In many ways, Yogendra Puranik is an immigrant success story. Mr Puranik, 45, joined the first wave of Indian tech workers to head to Japan… Read More »Japan needs Indian technical workers. But do they need Japan?
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Today in History Today is Friday, December 23, the 357th day of 2022. There are eight days left in the year. Highlight in today’s history:… Read More »December 23 Japanese war leaders executed
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The Chinese government is on a mission: to convince elderly citizens that its latest Covid-19 vaccines are easy to take and effective. In state media,… Read More »‘It doesn’t hurt at all’: Vaccines matter in China’s new Covid strategy
At times, his remarks have raised concerns that he has firmly ensconced himself among right-wing conspiracy theorists. When he tweeted about the attack on Ms.… Read More »What are Elon Musk’s politics? It’s complicated.
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Suspended under parachutes, an astronaut pod without astronauts made a gentle splash into the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, bringing NASA’s Artemis I lunar mission to… Read More »Successful end of NASA moon mission shifts focus to SpaceX
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