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Asia-Pacific
Nepal: Thamel buzzes once again as tourists return
Thamel is alive again. All shops are open, the streets are filled with rickshaws again, and vendors...
May 26, 2022
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General News
Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi to leave JAXA
Astronaut Soichi Noguchi announced Wednesday that he will leave the Japan Aerospace Exploration Age...
May 26, 2022
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Associated Press
Sri Lanka’s prime minister tackles thorny finances, economy
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as f...
May 26, 2022
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Associated Press
States divided on gun controls, even as mass shootings rise
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee was quick to react to this week’s carnage at a Texa...
May 26, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
China: World’s highest automatic weather station established
Chinese scientific researchers on May 4 established an automatic meteorological monitoring station a...
May 26, 2022
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Associated Press
Housekeepers struggle as US hotels ditch daily room cleaning
HONOLULU (AP) — After guests checked out of a corner room at the Hilton Hawaiian Village resort on W...
May 26, 2022
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Associated Press
China’s foreign minister starts Pacific tour in the Solomons
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation arrived i...
May 26, 2022
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General News
Salvage work resumes for Kazu I
Work to lift the sunken Kazu I resumed off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido after the sightseeing...
May 26, 2022
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Associated Press
‘Precious individuals’ taken in Texas school shooting
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — One student was an avid runner, so fast she swept the races at field day. Anoth...
May 26, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
Urban Malaysia floods drive pleas for climate action
KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — The damaged furniture and mud-caked walls left by floodw...
May 26, 2022
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Defense & Security
China top pick for ‘important partner’ among ASEAN countries
Japan came in second as an “important partner for the future” on a recent opinion poll conducted am...
May 26, 2022
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Imperial Family
Emperor, Empress view Ryukyu art treasures at Tokyo event
The Emperor and Empress on Wednesday attended a special exhibition titled “Ryukyu: Special Exhibitio...
May 26, 2022
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Economy
Duma chairman: Japan’s, other foreign stakes in Sakhalin-2 should be sold to Russian firm
Japanese companies and those from other countries imposing sanctions on Russia should have their sta...
May 26, 2022
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Politics & Government
Japanese govt plans to begin accepting foreign tourists from June 1
The government is in the final stages to resume entry of foreign tourists on June 1, according to go...
May 26, 2022
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Washington Post
In Davos, the Ukraine war brings an unusual moral edge
DAVOS, Switzerland – The World Economic Forum is not about confrontation. The gathering of global po...
May 26, 2022