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Japan Airlines and ANA Holdings face significant profit declines despite record revenues due to soaring fuel prices linked to the Iran war.
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Nissan Motor returns to profitability for the first time in two years amid ongoing restructuring efforts and new vehicle launches.
Nikkei Asia | Aug 3, 2026, 8:50 AM
business
Japan and the United States jointly intervened in currency markets to support the yen for the first time since 2011, with Japan signaling readiness for future action if needed.
Nikkei Asia | Aug 2, 2026, 11:55 PM
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Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis remains self-assured about his capabilities as he prepares to start the 2026 season likely as the team's third-string quarterback.
Fox News Latest | Aug 2, 2026, 9:50 PM
business
Despite promising better jobs, Japan struggles with fewer workers available as political and economic changes unfold.
Nikkei Asia | Aug 2, 2026, 9:39 PM
business
Tokyo and Washington coordinated efforts on Friday, August 2nd, 2026, to stabilize the yen amid its decline to a 40-year low against the dollar.
Nikkei Asia | Aug 2, 2026, 4:05 PM![When Arthur Bently Worthington embarked upon his return voyage to Christchurch from Tasmania in 1897, he must have been aware that his arrival there was unlikely to be accompanied by the same degree of fanfare and enthusiasm that greeted him when he first set foot in the city, in 1890. In December 1895 the ‘tall and handsome’ American with ‘steel-blue greyish and expressive eyes’, whose real name was Oakley Crawford, had suddenly departed Christchurch, having spent the previous five years in residence there building up and ministering to his flock of acolytes, the ‘Students of Truth’, converts to his new religion. In reality, the charming Worthington was a notorious confidence trickster, having previously travelled the length and breadth of the United States bigamously marrying and swiftly defrauding the many wealthy women who crossed his path – abandoning them, and any children that he may have fathered along the way. His liaison with Mary Plunkett, the ‘wife’ who accompanied him to New Zealand in 1890, was the first to diverge from this pattern. Worthington met Mary, the editor of a Christian Science journal and wife of a notable businessman, in New York in 1889, whilst posing as a faith-healer for the sect, and quickly won her over. It wasn’t long before the two, accompanied by her two children, fled America, as Mary’s former husband had begun to unravel Worthington’s shameful and shocking past. In Mary, Worthington had found a woman whose charisma and beauty perfectly complemented his own, and hoards of Christchurch residents soon fell prey to their peculiar brand of proselytisation. Many in Christchurch willingly parted with their cash, and in some cases even mortgaged their homes, to further the religion, and to furnish the couple’s lifestyle. This extended even to the erection of a magnificent columned edifice, the Temple of Truth, in Latimer Square in 1892 (and the lavish private residence attached to it for the couple), within which Worthington preached his self-styled revivalist ‘rational form of Christianity’ to large congregations several times a week, and his insights into reincarnation and sexology for a smaller, more select audience. It was the latter that provoked an outcry – the Methodists first, and then the other denominations expressed their moral outrage at Worthington’s doctrine of free love, and as details of his sordid past started to emerge, and whispers grew about the sexual ‘goings on’ within the group, things began to heat up for him. Creditors were soon seeking financial reparation in the courts from Worthington for bad loans, a schism occurred within the group which culminated in Mary leaving Worthington (historian Geoffrey Rice in Christchurch Crimes and Scandals 1876-99 speculates that this was likely on account of Worthington’s sexual promiscuity - he quickly moved on and ‘wed’ a young parishioner, however), and New Zealand authorities moved to have him extradited by the United States. No wonder then that he fled for Australia at the close of 1895. What is more surprising is his decision to return in 1897 – presumably to have ‘another crack’ at the citizenry of Christchurch via a series of lectures at the Oddfellows’ Hall in September. During his third lecture, on 26 September, an angry crowd thought to number 6000 amassed in the street outside the building; the police found themselves unable to placate the mob and felt that they needed to read the Riot Act – doing so for the first time in Christchurch’s history. In 1899, Worthington finally made a permanent departure from New Zealand – though the events in Christchurch didn’t deter him from continuing his life of crime, and he died in prison in New York in 1917. Entries in the Police Communications Book, such as those pictured, record the frantic attempts of the police to prepare for and contain the anger on the streets of Christchurch. Archives New Zealand’s Christchurch Regional Office holds a wealth of historical material relating to the Canterbury and Westland areas, and this book can be viewed in person in our Christchurch Reading Room. Archives New Zealand/Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga Christchurch Regional Office [Archives Reference: CH439/26].](/assets/images/2026-08-02T14-38-51-238Z-sri-lanka-deploys-troops-to-contain-riot-at-overcrowded-mahara-prison-wikimedia-480.webp)
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An inmate was killed and six others wounded as inmates destroyed multiple facilities inside Mahara Prison near Colombo.
