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Associated PressNorth Korean Rocket Carrying Its 2nd Spy Satellite Explodes Shortly after Launch
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A rocket launched by North Korea to deploy the country's second spy sat...
May 28, 2024
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General NewsRegulations on Sauna Installations Relaxed to Encourage Bathing in Nature: Facilities Encouraged to Prepare Facilities for Men and Women
SAPPORO — Local governments across the country are relaxing regulations regarding outdoor saunas,...
May 28, 2024
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ScienceStartup to Apply For Approval to Produce Heart Cell Sheets from iPS Cells for Heart Disease Treatment
A startup launched at Osaka University plans to apply soon for approval to commercially sell shee...
May 28, 2024
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Associated PressNorth Korea Appears to Have Fired a Missile into the Sea, Japan and South Korea Say
TOKYO (AP) — North Korea on Monday launched a missile into the sea, Japan and South Korea said, h...
May 27, 2024
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General NewsJAL President ‘Deeply Apologizes’ for String of Aviation Safety Troubles after Transport Ministry Issues Strict Warning
The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry issued on Monday a strict warning to Jap...
May 27, 2024
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ElectionsOpposition-backed Candidate Elected Governor in Shizuoka; Latest Defeat for LDP Deals New Blow to Kishida
A former Hamamatsu mayor backed by opposition parties won the Shizuoka gubernatorial election on ...
May 27, 2024
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Defense & SecurityTokyo, Beijing, Seoul Agree on Need for Stable Korean Peninsula; N. Korean Satellite Criticized at Talks
SEOUL — The leaders of Japan, China and South Korea on Monday held talks and issued a joint decla...
May 27, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentNorth Korea Announces ‘Satellite’ Launch Sometime Between May 27 and June 4; Japan Calls for Suspension of Launch
The government said Monday that it received a report from North Korea outlining plans to launch a...
May 27, 2024
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ReutersSaudi Arabia Condemns Israel’s Latest Attack on Rafah, Foreign Ministry Says
DUBAI, May 27 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia condemned Israel's attack on Rafah, "the latest of which i...
May 27, 2024
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Associated Press12 People Injured after Qatar Airways Plane Hits Turbulence on Flight to Dublin
LONDON (AP) — Twelve people were injured when a Qatar Airways plane flying from Doha to Dublin on...
May 27, 2024
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ReutersChina’s Top Airlines Improve Balance Sheet in Q1; Outlook Positive for May Day
BEIJING (Reuters) - Two of China's top three state-owned airlines reported narrower losses in the...
May 27, 2024
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Washington PostThis Red State Was Taking Climate Change Seriously. Now It May Sideline a Top Climate Agency.
For the past decade, Louisiana’s program for coastal protection has been hailed as one of the bes...
May 27, 2024
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General NewsLethal Bacterial Infection Growing at Record Pace in Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of patients of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, a lethal infec...
May 27, 2024
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Washington PostOzempic Cuts Risk of Death from Kidney Disease, Major Study Finds
The active compound in the best-selling drug Ozempic markedly lowers the risk of complications fr...
May 27, 2024
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Washington PostFeeling Good about Feeling Bad, or How Guilt Can Make You Better
REUTERS/Ivan AlvaradoA woman attends a confession inside the Cathedral of Santiago, Chile, May 18, 2...
May 27, 2024