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Attempts to bring down the price of the Japanese staple have had little effect amid a cost-of-living crisisJapan’s government is battling record-low approval ratings as consumers voice anger at soaring rice prices just weeks before key national elections.Attempts to bring down the price of the Japanese staple have had little effect, prompting calls for a reduction in the consumption (sales) tax to ease the cost-of-living crisis. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/19/runaway-rice-prices-spell-danger-for-japans-prime-minister-as-elections-loom Author : Justin McCurry in Tokyo Publish date : 2025-05-19 04:19:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Australian woman, 50, faces three murder charges and one charge of attempted murder over lethal mushroom lunch. Follow live updatesPatterson’s defence lawyer, Sophie Stafford, is cross-examining McKenzie.She agrees she removed and disposed of every death cap mushroom she could find when she spotted the mushrooms. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/may/19/erin-patterson-trial-live-australian-woman-mushroom-updates-witness-evidence-day-14-murder-case-ntwnfb Author : Adeshola Ore Publish date : 2025-05-19 01:50:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Albanese thanks Ukrainian leader for assistance on Oscar Jenkins. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFlood watches in place for rivers in Hunter and mid-north coastDue to the prolonged period of wet weather for New South Wales – with rain expected to fall across the same regions for several days in a row – flood watches are in place for many rivers through the Hunter and the mid-north coast districts, where minor to moderate flooding is anticipated throughout the week, Hines says.… and we can’t rule out the chance that one or two

Rafał Trzaskowsk and historian Karol Nawrocki, backed by populist right, both claim about 30% of vote as runoff loomsEurope elections live – latest updatesThe pro-European centrist Rafał Trzaskowski and historian Karol Nawrocki, backed by the populist right, have each secured about 30% of the vote in a nail-bitingly close first round of Poland’s presidential election.The vote sets the stage for a runoff round that will force voters to choose between starkly different visions of the country’s future. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/18/centrist-warsaw-mayor-narrowly-ahead-in-first-round-of-polish-presidential-race Author : Jakub Krupa in Warsaw and Ashifa Kassam Publish date : 2025-05-18 20:41:00 Copyright for syndicated