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G7 SummitG7 Leaders Seek to Decarbonize Existing Cars
Leaders of the G7 recognized the importance of reducing carbon dioxide emissions from automobiles, n...
May 22, 2023
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G7 SummitZelenskyy Calls for Eradication of War While in Hiroshima for G7 Summit
HIROSHIMA — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a speech in Hiroshima on Sunday that c...
May 21, 2023
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G7 SummitZelenskyy Appeals Directly to Assembled Leaders for Support against Russia’s Aggression
HIROSHIMA — The G7 wrapped up its three-day summit in Hiroshima on Sunday. The final day set the sta...
May 21, 2023
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G7 SummitSignatures Sought in Nagasaki for Ratification of Nuclear Weapons Treaty
NAGASAKI — The Nagasaki Council against A and H Bombs (Nagasaki Gensuikyo) collected signatures in d...
May 21, 2023
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G7 SummitPledge of Peace Was Shared at G7 Summit, Says Kishida
HIROSHIMA — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida emphasized Sunday the significance of the visit by world le...
May 21, 2023
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AFP-JIJISinn Fein Wins Majority in N. Ireland Local Elections
BELFAST (AFP-Jiji) — Pro-Ireland party Sinn Fein won the largest number of local council seats in No...
May 21, 2023
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AFP-JIJIOver 36,000 People Displaced by Floods in Northeastern Italy
GHIBULLO, Italy (AFP-Jiji) — More than 36,000 people have now been forced from their homes by deadly...
May 21, 2023
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Travel SpotsMiyajima Bustles with Tourists after G7 Entry Restrictions Lifted
HIROSHIMA — Miyajima Island, home to World Heritage site Itsukushima Shine, was crowded with tourist...
May 21, 2023
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General NewsJapan Students Test Their Strength in Tug-Of-War Against Bull
OJIYA, Niigata — Students at Higashiyama Elementary School played tug-of-war with a bull during a s...
May 21, 2023
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General NewsSweetfish Fishing Season Opens in Japan’s Northern Kyushu
Fishing season began Saturday for ayu sweetfish in the Chikugo River system in northern Kyushu. Ma...
May 21, 2023
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G7 SummitJapan, U.S., South Korea Meet to Discuss Strengthening Deterrence Against North Korea
Japan, the U.S., and South Korea held a trilateral meeting Sunday on the sidelines of the ongoing G...
May 21, 2023
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G7 SummitUkrainian Evacuees Rush to Glimpse Zelenskyy in Hiroshima
HIROSHIMA — Tension gripped Hiroshima streets on Saturday as the city welcomed the leader of a count...
May 21, 2023
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Washington PostRepublicans Deploy New Playbook for Abortion Bans, Citing Political Backlash
Nebraska antiabortion groups and GOP lawmakers were stunned. In late April, their effort to ban most...
May 21, 2023
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Washington PostAmid Leak of U.S. Secrets, Pentagon Hunts How Documents Left Air Base
BOURNE, Mass. - Far from Washington's marble floors and limestone facades, an unremarkable military ...
May 21, 2023
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Washington PostBowing to Pressure, Biden Relents on F-16s to Ukraine
After months of U.S. insistence that Ukraine did not need F-16s to fight its war with Russia, Washin...
May 21, 2023