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Reuters
Parts of Shanghai impose new COVID lockdown measures
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Parts of Shanghai began imposing new lockdown restrictions on Thursday, with re...
June 9, 2022
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Reuters
China’s trade revs up in May as COVID curbs ease
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s exports grew at a double-digit pace in May, shattering expectations, whi...
June 9, 2022
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Social Series
Defunct elevated roads being transformed into walking trails
Projects are seen in many parts of the nation to convert disused elevated railways and roads into wa...
June 9, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Prevent strain from being imposed on logistics companies
Amid soaring fuel prices, there have been conspicuous moves to shift the burden onto trucking and ot...
June 9, 2022
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Elections
Campaign billboards await candidates’ posters
Workers prepare numbered billboards, which will be used to display posters during the upcoming House...
June 9, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Dangerous proposal ignores many inevitable negative effects
If sports is made the subject of betting, it is inevitable that many harmful effects will follow. In...
June 9, 2022
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Books & Literature
Delving into records thought to have inspired writer Kenji Miyazawa
Sendai music producer Takao Sasaki has published a book about poet and children’s author Kenji Miyaz...
June 9, 2022
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Washington Post
5 percent of young adults identify as trans or nonbinary, survey says
For years, advocates and policymakers have struggled to get a clear picture of how many transgender ...
June 9, 2022
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Washington Post
Harvard University President Lawrence Bacow to step down next year
Lawrence S. Bacow, who has led Harvard University as president through the tumult of the coronavirus...
June 9, 2022
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Associated Press
Japanese man arrested in Indonesia over COVID relief fraud
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Authorities on Indonesia’s Sumatra island arrested a Japanese fugitive acc...
June 9, 2022
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Associated Press
Boxing champ Inoue’s home burglarized during Donaire fight
TOKYO (AP) — While Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue was winning his title bout against Nonito Donaire, bur...
June 9, 2022
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Associated Press
Moderna says updated COVID shot boosts omicron protection
Moderna’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine that combines its original shot with protection against the ...
June 9, 2022
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Music
From out of darkness, jazz pianist Tadataka Unno hits notes of resurrection
In September 2020, jazz pianist Tadataka Unno was suddenly attacked by eight young Black people in H...
June 9, 2022
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Associated Press
Ukraine war is increasing suffering of millions
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The ripple effects of the war in Ukraine are increasing the suffering of milli...
June 9, 2022
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Associated Press
Russia, Turkey back plan to export grains; Ukraine doubtful
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Russia and Turkey voiced support Wednesday for a safe corridor in the Black Se...
June 9, 2022