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Washington PostWhere China Stands on the Israel-Gaza War and What It Stands to Gain
Chinese leader Xi Jinping last week called for an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Gaza war. ...
October 23, 2023
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ReutersJGB Yields Hit New Decade-highs as Speculation on YCC Tweak Grows
TOKYO, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Japanese government bond (JGB) yields rose to new multi-year highs on Mond...
October 23, 2023
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General NewsJapan Trials Sniffer Dogs to Detect Fire Ants as Environment Ministry Seeks Their Introduction to Combat Invasive Species
Dogs might be the next step in Japan’s efforts to combat fire ants. Two beagles at the National Ins...
October 23, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialDiet By-Elections: Results Must Be Taken as Warning to Kishida Administration
Even though they were by-elections, the results should be viewed as voters sending a warning about h...
October 23, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Influenza Outbreak: Drugs, Vaccines Must Be Supplied Promptly
The number of people infected with seasonal influenza is gradually increasing. There have been repor...
October 23, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Fair Trade Commission Targets IT-giant Talent
The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) has begun recruiting talent from major IT corporations....
October 23, 2023
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ReutersFoxconn Shares Drop after Report of China Tax Audit, Land Use Probe
TAIPEI, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Shares in Taiwan's Foxconn 2317.TW, a major supplier of Apple's AAPL.O iP...
October 23, 2023
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ReutersThousands Join Paris’s First Authorized Pro-Palestinian Demo Since Hamas Attacks
PARIS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Thousands of people waving Palestinian flags and chanting "Gaza, Paris is ...
October 23, 2023
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ReutersRussian Forces Intensify Pressure on Ukraine’s Avdiivka, Kherson
Oct 22 (Reuters) - Russian forces aiming to contain a four-month-old Ukrainian counteroffensive main...
October 23, 2023
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ReutersNew Israeli Warning to Gaza Residents as First Aid Trickles In
GAZA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Israel's military has warned Gaza residents that they risk being identified...
October 23, 2023
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ReutersIsrael Strikes Gaza, Lebanon Overnight; Netanyahu Convenes Generals
GAZA/JERUSALEM, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Israel bombarded Gaza with air strikes early on Monday and its ai...
October 23, 2023
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Associated PressHezbollah and Israel Exchange Fire and Warnings of a Widened War
BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah announced the deaths of five more militants as clashes along the Lebanon-Isr...
October 23, 2023
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Associated PressDeal to Force Multinational Companies to Pay a 15% Minimum Tax is Marred by Loopholes, Watchdog Says
WASHINGTON (AP) — An ambitious 2021 agreement by more than 140 countries and territories to weed out...
October 23, 2023
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Associated PressNo Evidence of Hate Crime, Police Say as Slain Detroit Synagogue President Mourned as Devoted Leader
A Detroit synagogue president who was fatally stabbed at her home was remembered Sunday by family, f...
October 23, 2023
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Associated PressSecond Aid Convoy Reaches Gaza as Israel Attacks Targets in Syria and Occupied West Bank
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The second aid convoy destined for desperate Palestinian civilians reached ...
October 23, 2023