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Washington PostRoss Terrill, Chronicler of China from Mao onward, Dies at 85
Ross Terrill, an influential scholar and chronicler of Chinese affairs whose travels gave Western...
August 16, 2024
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Jumps as Recession Fears Ease on US Retail Sales Data (Update 1)
TOKYO, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average climbed nearly 3% on Friday and notched it...
August 16, 2024
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General NewsMuseum in Japan Touts Itself as Base for Search for UFOs; Cosmo Isle Hakui Exhibits Authentic Space Exploration Items
HAKUI, Ishikawa — This year has seen an abundance of feel-good stories about space, with the land...
August 16, 2024
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Travel SpotsPopular Guidebook Features Tokyo’s Sumida Ward Again; Free Booklet Highlights Ukiyo-e Artist Katsushika Hokusai
Tokyo’s Sumida Ward, home to many tourist attractions, has recently released a new version of the...
August 16, 2024
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Associated PressUS Unemployment Claims Fall 7,000 to 227,000 in Sign of Resiliency in Job Market
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, anot...
August 16, 2024
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Associated PressChina will Limit Exports of Antimony, a Mineral Used in Products from Batteries to Weapons
BEIJING (AP) — China's Commerce Ministry announced Thursday that it will restrict exports of a mi...
August 16, 2024
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Associated PressAugust’s Supermoon Kicks off Four Months of Lunar Spectacles. Here’s How to Watch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first of four supermoons this year rises next week, providing tan...
August 16, 2024
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Books & Literature‘Yatagarasu’ Fantasy Series Novelist Chisato Abe Reflects on Writing Process; Anime Adaptation Finds Popularity
Chisato Abe, the author of the famous“Yatagarasu” (Yatagarasu: the legendary birds) fantasy novel...
August 16, 2024
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Associated PressZelenskyy Says Ukrainian Troops Have Taken Full Control of the Russian Town of Sudzha
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that his country's tro...
August 16, 2024
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General NewsBear Attacks Woman on Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Routes; Mie Prefecture Issues First Bear Alert
TSU - A woman in her 70s was attacked and seriously injured by an Asian black bear at Tsuzurato P...
August 16, 2024
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ReutersAnti-Whaling Activist Paul Watson to Remain Detained in Greenland
COPENHAGEN, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson will remain in detention in Gree...
August 16, 2024
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CompaniesJapanese Firm Hitachi to Release Vacuum Using AR That Turns Cleaning Into a Game; Stressful Cleaning May Become More Enjoyable
Taking advantage of augmented reality, a Hitachi vacuum cleaner lets people feel as if they are p...
August 16, 2024
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Associated PressMediators Hold New Gaza Cease-Fire Talks and Hope to Head off a Wider War
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — International mediators held a new round of talks Thursday aimed at halting th...
August 16, 2024
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Associated PressUS Arrests Reputed Peruvian Gang Leader Wanted for 23 Killings in His Home Country
NEW YORK (AP) — A reputed Peruvian gang leader suspected in nearly two dozen killings in his home...
August 16, 2024
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ReutersFamily Affair: Thailand’s Paetongtarn Shinawatra Vies for PM
BANGKOK, Aug 16 (Reuters) – On the campaign trail in rural Thailand last year, Paetongtarn Shinawatr...
August 16, 2024