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Associated PressSearch and rescue efforts bolstered in Philippine disaster
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — As search and rescue efforts increased with the arrival of equipment, the...
April 13, 2022
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Associated Press‘It can’t be fixed:’ In shattered Irpin, signs of homecoming
IRPIN, Ukraine (AP) — Pounding sounds came from a sixth-floor window, along with the risk of falling...
April 13, 2022
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CompaniesANA resumes hangar tours at Haneda Airport after about 2 years
All Nippon Airways Co. has resumed maintenance hanger tours at Haneda Airport in Ota Ward, Tokyo, ab...
April 13, 2022
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CoronavirusAnimal tests of COVID-19 pill raise red flag
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Abnormalities have been confirmed in some fetuses during animal tests for an or...
April 13, 2022
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Economy
Tight power supply seen for winter
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The electricity supply situation will be the tightest since fiscal 2012 in Febr...
April 13, 2022
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Politics & Government
Kishida hints at further reviving nuclear power
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has hinted at further use of nuclear power as ener...
April 13, 2022
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General NewsResidence status established in 2019 to attract foreign workers to be issued for 1st time
A Chinese man in Gifu Prefecture is set to become the first recipient of a residence status establi...
April 13, 2022
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Associated PressUK’s Johnson says he paid a police fine for lockdown parties
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday he paid a fine from police for attending a l...
April 13, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
E-commerce a powerful untapped driver of rural agriculture
The increasing integration of rural agriculture communities and resources into the e-commerce world ...
April 13, 2022
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Asia-PacificBaidu expands self-driving taxi service to Zhejiang’s Wuzhen
Chinese tech giant Baidu Inc. said it will offer a self-driving taxi service in Wuzhen, Zhejiang Pro...
April 13, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan to keep gasoline subsidy program after May
The government’s subsidy program for oil wholesalers to curb gasoline prices will remain in place af...
April 13, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
UNICEF: Poor reading skills among 10-year-olds
Less than 15% of schoolchildren in the Philippines, or about 3 in every 20, can read simple texts in...
April 13, 2022
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ReutersIndia taps satellite broadband to bridge rural divide
DUNGE, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — The day started well for Sayi Gharat. The 9-year-old sch...
April 13, 2022
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Associated Press
California reparations panel to meet in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California's first-in-the-nation reparations task force meets in person Wednesd...
April 13, 2022
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (April 13)
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April 13, 2022