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Associated PressChina Plans to Send San Diego Zoo More Pandas This Year, Reigniting Its Panda Diplomacy
SAN DIEGO (AP) — China plans to send a new pair of giant pandas to the San Diego Zoo, renewing its l...
February 22, 2024
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General NewsDaffodils Illuminated in Changing Colors in Tokyo Park
Rows of white daffodils are illuminated in purple, one of various colors that are constantly changin...
February 22, 2024
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (February 22)
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February 22, 2024
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EuropeUkrainian Textbooks Burned in Occupied Territory; Schools Becoming ‘Russianized’
LVIV, Ukraine — Russia’s policy of Russification in the occupied territories of eastern and southern...
February 22, 2024
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Other SportsJapan’s Men, Women Secure Spots in Table Tennis Team Event at Paris Olympics
Japan has qualified for the Paris Olympics in both the men’s and women’s team events in table tenn...
February 22, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentBrazil Vows U.N. Reform at G-20 Meeting
Rio de Janeiro (Jiji Press)—Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira expressed his commitment to the ...
February 22, 2024
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CompaniesItochu to Support Bigmotor’s Biz Reconstruction
TOKYO, Feb. 21 (Jiji Press) — Major Japanese trading house Itochu Corp. has decided to support the r...
February 22, 2024
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MarketsNikkei Average Rewrites Record Intraday High (Update 2)
Tokyo, Feb. 22 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock average finished at an all-time high Thursday, ...
February 22, 2024
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Associated PressTo Keep Whales Safe, Coast Guard Launches Boat Alert System in Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) — Photographer Matt McDonald had lived on Puget Sound for years, but had never seen a w...
February 22, 2024
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Associated PressFeds Accuse Alleged Japanese Crime Boss of Conspiring to Traffic Nuclear Material
NEW YORK (AP) — A leader of a Japan-based crime syndicate conspired to traffic uranium and plutonium...
February 22, 2024
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ScienceSaturn’s ‘Death Star’ Moon Has Hidden Secret: Its Subsurface Ocean
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Saturn’s moon Mimas is known for its uncanny resemblance to the dreaded Death...
February 22, 2024
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ScienceMongolia in Talks with SpaceX to Launch 1st National Satellite
The Mongolian government said earlier this month it was in talks with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to launch t...
February 22, 2024
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ObituariesYoko Yamamoto, Star of ‘The Hangman,’ Dies at 81
Actress Yoko Yamamoto, who appeared in TV dramas, movies and stage performances, has passed away, it...
February 22, 2024
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BaseballMLB Spring Training: Mets Pitcher Kodai Senga Is Dealing with Some Arm Fatigue after Throwing at Spring Training
New York Mets right-hander Kodai Senga experienced some arm fatigue after throwing a side session du...
February 22, 2024
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BaseballDodgers Superstar Shohei Ohtani 2nd in Ideal Boss Ranking
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Major League Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani ranked second in Meiji Yasuda Lif...
February 22, 2024