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Associated PressSouth Korean president travels to UAE, seeks arms sales
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol received an honor guard ...
January 16, 2023
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ReutersRescue hopes fade after Russian attack in Ukraine’s Dnipro, dozens feared dead
DNIPRO, Ukraine, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Ukraine saw little hope of pulling any more survivors from the r...
January 16, 2023
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Associated PressCongo’s army says church bomb kills 10, extremists suspected
GOMA, Congo (AP) — A suspected extremist attack at a church in eastern Congo killed at least 10 peop...
January 16, 2023
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EconomyJapan’s Sharp Wholesale Price Rise Heaps Pressure on BOJ’s Ultra-Easy Policy
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan's annual wholesale prices rose at a faster-than-expected pace in December, d...
January 16, 2023
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Travel SpotsTokyo Shrine Prepares for Bullfinch Figurine Rite
Staff at a Tokyo shrine are busy preparing wooden figurines of Eurasian bullfinches ahead of its ann...
January 16, 2023
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Associated PressCalifornia gets more rain and snow, but dry days are ahead
LOS ANGELES (AP) — More rain and snow fell during the weekend in storm-battered California, making t...
January 16, 2023
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AFP-JIJIJapan Embassy in Ukraine Condemns Latest Attacks by Russia
Tokyo, Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)—The Japanese Embassy in Kyiv on Saturday condemned Russia’s latest attac...
January 16, 2023
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CompaniesEisai Files for Approval of Alzheimer’s Drug in Japan
Japanese drugmaker Eisai Co Ltd 4523.T said on Monday it had submitted a marketing authorisation app...
January 16, 2023
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Crime & CourtsDeath-Row Inmate Dies after Choking
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Death-row inmate Miyuki Ueta, convicted of murdering two men whose bodies were ...
January 16, 2023
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AFP-JIJIChina’s Economic Growth in 2022 Seen among Lowest in 40 Years
BEIJING (AFP-Jiji) — China’s economic growth for 2022 is expected to have been among its weakest in ...
January 16, 2023
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ReutersAt Least 68 Killed in Nepal’s Worst Air Crash in Three Decades
KATHMANDU, Jan 15 (Reuters) – At least 68 people were killed on Sunday when a domestic flight of Yet...
January 16, 2023
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CoronavirusJapan Hospitals Shift Toward Co-Existing with COVID
With Sunday marking three years since the first confirmed case of novel coronavirus infection in the...
January 16, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentKishida-Biden Summit Shows Unity on Confronting China
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden have confirmed their nations’...
January 16, 2023
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General NewsTokai Univ., Fujitsu Develop AI to Test Tuna Freshness
Fujitsu Ltd. and Tokai University have successfully used an artificial intelligence-based ultrasound...
January 15, 2023
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General NewsLivestream: Forum on Taiwan, Ukraine with Stanford experts
The forum “Taiwan and Ukraine: Challenging Authoritarianism” will be held online Monday by The Yomiu...
January 15, 2023