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Rare ‘gold-green’ tea leaves ready for picking in Shizuoka Pref.
“Hachijuhachiya,” traditionally the busiest period of the year for tea pickers, fell on the day. The...
May 2, 2022
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Reuters
In it for the long haul: Qantas bets on non-stop Sydney-London flights with Airbus order
Qantas Airways QAN.AX will fly non-stop from Sydney to London after ordering a dozen special Airbus ...
May 2, 2022
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Associated Press
Salt Lake, Sapporo head race to 2030 Olympics, and maybe ’34
Fraser Bullock, who leads Salt Lake City's bid to return the Winter Olympics to Utah, sounds very co...
May 2, 2022
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Reuters
EU energy ministers hold crisis talks after Russian gas cuts
REUTERS/Fabian BimmerThe Astora natural gas depot, which is the largest natural gas storage in Weste...
May 2, 2022
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Social Series
Okinawa 50 years since return: Issues hindering self-reliance 1 / Child poverty in Japan’s southernmost prefecture a difficult cycle to break
Since reverting to Japan on May 15, 1972, Okinawa has fashioned itself into a major tourist area, ha...
May 2, 2022
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Reuters
Greece lifts COVID curbs for travelers ahead of key summer season
Greece lifted COVID-19 restrictions on Sunday for foreign and domestic flights, its civil aviation a...
May 2, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Preserve physical strength amid reduced outings
There are concerns about elderly people’s physical strength declining amid a prolonged lifestyle in ...
May 2, 2022
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Reuters
Violence erupts in May Day protests in Paris, marchers criticize re-elected Macron
Police fired tear gas to push back black-clad anarchists who ransacked business premises in Paris on...
May 2, 2022
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Companies
5 major utilities post net losses
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Five of Japan’s 10 major power utilities have reported consolidated net losses ...
May 2, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
Vietnam: Organic farming brings young couple the good life
Because of their passion for organic vegetables, Nguyen Thi Duyen and her husband, Nguyen Duc Chinh,...
May 2, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
Singapore: Sabbaticals, leave programs part of banks’ progressive arsenal to attract and retain talent
Banks in Singapore have put in place progressive leave policies in recent years amid intensifying co...
May 2, 2022
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Reuters
Philippine ‘Avengers’ battle pre-vote disinformation
BANGKOK/MANILA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — At St. Francis of Assisi church in Manila, as parishio...
May 2, 2022
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Associated Press
Combat death puts spotlight on Americans fighting in Ukraine
Harrison Jozefowicz quit his job as a Chicago police officer and headed overseas soon after Russia i...
May 2, 2022
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Reuters
Civilians evacuated from Mariupol, Pelosi meets Ukraine’s Zelenskiy
KYIV, Ukraine, May 2 (Reuters) – Around 100 civilians evacuated from the ruined Azovstal steelworks ...
May 2, 2022
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Companies
Auto parts manufacturer enters field of urban farming
With the automotive industry rapidly shifting toward electric vehicles, which require fewer parts th...
May 2, 2022