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21 Sept

North Korean Hackers Infect 30,000 PCs, Steal $10,700,000 in Crypto Through Fake IT Jobs: FBI

A North Korean state-sponsored group known as WaterPlum is targeting IT professionals worldwide with fake job offers that deliver malware to steal cryptocurrency and financial data.

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Thirteen-year-old Yu Zidi wins three swimming golds at Asian Games

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Typhoon Dujuan causes deaths, flooding and landslides in Japan

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Typhoon Dujuan brings heavy rain to Japan as evacuations are urged

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Japan contributes USD 1 million to support WFP’s emergency flood response in Nepal | World Food Programme

Countries: Nepal, Japan Source: World Food Programme The Government of Japan contributed an emergency grant of USD 1 million to support emergency food assistance for communities affected by recent devastating flash floods in Nepal through the World Food Programme (WFP). The timely allocation of this funding enables WFP to deliver immediate critical assistance to affected populations in Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading, and to continue to provide logistics support to the government-led humanitarian response. “Japan has long been a trusted partner of Nepal and a strong supporter of humanitarian action around the world,” said H.E. Mr. MAEDA Toru, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal. “Through this contribution, we aim to support timely and coordinated assistance to people affected by the recent emergency and help communities begin their recovery.” “On behalf of WFP, I extend our sincere gratitude to the Government and people of Japan for their timely and generous support,” said Riaz Lodhi, WFP Nepal Country Director and Representative. “This contribution is strengthening our collective efforts to reach affected families with life-saving assistance and helps ensure relief reaches those who need it most.” With support from donors including the Government of Japan, WFP immediately provided emergency rations of ready-to-eat food followed by distributions of a two-week supply of in-kind assistance - consisting of fortified rice, lentils, vegetable oil and iodized salt - to more than 15,000 people. Moving forward, WFP will provide cash transfers to communities with functioning markets and food rations will continue to be distributed to communities cut off from markets due to flooded roads or washed-out bridges. Using trucks, helicopters and humanitarian cargo drones, WFP remains committed to reaching every flood-affected community, no matter how remote or difficult to access they may be. WFP is also supporting the Government of Nepal’s logistics and emergency response operations by facilitating the reception, storage and dispatch of humanitarian relief supplies via the Kathmandu Humanitarian Staging Area and the newly established Nuwakot Common Humanitarian Office and storage facilities in Bidur. This funding contributes to a coordinated humanitarian response led by the Government of Nepal, working alongside national and international partners to meet urgent needs and support recovery efforts. # # # The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of weather extremes. Follow on X, formerly Twitter: @wfp_media @WFP_Nepal and Facebook, @WFPinNepal Follow on Facebook: facebook.com/JPNInNepal/

ReliefWebReliefWeb•World Food Programme6h ago

Agassi tells Raducanu not to judge effort by results in comeback journey

Andre Agassi advised former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu to avoid judging ‌her effort by her results and be comfortable with herself, after she said his autobiography inspired her attempts to shake off a five-year performance slump in the majors. Eight-times ⁠Grand Slam winner Agassi endured a four-year barren spell between winning the 1995 Australian Open and 1999 French Open, during ‌which his ranking fell to 141st in the world. The American wrote about his battle ‌to regain his form in his ‌autobiography in 2009. Briton Raducanu, 23, has ‌not reached the ‌last eight of a major since her shock 2021 U.S. Open triumph. "I ‌would encourage her to focus on ⁠being the best of herself on a daily basis, but don't judge that by results ⁠or thinking ⁠that somehow you have to be 100%," Agassi told the BBC on Wednesday. "You have to ⁠learn to be 100% of whatever percent you're at (and) be comfortable in your own identity inside of that, not what people say." Japan's Naomi Osaka, who won her ‌fourth Grand Slam in 2021, also took inspiration from Agassi's book last year, when she reached the U.S. Open semi-finals for the first time in five years.

