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Japan Finance Chief Concerned over Yen’s Rapid Fall
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki expressed concern Friday over the yen’s...
September 2, 2022
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Washington Post
CDC recommends reformulated coronavirus booster shot for fall
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Thursday that millions of eligible Americ...
September 2, 2022
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Political Cartoons
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September 2, 2022
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Washington Post
Jackson, Miss., shows how extreme weather can trigger a clean water crisis
JACKSON, Miss. – Gov. Tate Reeves on Thursday deployed 600 National Guard troops at mass water distr...
September 2, 2022
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Associated Press
Argentina: Attempt to kill VP fails when handgun misfires
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A man tried to kill Argentina’s politically powerful Vice President C...
September 2, 2022
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Film & TV
Kazuo Ishiguro-scripted remake of Kurosawa film shown at Venice film fest
VENICE, Italy — A British film, “Living,” a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s classic film “Ikiru,” was scr...
September 2, 2022
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Russia
Top Russian oil official falls to death from hospital window – sources
MOSCOW, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Ravil Maganov, the chairman of Russia’s second-largest oil producer Lukoi...
September 2, 2022
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Insights Into The World
Post-COVID public finances must be sustainable
“How is the debate over restoring fiscal sustainability playing out in Japan?” A foreign economist o...
September 2, 2022
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Washington Post
Jackson water crisis deepens as Mississippi deploys National Guard
The Washington Post / Emmanuel Felton / Molly Hennessy-Fiske [posttime] JST, [postdate] JACKSON...
September 2, 2022
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Washington Post
After Peltola win in Alaska, a debate erupts over ranked-choice voting
ANCHORAGE – Democrat Mary Peltola made history this week as the first Alaska Native woman to be elec...
September 2, 2022
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Reuters
Putin denies Gorbachev a state funeral and will stay away
Russian President Vladimir Putin is to miss the funeral of the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev...
September 2, 2022
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Reuters
U.N. inspectors assess damage to Ukraine nuclear plant in high-stakes visit
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine, (Reuters) – United Nations nuclear experts who crossed into Russian-held terr...
September 2, 2022
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Travel Spots
Traditional dance in Toyama prays for bountiful harvest
A traditional three day festival where people dance to pray for a plentiful harvest began in the cit...
September 2, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Fiscal management must be shifted off its pandemic emergency footing
It is time to shift from emergency fiscal management in response to the novel coronavirus and return...
September 2, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Dealing with downpours requires planning, preparation and practice
This summer, various parts of the country were hit by torrential rains, bringing the threat of disas...
September 2, 2022