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Climate Change‘Life Goes on’ — Panama Islanders Relocated As Sea Level Rises
CARTI SUGTUPU, Panama (AFP-Jiji) — Alberto Lopez prepares breakfast with water lapping at his ank...
July 4, 2024
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TechnologyResearch Begins On Tech To Combat GPS Signal Falsification; Plans Include Development Of Radio Frequency Fingerprinting Database
The Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA) and a Tokyo-based start-up have begun res...
July 4, 2024
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Climate ChangeColombian Underwater ‘Art Gallery’ Serves as Coral Home
ISLA FUERTE, Colombia (AFP-Jiji) — On the Caribbean seafloor, an unusual sculpture gallery is tak...
July 4, 2024
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General NewsJapanese Summer Kimono Sales Up as Festival Season Nears; People Choosing to Also Wear Yukata at Concerts, on Daily Outings
Stores selling yukata are competing for customers as the summer festival season nears, and demand...
July 4, 2024
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Travel SpotsAsian Lizard’s Tails Currently in Full Bloom at Kyoto Temple Until Mid-July
Asian lizard’s tails, a perennial herb, are at their peak at Ryosoku temple in Higashiyama Ward, ...
July 4, 2024
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BaseballMasataka Yoshida Has Two Hits and Two RBIs to Help Red Sox Beat Marlins 7-2
MIAMI (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela tripled, doubled and drove in three runs, Brayan Bello limited Miam...
July 4, 2024
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BaseballShota Imanaga Allows Three Runs on Six Hits and Struck Out Eight in Six Innings; Phillies Beat Cubs 5-3
CHICAGO (AP) — Edmundo Sosa broke a tie with a short sacrifice fly in the eighth, Whit Merrifield...
July 4, 2024
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BaseballShohei Ohtani Elected to Start at DH in 4th Straight All-Star Game, Joins Judge as Only Holdovers
NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani became the first player elected to start at designated hitter in fo...
July 4, 2024
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General NewsEarthquake Hits Chiba Prefecture; No Tsunami Expected
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Chiba Prefecture at 12:12 p.m. on Thursday, registering as a 4 ...
July 4, 2024
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ReutersJapan’s Main Stock Indexes at Record Closing Highs as Banks, Autos and Techs Rise (Update 1)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's main stock indexes settled at record closing highs on Thursday, led by ...
July 4, 2024
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BaseballShohei Ohtani Says He Won’t Participate in Home Run Derby during All-Star Festivities
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani won't participate in the Home Run Derby on July 15 despite the J...
July 4, 2024
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Wider WorldRecycled Glass Turned into Art in Cuba
HAVANA (Reuters) — Cuban Eduardo Viciana taught himself to blow glass using the most basic of too...
July 4, 2024
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BaseballYusei Kikuchi Allows Two Runs in 5 2/3 Innings; Astros Beat Blue Jays 9-2
Toronto left-hander Yusei Kikuchi allowed two runs, five hits and two walks with five strikeouts ...
July 4, 2024
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PerspectivesBamboo Coaster Makes its Lone Annual Appearance in Chiba Prefecture
For one day every year, the excited cries of riders on a handmade “roller coaster” sound out in a Ch...
July 4, 2024
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Associated PressThousands Evacuate as Northern California Wildfire Spreads, with More Hot Weather Expected
OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters lined roads to keep flames from reaching homes as helicopter...
July 4, 2024