AJMEDIA News Digest: Dec. 9, 2021

Tokyo, 9 December, /AJMEDIA/ Canada joins diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics NEW YORK – The Canadian government said Wednesday it will not send government officials to next year’s Beijing Olympics,… Read more

Japan’s Empress Masako turns 58, expresses high hopes for daughter

Tokyo, 9 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s Empress Masako on the occasion of her 58th birthday Thursday expressed hopes that her daughter Princess Aiko, who recently came of age, would “grow step… Read more

Japan struggling to bring forward vaccine booster shots

Tokyo, 9 December, /AJMEDIA/ The Japanese government has been struggling to present concrete plans to bring forward vaccine booster shots against the novel coronavirus, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida telling… Read more

Iran-Turkey cooperation to enter new phase

Tokyo, 9 December, /AJMEDIA/ Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi pointed out the importance of Tehran-Ankara economic and trade relations, adding that the development of cooperation will enter a new phase by… Read more

Scholz succeeds Merkel as German chancellor, opening new era

Tokyo, 9 December, /AJMEDIA/ Olaf Scholz became Germany’s ninth post-World War II chancellor Wednesday, opening a new era for the European Union’s most populous nation and largest economy after Angela… Read more

Apple granted last-minute request to avoid changing App Store developer rules

Tokyo, 9 December, /AJMEDIA/ Apple received some good news on Wednesday, as a US appellate court has allowed for the iPhone maker to temporarily pause making any major changes to… Read more

Azerbaijani gymnast wins gold medal in Poland

Tokyo, 9 December, /AJMEDIA/ Young Azerbaijani gymnast Nazanin Teymurova has become the winner of the Barborka Cup 2021 held in the city of Zabrze, Poland. She scored 48,665 points. Read more

Magnitude 3.0 quake jolts Azerbaijan’s Lerik district

Tokyo, 9 December, /AJMEDIA/ A 3,0 magnitude earthquake occurred in Azerbaijan’s Lerik district on Tuesday, according to the Republican Seismic Survey Center of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. The… Read more

Azerbaijan nears 600,000 coronavirus cases

Tokyo, 9 December, /AJMEDIA/ The number of COVID-19 cases in Azerbaijan over the past day has risen by 1,210, reaching 599,713, the Task Force under the Cabinet of Ministers told… Read more

Azeri Light crude sells for $77

Tokyo, 9 December, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijani oil price has increased on the world markets. The price of a barrel of Azeri Light crude oil rose $3,74 to trade at $77. Read more