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Asia-PacificJapan, 5 Mekong River Countries Adopt New Strategy; Initiatives for Post-COVID-19 Resilience, Digitalization, Security
VIENTIANE — Japan and the five Mekong River basin countries — Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanma...
July 27, 2024
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BaseballFramber Valdez Strikes Out 10 over 6 1/3 Innings and Astros Beat Dodgers, 5-0
HOUSTON (AP) — Framber Valdez struck out 10 in 6 1/3 innings, Alex Bregman and Jon Singleton hit ...
July 27, 2024
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ScienceHydrocarbon Seas Put Spotlight on Saturn Moon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, which explored Saturn and its icy moons, includ...
July 27, 2024
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General NewsSearch Efforts Continue in Yamagata, Akita Prefectures; Heavy Rain Causes Devastating Landslides (Update 1)
Three people remain missing in Yamagata and Akita prefectures, where heavy, record-breaking rain ...
July 27, 2024
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ReutersRussia Deploys Cheap Drones to Locate Ukraine’s Air Defences
LONDON (Reuters) - Russia has begun including new, cheaply-made drones in its long-range attacks ...
July 27, 2024
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Olympics & ParalympicsBrazil Great Zico Robbed in Paris
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — The Brazilian former footballer Zico filed a complaint with French police on F...
July 27, 2024
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Travel SpotsEhime: Iconic Bathhouse Reopens in Matsuyama After More than 5 Years’ Renovation
MATSUYAMA — An iconic building located in a hot spring district of Matsuyama has fully reopened a...
July 27, 2024
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Associated PressBlack Bear and Cub Destroy Car in Connecticut after Getting Trapped Inside
WINSTED, Conn. (AP) — Trapped inside a car, the adult black bear and cub thrashed about. The horn...
July 27, 2024
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Associated PressVenezuela Opposition Leader Provides Hope for Many, even though She isn’t on the Presidential Ballot
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Maria Corina Machado has hiked overpasses, walked highways, ridden moto...
July 27, 2024
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Associated PressChinese-Chilean Table Tennis Player Makes Olympics Debut at Age 58 in the Paris Games
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Table tennis player Zeng Zhiying left China in 1989, the same year of the ...
July 27, 2024
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Associated PressArsonists Attack French High-speed Rail System Hours before Opening Ceremonies of the Paris Olympics
PARIS (AP) — Arsonists attacked France's high-speed rail network early Friday, setting fires that...
July 27, 2024
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Associated PressNetanyahu Meets with Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Offering Measured Optimism on a Gaza Cease-fire
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu worked to mend ties with R...
July 27, 2024
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Japan In FocusOkinawa: Restoration of Shuri Castle Reaches the Roof;Workers to Place 30,000 Red Tiles on Rebuilt Structure
NAHA — Roofing work has begun on the reconstructed Seiden main hall of fire-ravaged Shuri Castle ...
July 27, 2024
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Associated PressOlympic Cauldron is Lit by French Gold Medalists Teddy Riner and Marie-José Pérec
PARIS (AP) — French Olympic gold medalists Teddy Riner and Marie-José Pérec teamed to light the c...
July 27, 2024
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Associated PressAlgerians Honor Victims of Colonial-era French Crackdown at Paris Olympics Ceremony
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria reminded France of a particularly dark chapter of its colonial pa...
July 27, 2024