TOKYO, Apr 1, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – The TANAKA Memorial Foundation’s Representative Director, Hideya Okamoto, announced the recipients of the FY2021 Precious Metals Research Grants.Following a rigorous screening process, the Gold Awards, each for 2 million yen, were presented to Junior Associate Professor Hiroaki Kubota of Tokai University and Associate Professor Fumihiro Inoue of…Continue Reading

1/6 Guard Haley Jones (30) and Stanford face UConn in the Final Four of the women’s basketball tournament at 9:30 p.m. Friday on ESPN. Photo courtesy of Stanford Athletics MIAMI, April 1 (UPI) — The Final Four for the respective NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, two NASCAR races and a PGA Tour golf tournament…Continue Reading

1/5 The new comedy-thriller “The Outlaws” is now streaming. Photo courtesy of Prime Video NEW YORK, APRIL 1 (UPI) — Stephen Merchant says he and his fellow writer-producer Elgin James wanted to imbue their new British comedy-thriller, The Outlaws, with a dash of Western film flavor. The six-episode series, which debuts on Prime Video on…Continue Reading

1/5 People run away from an approaching tsunami in Hilo, Hawaii, on April 1, 1946. The tsunami was sparked by an earthquake in the Aleutian Islands about 4 hours earlier. File Photo courtesy of the Pacific Tsunami Museum/Wikimedia April 1 (UPI) — On this date in history: In 1826, Samuel Morey was granted a patent…Continue Reading

On Thursday, the UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson said that the United Kingdom will not accept the Russian demand to pay in rubles for purchasing Russian gas. Kwasi Kwarteng, the British Energy Secretary clearly said “this is not something that the UK would be looking into.” The President of Russia clearly announced that according to…Continue Reading

On Thursday, the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin said that as per the newly signed decree regarding trading of natural gas all unfriendly countries need to open accounts in Russian banks to pay in rubles for Russian gas. The statement of Putin on Thursday:  “Today, I signed a decree which sets the rules for trading…Continue Reading

On Thursday, the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that he expects more offensive Russian that  can cause more sufferings. Jens Stolenberg Said: “Russian units are not withdrawing but repositioning. Russia is trying to regroup, resupply and reinforce its offensive in the Donbas region. At the same time, Russia maintains pressure on Kyiv and other…Continue Reading