CNA Latest News | Aug 2, 2026, 2:38 PM
business
As the 2020s pass their midpoint, the decade is seen as a pivotal period marked by significant events including the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nikkei Asia | Aug 2, 2026, 5:55 AM
world
A 56-year-old man was taken into custody after investigations linked him to the use of a catapult to shoot marbles at birds, resulting in damage to a residential window in Woodlands.
CNA Latest News | Aug 2, 2026, 1:45 AM
general
IndyCar's new IR-28 chassis made its debut on track with Alexander Rossi at the wheel, marking a smooth shakedown despite weather challenges.
Fox News Latest | Aug 2, 2026, 12:34 AM
business
Toyota Motor offers used-car buyers the option to upgrade older vehicles with the latest driver assistance and anti-theft technologies, aiming to increase sales and revenue.
Nikkei Asia | Aug 1, 2026, 10:18 PM
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India's newest international airport in Vizag aims to boost travel connections with Southeast Asia.
Nikkei Asia | Aug 1, 2026, 12:00 PM
business
Following Japan’s recent foreign exchange intervention, the US Treasury has alerted banks to prepare for potential additional measures to stabilize the yen.
Nikkei Asia | Aug 1, 2026, 5:57 AM
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NTT Data aims to capture a significant share of India's expanding payment market with its newly launched service.
Nikkei Asia | Aug 1, 2026, 3:26 AM
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China State Railway Group utilizes the China-Europe freight rail line to cut delivery times for air conditioners to Europe from 40 days by sea to about 15 days.
Nikkei Asia | Aug 1, 2026, 2:24 AM
business
Kioxia Holdings projects a significant quarterly net profit increase driven by strong NAND flash memory demand, despite share price declines over investment concerns.
Nikkei Asia | Jul 31, 2026, 9:35 AM
business
The plan to lower the consumption tax on food has raised concerns about Japan's fiscal discipline and social security funding.
Nikkei Asia | Jul 31, 2026, 9:33 AM
business
Sony Group's net profit exceeded $2 billion in the first fiscal quarter, driven by growth in chips, music, and games sectors, while the impact of a recent earthquake on production remains uncertain.
Nikkei Asia | Jul 31, 2026, 6:10 AM
business
In a widely anticipated decision, the Bank of Japan maintains its benchmark interest rate amid rising crude oil prices and a weak yen, while revising down its inflation outlook for the current fiscal year.
Nikkei Asia | Jul 31, 2026, 5:18 AM
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Japanese semiconductor firm Kioxia has started distributing samples of its latest NAND flash memory chips, targeting applications in smartphones and personal computers.
Nikkei Asia | Jul 30, 2026, 3:07 PM
business
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman reveals the company is exploring open-weight AI models to compete with growing Chinese AI presence in the American market.
Nikkei Asia | Jul 30, 2026, 1:46 PM
business
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi advances a $30 billion reduction in the consumption tax on food to ease household inflation pressures despite fiscal challenges.
Nikkei Asia | Jul 30, 2026, 12:29 PM
business
Manila aims to attract foreign investment and strengthen local supply chains with significant co-funding for battery production.
Nikkei Asia | Jul 30, 2026, 11:22 AM
business
China's Zhongji Innolight raised HK$53.4 billion in Asia's second-largest IPO of 2026 but saw its shares fall 10% on their first day of trading.
Nikkei Asia | Jul 30, 2026, 6:47 AM