Japan says in close coordination with US on forex as yen intervention risks mount

By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Top Japanese authorities said on Monday they have been in close coordination ...

Asian shares mostly dip as the yen rises against the U.S. dollar

Asian shares mostly declined Monday, as Japan's benchmark took a tumble after the yen surged against the U.S. dollar. Japan's ...

What is the difference between a republic and a democracy? Facts travellers must know

Travellers encounter political systems through national symbols. A republic lacks a monarch, while a democracy derives power ...
Al Jazeera

UN aid convoy reaches Syria’s Ain al-Arab as truce between army, SDF holds

A United Nations convoy carrying “life-saving” aid has arrived in the Kurdish-majority town of Ain al-Arab in northern Syria ...
Taipei Times

WHO denies ignoring Taiwan, as US criticizes COVID-19 response

US Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Jim O’Neill last week said that the WHO ignored early COVID-19 warnings from ...