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ReutersUS Awards Nearly $1 Billion to Airports in Infrastructure Grants
WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it is awarding nearly...
February 28, 2023
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Crime & CourtsASDF Member Sues Govt for Damages over Sexual Harassment
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—A female member of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force filed an 11.7-million-yen ...
February 28, 2023
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ReutersYes, Joe Biden Plans to Run for President Again, Wife Jill Says
WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - U.S. first lady Jill Biden wants Americans to know that her husband, ...
February 28, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentKishida’s Kyiv Visit Not to Require Diet Approval: LDP Takagi
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—-Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s possible visit to Kyiv will not necessarily requi...
February 28, 2023
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ReutersStruggling with U.S. Asylum App, Migrant Families Split at Border
MEXICO CITY, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Dozens of migrant families are splitting up at Mexico's northern bor...
February 28, 2023
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Associated PressCoronavirus Origins Still a Mystery 3 Years into Pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — A crucial question has eluded governments and health agencies around the world sin...
February 28, 2023
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Crime & CourtsOsaka High Court Upholds Retrial Order for 1984 Robbery, Murder
Osaka (Jiji Press)—Osaka High Court on Monday upheld a ruling granting a retrial for a deceased man ...
February 28, 2023
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Associated PressYellen Visits Ukraine, Underscores US Economic Support
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday her first visit to Ukraine und...
February 28, 2023
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Associated PressUK, EU Hail ‘New Chapter’ with Deal to Fix Brexit Trade Spat
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. and the European Union sealed a deal on Monday to resolve their thorny post-B...
February 28, 2023
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General NewsJapan Ski Resorts Set Sights on Foreign Tourists
With the number of skiers and snowboarders in Japan going downhill, ski resort operators have set th...
February 28, 2023
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Associated PressAI Learns to Outsmart Humans in Video Games – And Real Life
Speed around a French village in the video game Gran Turismo and you might spot a Corvette behind yo...
February 28, 2023
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Crime & CourtsTokyo Games Antimonopoly Charges Filed Against Advertising Giant Dentsu, Others
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office indicted six companies and seven individuals Tuesday ov...
February 28, 2023
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Associated PressUN Chief Points to ‘Massive’ Rights Violations in Ukraine
GENEVA (AP) — Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has triggered “the most massive violations of ...
February 28, 2023
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General NewsJapan to Decide on 1st Abortion Pills in March at Earliest
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Health ministry is expected to decide whether to approve the country’s first ab...
February 28, 2023
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Social SeriesShadowy Organ Transplant / How an NPO Exploited a Law to Arrange Dodgy Overseas Organ Transplants
The recent arrest of the director of a nonprofit organization on suspicion of arranging overseas org...
February 28, 2023