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Reuters
Suspect in Litvinenko poisoning dies in Moscow – TASS
Dmitry Kovtun, one of two Russian men accused by Britain of poisoning Kremlin critic Alexander Litvi...
June 5, 2022
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General News
Educational center in Kabul honoring Tetsu Nakamura faces difficulty
TEHRAN — A private academy, opened in April last year in Kabul and named after the late Tetsu Nakam...
June 5, 2022
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Associated Press
U.S., S. Korean navies end key exercise amid N. Korea tension
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan concluded a naval exercise with So...
June 5, 2022
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Russia
Ukraine blames Russia for blaze at revered Orthodox church in east
A wooden church on one of Ukraine’s most sacred Orthodox sites was destroyed by Russian bombing, Ukr...
June 5, 2022
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Companies
Taisei develops flame-resistant paint for wood
Taisei Corp., a major general construction contractor, has developed special paint that makes wood l...
June 5, 2022
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Defense & Security
North Korea fires volley of missiles after U.S., South Korea stage drills
SEOUL (AP) — South Korea's military says North Korea has test-fired at least one unidentified ballis...
June 5, 2022
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Defense & Security
South Korea: North Korea fires 8 short-range ballistic missiles
SEOUL — North Korea fired eight short-range ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan on Sunday fro...
June 5, 2022
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Tennis
Swiatek surpasses Serena’s streak for 2nd French Open title
PARIS (AP) — Iga Swiatek's winning streak began to feel like a burden, she said, with all of the att...
June 5, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
U.S. firms’ bottom line trumps human rights concerns
WASHINGTON/BEIJING — While China and the United States do not see eye to eye on many political issue...
June 5, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
Anti-Taliban forces finding their feet again
TEHRAN — Resistance to the Taliban Islamist group’s interim government that seized power in August 2...
June 5, 2022
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General News
Interpreter for Red Army terrorist still indignant 50 years after Tel Aviv attack
It was 50 years ago on May 30 that three Japanese Red Army members opened fire with automatic weapon...
June 5, 2022
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General News
Displaced Ukrainians worrying about future in Japan
Many of the Ukrainians who fled to Japan following Russia’s invasion of their country are voicing co...
June 4, 2022
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General News
Oldest existing Chinese restaurant in Japan ordered to begin bankruptcy
Private research firm Teikoku Databank announced Thursday that Heichinrou Co. in Yokohama, operator ...
June 4, 2022
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General News
Japan logs record low 810,000 births in 2021
The number of babies born in Japan in 2021 fell to 811,604, renewing a record low for the sixth cons...
June 4, 2022
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General News
Tokyo to raise bathhouse fees
The Tokyo metropolitan government is set to raise public bathhouse fees by ¥20. A government coun...
June 4, 2022