AJMEDIA News Digest: May 2, 2024

Tokyo, 2 May, /AJMEDIA/ Renowned pianist Fujiko Hemming dies at 92 TOKYO – Ingrid Fujiko Hemming, known for her rendition of Liszt’s “La Campanella” and respectfully referred to as a… Read more

Yen falls to lower 155 zone against dollar after suspected intervention

Tokyo, 2 May, /AJMEDIA/ The yen slipped to the lower 155 range against the U.S. dollar on Thursday in Tokyo after another suspected yen-buying intervention by Japanese authorities sent the… Read more

China-friendly Manele elected as Solomon Islands PM

Tokyo, 2 May, /AJMEDIA/ China-friendly former foreign minister Jeremiah Manele was elected Solomon Islands’ prime minister on Thursday, defeating an opposition leader intent on curbing Beijing’s reach in the Pacific… Read more

Scientists developed a sheet of gold that’s just one atom thick

Tokyo, 2 May, /AJMEDIA/ Meet graphene’s newest metallic cousin, goldene. For the first time, researchers have created a free-standing sheet of gold that’s just one atom thick. The development, reported… Read more

Kishida to stress rules-based global order, support for emerging nations at OECD meeting

Tokyo, 2 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday that he will stress the need for a rules-based international order in the face of global challenges and tensions… Read more

Special Representative of Russian President talks co-op matters in Azerbaijan’s Baku

Tokyo, 2 May, /AJMEDIA/ Special Representative of Russian President on International Cultural Cooperation Mikhail Shvydkoy, visiting to take part in the 6th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue in Baku, has… Read more

President Ilham Aliyev receives Deputy Speaker of Russian Federation Council and Chairman of State Duma Committee

Tokyo, 2 May, /AJMEDIA/ Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, received Konstantin Kosachev, Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, and Leonid Kalashnikov, Chairman of… Read more

Azerbaijan and Australia hold first political consultation meeting

Tokyo, 2 May, /AJMEDIA/ The first session of political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan and Australia was held in Baku yesterday, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry told… Read more

Azerbaijani athlete wins bronze medal at President’s Cup international regatta

Tokyo, 2 May, /AJMEDIA/ A member of Azerbaijan’s team, Amil Ramazanov, won a bronze medal among athletes (born in 2006–2007) during the first day of the President’s Cup international regatta… Read more

International travelers kick off visit to Azerbaijan’s Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur regions

Tokyo, 2 May, /AJMEDIA/ A group of international travelers from the Norwegian “Vagaclub” organization kicked off on Thursday their visit to Azerbaijan’s Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur regions. The delegation consisting… Read more