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Associated PressSon of Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Returns after 17 Years in Exile with a Chance to Lead
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The son of a former prime minister of Bangladesh returned home Thursday,...
December 26, 2025
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ScienceNanotyrannus Was Not Juvenile T. Rex — a Throat Bone Settles It
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Paleontologists for decades debated whether meat-eating dinosaur Nanotyran...
December 26, 2025
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General News1 Dead in 4-Vehicle Accident in Nagano Pref.; Slipping May Be Cause
One person died in a four-vehicle accident in Matsukawa Village, Nagano Prefecture, on Friday mor...
December 26, 2025
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Associated Press3 Palestinians Arrested on Suspicion of Torching a Christmas Tree at a Catholic Church in West Bank
Three Palestinians have been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a Christmas tree and damagi...
December 26, 2025
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Associated PressPope Leo XIV Urges the Faithful on Christmas to Shed Indifference in the Face of Suffering
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day message on Thursday urged the fai...
December 26, 2025
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General NewsHeavy Snowfall Expected in Hokuriku, Western Tohoku; Also Forcast in Nagano and Gunma
Heavy snow is expected mainly in the Hokuriku and western Tohoku regions from Friday to Saturday ...
December 26, 2025
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ScienceTanning Beds Triple Skin Cancer Risk, Study Finds
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — When Heidi Tarr was a teenager, she used a tanning bed several times a week wi...
December 26, 2025
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Crime & CourtsTokyo Police Raid Luxury Sauna Operator over Customer Deaths
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo police searched locations linked to a luxury sauna facility operator o...
December 26, 2025
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Crime & CourtsJapanese Social Media Influencer Charged with Tax Evasion
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Public prosecutors on Thursday indicted a Tokyo-based advertising company ca...
December 26, 2025
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General NewsMajor Japanese Map Firm Zenrin Creates Remote Island Trading Cards
The Yomiuri ShimbunZenrin Co.’s trading cards of inhabited remote islands By Isamu Hamamura / Yomiur...
December 26, 2025
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Insights Into The WorldDon’t Reward Russia for Aggression Against Ukraine
Three years and 10 months have passed since the war in Ukraine began, a period already longer tha...
December 26, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Govt Adopts Record 122-Tril.-Yen Draft Budget for FY26
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government adopted at a cabinet meeting Friday a draft fiscal 2...
December 26, 2025
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Associated PressTrump Says US Struck Islamic State Targets in Nigeria after Group Targeted Christians
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that the U.S. launched a “power...
December 26, 2025
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ObituariesMohammad Bakri, Renowned and Controversial Palestinian Actor and Filmmaker, Dies at 72
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Mohammad Bakri, a Palestinian director and actor who sought to share the ...
December 26, 2025
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Manga & AnimeOsamu Tezuka Museum Exhibits Kemono Friends Illustrations to Teach that Life is Precious
TAKARAZUKA, Hyogo — Fans of the popular media franchise Kemono Friends can enjoy an exhibition of...
December 26, 2025