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ReutersStudy: Two-thirds of glaciers on track to disappear by 2100
The world’s glaciers are shrinking and disappearing faster than scientists thought, with two-thirds ...
January 6, 2023
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Associated PressBeds run out at Beijing hospital as COVID-19 spreads
BEIJING (AP) — Mostly older men and women wearing masks rested on cots in hallways, while others sle...
January 6, 2023
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Associated PressAs COVID surges in China, US begins testing more travelers
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Shubham Chandra knows how dangerous the coronavirus can be: He lost his dad duri...
January 6, 2023
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Associated PressSurvey: 3.3 million US adults displaced by natural disasters
More than 1.3% of the adult population in the U.S. was displaced by natural disasters in the past ye...
January 6, 2023
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Associated PressMcCarthy fails for 3rd long day in GOP House speaker fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — For a long and frustrating third day, divided Republicans kept the speaker’s chair...
January 6, 2023
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MarketsNikkei ekes out modest gain on weaker yen
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The benchmark Nikkei stock average rebounded moderately Thursday, backed by hig...
January 6, 2023
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ReutersPutin’s call for Orthodox Christmas truce in Ukraine greeted with skepticism
KYIV/BAKHMUT, Ukraine, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Thursday for a 3...
January 6, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentChief cabinet secretary’s low profile stirs discontent within LDP
Dissatisfaction is smoldering within the Liberal Democratic Party as some members are growing dissat...
January 6, 2023
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General NewsIt’s a bountiful bunny world in Year of the Rabbit
Now that 2023 — the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinese zodiac — has kicked off, goods featuring bunny...
January 6, 2023
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Politics & Government3 hurdles awaiting Prime Minister Kishida
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida needs to overcome three hurdles this year — an ordinary Diet session to...
January 5, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan to require negative test for arrivals from China
All passengers entering Japan on direct flights from mainland China will be required to submit a cer...
January 5, 2023
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Asia-PacificBTS fandom tech firm Weverse reaches beyond K-Pop
SEOUL (Reuters) — When Jin became the first member of K-Pop supergroup BTS to enlist for South Korea...
January 5, 2023
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Asia-PacificAfghan women defy gym ban with secret clubs
Hidden in the basement of a private home in the Afghan capital Kabul, gym instructor Laila Ahmad tak...
January 5, 2023
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TechnologyHow daredevil drones find nearly extinct plants
Ben Nyberg stood on a knife-edge ridge along Hawaii’s Na Pali Coast, his eyes scouring the leafy rec...
January 5, 2023
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MarketsTokyo market course likely tied to Japan, U.S. policies in year ahead
Tokyo financial markets in 2023 are likely to be heavily swayed by Japanese and U.S. monetary polici...
January 5, 2023