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Politics & GovernmentFumio Kishida Yields to LDP Criticism Over Dismal Polls; Japan’s Prime Minister Forgoes Bid for More Time in Power
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida yielded to criticism in the Liberal Democratic Party over his respon...
August 14, 2024
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General NewsAthletes at Paris Olympics Subject to Rampant Online Abuse; IOC Sought to Ease Harm But Could Not Prevent Posts
Athletes at the Paris Olympics were subjected to insults and harsh criticism on social media duri...
August 14, 2024
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Washington PostWhy Newsrooms Haven’t Published Leaked Trump Campaign Documents
An alleged Iranian hacking operation that the Donald Trump campaign says leaked internal document...
August 14, 2024
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Washington PostJamaican Officials Needed Help. They Turned to Kamala Harris’s Dad.
Courtesy of Kamala HarrisDonald Harris with Kamala in April 1965. At the time, he was on his way to ...
August 14, 2024
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Washington PostDisease Was Spreading in Gaza. Now There’s Polio in the Sewage.
JERUSALEM - Adel Abu Obeida stays awake at night trying to protect his six children from the sewa...
August 14, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentFumio Kishida Withdraws from LDP Presidential Race; New Japanese Prime Minister to Take Office
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, also president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, announced We...
August 14, 2024
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Olympics & ParalympicsJapan’s National Olympic Team Disbands at Ceremony; Members Praise Audience, Fellow Athletes
Japan’s national team for the Paris Olympic Games disbanded at a ceremony in Tokyo on Wednesday. ...
August 14, 2024
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TechnologyLargest 3D-printed Neighborhood Nears Completion
GEORGETOWN, Texas (Reuters) — As with any desktop 3D printer, the Vulcan printer pipes layer by l...
August 14, 2024
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General NewsWith Typhoon Ampil Approaching Japan, Shinkansen Services Could Be Suspended in Tohoku, Hokuriku Regions
Shinkansen bullet trains may suspend their services entirely or in part for the Tohoku and Hokuri...
August 14, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialProsecutors’ Interrogation: Emphasis on Confessions Leads to Use of Intimidation
The Osaka High Court has decided to put a prosecutor on trial for assault and cruelty by a specia...
August 14, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Recovery of Visitors to Japan: Convey More of the Charms of Regional Areas
The number of foreign visitors to Japan in the first half of this year reached a record high. In ...
August 14, 2024
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ReutersBanksy Frees the Animals at London Zoo in Mural Series Finale
LONDON (Reuters) - Street artist Banksy on Tuesday claimed the ninth - and perhaps final - mural ...
August 14, 2024
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ReutersBlinken Postpones Middle East Trip amid ‘Uncertainty,’ Axios Reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed his trip to the Middl...
August 14, 2024
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ReutersIsraeli Hardliner Ben-Gvir Draws Anger with Jerusalem Prayer Call
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Tuesday visited the Al-Aqsa mo...
August 14, 2024
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ReutersOnly Gaza Ceasefire Can Delay Iran’s Israel Response, Say Iranian Officials
DUBAI/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Only a ceasefire deal in Gaza stemming from hoped-for talks this week wo...
August 14, 2024