Urgent.News

the world's headlines, one feed

Saturday, 8 August 2026 Reading Room
Editions ▾
🌐 Global edition🇦🇷 Argentina🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇦 Canada🇨🇴 Colombia🇫🇷 France🇩🇪 Germany🇬🇭 Ghana🇭🇰 Hong Kong🇮🇳 India🇮🇩 Indonesia🇮🇱 Israel🇯🇵 Japan🇰🇪 Kenya🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇬 Nigeria🇵🇰 Pakistan🇶🇦 Qatar🇷🇺 Russia🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇸🇬 Singapore🇿🇦 South Africa🇰🇷 South Korea🇪🇸 Spain🇹🇭 Thailand🇦🇪 UAE🇺🇦 Ukraine🇬🇧 United Kingdom🇺🇸 United States🇻🇳 Vietnam

World

Japanese Research Team Develops Longer-Lasting, Export-Friendly Melons with an Eye on Increasing Sales to U.S.

TSUKUBA, Ibaraki — A research institute has developed a melon stays fresh even one month after harvesting and for which the peak ripeness can be controlled. With hopes that the new melon will boost exports overseas, it is expected to hit markets as early as 2029.

japannews.yomiuri.co.jp ·

We haven't written up this one. The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

Read the original at japannews.yomiuri.co.jp →

More in World

Israel unlikely to compromise security for peace deals with post-October 7 trauma, expert says

Prof. Eytan Gilboa spoke with the Post after KAN reported that officials from a regional country advised another to make an agreement with Israel to "lull it to sleep" before an attack.

  • Prof. Eytan Gilboa says Israel unlikely to compromise security for peace deals.
  • October 7 trauma is severe, making any substantial security concessions unlikely.
  • Golan Heights not on table for discussion, Lebanon's Hezbollah resists peace deal.

·jpost.com

Yair Golan unveils NIS 1b. plan to fight crime in Arab society

Golan said the fight against organized crime requires economic pressure, special courts, and efforts to cut off funding to criminal groups.

  • Yair Golan unveils NIS 1 billion plan to combat organized crime in Arab society.
  • Plan includes national state of emergency, special task force, and dedicated courts.
  • Team 49 aims to rescue at-risk youth from criminal organizations.

·jpost.com