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General News
Keidanren, universities call for allowing use of info on interns
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, and Japanese universities on Monda...
April 18, 2022
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Associated Press
Mexican leader fails to pass limits on foreign energy firms
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador failed to find enough votes late Su...
April 18, 2022
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Associated Press
Governor: Missiles in western Ukrainian city kill 6
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Multiple explosions apparently caused by missiles struck the western Ukrainian ...
April 18, 2022
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Europe
Tokyo 2020 judoka in Kyiv speaks about horrors of Russian invasion
Kyiv city council member Georgii Zantaraia spoke to The Yomiuri Shimbun via social media about the h...
April 18, 2022
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Elections
Ishin trying to shape up for this summer’s upper house election
Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) has aggressively fielded candidates in local elections ...
April 18, 2022
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Associated Press
Syrian fighters ready to join next phase of Ukraine war
BEIRUT (AP) — During a visit to Syria in 2017, Vladimir Putin lavished praise on a Syrian general wh...
April 18, 2022
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General News
Shogi prodigy Fujii commands ‘pieces’ in human shogi match
The traditional spring event Ningen Shogi, or human shogi, was held Sunday for the first time in thr...
April 18, 2022
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Associated Press
Shanghai reports 1st deaths from current COVID-19 outbreak
BEIJING (AP) — Shanghai authorities on Monday reported the first COVID-19 deaths of the latest outbr...
April 18, 2022
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Reuters
President Raisi says Iran will target heart of Israel if it acts against Iranian nation
DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran's armed forces will target Israel's heart if it makes "the slightest move" ag...
April 18, 2022
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Markets
Japan’s 10-year bond yields track U.S. peers to scale 3-week high
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan's 10-year government bond yields touched a three-week high in early trade on...
April 18, 2022
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Reuters
Explosions reported in Ukraine’s Lviv, Dnipropetrovsk regions
Authorities in Ukraine's Western and Southern regions of Lviv and Dnipropetrovsk reported multiple e...
April 18, 2022
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Science
Japan counts down to 1st moon landing
Japan is inching ever-closer to its first moon landing, as research and development moves into top g...
April 18, 2022
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Associated Press
‘No surrender’: Ukrainians fight on in Mariupol steel plant
KYIV (AP) — Braced for an all-out Russian assault in the east, Ukraine vowed to "fight absolutely to...
April 18, 2022
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Reuters
U.S. envoy in Seoul for talks over N. Korea missile, nuclear tensions
SEOUL (Reuters) — The U.S. envoy for North Korea arrived in Seoul on Monday for talks with his South...
April 18, 2022
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Baseball
Suzuki homers to extend hot start, Cubs beat Rockies 6-4
DENVER (AP) — Seiya Suzuki hit his fourth home run, extending an impressive start to his major leagu...
April 18, 2022