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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average down for Third Straight Session as Tech Shares Fall (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell for a third session on Thursday as in...
August 21, 2025
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Associated PressBrazilian Police Say Ex-President Bolsonaro Had Planned to Flee to Argentina Seeking Asylum
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s federal police said messages found on the telephone of former Pr...
August 21, 2025
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Associated PressAppeals Court Allows Trump to End Temporary Protections for Migrants from Central America and Nepal
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday sided with the Trump administration and...
August 21, 2025
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ReutersPop Mart Sees Revenue Hitting over $4 Bln This Year, to Launch Mini Labubus
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Pop Mart 9992.HK chief executive Wang Ning said on Wednesd...
August 21, 2025
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Wider WorldGuterres Condemns Israeli Settlement Plan in Occupied West Bank
YOKOHAMA — U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday condemned the Israeli government’s...
August 21, 2025
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ReutersSony Hikes Playstation 5 Prices in US as Tariff Uncertainty Weighs
Aug 20 (Reuters) - Sony 6758.Twill raise prices of its PlayStation 5 consoles in the United State...
August 21, 2025
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ReutersChina Considering Yuan-Backed Stablecoins to Boost Global Currency Usage, Sources Say
Aug 20 (Reuters) - China is considering allowing the usage of yuan-backed stablecoins for the fir...
August 21, 2025
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ReutersIsrael Says It Has Taken First Steps of Military Operation in Gaza City
TEL AVIV/JERUSALEM/CAIRO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Israel’s military announced the first steps of an op...
August 21, 2025
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Associated PressNATO Defense Chiefs Hold ‘Candid Discussion’ on Security Guarantees for Ukraine
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO defense chiefs held a “candid discussion" Wednesday about what security guar...
August 21, 2025
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Asia-PacificSouth Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s Tumultuous Life Marked by Poverty and Peril
Born into a poor family and having worked as a laborer while young, South Korean President Lee Ja...
August 21, 2025
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Asia-PacificSouth Korean President Vows to Uphold Agreements with Japan on Comfort Women, Wartime Workers
SEOUL — In an exclusive interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ...
August 21, 2025
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Asia-PacificSouth Korea President Hints at Prizing Japan Over Tradition, Ahead of Visits to Japan, United States
SEOUL — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has implied that he was willing to buck convention b...
August 21, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentUpper House Election: ‘Conspiracy Theory’ Mentions Rose During Japan’s Upper House Election Campaign, a Study of Social Media Finds
The number of posts containing the Japanese word for “conspiracy theory” averaged 45,000 per day ...
August 20, 2025
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General NewsJapanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Delivers Opening Remarks at TICAD 9, Calls for ‘Co-Creation of Innovative Solutions’
YOKOHAMA — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba spoke on the importance of co-creating innovative soluti...
August 20, 2025
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General NewsForeign Visitors to Japan Record 3.43 Million in July
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in July rose 4.4% from a y...
August 20, 2025