TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in response to allegations of slush funds within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) factions, has reportedly decided to replace Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno, local media Jiji Press reported on Saturday.

This decision was disclosed by multiple government and ruling party sources on the same day, said the report. (Japan-Prime Minister-LDP)

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CANBERRA -- An Australian-led team of international researchers has developed a method to use polyethylene (PE) waste as a feedstock in a major breakthrough for reducing plastic waste.

In a research published on Saturday, the team of experts detailed how they used photocatalysis to convert PE waste into a feedstock and valuable chemicals. (Australia-Plastic-Recycle)

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YANGON -- Myanmar has launched the 2023 Myanmar International Textile and Machinery Fair in its commercial city of Yangon to bolster the development of the textile and garment industry in the Southeast Asian country and facilitate industrial cooperation with China and other countries.

The three-day event, which opened Friday at the Yangon Convention Center, featured more than 100 Chinese manufacturers of textile and apparel, shoes and bags, and international brands from Japan, South Korea, and the European Union. (Myanmar-Garment-Expo)

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NEW DELHI -- At least seven people, including five women and two children, were killed and over 20 others injured, some of them critically, after a boundary wall collapsed on them in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, officials said Saturday.

The wall collapsed Friday on people who were part of a pre-wedding procession at Madapur Samaspur in Ghosi town of Mau district, about 303 km east of Lucknow, the capital city of Uttar Pradesh. (India-Accident-Death) Enditem

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