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Associated Press
New York reports 1st US polio case in nearly a decade
NEW YORK (AP) — An unvaccinated young adult from New York recently contracted polio, the first U.S. ...
July 22, 2022
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Reuters
World’s oldest known male giant panda, An An, dies at 35
HONG KONG (Reuters) – An An, the world’s oldest male giant panda under human care, was euthanised on...
July 22, 2022
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Washington Post
Why monarch butterflies, now endangered, are on the ‘edge of collapse’
The migratory monarch butterfly, a North American icon with a continent-spanning annual journey, now...
July 22, 2022
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Washington Post
Watchdog launches criminal probe over missing Secret Service messages
The Department of Homeland Security’s watchdog has launched a criminal probe into the Secret Service...
July 22, 2022
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Associated Press
Ethnic minority woman wins India’s presidential election
NEW DELHI (AP) — A woman who hails from a minority ethnic community was chosen Thursday as India’s n...
July 22, 2022
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Associated Press
Italy heads to early election after Draghi’s coalition fails
ROME (AP) — Italy is headed for an early election after its president accepted Premier Mario Draghi’...
July 22, 2022
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Associated Press
World’s oldest male giant panda dies at age 35 in Hong Kong
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian shelling pounded a densely populated area in Ukraine’s second-larges...
July 22, 2022
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Associated Press
Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘very mild symptoms’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and went into isolati...
July 22, 2022
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General News
AI-based, real-time multilingual translations available
A decade ago, communicating with people from other countries without worrying about language differe...
July 22, 2022
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Wider World
Tunisian president criticized for attempting to lead country back to dictatorship
Tunisian President Kais Saied announced a draft to amend the Constitution to increase presidential ...
July 22, 2022
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Books & Literature
Little surprise as women win Japan’s prestigious literary prizes
The Akutagawa and Naoki literature prizes, which are given out twice annually, announced this year’s...
July 21, 2022
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Coronavirus
Tokyo coronavirus cases top 30,000 for 1st time
Tokyo logged more than 30,000 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Thursday, the first time i...
July 21, 2022
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General News
Foreign visitors to Japan top 500,000 in Jan.-June
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan came to 507,600 in January-Ju...
July 21, 2022
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Washington Post
Officials reorganize HHS to boost pandemic response
The Biden administration is reorganizing the federal health department to create an independent divi...
July 21, 2022
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Washington Post
Where does Larry Hogan go from here?
Wednesday morning was grim in Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s orbit. As he travels the country to test ...
July 21, 2022