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ReutersRussia’s Gazprom lands record high profit of $29 bln in 2021
Russia’s Gazprom on Thursday forecast a fall in gas output of about 4% this year, in another sign of...
April 29, 2022
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ReutersIAEA probing Ukraine report that missile flew over a nuclear power plant
Reuters – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Thursday it was probing a Ukrainian ...
April 29, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentIshin, DPFP to scrap deal to back each other’s candidates
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) and the Democratic Party for the P...
April 29, 2022
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ReutersTourist favorite Thailand’s recovery lags on COVID rule changes
BANGKOK (Reuters) – When 23-year-old Norwegian Anastasia Johansen and her boyfriend were planning th...
April 29, 2022
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ReutersN.Korea’s Kim calls for stronger military as nuclear test work ‘well underway’
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called on the country’s military to “bolster up th...
April 29, 2022
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ReutersBlasts hit Kyiv as U.N. chief visits, U.S. pledges new Ukraine aid
KYIV (Reuters) – Russia fired two missiles into Kyiv on Thursday during a visit by U.N. Secretary Ge...
April 29, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentKishida, Scholz confirm resolute stance against Russia
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thur...
April 29, 2022
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General NewsGender gap closes in medical school entrance exams
The success rate for women taking Japanese medical school entrance exams has surpassed that for men ...
April 29, 2022
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Performing ArtsDisplaced ballerina from Ukraine to dance for peace in Tokyo
A Ukrainian ballet dancer who evacuated from her country amid the ongoing Russian invasion will perf...
April 29, 2022
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TroubleshooterMy crush rejected me, so should I just focus on looking for a marriage partner?
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a man in my 20s, and this spring, I started my career after six years at ...
April 29, 2022
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TroubleshooterMy junior colleague doesn’t seem to care about his body odor
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a male office worker in my 30s. My junior colleague, who is in his second ...
April 29, 2022
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RussiaAzov commander vows to fight on in Mariupol
WARSAW — The commander of a militia unit resisting Russian forces in the besieged Ukrainian city of ...
April 29, 2022
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Associated PressTaiwan faces largest COVID-19 outbreak yet
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan, which had been living mostly free of COVID-19, is now facing its worst...
April 28, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentGovt to help companies strengthen supply chains
In a bid to strengthen Japan’s supply chain networks in the Indo-Pacific, the government will suppor...
April 28, 2022
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General NewsFootwear found near campsite where girl went missing in 2019
KOFU, Yamanashi — Police have found a child’s footwear near a Yamanashi campsite where a young girl ...
April 28, 2022