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  • Deaths after big quake rocks Japan

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    The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck in the middle of the afternoon on Monday, prompting residents in some coastal areas to flee to higher ground as tsunami waves about one metre high hit Japan’s western seaboard. Some 1000 army personnel have been dispatched to the worst-hit area in the country’s relatively remote…

  • Mortgage-free baby boomers helping pump up Skroo’s huge earnings boost

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    Managing director and co-founder  Graham “Skroo” Turner said the company expected an underlying profit before tax of between $270 million and $310 million for the full year. “The mid-point – $290 million – represents almost 175 per cent growth on full year 2023 and is broadly in line with current market consensus,” Turner said. For…

  • SA hits new record running on 100 per cent renewables

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    Latest data shows solar and wind energy accounted for 80 per cent of the state’s electricity from December 1 to February 28, including the 10-day stint where the state used 100 per cent green energy. Energy Minister Tom Koutsantonis said on most days in SA there were now periods when renewables generated more than enough…

  • North Korea warns Pacific could become ‘firing range’

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    Other details of the missile, including its flight range, were not immediately available. Japan’s Coast Guard said North Korea launched three projectiles that could be ballistic missiles about 2200 GMT, all of which fell within minutes. All three landed outside Japan’s EEZ, public broadcaster NHK said. North Korean leader Kim’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, issued…

  • Japan wants ‘skin in the game’ as it opens door to AUKUS alliance

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    Ambassador Shingo Yamagami said Tokyo stood ready to co-operate on cutting-edge defence technology with the trilateral AUKUS alliance between Australia, the US and UK. Yamagami said Japan’s place may not be obvious in an alliance between three English-speaking nations with a long history of military interoperability and integrated defence industries. “At first glance, some may…

  • Japanese biotech company to undertake clinical trials in SA

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    The private pharmacological company GEXVal announced the investment during a trip to Japan by Premier Peter Malinauskas and Trade and Investment Minister Nick Champion this week. GEXVal’s focus is on the development of treatments for rare diseases which are not currently met by existing products. A spokesperson for the state government said the company selected…

  • Premier’s ‘handshake’ trip focuses on energy

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    Speaking to ABC radio on Wednesday, Malinauskas said the focus of his trip was South Australia’s clean energy transition but rejected accusations his meetings have only been symbolic. The visit to Japan is his first overseas trip after being voted in as Premier with the six-day trade mission aiming to support exporters continuing to reel…

  • Japan on high alert as North Korean missile launched into its airspace

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    South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Japanese coast guard reported on the missile test, which was launched on Tuesday off North Korea’s east coast. The Japanese government warned citizens to take cover as the missile appeared to have flown over and past its territory before falling into the Pacific ocean. But it said…

  • Japan on high alert as powerful typhoon bears down on coast

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    The Japan Meteorological Agency on Sunday said Typhoon Nanmadol was near the southern island of Yakushima, packing maximum surface winds of 160km/h as it slowly headed north to the country’s main southern island of Kyushu where it could make a landfall later in the day. Nanmadol is forecast to turn east and reach Tokyo on…

  • Typhoon Nanmadol bears down on Japan

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    The Meteorological Agency on Sunday said Typhoon Nanmadol was near the southern island of Yakushima, packing maximum surface winds of 160km/h as it slowly headed north to the country’s main southern island of Kyushu where it could make landfall later in the day. Nanmadol is forecast to turn east and reach Tokyo on Tuesday. The…