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Reuters
Russia parliament may study annexation of occupied Ukraine on Thurs – TASS
LONDON (Reuters) - The Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament, may debate bills incorporating Russ...
September 25, 2022
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Defense & Security
N. Korea fires short-range ballistic missile into Sea of Japan
SEOUL — North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan around 6:53 a.m. S...
September 25, 2022
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Economy
Govt aims to boost economy by easing entry for intl travelers
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, now visiting New York, announced his intention to increase the number ...
September 25, 2022
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Russia
Ukrainian recalls terror of life at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
KYIV — A worker of the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine has r...
September 25, 2022
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Social Series
In search of lost time 20 years after Pyongyang summit / Angry over lack of progress, families seek summit
This is the fourth installment of a five-part series reflecting on the experiences of Japanese natio...
September 24, 2022
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Politics & Government
Many foreign dignitaries expected to attend Abe’s state funeral
The state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday will be attended by dignitaries fr...
September 24, 2022
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Reuters
U.S. sending ‘dangerous signals’ on Taiwan, China tells Blinken
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – China has accused the United States of sending “very wrong, dangerous signals”...
September 24, 2022
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Baseball
Ward homers twice, Ohtani earns win as Angels beat Twins 4-2
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Taylor Ward homered twice and Shohei Ohtani took a no-hitter into the fifth innin...
September 24, 2022
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Politics & Government
White House announces delegation to attend Abe’s state funeral
WASHINGTON — The White House on Friday announced the 12-member U.S. delegation for the state funeral...
September 24, 2022
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Defense & Security
U.S.-led alliance intends to hold China in check in Pacific region
NEW YORK — A U.S.-led alliance, which includes Japan, Australia, Britain and New Zealand, intends t...
September 24, 2022
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Washington Post
They lost their mom to a Kabul bombing. Now their dad finally joins them.
DULLES, Va – Mina Stanekzai stared at the families happily greeting each other inside the Dulles Air...
September 24, 2022
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Washington Post
People are fleeing Puerto Rico, Guam and every other U.S. territory. What gives?
For much of the postwar era, America’s territories thrived. Remnants of the age of imperialism, the ...
September 24, 2022
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Washington Post
As crackdown eases, China’s Xinjiang faces long road to rehabilitation
KASHGAR, China – A lone guard looks out through the bars of the metal gate onto a dusty village road...
September 24, 2022
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Companies
Toyota to terminate production in Russia
Toyota Motor Corp. has announced plans to terminate production at its St. Petersburg plant and suspe...
September 24, 2022
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General News
Typhoon No. 15 causes landslides, heavy rain, killing 1 in Shizuoka Pref.
Typhoon No. 15 moved eastward over waters south of Honshu before dawn Saturday and had weakened into...
September 24, 2022