AJMEDIA News Digest: June 27, 2024

Tokyo, 27 June, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. dollar falls vs yen after setting 37-yr high, intervention fears TOKYO – The U.S. dollar fell to the mid-160 yen level in Tokyo on Thursday… Read more

Türkiye, debutants Georgia through EURO 2024 last 16

Tokyo, 27 June, /AJMEDIA/ Türkiye and debutants Georgia were the latest teams to qualify for the UEFA EURO 2024 last 16 on Wednesday, according to Anadolu Agency. Vincenzo Montella’s Türkiye… Read more

Azerbaijani oil price down in global markets

Tokyo, 27 June, /AJMEDIA/ The price of a barrel of Azeri Light crude oil decreased by $1.11, or 1.26%, settling at $87.17. “Azeri Light” crude oil reached its lowest level… Read more

Azerbaijani FM embarks on official visit to Georgia

Tokyo, 27 June, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov departed Thursday for an official visit to Georgia During his visit, Bayramov is scheduled to meet with Ilia Darchiashvili,… Read more

Japan’s Digital Minister Kono intends to run in LDP leadership race

Tokyo, 27 June, /AJMEDIA/ Digital Minister Taro Kono has informed a heavyweight of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party that he intends to run in its presidential race in September, aiming… Read more

U.S., Japan, South Korea vow strategic cooperation to boost security, economies

Tokyo, 27 June, /AJMEDIA/ Commerce and trade ministers from the United States, Japan and South Korea vowed on Wednesday to cooperate on strategic issues including artificial intelligence (AI) safety, export… Read more

New U.S. Naval Forces Japan commander stresses importance of alliance

Tokyo, 27 June, /AJMEDIA/ The new commander of U.S. Naval Forces Japan on Wednesday stressed the importance of the bilateral alliance, in a change of command ceremony. Rear Adm. Ian… Read more

As ice melts, Everest’s ‘death zone’ gives up its ghosts

Tokyo, 27 June, /AJMEDIA/ On Everest’s sacred slopes, climate change is thinning snow and ice, increasingly exposing the bodies of hundreds of mountaineers who died chasing their dream to summit… Read more

Israeli forces pound north and south Gaza, battle Hamas in Rafah

Tokyo, 27 June, /AJMEDIA/ Israeli forces pounded several areas across Gaza on Wednesday, and residents reported fierce fighting overnight in Rafah in the south of the Palestinian enclave. Residents said… Read more

Sunak and Starmer clash in testy final TV debate

Tokyo, 27 June, /AJMEDIA/ British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Keir Starmer went head-to-head on Wednesday in their last debate before an election next week, with both launching… Read more