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​A view of the skyline and buildings at Shinjuku district during sunset in Tokyo, Japan June 20, 2021.
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Will Japan raise interest rates … to zero?

Japan’s central bank will debate a landmark interest rate rise next week that could bring interest rates to a staggering 0% after nearly a decade of negative rates.

A damaged section of a highway in Nuwakot, central Nepal
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Devastation in Nepal and China after flash flood, Tanzania’s political infighting tests its political stability, French presidential candidates face off in first debate

A massive wall of mud and rock crashed into a river along Nepal’s Himalayan border with Tibet on Wednesday, triggering catastrophic flooding that swept away bridges, destroyed buildings, swamped roads, and killed over 300 people.