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Associated Press
Tory front-runner Truss vows fast action on cost of living
LONDON (AP) — Liz Truss, who is widely expected to become Britain's new prime minister this week, ha...
September 5, 2022
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Associated Press
Canadian police: 10 dead, 15 injured from stabbings
REGINA, Saskatchewan (AP) — A series of stabbings in two communities in the Canadian province of Sas...
September 5, 2022
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Companies
Vacant Japan homes enjoying new lease on life
In recent years, an increasing number of vacant houses have been sitting unoccupied — even in good l...
September 5, 2022
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Politics & Government
Japan to revise ODA policy to focus on economic security
The government plans to revise the Development Cooperation Charter, which sets guidelines for Japan’...
September 5, 2022
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Coronavirus
COVID-19 deaths conspicuous among elderly not diagnosed as severe cases
Deaths from COVID-19 are at their worst level so far amid the seventh wave of the novel coronavirus ...
September 4, 2022
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Delicious
Season’s first red snow crab auction in Imizu, Toyama Pref.
Vivid red snow crabs are displayed on the floor of Shinminato Fishing Port in Imizu, Toyama Prefectu...
September 4, 2022
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Crime & Courts
Suspect in murder of wife, daughter in Osaka Pref. flees to Brazil, expected to appear before local police
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian national Anderson Robson Barbosa, 33, wanted by Osaka Prefectural Police ...
September 4, 2022
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Companies
Rakuten Mobile experiences systems glitch
Rakuten Mobile experienced a network outage that affected some users for a few hours around noon on ...
September 4, 2022
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Crime & Courts
Ex-Aoki chairman admits to bribing arrested Tokyo 2020 exec, sources say
Hironori Aoki, the former chairman of Aoki Holdings, Inc. who is under investigation for an alleged ...
September 4, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Funds should be used to strengthen foundation for making equipment
Given the deteriorating security environment surrounding the nation, it is only natural for Japan to...
September 4, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Don’t allow junta to make military rule an established fact
A year and a half has passed since the Myanmar military overthrew a democratic government in a coup,...
September 4, 2022
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Baseball
Ohtani reaches 400 MLB strikeouts, Angels beat Astros in 12
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Matt Duffy’s bloop single in the 12th inning drove in Taylor Ward with the wi...
September 4, 2022
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General News
Sumo video game supports ‘100-year lifespans’
SAITAMA — On the third Wednesday of every month, elderly people enjoy playing a competitive sumo-the...
September 4, 2022
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Washington Post
For residents of Jackson, Miss., a water crisis is nothing new
JACKSON, Miss. – What stood out this week was the calm. The streets were quiet, and residents queued...
September 4, 2022
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Washington Post
Understanding this summer’s extreme divide in rain and drought
Like an unhinged seesaw, this summer’s rainfall has teetered between too much and too little across ...
September 4, 2022