Month: October 2021

By Sakura Murakami, Ju-min Park and Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s ruling LDP defied expectations and held on to a majority in Sunday’s parliamentary election, exit polls showed, solidifying his position in a fractious party and allowing him to ramp up stimulus. While Kishida’s conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was projected to emerge with fewer seats in the powerful lower house than it won in the last election in 2017, the party retained its majority, exit polls by public broadcaster NHK showed early on Monday. The result was at odds with e… Read More “Japan’s Kishida defies expectations as ruling LDP easily keeps majority”

New Jersey on Sunday reported another 1,008 COVID-19 cases and one death — the lowest number of reported new COVID-related fatalities in more than a month — as another county had its level of community transmission downgraded. The state’s seven-day average for confirmed positive tests rose slightly to 1,150. Even so, the average is maintaining a downward trend, having decreased 1% from a week ago and 32% from a month ago. The statewide rate of transmission inched up to .93 from .91 on Saturday and .85 on Friday, after it rose from 0.83 on Wednesday. The rate remains below the key benchmark of … Read More “N.J. reports 1,008 COVID cases, 1 death. Number of counties with ‘high’ transmission continues to shrink.”

A&T STATISTICAL LEADERS: RB Jah-Maine Martin (16 rushes, 97 yards, 1 TD); QB Jalen Fowler (18-for-29, 215 yards, 1 TD); WR Taymon Cooke (5 catches, 53 receiving yards); LB Jacob Roberts (8 tackles, 3 unassisted, 3.0 TFLs, 2.0 sacks); DE Devin Harrell (4 tackles, 1 unassisted, 2.0 sacks); ROV Richie Kittles (10 tackles, 5 unassisted). MU STATISTICAL LEADERS: QB Tony Muskett (19-for-28, 246 yards, 2 TDs, 2 rushing TDs); RB Jaden Shirden (8 rush att., 52 yards, 1 TD); WR Lonnie Moore (5 rec., 100 yards, 1 TD); WR Terrence Green, Jr. (4 rec., 79 yards); DB Tyrese Wright (9 tackles, 6 unassisted, 1… Read More “A&T’s Nine-Game Homecoming Winning Streak Comes to End With Monmouth Win”

By Trend Azerbaijani servicemen returned to the Motherland after completing regular Command and Staff Courses conducted in the city of Isparta of the fraternal country within the framework of an agreement on cooperation in the field of military education signed between Azerbaijan and Turkey, Trend reports citing Azerbaijani Defense Ministry. First, the national anthems of Azerbaijan and Turkey were performed at the event. The speakers congratulated the graduates on the successful completion of the course and wished them success in their service.Another delegation of the Azerbaijan Army has bee… Read More “Azerbaijani servicemen returned to Motherland after completing Commando Courses”

By Trend On the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rome, the meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his American counterpart Joe Biden started, Trend reports citing Turkish media. The last time the leaders of Turkey and the United States met face-to-face on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Brussels in June. Erdogan said earlier that the key topic of the upcoming talks with the head of the White House, Joe Biden, will be the issue of Turkey’s participation in the program for the development of fifth-generation F-35 aircraft. – Follow us on Twitter @AzerNewsAz Read More “Erdogan, Biden meeting starts in Rome”

By Trend The Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision (Rosselkhoznadzor) allowed export of tomatoes to the country to 16 Azerbaijani enterprises, Trend reports with reference to Rosselkhoznadzor. These enterprises will be able to start exporting tomatoes from November 1 of this year. So, the import of tomatoes is now allowed to: “Caspian Agro AZ” LLC (Absheron region); “Baku agro az” LLC (Sabail region); “Zira agro organic” LLC (Nasimi region); “Bizim agro” LLC (Narimanov region); “Elba agro 003” LLC (Nasimi region); “Dzhan Agro” LLC (Narimanov region); “Teodoro” LL… Read More “Russia allows supply of tomatoes from several Azerbaijani enterprises”