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ReutersGerman Chancellor Scholz Loses No-Confidence Vote, Paving Way for Election
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German parliament accepted Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s invitation to withdraw...
December 17, 2024
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ReutersAssad Gives Account of Last Hours before Leaving Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria’s Bashar al-Assad issued his first statement since being toppled from po...
December 17, 2024
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Associated PressNegotiators Say Israel and Hamas are Inching toward a Ceasefire Deal. This is What It may Look Like
After months of deadlock, Israel and Hamas appear to be moving closer toward a ceasefire to end t...
December 17, 2024
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Associated PressJay-Z’s Lwyer Says Accuser’s Rape Claim is ‘Provably, Demonstrably False’
NEW YORK (AP) — An attorney defending Jay-Z against the rape allegation brought against him last ...
December 17, 2024
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Associated PressJudge Rejects Trump’s Bid to Dismiss Hush Money Conviction because of Supreme Court Immunity Ruling
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge Monday refused to throw out President-elect Donald Trump's hush money con...
December 17, 2024
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Associated PressCanada’s Finance Minister Resigns as Unpopular Trudeau Faces Biggest Test of His Political Career
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced the biggest test of his political car...
December 17, 2024
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Associated PressTeacher and a Teenage Student Killed in a Shooting at a Christian School in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A teenage student opened fire with a handgun Monday at a Christian school in...
December 17, 2024
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Associated PressJapan’s SoftBank Plans to Invest $100 Billion in US Projects over the Next Four Years.
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump joined SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son to a...
December 17, 2024
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BaseballOrioles Sign Veteran RHP Tomoyuki Sugano to a 1-Year Contract after His MVP Season in Japan
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles agreed to a one-year contract with Japanese star Tomoyuki ...
December 17, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan to Actively Recruit Nursing Care Staff from Overseas; Government Plans to Subsidize Costs of Finding Workers
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry will actively promote the recruitment of nursing care staf...
December 17, 2024
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General NewsDigital Media Subscription Service for Corporations to Be Launched Next Spring
The Yomiuri Shimbun and U.S. media company Dow Jones & Co. plan to launch a digital media service...
December 17, 2024
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Defense & SecurityCoast Guards to Conduct 1st Drill in Tokyo Bay; Japan, U.S., Philippines to Conduct Drills off Kagoshima
The coast guards of Japan, the United States, Australia and India are to conduct their first four...
December 17, 2024
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Japan In FocusTokyo Steak House Serves Aged Meat Loved by International Wrestlers; Superstar Wrestlers Adorn Walls in Meguro Restaurant
The Meguro branch of the highly rated Ribera Steak House restaurant is popular not only among mea...
December 16, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeHarsh Life as Evacuees Led to Deaths After Noto Quake; ‘Disaster-Related’ Fatalities Outnumber Those from Direct Harm
KANAZAWA — A total of 241 people had been recognized as of Sunday as disaster-related deaths in I...
December 16, 2024
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CompaniesMUFG Bank Head Apologizes for Safe Deposit Thefts by Ex-Employee
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — MUFG Bank President Junichi Hanzawa on Monday apologized for thefts by a the...
December 16, 2024