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Politics & Government
Japan to Offer Southeast Asian Countries Flood Risk Maps; Satellite Data Should Help Improve Public Safety
Japan’s land ministry plans to start providing flood risk maps to Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia a...
May 9, 2024
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Economy
Real Wages Drop in March for Record 24th Straight Month; 2.5% Decline Attributed to Higher Consumer Price Index
Japan’s real wage index fell 2.5% in March from a year earlier, marking the 24th straight month o...
May 9, 2024
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Science
Genome Study Reveals Prehistoric Ethiopian Origins of Coffee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — You might call it a cup of Joe, java, mud, brew, mocha, or your morning jo...
May 9, 2024
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Defense & Security
Japan: Unauthorized Video of MSDF Destroyer Likely Authentic; MSDF’s Security Measures will Probably be Called into Question
The Defense Ministry has concluded that a video posted online of a Maritime Self-Defense Force de...
May 9, 2024
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Politics & Government
Japan Likely to Add Fin Whales to Species Targeted by Commercial Whaling
The Fisheries Agency intends to add fin whales to the three species of whale that Japan has targe...
May 9, 2024
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Political Cartoons
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May 9, 2024
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Associated Press
US and Philippine Forces Sink a Ship during Largescale Drills in the Disputed South China Sea
LAOAG, Philippines (AP) — U.S. and Philippine forces, backed by an Australian air force surveilla...
May 9, 2024
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Associated Press
Why the US Paused the Delivery of 2,000-pound Bombs to Israel ahead of a Possible Rafah Attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — As it targets Hamas' underground tunnels in Gaza, Israel has relied on powerful...
May 9, 2024
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Associated Press
Palestinians Flee Chaos and Panic in Rafah after Israel’s Seizure of Border Crossing
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Tens of thousands of displaced and exhausted Palestinians have packed up...
May 9, 2024
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Associated Press
Biden Administration will Propose Tougher Asylum Standards for Some Migrants at the Border
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration plans to propose a new rule Thursday aimed at speeding...
May 9, 2024
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Associated Press
Russia Hits Ukraine’s Power Grid with a ‘Massive’ Attack on a Day Marking the WWII Defeat of Nazism
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces unleashed a nighttime barrage of more than 50 cruise missiles...
May 9, 2024
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Washington Post
To Please Putin, Universities Purge Liberals and Embrace Patriots
Two weeks before the start of his 25th year as Russia’s supreme political leader, Vladimir Putin ...
May 9, 2024
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Washington Post
Top Republicans, Led by Trump, Refuse to Commit to Accept 2024 Election Results
Top Republicans, led by former president Donald Trump, are refusing to commit to accept November’...
May 9, 2024
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Washington Post
Israeli Closure of Rafah Crossing Cuts Off Gaza’s Most Vital Aid Lifeline
CAIRO - Food, fuel and basic supplies are running dangerously low in Gaza after Israel seized and...
May 9, 2024
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Washington Post
33 Arrested as D.C. Police Clear George Washington University Encampment
After resisting repeated pleas from George Washington University to clear a pro-Palestinian encam...
May 9, 2024