sign for Starbucks is seen on a street in New York City, on May 11, 2018. Northern Territory of Australia man, Hayden Williams, was arrested by police for drinking coffee in public on the way back to his car amid a lockdown.](https://img.visiontimes.com/2021/07/GettyImages-957436878-768x512.jpg)
Australian Man Fined $5,000 for Drinking Coffee in Public Without a Mask
An Australian man in the Northern Territory state was shadowed and harassed by police for drinking coffee...
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Amazon and Google Pressured to Win the War Against Fake Reviews
Amazon and Google are being investigated by the UK-based Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) due...
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International Speculation Over North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un’s Weight Loss
In a bid to garner domestic support, state media drew attention to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s...
![An inmate receives a dose of the Sinopharm Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at Chonburi Central Prison on June 25, 2021.](https://img.visiontimes.com/2021/07/GettyImages-1233642224-768x512.jpg)
Chinese COVID-19 Vaccine Found Forming Lumps in Thailand, Distrust Grows Worldwide
Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning about lumps forming in certain doses of...
![Protesters gather with placards outside Downing Street as they demonstrate against government lockdown restrictions, 5G and covid-19 vaccinations in central London on June 14, 2021.](https://img.visiontimes.com/2021/07/GettyImages-1233451653-768x512.jpg)
UK Government Criticized for Exempting Elite Businessmen From COVID-19 Quarantine
The British government recently announced that it would exempt business elites from Coronavirus Disease...
![A vaccination depot at Donald Berman Maimonides Geriatric Center in Montreal, Quebec on December 14, 2020. Canada’s first vaccine recipient, Gisele Levesque, 89, has passed away. Public health officials say the cause of death was natural causes unrelated to COVID-19.](https://img.visiontimes.com/2021/07/GettyImages-1230126253-768x512.jpg)
Canada’s First Vaccine Recipient Dies
A Quebec woman who made headlines after being the first person in Canada to accept an inoculation for...
![Security personnel stand guard outside the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan as members of the World Health Organization (WHO) team investigating the origins of the COVID-19 coronavirus make a visit to the institute in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on February 3, 2021.](https://img.visiontimes.com/2021/07/GettyImages-1230938483-768x511.jpg)
Chinese Scientists Discussed Weaponizing Coronaviruses, Accidental Mistakes in Labs
Sharri Markson is an Australian journalist covering the COVID-19 pandemic. In a recent interview with...
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Millions Affected by Seasonal Floods in China as Nation Faces Water Insecurity
Floods in China’s south have displaced more than 2.6 million people and wrought hundreds of millions...
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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,...