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Associated Press
Anger erupts in Bangladesh, India over comments about Islam
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of people marched in Bangladesh’s capital and in parts of India o...
June 11, 2022
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Defense & Security
Kishi: Japan to drastically reinforce defense capabilities
SINGAPORE — Japan intends to drastically reinforce its defense capabilities, Defense Minister Nobuo ...
June 11, 2022
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Associated Press
Biden, leaders reach migration pact despite attendance flap
LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden and other Western Hemisphere leaders on Friday announced what...
June 11, 2022
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Associated Press
North Korean leader reaffirms arms buildup in party meeting
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un doubled down on his arms buildup in the fa...
June 11, 2022
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Associated Press
3 foreigners who fought for Ukraine sentenced to death
BAKHMUT, Ukraine (AP) — Two British citizens and a Moroccan were sentenced to death Thursday for fig...
June 11, 2022
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Associated Press
U.S.: China’s military activity around Taiwan threatens region
SINGAPORE (AP) — U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stressed American support for Taiwan on Satu...
June 11, 2022
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Political Cartoons
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June 11, 2022
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Companies
Sushi chain Sushiro ordered to take action on deceptive advertising
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — The Consumer Affairs Agency on Thursday ordered the operator of conveyor-belt s...
June 11, 2022
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Associated Press
Pope cancels trip to Congo and South Sudan due to bad knee
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis canceled a planned July trip to Africa on doctors’ orders because o...
June 11, 2022
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Associated Press
Civilians flee intense fighting in contested eastern Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Civilians fled intense fighting in eastern Ukraine on Friday as Russian and Ukr...
June 11, 2022
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Associated Press
Wreck of 17th-century royal warship found off U.K. coast
LONDON (AP) — Explorers and historians are telling the world about the discovery of the wreck of a r...
June 11, 2022
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Associated Press
Capitol riot panel blames Trump for 1/6 ‘attempted coup’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has laid...
June 11, 2022
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Associated Press
US inflation at new 40-year high as price increases spread
WASHINGTON (AP) — The prices of gas, food and most other goods and services jumped in May, raising i...
June 11, 2022
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Japan In Focus
Quirky good luck charms at shrine for academic deity
KOBE — A statue of Sugawara no Michizane as a child holding a surfboard stands in the precincts of a...
June 11, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Build on shared risk awareness to strengthen security cooperation
A growing sense of urgency over the worsening security environment surrounding each of their countri...
June 11, 2022