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Politics & GovernmentKishida 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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TechnologyThreat 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 NewsJapan 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
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ScienceSpain Bolsters Space Ambitions with Statute for New Agency
MADRID (Reuters) — Spain has approved a statute regulating the functions of its recently launched st...
March 16, 2023
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Crime & CourtsJapan Govt Ordered to Give Refugee Status to Ugandan Lesbian
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — A court ordered the government Wednesday to cancel its decision to reject an ap...
March 16, 2023
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ReutersUkraine War: US and Russian Military Chiefs in Rare Talks after Drone Downed
WASHINGTON/KYIV, March 16 (Reuters) - Washington's top general said the crash of a U.S. surveillance...
March 16, 2023
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ReutersCredit Suisse Secures $54 Bln Lifeline as Authorities Rush to Prevent Global Bank Crisis
March 16 (Reuters) - Credit Suisse CSGN.S on Thursday said it would borrow up to $54 billion from th...
March 16, 2023
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Associated PressTikTok Dismisses Calls for Chinese Owners to Sell Stakes
WASHINGTON (AP) — TikTok was dismissive Wednesday of reports that the Biden administration was calli...
March 16, 2023
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Associated PressNorth Korea Launches ICBM Before South Korea-Japan Summit
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday j...
March 16, 2023
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Associated PressEl Salvador: 2,000 More to Prison, Vows will ‘Never Return’
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s government sent 2,000 more suspects to a huge new pri...
March 16, 2023
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Asia-Pacific
Pakistan Ex-Hockey Player’s Dreams of Better Life Shatter in Italy Shipwreck
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) — Seeking a better future for her disabled son, former national hockey pl...
March 16, 2023
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Associated PressUS and Russia Ratchet Up Rhetoric over Downing of Drone
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and the United States ratcheted up their confrontational rhetoric Wednes...
March 16, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Unprecedented Behavior Brought Disgrace to House of Councillors
This is the first time in 72 years that a member of the Diet has been stripped of his position via e...
March 16, 2023
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Associated PressHere’s How an AI Tool May Flag Parents with Disabilities
PITTSBURGH (AP) — For the two weeks that the Hackneys’ baby girl lay in a Pittsburgh hospital bed we...
March 16, 2023
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Asia-Pacific
South Korea: More than 1 in 5 Young Adults Heavily in Debt amid Soaring Cost of Housing
More than 1 in 5 young adults are suffering huge debt in the face of soaring housing costs or living...
March 16, 2023