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Associated PressU.S.: Russian military facing ‘severe manpower shortages’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia is suffering “severe manpower shortages” in its 6-month-old war with Ukrain...
September 1, 2022
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EuropeIAEA team arrives in Zaporizhzhia to inspect Russia-controlled nuclear plant
LVIV, Ukraine – An International Atomic Energy Agency inspection team arrived Wednesday in the sout...
September 1, 2022
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ReutersWest mourns Gorbachev the peacemaker, Russia recalls his failures
LONDON - Mikhail Gorbachev was mourned in the West on Wednesday as a towering statesman who helped t...
September 1, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialAchievements in ending Cold War will not be forgotten
His achievements in ending the Cold War with the United States, in pursuit of peaceful coexistence i...
September 1, 2022
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EnvironmentTourists return but Easter Islanders draw lessons from COVID isolation
HANGA ROA, Easter Island (AFP-Jiji) — During more than two years of the coronavirus pandemic, Easter...
September 1, 2022
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Performing ArtsMorisaki aims to create his own character in ‘Pippin’
Morisaki aims to create his own character in ‘Pippin’ By Hiroaki Tagami / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff W...
September 1, 2022
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ReutersPakistanis protect homes against devastating floods; aid arrives
SHIKARPUR, Pakistan, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Residents in southern Pakistan used sandbags to shield their...
September 1, 2022
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ReutersBiden holds talk with Iraq PM after recent violence
WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden held a call on Wednesday with Iraq's caretak...
September 1, 2022
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ReutersIran seeks stronger U.S. guarantees for revival of 2015 nuclear deal
DUBAI, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Iran needs stronger guarantees from Washington for the revival of a 2015 n...
September 1, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Proceed with policies and steadily produce results
If policies are changed time and again without sufficient consideration, confusion will arise. Prime...
September 1, 2022
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ReutersChina may have committed crimes against humanity in Xinjiang, says U.N.
China's "arbitrary and discriminatory detention" of Uyghurs and other Muslims in the country's Xinji...
September 1, 2022
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Books & LiteratureEiko Kadono’s books have charmed children for decades
Books for children in Japan are rich and diverse. From the 1980s to the 1990s, the genre expanded be...
September 1, 2022
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Defense & SecurityChina’s speed using emerging tech for military poses greatest threat: U.S. think tank expert
Lauren Kahn, a research fellow at U.S. think tank the Council on Foreign Relations, spoke to Yomiuri...
September 1, 2022
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ObituariesKyocera founder was a philosopher king in Japan’s business world
The essence of the approach to management espoused by Kyocera founder Kazuo Inamori, who died at 90 ...
September 1, 2022
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Economy‘Urban mining’ to ramp up recovery of rare metals like lithium, cobalt from discarded electronics
The Environment Ministry plans to double the amount of metal recycled from discarded electronic devi...
August 31, 2022