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January 13, 2025

Record 50 Japanese firms hit with activist shareholder proposals
TOKYO — Activist investors have targeted at least 50 Japanese companies with shareholder proposals so far in 2025, a record high for this point in the year, amid a wider push for corporate reforms. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking compiled this tally from convocation notices issued by companies that close their fiscal years in March.…
Inside Rwanda’s Covert War in Eastern Congo
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Hidden Invasion: Inside Rwanda’s covert war in eastern Congo 09:18 UP NEXT These moms use blogs to fight back against church abuse 04:46 The Children’s Pastor: The 40-year mission to stop a preacher accused of raping children 42:24…
Japan’s SBI invests $50m in US stablecoin issuer Circle
TOKYO — Japanese financial services group SBI Holdings is investing around $50 million in Circle Internet Group, issuer of the dollar-backed USDC stablecoin, in hopes of helping the virtual currency find a wider audience in Japan. On Friday U.S. time, SBI will buy about 5% of the 34 million shares Circle issued in an initial…
Carlos Alcaraz reaches French Open final after Lorenzo Musetti retires with injury
PARIS — Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz reached the French Open final on Friday after Lorenzo Musetti retired from their semifinal early in the fourth set. Alcaraz was leading 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-0, 2-0 when the eighth-seeded Italian had to stop playing on Court Philippe-Chatrier. “It’s not great to win a match like this. Lorenzo is…
Hidden invasion: Rwanda's covert war in the Congo
Rwanda and Congo war: Rwanda covert battles amid Trump’s push for peace
Vietnam scraps two-child policy as Southeast Asia births drop
BANGKOK/HANOI/SINGAPORE — Southeast Asian countries are scrambling to tackle falling birth rates, with Vietnam abolishing its two-child policy this week to take on an issue also plaguing neighbors Thailand and Singapore. Although Vietnam’s total population is still rising, some say its period of abundant labor driving economic growth will end by 2040. This March, the…
Former Minister Abbas Afridi dies from gas explosion injuries
Former Minister Abbas Afridi dies from gas explosion injuries PESHAWAR: A gas explosion at his residence in the Azam area of Kohat district fatally injured former federal minister Abbas Afridi, who passed away on Friday. Police and family sources said the blast severely injured Afridi on Thursday. He was receiving treatment at a hospital, where…
Trump ‘not interested’ in a make-up call with Musk, White House official says
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., called Elon Musk’s X posts yesterday “surprising and disappointing” during an appearance on CNBC this morning. In reaction to Musk’s criticism of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” Johnson said, “I don’t argue with him about how to build rockets, and I wish he wouldn’t argue with me about how to…