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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average Snaps Four-Day Losing Streak as Chip-Related Shares Jump (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Thursday, snapping four straight se...
October 2, 2025
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ReutersWall Street Closes Higher, Boosted by Healthcare as Investors Shrug off Jobs Data, US Shutdown
Oct 1 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main stock indexes closed higher on Wednesday, with the biggest b...
October 2, 2025
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ReutersWhite House Freezes Funds for Democratic States in Shutdown Slap
WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday froze $26...
October 2, 2025
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ReutersSouth Korea Foreign Minister Says Rough Agreement on Security Reached with US
SEOUL, Oct 2 (Reuters) - South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said his country and the United S...
October 2, 2025
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ReutersDeath Toll from Philippine Quake Rises to 72
MANILA, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The death toll from a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck off the cent...
October 2, 2025
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ReutersStrike Called in Italy, Protests Flare over Interception of Gaza Aid Ships
ROME, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Italian unions called a general strike for Friday in solidarity with the ...
October 2, 2025
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Associated PressTrump Signs an Executive Order Vowing to Defend Qatar in the Wake of Israel’s Strike
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order vowi...
October 2, 2025
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Associated PressYemen’s Houthi Rebels Claim Missile Attack on Dutch-Flagged Ship in the Gulf of Aden
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed responsibility early on Wednesda...
October 2, 2025
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Associated PressBondi and Hegseth Rally Federal Agents and Troops in Memphis as Part of Crime Task Force
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House ...
October 2, 2025
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Associated PressActivists Say Israeli Navy Has Begun Intercepting a Gaza-Bound Aid Flotilla
JERUSALEM (AP) — Activists on board a flotilla of vessels sailing toward Gaza said late Wednesday...
October 2, 2025
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ObituariesJane Goodall, the Celebrated Primatologist and Conservationist, Has Died
Jane Goodall, the intellectual, soft-spoken conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking, imme...
October 2, 2025
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General NewsJapanese Arita Porcelain Maker Marks 2 Years Since Establishing Chinese Subsidiary to Combat Counterfeit Products
DALIAN, China — Long-established porcelain manufacturer Koransha Co., which is based in Arita, Sa...
October 2, 2025
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General NewsJapan’s ‘Most Dangerous Zoo’ in Sapporo Closed After 20 Yrs of Illegal Operation; Lawsuit between City, Zoo Operator to Continue
SAPPORO — A private zoo North Safari Sapporo, known as “Japan’s most dangerous zoo,” which had be...
October 2, 2025
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Asia-PacificPM Ishiba Secures Stable Ties, Paving Way for Successor in Farewell Visit to South Korea’s Lee
BUSAN, South Korea /SEOUL — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s final overseas trip to South Korea wa...
October 1, 2025
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Japan In FocusKiriko Festival Featuring Lantern Floats Among the Largest in Japan Held in Suzu
SUZU, Ishikawa — Four giant kiriko lantern floats were recently paraded in the Jike district of S...
October 1, 2025