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General NewsEmperor Showa’s words, agony recorded in aide-de-camp’s diaries
Emperor Showa’s undisguised worries and concerns during the World War II were preserved in the diari...
May 28, 2022
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Wider WorldCentral Africa MPs vote to end capital punishment
Lawmakers in the Central African Republic on Friday voted to abolish the death sentence, the speaker...
May 28, 2022
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ReutersExclusive: Evergrande discussing staggered payments, debt-to-equity swaps for $19 billion offshore bonds
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China Evergrande Group 3333.HK is considering repaying offshore public bondhol...
May 28, 2022
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ReutersBiden to host K-pop stars BTS, discuss anti-Asian hate crimes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - K-pop superstars BTS will head to the White House next week to address hate c...
May 28, 2022
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Associated PressG-7 pledges put coal on notice, could boost climate aid
BERLIN (AP) — Officials from the Group of Seven wealthy nations announced Friday that they will aim ...
May 28, 2022
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Associated PressMeghan pays respect to Texas school shooting victims
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, made a visit to a memorial site for the victims ...
May 28, 2022
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Associated PressU.S. levels new sanctions after North Korea missile launches
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. targeted two Russian banks Friday as part of new sanctions over alleged s...
May 28, 2022
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ReutersWhite House welcomes Fiji to its Indo-Pacific economic plan
ASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fiji is joining U.S. President Joe Biden's Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IP...
May 28, 2022
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Associated PressIran seizes 2 Greek tankers in Persian Gulf as tensions rise
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized two Greek oil tank...
May 28, 2022
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Associated PressChina criticizes U.S. as tensions rise in South Pacific
BEIJING (AP) — China on Friday criticized a speech by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken focused...
May 28, 2022
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ReutersRussia makes Eurobond coupon payments in FX – settlement depository
(Reuters) – Russia’s National Settlement Depository (NSD) on Friday successfully paid coupons in for...
May 28, 2022
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Political PulseIs the United Nations a friend of justice or a useless bystander?
The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has once again called into question the raison d’etre of the Unite...
May 28, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentKishida: Restrictions on foreign tourists will be eased “step by step”
Japan “will continue to aim to accept foreign tourists just as before, in a step-by-step process whi...
May 28, 2022
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CompaniesHonda launches new Step WGN models
Honda Motor Co. on Friday launched two new models in its Step WGN line, its first fully revamped min...
May 28, 2022
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Political SeriesJapan, U.S. amid global disarray / Defense budget boost becomes Kishida’s ‘international pledge’
As Joe Biden and Fumio Kishida were having dinner in a room at the luxurious Happo-en garden estate ...
May 27, 2022