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ReutersPutin says Russia able to mediate in Azeri-Armenian conflict; Yerevan unhappy with Moscow
SAMARKAND (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that despite the Ukraine confl...
September 17, 2022
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ReutersFormer England soccer captain Beckham queues to see Queen Elizabeth’s coffin
LONDON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Former England soccer captain David Beckham queued for more than 13 hour...
September 17, 2022
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ReutersDespite prohibition, El Salvador President Bukele says he will seek re-election
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said Thursday he would run for re-electi...
September 17, 2022
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ReutersUkraine says hundreds of bodies found in mass burial site
KYIV/IZIUM, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian officials said on Friday they had found hundreds of bodies...
September 17, 2022
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Political PulsePolarization of Japan’s voters began to accelerate this year
Political polarization has grown among the Japanese people: Now we are seeing aggressive divisions o...
September 17, 2022
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EnvironmentLocal festivals work to decarbonize
With local festivals often emitting large amounts of greenhouse gas in the process of selling food a...
September 17, 2022
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Travel SpotsJR Kyushu’s Two Stars sightseeing train unveiled
Kyushu Railway Co., or JR Kyushu, unveiled the sightseeing train Two Stars 4047 to media at a train ...
September 17, 2022
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Crime & CourtsSources: Kadokawa sought favors from ex-Games exec
A former director of Kadokawa Corp. and another executive of the major publishing firm allegedly ask...
September 16, 2022
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Crime & CourtsGovt ordered to pay damages over death of detained Cameroon man
MITO, Ibaraki (Jiji Press)—A district court Friday ordered the government to pay ¥1.65 million in da...
September 16, 2022
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General NewsJapanese professor wins Ig Nobel Prize
Gen Matsuzaki, 50, a professor at the Chiba Institute of Technology, and four others won the Ig Nobe...
September 16, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentCDPJ to be absent from Abe’s state funeral
The ruling and opposition parties have settled on their policies regarding attendance at the state f...
September 16, 2022
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Defense & SecurityRansomware damage reports surge in January-June
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of ransomware damage reports made to Japanese police in January-June...
September 16, 2022
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Washington PostU.S. expects months of intense fighting in Ukraine-Russia war
Despite Ukrainian forces’ startling gains in the war against Russia, the Biden administration antici...
September 16, 2022
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Defense & SecurityChinese survey ship enters Japan’s territorial waters near Kagoshima Pref.
A Chinese Navy ship intruded into Japanese territorial waters near islands in Kagoshima Prefecture o...
September 16, 2022
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Manga & AnimeMangaka Fujiko Fujio A’s final essay carried in manga magazine
An essay by mangaka Fujiko Fujio A, who died in April at 88, is being carried posthumously in an Oct...
September 16, 2022