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U.S., Taiwan to launch trade talks after island excluded from Indo-Pacific group
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will launch new trade talks with Taiwan, U.S. officials sa...
June 2, 2022
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General News
Shimane governor OK’s restart of N-reactor
MATSUE, Shimane (Jiji Press)—Shimane Gov. Tatsuya Maruyama said Thursday he will approve the resta...
June 2, 2022
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General News
Japan mulls raising daily entry cap to 30,000 in July
TOKYO (Jiji Press)—The government is considering further raising the pandemic-linked cap on the numb...
June 2, 2022
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Reuters
WHO says COVID in N. Korea likely ‘getting worse, not better’
SEOUL (Reuters) - The World Health Organization has cast doubts on North Korea’s claims of progress...
June 2, 2022
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Reuters
Russia in ‘failure to pay’ credit event, investor committee says
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - A panel of investors on Wednesday determined Russia had triggered a cre...
June 2, 2022
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Reuters
Kremlin says talks with Zelenskyy possible, but negotiations stalled
Russia said on Wednesday that it did not rule out a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and his...
June 2, 2022
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Reuters
Depp scores near-total victory in U.S. defamation case against ex-wife Heard
Actor Johnny Depp won more than $10 million in damages on Wednesday, achieving a near-total victory...
June 2, 2022
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Reuters
Biden announces new $700 million in military aid for Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday a new $700 million weapons p...
June 2, 2022
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Reuters
Sievierodonetsk mayor says just 20% of city in Ukrainian hands
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces are holding just a fifth of the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk b...
June 2, 2022
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Reuters
Gunman kills 3 in medical center in Oklahoma, police say
TULSA, Okla. (Reuters) - A man armed with a rifle opened fire on Wednesday inside a medical buildin...
June 2, 2022
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General News
Anti-harassment movement grows as actors reveal sexual violence
A number of male film directors have recently been accused of sexual violence by women. Actors are v...
June 2, 2022
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Defense & Security
Draft of economic, fiscal reform policy hints at 2% increase in defense spending
Much attention was focused on how the draft of the government’s economic and fiscal reform policy w...
June 2, 2022
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Reuters
ALMA seeks to double capacity in 10 yrs
SANTIAGO (Reuters) — Now that Chile’s ALMA Observatory is running at full force after the COVID-19 p...
June 1, 2022
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Reuters
Parthenon fragment from Italy can stay in Greece ‘forever’
Parthenon fragment from Italy can stay in Greece ‘forever’ ATHENS (Reuters) — A marble fragment ...
June 1, 2022
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Politics & Government
LDP aims to codify government’s responsibility for overseas Japanese schools
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has compiled a bill to improve the educational environment of ov...
June 1, 2022