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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
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Associated PressShip carrying grain for hungry Ethiopia leaves Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A United Nations-chartered ship loaded with 23,000 metric tons of Ukrainian gra...
August 15, 2022
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Associated Press‘China threat’ emerges in elections from UK to Australia
LONDON (AP) — It's not just the economy. While inflation and recession fears weigh heavily on the mi...
August 15, 2022
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Associated PressNew York restricts families from sending packages to inmates
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — As part of an effort to keep illegal drugs and other contraband out of state pri...
August 15, 2022
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Associated PressMore US lawmakers visit Taiwan 12 days after Pelosi trip
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A delegation of American lawmakers arrived in Taiwan on Sunday, just 12 days a...
August 15, 2022
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GolfJapan’s Saki Baba wins US Women’s Amateur in blowout
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — Saki Baba routed Monet Chun of Canada 11 and 9 on Sunday to become th...
August 15, 2022
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General NewsCeramic WWII grenades show sorrowful mixing of art and war
BIZEN, Okayama — As Japan was running short of iron in the waning days of World War II, the military...
August 15, 2022
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CompaniesSoutheast Asia LCCs see business taking off
BANGKOK — Low-cost carrier (LCC) airlines in Southeast Asia are regaining momentum after having str...
August 15, 2022
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General NewsAudio recordings of post-WWII jungle-hold-out soldier tell of harsh life
Audio recordings of Shoichi Yokoi — the former Japanese soldier who held out for 27 years in the jun...
August 14, 2022
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Washington PostBefore Griner, a Russian prosecution put Theodore Roosevelt in a bind
The United States and Russia are mired in mutual antipathy, and a controversial sentence against a s...
August 14, 2022
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Defense & SecurityJapan, U.K. to develop common airframe for next-gen fighters
Joint development of a next-generation fighter jet for Japan and the United Kingdom will likely invo...
August 14, 2022