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Associated PressNow that Mpox is a Global Health Emergency, will It Trigger Another Pandemic?
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization has declared the ongoing outbreaks of mpox in Congo a...
August 17, 2024
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General NewsTyphoon Ampil Leaves; Stations and Airports Crowded as Transportation Services Resume
The very strong Typhoon Ampil, also known as Typhoon No. 7, passed offshore of Chiba Prefecture e...
August 17, 2024
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ScienceTEPCO to Commence Groundbreaking Fukushima Debris Extraction; Marking New Phase in Decommissioning
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. (TEPCO) is set to begin a trial extraction of melted ...
August 17, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentKishida to Visit U.S. in September; Expected to Play Role After Stepping Down as PM
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to visit the United States late September to attend the U.N. G...
August 17, 2024
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MuseumsSecret Treasures of 1,200-Year-Old Kyoto Temple at Tokyo Museum; Rarely Seen Items from Jingoji’s Collection Exhibited
In commemoration this year of the 1,200th anniversary of the founding of Kyoto’s Jingoji temple, ...
August 17, 2024
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Defense & SecurityJapan, India to Accelerate Space, Cyber Security Cooperation; Set to Confirm Revision of Joint Declaration at 2+2 Meeting
Japan and India are poised to accelerate space and cyber security cooperation and boost joint dri...
August 17, 2024
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General NewsSecurity Checks Temporarily Suspended at Shin-Chitose Airport in Hokkaido Due to Lost Scissors; Causing 190 Flight Delays and 35 Canceled Flights (Update 1)
SAPPORO — Security checks at Shin-Chitose Airport in Hokkaido were temporarily suspended due to l...
August 17, 2024
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Washington PostHouse Republicans Launch Probe into Tim Walz’s Relationship to China
House Republicans on Friday launched an investigation into Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s connections ...
August 17, 2024
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Washington PostIn a Ukrainian Prison, Cells are Full of Young Russian Conscripts
In the basement of a prison in northeastern Ukraine, dozens of Russian soldiers - some wounded, m...
August 17, 2024
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Washington PostSecret Service Bboosts Protection for Trump and Harris
The U.S. Secret Service has dispatched some members of President Joe Biden’s protective detail to...
August 17, 2024
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Associated PressBMW Recalls 1.3 Million Vehicles in China That May Have Takata Air Bag Inflators
BEIJING (AP) — BMW was recalling more than 1.3 million vehicles in China that might have Takata a...
August 17, 2024
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Associated PressPalau’s President Says China is Weaponizing Lucrative Tourism over His Refusal to Break Taiwan Ties
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Beijing weaponized tourism to the Pacific archipelago of Palau ove...
August 17, 2024
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Manga & Anime‘When the Dokudami Flowers Bloom’ Entertainingly Depicts the Art of Discovering an Artist
Yayoi Kusama, Kiyoshi Yamashita, Vincent van Gogh and so on — there are quite a few world-class a...
August 17, 2024
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Associated PressProtests Grow in India Over the Rape and Killing of a Doctor at a State-Run Hospital
NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of people marched through various Indian cities Friday to protest the ...
August 17, 2024
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Associated PressUkrainian Officials Urge Civilians to Evacuate Eastern City of Pokrovsk as Russian Troops Close in
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Military authorities in the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk urged civilia...
August 17, 2024