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Asia-PacificIndonesian daredevil defies gravity and stereotypes
JAKARTA (AFP-Jiji) — Karmila Purba revs her motorbike under the lights of an Indonesian night carniv...
June 29, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentLeaders fail to chart ‘road to end of invasion’
In their joint communique, leaders of the Group of Seven nations stated that their countries will co...
June 29, 2022
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ReutersVillagers pay high price for India’s focus on hydropower
HAAT VILLAGE, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Narmada Devi pointed to an expanse of rubble and ...
June 29, 2022
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General NewsSafety improved on hazardous school routes
Safety measures have been implemented on school routes at 60% of the locations earmarked for improve...
June 29, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, U.S. continue to keep China in check for possible Taiwan contingency
This is the second installment of a series looking at various aspects of Okinawa today, 50 years sin...
June 29, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Risk awareness in handling highly confidential data is seriously lacking
The personal information of every citizen was in danger of being leaked. It must be said that aware...
June 29, 2022
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EconomyWeaker manufacturing expected in June BOJ survey
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Bank of Japan’s “Tankan” survey for June is expected to show deterioration ...
June 29, 2022
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CompaniesPeach Aviation to resume intl flights
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation will resume international flights from...
June 29, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Leading nations must play role in stabilizing global economy
If Western nations get out of step in their cooperative framework and the political situation in dev...
June 29, 2022
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Associated PressUkrainian survivor: Only a ‘monster’ would attack a mall
KREMENCHUK, Ukraine (AP) — The mall was nothing extraordinary, but in the middle of a war it was an ...
June 29, 2022
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TennisSerena Williams loses at Wimbledon in 1st match in a year
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Serena Williams began — and ended — her comeback at Wimbledon after 364 da...
June 29, 2022
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Associated PressInstagram hides some posts that mention abortion
WASHINGTON (AP) — Instagram is blocking posts that mention abortion from public view, in some cases ...
June 29, 2022
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Associated Press51 migrants die after trailer abandoned in San Antonio heat
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Desperate families of migrants from Mexico and Central America frantically sought...
June 29, 2022
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Associated PressAide: Trump dismissed Jan. 6 threats, wanted to join crowd
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump rebuffed his own security’s warnings about armed protesters in the Ja...
June 29, 2022
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Associated PressTrump painted in testimony as volatile, angry president
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump learned his attorney general had publicly rejected his...
June 29, 2022