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FIFA wants global standard for punishing racist abuse and urges players to use crossed hands sign
GENEVA (AP) — FIFA wants all 211 national federations to make racist abuse a disciplinary offense, and designate a crossed hands gesture by victims to alert referees to abuse. Soccer's world body on Thursday detailed the tougher and more unified approach it wants to take to tackle...
Japanese automaker Honda revs up on EVs, aiming for lucrative US, China markets
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Honda reaffirmed its commitment to electric vehicles Thursday, saying it will invest 10 trillion yen ($65 billion) through fiscal 2031 to deliver EV models around the world, including the U.S. and China. “Honda has not changed its belief that EVs...
Simone Biles is stepping into the Olympic spotlight again. She is better prepared for the pressure
SPRING, Texas (AP) — Simone Biles is not “cured.” Let's start there. A cure implies finality. An ultimate and decisive victory. If the gymnastics superstar has learned anything in the three years since those strange, uncertain days in Tokyo when she put her...
Stock market today: Asian shares advance after another round of Wall St records
Asian shares advanced on Thursday after U.S. stocks rallied to records on hopes that inflation is heading back in the right direction. The optimism came from a report showing U.S. consumers had to pay prices for gasoline, car insurance and everything else in April that were 3.4%...
'Deeply concerned' with China doping allegations, US drug czar sends letter to anti-doping agency
The U.S. drug czar sent a pointed letter to world anti-doping officials, saying leaders in governments across the globe “remain deeply concerned” about the response to allegations of Chinese doping before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Rahul Gupta, who holds a position on the World...
Sony: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot
TOKYO (AP) — TOKYO (AP) — Sony Corp. (SONY) on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $1.27 billion. On a per-share basis, the Tokyo-based company said it had profit of $1.04. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three...
Japan defense chief urges higher security after drone video of warship posted on China social media
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s defense chief Friday called for the bolstering of its anti-drone capability after a drone footage posted on Chinese social media showed a Japanese aircraft carrier docked at a restricted navy port west of Tokyo. Defense Minister Minoru Kihara called it a serious security...
South Korea stresses need for fair treatment for Line chat app operator Naver
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea vowed Friday to protect its companies operating in other markets after Japanese regulators told LY Corp., which runs the popular chat app Line, to reduce its dependence on Naver, the Korean partner in the venture. Friction over Naver’s 50%...
Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Wall St rally takes S&P 500 near record
TOKYO (AP) — Stocks in Asia were mixed Friday after a rally on Wall Street that pulled the S&P 500 back within 1% of its record. Benchmarks fell in Tokyo, Sydney and Seoul but rose in China, where investors were focused on the release of April inflation figures. ...
Japan proposes expanding commercial whaling to fin whales, a larger species than the 3 allowed now
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Fisheries Agency has proposed expanding commercial whaling along the country’s coast to fin whales, a larger species than the three currently permitted. The proposal comes five years after Japan resumed commercial whaling within its exclusive economic zone...
