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Associated PressShanghai patients pay price for zero-COVID policy
BEIJING (AP) — A series of deaths at a hospital for elderly patients in Shanghai is underscoring the...
April 25, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
China: Alibaba stake in AR glasses maker part of tech firm’s race to dominate metaverse
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is leading a $60 million investment round in Chinese augmented reality (A...
April 25, 2022
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Associated PressIndia’s Modi touts development projects in visit to Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Himalayan Kashmir on Sunday for ...
April 25, 2022
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Asia-PacificLaos: Living with autism in Laos: This is Nadia’s story
Nadia is just like any other 15-year-old girl in secondary school. She enjoys dancing, singing, pain...
April 25, 2022
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Associated PressChina promotes coal in setback for efforts to cut emissions
BEIJING (AP) — China is promoting coal-fired power as the ruling Communist Party tries to revive a s...
April 25, 2022
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Wider WorldPakistan’s minority Christians toil in dirty jobs
LAHORE (AFP-Jiji) — Nearly naked and covered with a black, foul-smelling muck, Shafiq Masih struggle...
April 25, 2022
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Washington Post
Doctor overseeing coronavirus testing at Baltimore-Washington International accused of health-care fraud
A prominent Maryland doctor overseeing coronavirus testing at Baltimore-Washington International Mar...
April 25, 2022
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Associated PressEl Salvador extends state of emergency
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador's congress voted Sunday to grant a request by President...
April 25, 2022
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Kabuki / Noh / RakugoMore chances for youngsters to try traditional arts in pipeline
The National Institution for Youth Education and the Japan Arts Council have signed an agreement and...
April 25, 2022
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Wider WorldCeremony marks end of 1997 Peru hostage crisis
RIO DE JANEIRO (Jiji Press) — A ceremony was held in the Peruvian capital of Lima on Friday to mark ...
April 25, 2022
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ReutersUkraine’s military says Russian forces are trying to storm Azovstal plant
Russian forces attempted to storm the Ukrainian-held Azovstal steel plant in the besieged southeast...
April 25, 2022
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GolfNasa Hataoka wins LA Open by 5 shots at Wilshire CC
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nasa Hataoka ran away with DIO Implant LA Open on Sunday at Wilshire Country Club...
April 25, 2022
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ReutersBlast at illegal Nigerian oil refinery kills more than 100 people
YENAGAO, Nigeria - Charred bodies were left scattered among burnt palms, cars and vans on Sunday af...
April 25, 2022
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General NewsChild found dead in waters off Hokkaido
A child who was found after a sightseeing boat went missing off Hokkaido has been confirmed dead, th...
April 25, 2022
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Washington PostBlizzard hammers North Dakota; fires rage in New Mexico
A weekend blizzard unloaded 12 to 20 inches of snow in the western Dakotas and northern Rockies, par...
April 25, 2022