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Politics & GovernmentKishida works on golf swing for planned vacation
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida practiced golf with his wife, Yuko, at an indoor golf school in Akasaka...
August 15, 2022
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ElectionsFormer Miyazaki Gov. Higashikokubaru to seek reelection
MIYAZAKI — Former Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru said Sunday in an interview with The Yomiuri S...
August 15, 2022
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Washington PostHow a future without Juan Soto became a reality for the Nats
WASHINGTON - Seeing Juan Soto in another uniform, watching him dig in as an opponent at Nationals Pa...
August 15, 2022
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General NewsGunma police use Facebook to provide foreigners with crime prevention information
The Gunma prefectural police have set up a Facebook page for foreigners to provide them with crime p...
August 15, 2022
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Washington PostGreen, Aiona win party nominations in Hawaii’s race for governor
Hawaii Lt. Gov. Josh Green was projected to win the Democratic nomination for governor and will face...
August 15, 2022
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ReutersJapan’s economy stages modest bounce from COVID jolt, global outlook darkens
TOKYO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Japan's economy rebounded at a slower-than-expected pace in the second qua...
August 15, 2022
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Defense & SecurityGermany to send military planes to Indo-Pacific
BERLIN (Jiji Press) — The German Air Force will send military aircraft to Indo-Pacific countries inc...
August 15, 2022
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ReutersSaudi Arabia’s Kingdom Holding invests in Russian energy companies
Aug 14 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Kingdom Holding 4280.SE invested in Russian energy groups Gazprom ...
August 15, 2022
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ReutersPoland says Oder tests so far not showing poison as cause of fish die-off
WARSAW, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Poison cannot be ruled out as the cause of a mass die-off of fish in the ...
August 15, 2022
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ReutersMalaysia ex-PM Najib begins final bid to set aside 1MDB conviction
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Malaysian former Prime Minister Najib Razak starts his final attemp...
August 15, 2022
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ReutersPutin says Russia and North Korea will expand bilateral relations
SEOUL, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un the ...
August 15, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentIndustry minister visits Yasukuni Shrine
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura visited Yasukuni Shrin...
August 15, 2022
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ReutersRuto pulls ahead in Kenya’s presidential vote count as tempers fray
NAIROBI, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto has edged ahead in a tight preside...
August 15, 2022
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Associated PressFire at Cairo Coptic church kills 41, including 15 children
CAIRO (AP) — A fire ripped through a packed Coptic Orthodox church during morning services in Egypt’...
August 15, 2022
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Associated PressSalman Rushdie ‘on the road to recovery,’ agent says
MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Salman Rushdie is “on the road to recovery,” his agent confirmed Sunday, two d...
August 15, 2022