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Washington PostChina’s Promise of Prosperity Brought Laos Debt — and Distress
VIENTIANE, Laos – At speeds of almost 100 miles an hour, the Chinese-built train zips over the Mekon...
October 21, 2023
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General NewsOsaka 2025 Expo Venue Construction Now Seen to Cost ¥235 Billion
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — The cost of building the venue for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka is now ex...
October 21, 2023
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CompaniesToyota Extends Partial Production Halt at Some Group Plants to Monday
TOKYO (Reuters) — Toyota Motor, the world’s largest automaker by sales, said it will restart some pr...
October 21, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialJapanese Employee Held: Unexplained Arrests in China Belie Assertions of ‘Rule of Law’
Taking a person into custody and attempting to punish them without specifying what they allegedly di...
October 21, 2023
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Washington PostRepublicans Target Visas of Student Protesters. That Violates Free Speech, Experts Say.
As tensions have erupted at college campuses throughout the country after Hamas’s attack on Israel, ...
October 21, 2023
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Europe
Breakaway Balkans Micronation of ‘Liberland’ Dreams of Crypto-Based Future
APATIN, Serbia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Richard Strauss’ symphonic poem “Thus Spoke Zarathustr...
October 21, 2023
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ReutersChina, World’s Top Graphite Producer, Tightens Exports of Key Battery Material
Reuters file photoGraphite powder, used for battery paste, is seen in a Volkswagen pilot line for ba...
October 21, 2023
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Washington PostAt School in Southern Lebanon, an Aid Stop for People Fleeing Conflict
TYRE, Lebanon – Mohammed Fattouh didn’t wait for the war to possibly reach his own backyard in south...
October 21, 2023
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Travel SpotsFukuoka: Golden Ginkgo Nuts Gleaned at Shrine’s Autumn Event
FUKUOKA — An annual autumn event, harvesting nuts from a large ginkgo tree, was held at Kushida Shri...
October 21, 2023
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Washington PostA Lake is Filled with Oil. Thousands Donated Their Hair to Help Soak it up
For years, Selene Estrach has seen how Venezuela’s crumbling oil industry has taken a toll on Lake M...
October 21, 2023
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Washington PostWhy the Israel-Gaza War Represents a Broader Crisis for Global Justice
The bloody Hamas-led attack on Israel and the subsequent bombardment of Gaza have led to rival accus...
October 21, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentASDF Aircraft with 60 Japanese, 23 Others from Israel Arrives at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport
The Yomiuri ShimbunAn Air Self-Defense Force aircraft carrying 83 passengers from Israel arrives at ...
October 21, 2023
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General NewsMedia Representatives Discuss Use of AI in Journalism at Singapore Symposium
SINGAPORE — Representatives from various media outlets worldwide discussed issues surrounding the us...
October 21, 2023
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CompaniesJapan Beverage Company Uses AI-Generated ‘Actor’ in TV Ad
Beverage company Ito En, Ltd. has put a character generated by artificial intelligence in a TV comme...
October 21, 2023
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General NewsTakarazuka Revue Main Theater Performances Canceled Thru Nov. 23
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — Takarazuka Revue Co., an all-female musical group, said Friday it has decided t...
October 21, 2023