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Environment
Plastic Entering Oceans Could Nearly Triple by 2040
SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Plastics entering the world’s oceans have surged by an “unprecedented” amount ...
March 16, 2023
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Washington Post
Pentagon Rejects Russian Airspace Claims after Downing of U.S. Drone
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that the U.S. military would "continue to fly and oper...
March 16, 2023
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Washington Post
Biden Administration Wants TikTok’s Chinese Owners to Divest
The Biden administration is pushing a plan that would require TikTok's Chinese owners to divest from...
March 16, 2023
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Climate Change
Europe Experienced 2nd-warmest Winter
BRUSSELS (Reuters) — Europe is emerging from its second-warmest winter on record, European Union sci...
March 16, 2023
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Defense & Security
North Korea Launches Apparent ICBM, Likely in Response to Summit
North Korea fired what appeared to be a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile eastward from ...
March 16, 2023
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Reuters
Pakistan Police Postpone Arrest of Ex-Pm Imran Khan Until Thursday, Easing Unrest
LAHORE, Pakistan, March 15 (Reuters) - A Pakistan court on Wednesday ordered police to halt an opera...
March 16, 2023
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Asia-Pacific
Villages Perform Unique ‘stick’ Holi Ritual
NANDGAON, India (AP) — Hundreds of women in two north Indian towns celebrated Holi, the Hindu festiv...
March 16, 2023
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General News
1 Dead, 2 Injured in Tuktuk Accident in Japan’s Resort City
ATAMI, Shizuoka — A tuktuk, or a three-wheeled auto rickshaw, ran over a sidewalk in Atami, Shizuoka...
March 16, 2023
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Crime & Courts
Japan Police Seek Arrest Warrant for YouTuber Expelled as Lawmaker
A warrant for the arrest of expelled upper house lawmaker Yoshikazu Higashitani, who goes by the mon...
March 16, 2023
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Reuters
Tons of Uranium Missing from Libyan Site, IAEA Tells Member States
VIENNA, March 15 (Reuters) - U.N. nuclear watchdog inspectors have found that roughly 2.5 tons of na...
March 16, 2023
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Asia-Pacific
Korean Steel Giant Posco Donates to Former Requisitioned Workers Fund
SEOUL — South Korean steelmaking giant Posco Holdings Inc. said Wednesday that it donated 4 billion ...
March 16, 2023
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Travel Spots
Harry Potter Theme Park to Open June 16 in Tokyo
A new Harry Potter theme park that is being constructed on the former site of the Toshimaen amuseme...
March 16, 2023
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Politics & Government
Kishida Eyes 30,000-Yen Benefits to Low-Income Households
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering a plan to provide ¥30,000 in fresh ...
March 16, 2023
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Technology
Threat of Space Junk Growing As U.S., Investors Seek Solutions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A growing swarm of debris in space has led the U.S. government to attempt to ...
March 16, 2023
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General News
Japan 10-Year Cancer Survival Rate at 53.3%
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The 10-year survival rate for people diagnosed with cancer in Japan in 2010 sto...
March 16, 2023