MBMobile Business•Reuters7h ago

The next swimming superstar? Meet 13-year-old Yu Zidi

NAGOYA, Japan: Here's a quick look at 13-year-old Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi, who is tipped to become the sport's next big star after winning three gold medals in individual events at the Asian Games. She swept the 200-meter butterfly, the 200 individual medley and the 400 IM. She could already be the swimmer to watch at the Los Angeles Olympics in two years when she is likely to face off against Canadian Summer McIntosh who swims the same events as Yu. Ditto for the world championships next year in Budapest, Hungary. McIntosh won three gold medals two years ago at the Paris Olympic and holds the world records in all three of Yu's main events: 200 fly (2 minutes 1.65 seconds), 200 IM (2:05.70) and the 400 IM (4:23.65). Zidi Yu celebrates after winning the Women's 200m Individual Medley Final (Reuters) Yu is closing in on those times. She swan the 200 IM on Monday at the Asian Games in 2:06.10, which is the event where she's closest to McIntosh. McIntosh just turned 20. By comparison, Yu at 12 was swimming roughly 15 seconds faster in the 400 IM than McIntosh did at 12, and about 12 seconds faster in the 200 IM. In a 50-meter pool, 12 to 15 seconds would be a half-lap of the pool, depending on the event. If the progression continues Yu seems set to shatter all three records. And maybe more if she tackles another event and distance. McIntosh and others will have something to say about that. As a 12-year-old - that's a sixth or seventh-grade student - at the world championships last year in Singapore, Yu finished fourth in her three races, just barely short of winning a medal. She did get a bronze medal in a relay, though she did not swim in the final. China's Zidi Yu in action during the Women's 200m Individual Medley Final (Reuters) "I think it’s a great story. I don’t know where it will lead,” Greg Meehan, the national team director for the Americans in Singapore, said at the time. Yu is from the city of Baoding in Hebei province, which is located about 150 kilometers (90 miles) southwest of the capital Beijing. Most of China's top swimmer come from areas further south in China. She began swimming at 6 and was spotted by a local coach. That forced her to quit piano and dance lessons, Chinese media has reported. He mother, Liu Hui, and her father, Yu Tao, have both been in Tokyo watching her swim at the Olympic pool being used for the Asian Games. Yu was asked last year by Chinese television if she was a genius. She replied: "I'm not a genius, I'm just a hard-working person.”

MBMobile Business•Associated Press8h ago
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Why Morgan Stanley Sees Opportunities in Japanese and European Stocks

Morgan Stanley’s Andrew Slimmon sees opportunities in Japanese and European markets, with European defense among the sectors he flagged. Slimmon said the impression that these markets lag the US because earnings often disappoint is starting to change. What Morgan Stanley Sees in Japan and Europe Slimmon, a managing director and senior portfolio manager at Morgan

BeInCryptoBeInCrypto•Kamina Bashir8h ago
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Chantra set for MotoGP return to replace Mir at Honda for Japanese GP

Somkiat Chantra will return to MotoGP as stand-in for the injured Joan Mir at the Japanese Grand Prix with the factory Honda team. It was announced on Tuesday that Mir will miss the next two races, the Japanese and Indonesian rounds, which take place in early October. For the time being, Chantra has only been confirmed to compete in Japan, as the Mandalika round coincides with the ... Keep reading

AutosportAutosport11h ago
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Somkiat Chantra returns to MotoGP with Honda to replace injury Joan Mir at Japanese GP

Somkiat Chantra will return to MotoGP as stand-in for the injured Joan Mir at the Japanese Grand Prix at the factory Honda team. It was announced yesterday that Mir will miss the next two races, the Japanese and Indonesian rounds, which take place in early October. For the time being, Chantra has only been confirmed to compete in Japan, as the Mandalika round coincides with the penultimate ... Keep reading

Motorsport.comMotorsport.com11h ago
  • neutral toward Honda · 99%

As Japan swelters, farmers turn to new heat-resistant rice varieties to boost staple crop

New rice varieties give hope that farmers can overcome the climate emergency and a warmer future that threatens harvests When schoolchildren in Shiroishi were enlisted to plant rice seedlings in June, Shinto priests blessed the land and asked the deities for a bountiful crop. Judging by the fields behind farmer Haruki Kawasaki, their prayers have been answered. The 63-year-old is preparing to harvest this year’s crop of hinatamaru , a variety of rice whose plump grains have thrived despite exposure to another hot and dry summer, conditions that typically punish rice yields. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Justin McCurry in Shiroishi16h ago

3I/ATLAS has an extreme taste for heavy water

More and more details about 3I/ATLAS are filtering through the scientific process as time goes on. Our third known interstellar visitor attracted the attention of some of the world's most powerful observatories when it was discovered in July 2025, and some of those telescopes found something peculiar—the isotopes it contained appeared different. A new paper submitted to The Astrophysical Journal Letters (and available as a preprint on arXiv) by Kenji Furuya of the RIKEN Pioneering Research Institute in Japan and his co-authors shows that the isotopic discrepancy is likely due to the "low metallicity" of the stellar nursery in which 3I/ATLAS was born.

Phys.orgPhys.org22 Sept