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GROWTH BUTTONOn the economy, Takaichi insisted that her fiscal policies will not be “reckless”, as investors worry that her efforts to boost growth and help consumers with inflation will swell Japan’s debts.”We are not going to pursue a reckless fiscal policy that would undermine the market’s confidence,” Takaichi told parliament, undertaking to reduce Japan’s ratio of debt to gross domestic product.”I will keep hitting that growth switch – again and again and again – pushing it as much as I possibly can,” she said.She pledged to promote domestic investment in “risk management” areas such as energy, health, infrastructure and cybersecurity.In…

Listen to this article | 5 minsinfoIt is no longer possible to interpret the Yemeni landscape solely through the lens of politics. The developments witnessed in the southern Yemeni governorates under government control in recent months clearly indicate that security and military affairs have become the decisive factor in determining the course of power on the ground. Any governmental or political arrangements will be unsustainable unless the issue of security control and the unification of military command are resolved.Nor can the escalating Saudi–Emirati rift between two allies who have militarily, politically and economically shaped southern Yemen in recent years be overlooked, given…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! United States ski jumper Ben Loomis luckily avoided what could’ve been a disaster at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games on Thursday after being struck by a leaf blower on his attempted jump. Loomis was a part of the Nordic combined team sprint on Thursday, where he was going down the track to attempt his big jump when he was struck by one of the leaf blowers on the side of the track. Workers at the Olympics are stationed alongside the track to blow off excess snow, ensuring that the participants have a clean jump…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! At least six victims have been identified in the tragic avalanche incident on Tuesday that killed up to nine people in Sierra Nevada, near Lake Tahoe, California.Six of the victims were among a group of outdoor-loving mothers who regularly traveled together. A joint statement from the affected families identified the women as Kate Vitt, Carrie Atkin, Danielle Keatley, Kate Morse, and sisters Caroline Sekar and Liz Clabaugh.”We are devastated beyond words,” the families said in the statement. “Our focus right now is supporting our children through this incredible tragedy and honoring the…

The women’s winter warming shelter on Avenue C that opened late last year may see a new location. Concerns about the close proximity to the Salvation Army Men’s Emergency Shelter have kept the city looking for another location, worried about the congregation of people.A new location, 130 Idylwyld Drive North, has been proposed to city council as a new drop-in centre.“It has been a challenge over the years to find locations. The city only really got into this in the last few years,” said Lesley Anderson, director of planning development for the City of Saskatoon.“And these types of facilities do…

She is one of Australian sport and world football’s best young phenomenons, poised to one day take over from Sam Kerr as the face of the Matildas — and in great news for local fans, Mary Fowler is Perth-bound.And despite a serious knee injury threatening her involvement in the Women’s Asian Cup, Fowler has revealed to The West Australian she has full faith in her body as she seeks to help the Matildas claim continental glory.Fowler was one of the breakout stars of the 2023 Women’s World Cup, helping capture the nation’s imagination during the Matildas’ run to the semifinals…

Another Indian company that drew attention with product debuts this week include the Bengaluru-based Gnani.ai, which introduced its Vachana speech models at the summit.Trained on more than a million hours of audio, Vachana models generate natural-sounding voices in Indian languages that can process customer interactions and allow people to interact with digital services out loud.Job disruption and redundancies, including in India’s huge call centre industry, have been one key focus of discussions at the Delhi summit.BIGGEST MARKET The government-supported BharatGen initiative, led by a group based at a university in Mumbai, also released a new multilingual AI model this week.So-called sovereign…

The attack comes as the UN releases a report which found that RSF actions have hallmarks of genocide in el-Fasher.Listen to this article | 4 minsinfoAt least three aid workers have been killed and four others wounded in a drone attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on an aid convoy in Sudan’s South Kordofan state, according to the Sudan Doctors Network, in the latest carnage against civilians caught up in the nation’s brutal civil war.The convoy of trucks carrying food and humanitarian supplies was targeted by the RSF, and its ally, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement–North, while travelling through the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration has repeatedly assigned additional job roles to Cabinet members and other officials, and one of his top health officials is the latest to begin pulling double duty for the president. On Wednesday, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya became the latest Trump official assigned an additional role. The NIH chief and staunch COVID contrarian will temporarily run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) until a new permanent director is appointed by President Donald Trump and subsequently confirmed by the Senate, while continuing to lead the NIH.Bhattacharya’s…