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Reuters
Ex-Twitter worker gets 3-1/2-year U.S. prison term for spying for Saudi Arabia
OAKLAND, Calif., Dec 14 (Reuters) - A former Twitter Inc manager convicted of spying for Saudi Arabi...
December 15, 2022
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Associated Press
Ukraine: Russian strikes thwarted, wreckage hits buildings
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities said they thwarted a Russian attack on Kyiv and the surro...
December 15, 2022
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Associated Press
Fed raises key rate by half-point and signals more to come
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve reinforced its inflation fight Wednesday by raising its key in...
December 15, 2022
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Associated Press
3 dead in Louisiana as US storm spawns Southern tornadoes
KEITHVILLE, La. (AP) — A volatile storm ripping across the U.S. spawned tornadoes blamed for killing...
December 15, 2022
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Associated Press
Peru’s new government declares police state amid protests
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s new government declared a national emergency Wednesday as it struggled to c...
December 15, 2022
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Associated Press
Twitter changes rules over account tracking Elon Musk’s jet
Twitter on Wednesday suspended an account that used publicly available flight data to track Elon Mus...
December 15, 2022
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Soccer World Cup
France celebrates WCup victory, fans cheer Morocco team
PARIS (AP) — Crowds in Paris and other French cities erupted in shouts of joy as France advanced to ...
December 15, 2022
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Reuters
No Christmas ceasefire in Ukraine, Russia says, as prisoner swap frees American
KYIV, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Moscow on Wednesday said no "Christmas ceasefire" was on the cards after ne...
December 15, 2022
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Politics & Government
Japan Foreign Chief Hayashi Planning to Visit China by Year-End
Tokyo, Dec. 14 (Jiji Press)—Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is planning to visit China a...
December 15, 2022
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Economy
Large manufacturers’ sentiment worsens for 4th straight quarter
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Business sentiment among large manufacturers in Japan worsened for the fourth s...
December 15, 2022
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Russia
Ukrainian ranking official expects Japan’s support on reconstruction of the country
KYIV — Prior to the presidency of the Group of Seven (G7) to be replaced by Japan from Germany from ...
December 15, 2022
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Soccer World Cup
Mbappe, France advance to World Cup final, beat Morocco 2-0
AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — France and Kylian Mbappé are headed back to the World Cup final for a much-ant...
December 15, 2022
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Political Series
Defense Perspective: In the field / Public-private cooperation will determine future of Japan’s defense industry
In a corner of a factory complex facing Osaka Bay, there is an old assembly plant that has been oper...
December 15, 2022
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Sumo
JSA needs to act after seeing 4 ozeki demoted in quick succession
Last month in my previous column dealing with ozeki demotions, I touched on the viewpoint that the t...
December 14, 2022
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Elections
LDP’s poor showing in Ibaraki election cause for concern ahead of local elections
The results of the latest Ibaraki prefectural assembly election do not bode well for the Liberal Dem...
December 14, 2022