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Economy
Japan, Britain agree to promote open 5G communications networks
The Japanese and British governments have agreed to jointly promote competition in the global market...
May 1, 2022
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Reuters
Russia knocks out Odesa runway, Zelenskiy says it will be rebuilt
A Russian missile strike on Saturday knocked out the newly-constructed runway at the main airport in...
May 1, 2022
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Associated Press
5 rescued from building collapse in China, dozens missing
BEIJING (AP) — Rescuers in central China have pulled out alive five of 23 people trapped in a partia...
May 1, 2022
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Reuters
S. Korea April slowest export growth in 14 months, trade deficit widens
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's exports grew at their slowest pace in 14 months in April, with the t...
May 1, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Kishida must deepen cooperation to safeguard international order
Unless Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is forced to fail, the international order will be shaken to its...
May 1, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Can management efforts alone keep them operating?
The novel coronavirus pandemic has made it even more difficult to maintain local railroad lines, whi...
May 1, 2022
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Reuters
Russia looks to swerve default with last-minute dollar bond payment
LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia made what appeared to be a late U-turn to avoid a default on Fr...
May 1, 2022
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Associated Press
Exxon profits surge despite $3.4 bil. hit from Russian exit
NEW YORK (AP) — Exxon Mobil reported $5.48 billion in profits during the first quarter as oil and ga...
May 1, 2022
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Associated Press
Kim warns N. Korea could ‘preemptively’ use nuclear weapons
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned again that the North could preempti...
May 1, 2022
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Associated Press
Angelina Jolie makes surprise Ukraine visit, meets children
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Hollywood actress and U.N. humanitarian Angelina Jolie made a surprise visit to...
May 1, 2022
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Associated Press
Ukrainians plead for Mariupol rescue; Russian advance crawls
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces fought village by village Saturday to hold back a Russian a...
May 1, 2022
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Reuters
Big Fed rate hikes ahead, amid early signs hot inflation is peaking
U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers look set to deliver a series of aggressive interest rate hikes at ...
May 1, 2022
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Companies
Toyota unveils 1st exclusively electric model under Lexus brand
Toyota Motor Corp. has unveiled details of the RZ, the first exclusively electric vehicle model unde...
May 1, 2022
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General News
Terraced planting tradition
People plant rice at the Oyama Senmaida terraced paddies in Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, on Saturday....
May 1, 2022
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Companies
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking ATMs disrupted due to glitch
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. on Saturday said that a computer system glitch i...
May 1, 2022