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Associated PressUN official meets Taliban deputy premier over women NGO ban
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A senior U.N. official in Afghanistan met on Sunday the deputy prime minis...
January 2, 2023
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Associated PressUkraine faces grim start to 2023 after fresh Russian attacks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians faced a grim start to 2023 as Sunday brought more Russian missile an...
January 2, 2023
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Associated Press14 killed in attack on Mexican border prison
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Ten guards and four inmates were killed early Sunday when gunmen in armored vehic...
January 2, 2023
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Associated PressBenedict death paves way for protocols to guide future popes
VATICAN CITY (AP) — There was no tolling of the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica, no solemn announcemen...
January 2, 2023
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Associated Press‘Lord, I love you’: Aide recounts Benedict’s last words
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s last words were “Lord, I love you,” his longtime se...
January 2, 2023
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General News2 bodies found at landslide site in Yamagata Pref.
TSURUOKA, Yamagata — Two bodies were found in soil and sand at the site of a landslide in Tsuruoka, ...
January 2, 2023
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Associated PressBrazil’s Lula sworn in, vows accountability and rebuilding
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in as president on Sunday, and ...
January 2, 2023
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DeliciousHiroshima tries to make okonomiyaki for people around the world
HIROSHIMA — Hiroshima City wants to send a message of peace to the rest of the world when the city p...
January 2, 2023
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Japan In FocusKanagawa: Golden glow of sophisticated Rimpa school art
HAKONE, Kanagawa — At the top of a steep mountain road in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, a visitor is ...
January 2, 2023
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General News1.17 million 20-year-olds in Japan, fewest on record
Turning 20 used to mean becoming an adult in Japan, until the revised Civil Code went into effect in...
January 1, 2023
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MarketsDollar forecast to weaken against yen in 2023
Tokyo, Jan. 1 (Jiji Press)—The dollar is forecast to weaken against the yen in 2023 as the interest ...
January 1, 2023
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ReutersTaiwan president offers China help to deal with COVID surge
TAIPEI, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Sunday offered to provide China with "nec...
January 1, 2023
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Imperial FamilyJapan’s Emperor, Empress receive New Year’s greetings
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Emperor and Empress received New Year’s greetings from other Imperial famil...
January 1, 2023
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General NewsNew Year’s 1st sunrise seen amid fine weather in Tokyo
The New Year got off to a good start in terms of weather on the Pacific coasts of Japan on Sunday. ...
January 1, 2023
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Asia-PacificNorth Korea’s Kim orders new ICBM, bigger nuclear arsenal amid tension
SEOUL, Jan 1 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for developing new intercontinental ...
January 1, 2023