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General NewsJapanese Actors Haru, Mahiro Takasugi Announce Marriage
Actors Haru and Mahiro Takasugi announced their marriage through their respective Instagram accou...
December 23, 2025
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Washington PostCongolese Rape Survivors Search in Vain for Medicine after USAID Cuts
Nadine was a top student at her high school in eastern Congo. Then, in April, she was gang-raped ...
December 23, 2025
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ReutersNvidia Aims to Begin H200 Chip Shipments to China by Mid-February, Sources Say
Dec 22 (Reuters) - Nvidia NVDA.O has told Chinese clients it aims to start shipping its second-mo...
December 23, 2025
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ReutersCar Bomb Kills Russian General in Moscow, Investigators Say
MOSCOW, Dec 22 (Reuters) - A Russian general was killed by a car bomb in southern Moscow on Monda...
December 23, 2025
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ReutersChina Likely Loaded More Than 100 Icbms in Silo Fields, Pentagon Report Says
WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - China is likely to have loaded more than 100 intercontinental ball...
December 23, 2025
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ObituariesFormer Japan Top Bureaucrat Kazuhiro Sugita Dies at 84
Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)—Kazuhiro Sugita, who was Japan’s longest-serving deputy chief cabinet...
December 23, 2025
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Associated PressTrump Warns Maduro against Playing ‘Tough’ as US Escalates Pressure Campaign on Venezuela
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday delivered a new warning to Venezuel...
December 23, 2025
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ReutersUS Justice Department Handling of Epstein File Release Sparks Backlash
WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Bipartisan anger over the U.S. Department of Justice's slow releas...
December 23, 2025
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PerspectivesMt. Oyama Offers Historical Site Filled with Nature, Spirituality
Less than two hours from Tokyo, Mt. Oyama emerges from the forests of central Kanagawa Prefecture...
December 23, 2025
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ObituariesSinger-Songwriter Chris Rea, Known for ‘Driving Home for Christmas,’ Dies at 74
LONDON (AP) — Chris Rea, the singer and songwriter best known for the hit “Driving Home for Chris...
December 23, 2025
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Associated PressBanksy Unveils New Art in London Following Speculation over Murals Depicting Stargazing Figures
Elusive street artist Banksy appeared to confirm Monday that a new mural in London, depicting two...
December 23, 2025
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Associated PressUkraine’s Zelenskyy Says Progress in US-Led Peace Talks Is ‘Quite Solid’
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Initial drafts of U.S. proposals for a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia...
December 23, 2025
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Crime & Courts9 Japanese Police Officers Suspected of Online Casino Gambling
Kobe, Dec. 23 (Jiji Press)—The prefectural police department of Hyogo, western Japan, has sent pa...
December 23, 2025
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Crime & CourtsJapan Actor Ryoko Hirosue Given Summary Indictment over Car Accident
Shizuoka, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)—Japanese public prosecutors issued a summary indictment on Monday ...
December 23, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentPoll Finds High Approval Rating for PM Takaichi’s Economic Measures, 63% Agree with Reactivation of Nuclear Power Plants
The administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi maintained a high approval rating in a poll c...
December 23, 2025