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Associated Press
17 missing, 121 hurt, 1 dead in fire at Cuban oil facility
HAVANA (AP) — A fire set off by a lightning strike at an oil storage facility raged uncontrolled in ...
August 7, 2022
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Reuters
First foreign-flagged ship arrives in Ukraine since Feb, awaits grain load
A foreign-flagged ship arrived in Ukraine on Saturday for the first time since the war started in Fe...
August 7, 2022
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Reuters
Chinese and Taiwanese warships eye each other as drills due to end
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Chinese and Taiwanese warships played high-seas “cat and mouse” on Sunday ahead o...
August 7, 2022
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Reuters
Palestinian Islamic jihad group confirms killing of a senior commander in Gaza
GAZA (Reuters) – The Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement (PIJ) on Sunday confirmed the killing of one...
August 7, 2022
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Reuters
‘Time against us’ in bid to rescue 10 Mexican miners after 3 days underground
SABINAS, Mexico (Reuters) – Large pumps sucked water from a flooded coal mine in Mexico on Saturday ...
August 7, 2022
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Washington Post
Pick your economy: booming labor market or fizzling growth
WASHINGTON – Friday’s blowout jobs report may have quieted claims that the U.S. is in a recession, b...
August 7, 2022
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Washington Post
Lifeguard drones can save lives. But U.S. beaches might not buy them.
When a 14-year-old boy was in danger of drowning off the Spanish shores of Valencia last month, help...
August 7, 2022
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Washington Post
Russian men, dying in war, leave many families sad, angry and silent
When Yevgeny Chubarin told his mother he was joining the Russian army to fight against Ukraine, she ...
August 7, 2022
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Japan In Focus
Map of sulfur mining sites discovered, possibly drawn by intl trading pioneer
TSUMAGOI, Gunma — Shedding new light on the achievements of international trading pioneer Nakaiya Ju...
August 7, 2022
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Japan In Focus
University student volunteers for Ukrainian refugees
YAMAGATA — A Yamagata University student recently participated in a volunteer program supporting Ukr...
August 7, 2022
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Baseball
Hideki Matsui holds baseball class in N.Y.
NEW YORK — Hideki Matsui, who played for the Yomiuri Giants and the New York Yankees, held a basebal...
August 7, 2022
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Japan In Focus
Kanagawa: Meet Shomei Yoh’s pastel-colored landscapes
Sunny is the name of a rabbit with distinctive navy-colored ears. He makes his way around the world...
August 7, 2022
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Washington Post
Senate opens debate on Biden-backed Inflation Reduction Act
WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats voted Saturday to begin debate on a sprawling bill that aims to lower ...
August 7, 2022
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Troubleshooter
I’m alleged to have done power harassment
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a female nurse in my 30s. This year, I was promoted to a supervisory posit...
August 7, 2022
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Associated Press
Biden tests negative for COVID, isolating until 2nd negative
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Saturday but will continue to ...
August 7, 2022