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Reuters
Russia says it hit Ukrainian warship near Odesa, downed two bombers
Russia’s defense ministry said on Sunday it had destroyed a Ukrainian navy ship near Odesa with a mi...
May 8, 2022
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Coronavirus
4,711 new virus cases in Tokyo, up by 1,550 from a week ago
The Tokyo metropolitan government announced Sunday that it had confirmed 4,711 new cases of infectio...
May 8, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
Japan, Palau vow to ensure free Indo-Pacific
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and Palau President Surangel Whipps...
May 8, 2022
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Associated Press
Dictator’s son, rights lawyer vie for Philippine presidency
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — More than three decades after a largely peaceful “People Power” revolt ov...
May 8, 2022
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Washington Post
As William & Mary honors enslaved people, records help tell stories
Jajuan Johnson didn’t know much about “Mr. Carter’s boy.” The entry was listed in a William & Mary ...
May 8, 2022
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Reuters
Shanghai tightens lockdown to hit zero-COVID goal by late May – sources
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shanghai is tightening its already strict COVID-19 lockdown in a fresh push to ...
May 8, 2022
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Reuters
Xiaomi accuses Indian agency of ‘physical violence’ threats during probe
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp 1810.HK has alleged its top executives fa...
May 8, 2022
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Reuters
Global scramble for metals thrusts Africa into mining spotlight
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The need to secure new sources of metals for the energy transition amid san...
May 8, 2022
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Associated Press
Syrians in desperate need of aid hit hard by Ukraine fallout
BEIRUT (AP) — Umm Khaled hardly leaves the tent where she lives in northwest Syria, and she says she...
May 8, 2022
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Associated Press
Protect the body: Ukraine volunteers craft armor, camouflage
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Sparks fly as a circular saw slices into metal, while welders nearby wo...
May 8, 2022
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Reuters
Bombing of school in Ukraine kills two, dozens more feared dead – governor
Two people have been killed in the Russian bombing of a school in the Ukrainian village of Bilohoriv...
May 8, 2022
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Reuters
Saudi king admitted to hospital in Jeddah for tests – Saudi press agency
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz was admitted to hospital on Saturday in the Red Sea city of...
May 8, 2022
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Sumo
Brains and brawn: Grand sumo world gains 1st wrestler from University of Tokyo
The Japan Sumo Association announced Sunday that eight candidates have passed the new apprentice ins...
May 8, 2022
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Associated Press
Grand jury indicts suspect in Brooklyn subway mass shooting
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted a man suspected of shooting up a New York City sub...
May 8, 2022
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Washington Post
Mickey Gilley, who helped inspire ‘Urban Cowboy,’ dies at 86
NEW YORK (AP) — Country star Mickey Gilley, whose namesake Texas honky-tonk inspired the 1980 film “...
May 8, 2022