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Associated PressUkrainians Face Homelessness, Disease Risk as Floods Crest from Burst Dam
KHERSON, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainians abandoned inundated homes on Wednesday as floods crested acr...
June 8, 2023
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CompaniesJapanese Banks Keen to Use Generative AI
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Three major Japanese banking groups are counting on generative artificial intel...
June 8, 2023
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Associated PressIn Kenya, Lions are Speared to Death as Human-wildlife Conflict Worsens amid Drought
MBIRIKANI, Kenya (AP) — Parkeru Ntereka lost almost half of his goat herd to hungry lions that wande...
June 8, 2023
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Associated PressNewer Heart Transplant Method could Allow more Patients a Chance at Lifesaving Surgery
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most transplanted hearts are from donors who are brain dead, but new research show...
June 8, 2023
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General NewsRainy Season Begins in Kanto, Koshin Region
The Japan Meteorological Agency announced Thursday that the Kanto Koshin region, including Tokyo, is...
June 8, 2023
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Associated PressAgainst the Odds, World’s Most Endangered Porpoise Resists Extinction in Mexico’s Gulf of California
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Against all odds, the remaining handful of Mexico’s endangered vaquita porpoises ...
June 8, 2023
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Associated PressMore than 1,400 Migrants are Rescued from Overcrowded Boats off Southern Italy by Coast Guard
ROME (AP) — More than 1,400 migrants have been rescued from overcrowded vessels, including a sailboa...
June 8, 2023
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Crime & CourtsNarita City Councillor Arrested for Hugging and Kissing a Girl
Chiba Prefectural Police arrested Shintaro Hoshino, 55, a Narita City councillor, on Wednesday on su...
June 8, 2023
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ArtEdo Sarasa: Dyed Fabric Gives Off Exotic Beauty
The best way to describe the dyed fabric style known as “Edo sarasa” would be “exotic beauty.” This ...
June 8, 2023
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Asia-PacificSouth Korea Calls Japan Important Neighbor
Seoul (Jiji Press)—The administration of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol unveiled a national se...
June 8, 2023
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Associated PressMillions Breathing Hazardous Air as Smoke from Canadian Wildfires Streams South over US
NEW YORK (AP) — Smoke from Canadian wildfires poured into the U.S. East Coast and Midwest on Wednesd...
June 8, 2023
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Social SeriesClassroom Crisis / Is Overuse of Devices Affecting Student Discipline?
One afternoon in January, as students at an elementary school in Chiba Prefecture tucked into pieces...
June 8, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese Politicians Brace for a Snap Election as Speculation About Lower House Dissolution Mounts
Politicians are bracing themselves for the possibility of a snap election, with dissolution of the H...
June 8, 2023
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ScienceMatsutake Mushroom’s Genome Completely Sequenced
A group of researchers announced that they have fully sequenced the genome of the matsutake mushroom...
June 7, 2023
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Associated PressFloodwaters Engulf More Areas of Southern Ukraine after Dam Breach as Hundreds Evacuated
KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Floodwaters from a collapsed dam kept rising in southern Ukraine on Wednesda...
June 7, 2023