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Travel SpotsKumamoto: 19th Century American Teacher’s House Open to Public after Quake
KUMAMOTO — A 19th-century Western-style building that collapsed during a pair of powerful earthquake...
September 16, 2023
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ReutersColombian Artist Fernando Botero, Playful Depicter of Serious Subjects, Dies at 91
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian artist Fernando Botero, whose sculptures and paintings of playful, rotu...
September 16, 2023
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ReutersBelgian Officials: G7 to Launch Russian Diamond Ban in Bid to Curb Revenues
BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) – The Group of Seven (G7) countries is expected to announce an import ban ...
September 16, 2023
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Crime & CourtsRamen Shop Manager Found Dead in Suspected Murder at Yokohama Eatery
YOKOHAMA — The manager of a ramen shop was found fatally injured at the eatery where he works in Yok...
September 16, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan to Send Aid to Morocco, Libya
The Foreign Ministry announced Friday that it will provide emergency humanitarian aid totaling $3 mi...
September 16, 2023
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Travel SpotsNagasaki: More High School Trips Head to Kyushu amid Pandemic
NAGASAKI — Kyushu has soared in popularity for high school trips due to COVID-19. The region has off...
September 16, 2023
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Associated PressBelarus Leader Proposes Three-Way Cooperation with Russia’s Putin and North Korea’s Kim
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted a meeting Friday with his Belarusian ally, who...
September 16, 2023
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Associated PressUkrainian Troops Reclaim a Village Near Bakhmut. It’s a Small Win in a Churning Counteroffensive
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces recaptured a war-ravaged settlement in the country’s embattled...
September 16, 2023
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Associated PressU.N. Calls for More Fairness for Developing Nations at a G77 Summit in Cuba
HAVANA (AP) — The U.N. secretary-general called Friday for nations to build a world that is more fai...
September 16, 2023
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ReutersLibya’s Flood-Ravaged Derna Struggles to Cope with Thousands of Corpses
DERNA, Libya/GENEVA (Reuters) – Residents and rescue workers in the devastated Libyan city of Derna ...
September 16, 2023
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Associated PressUNESCO Puts 2 Locations in War-Ravaged Ukraine on its List of Historic Sites in Danger
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The U.N.’s World Heritage Committee on Friday placed two major historica...
September 16, 2023
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Travel SpotsHyogo: ‘Kappa’ Retired after Decade of Scaring Visitors
FUKUSAKI, Hyogo — A popular statue of a mythical water-dwelling creature in a pond in a park in Fuku...
September 16, 2023
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ReutersChinese Defense Minister under Investigation for Corrupt Procurement
(Reuters) – Defense Minister Li Shangfu, who has been missing from public view for more than two wee...
September 16, 2023
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RugbyIreland and Wales Take a Different View of Their Easy-looking Second Matches at the Rugby World Cup
Ireland and Wales are taking a different view of their second matches at the Rugby World Cup that sh...
September 16, 2023
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RugbyAll Blacks Score 11 Tries in Big Win over Namibia Blemished by First Rugby World Cup Red Card
TOULOUSE, France (AP) — Scrumhalf Cam Roigard and flyhalf Damian McKenzie scored two tries each and ...
September 16, 2023