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Emperor Naruhito received his first COVID-19 vaccine shot at the Akasaka Imperial Residence in Tokyo s Minato Ward on Tuesday afternoon, the Imperial Household Agency has announced. | KYODO
JIJI Jul 7, 2021
Emperor Naruhito received his first COVID-19 vaccine shot at the Akasaka Imperial Residence in Tokyo’s Minato Ward on Tuesday afternoon, the Imperial Household Agency announced.
The emperor has reported no health problem following the inoculation, according to a senior agency official.
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In the early days of aviation, circumnavigating the globe was the mission of several of the most notable aviators of the time. However, SAS was one of the first actual airlines to offer service “around the world.” Let’s take a look at this historic offering.
Japans Prince and Princess Mikasa arriving in Copenhagen after boarding the SAS ‘around-the-world” service in February 1957. Photo: Getty Images
Finding the right tools
Previously, arctic exploration was tough as aviators usually used the sun, moon, and stars to help navigate, which was a struggle in the region. Compass navigation would also be a challenge at the poles as compasses would often point in the wrong direction. Therefore, SAS worked on new systems during the 1940s. Innovations such as the gyrocompass, Greenwich Grid system, and the solar compass would all prove to be vital in enhancing polar exploration.
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Japan’s Yuriko, Princess Mikasa has been hospitalised after being diagnosed with having an abnormal heart rhythm, the Imperial Household Agency announced on Monday.
The Princess is not believed to be in critical condition. She was admitted to St. Luke’s International Hospital in Tokyo, where she will remain for at least the coming week. It is her second hospitalisation in six months; in October she was admitted to hospital for the treatment of pneumonia and heart failure. At the time, she was also tested for the coronavirus, and the result came back negative. The Princess was fitted with a pacemaker in 1999 following a diagnosis of bradyarrhythmia.
Posted on February 28th, 2021
KAMALIKA PIERIS
Bandaranaike had
advocated an independent foreign policy for Sri Lanka long before he became
Prime Minister. In 1952, Bandaranaike speaking in Parliament during the debate
on the Throne speech said that Sri Lanka has so far failed to formulate a well defined and independent
foreign policy. Sri Lanka should play an important and constructive role in
international affairs. She should be neutral in power politics. Sri Lanka
should occupy a position in South Asia like that of Switzerland in Europe, he said.
In 1954,
Bandaranaike persuaded Sri Lanka Parliament to
approve Panchaseela. The
Panchaseela policy advocated (i) mutual respect for each other’s territory and