TOKYO (Reuters) - Record rainfall on Saturday hit central Japan's Noto region, which was devastated by a major earthquake in January, prompting evacuation orders for tens of thousands of residents and causing a power outage for more than 5,000 households.
In Wajima city, two people were missing, and calls for rescue were swamping the local fire department, public broadcaster NHK reported.
Hourly rainfall came to a record 121mm (4.8... (continue reading...)
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China could issue ultra-long-term treasury bonds within two years to generate at least 10 trillion yuan ($1.4 trillion) worth of stimulus to the economy, a former central bank adviser said on Saturday, according to state media.
China should introduce a basket of measures, focusing on enhancing social protections, buying unsold apartments for affordable housing and speeding up urban construction, Liu Shijin, former vice president... (continue reading...)
(Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah said early on Saturday that Ahmed Wahbi, a top commander who oversaw the military operations of the Radwan special forces during the Gaza war until early 2024, was killed in an Israel strike on Beirut suburbs on Friday.
(Reporting by Hatem Maher and Adam Makary; Editing by William Mallard)
JAKARTA (Reuters) -New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed more than 19 months after being kidnapped by armed separatists in Indonesia's Papua, authorities said on Saturday.
Mehrtens was freed and picked up by a joint team in the Nduga area and was undergoing health check-ups and a psychological examination in Timika regency, the Indonesian police said in a statement.
Indonesia's Metro TV showed him tearfully speaking to his family... (continue reading...)
By Jason Lange
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kamala Harris' election campaign spent nearly three times as much money as her rival Donald Trump did in August, pressing the Democrat's financial advantage ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election, according to financial disclosures filed on Friday.
The two campaigns are entering the final stretch of an extremely tight presidential contest. Harris, the U.S. Vice President who launched her campaign... (continue reading...)
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