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General NewsBattery sharing for electric motorbikes starts in Tokyo
A battery-sharing service for electric motorcycles with removable batteries was launched by the Tok...
October 30, 2022
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Japan In FocusMiyazaki: Colorful crosswalks expected to reduce accidents
MIYAZAKI — Most Japanese people expect proper crosswalks to be drawn in white paint on black asphalt...
October 30, 2022
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Associated PressIran’s Guard warns protesters as more unrest roils country
DUBAI (AP) — Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard issued a new warning on Saturday to antigovernm...
October 30, 2022
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Associated Press2 explosions rock Somalia’s capital, killing at least 30
MOGADISHU (AP) — Two car bombs exploded Saturday at a busy junction in Somalia's capital near key go...
October 30, 2022
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TroubleshooterI’m miserable after being promoted and transferred to a boring department
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a female civil servant in my 20s. After I was promoted, I was transferred ...
October 30, 2022
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Associated PressRenters face charging dilemma as U.S. cities move toward EVs
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Stephanie Terrell bought a used Nissan Leaf this fall and was excited to join ...
October 30, 2022
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TroubleshooterMy parents constantly argue, drag me into their fights
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a female student in my 20s and live with my parents. Recently, my parents ...
October 30, 2022
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Associated PressSuspect in assault at Pelosi home had posted about QAnon
The man accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's California home and severely beating h...
October 30, 2022
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ObituariesGerald Stern, prize-winning and lyrical poet, dies at 97
NEW YORK (AP) — Gerald Stern, one of the country’s most loved and respected poets who wrote with spi...
October 30, 2022
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ReutersSouth Korea’s Yoon declares mourning period after Halloween crush kills 151
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol declared a period of national mourning on Su...
October 30, 2022
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ReutersBiden casts early vote, vows to visit more states in coming days
WILMINGTON, Del., Oct 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden cast an early vote in the crucial Nov....
October 30, 2022
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ReutersTaiwan celebrates diversity, equality in east Asia’s largest Pride march
TAIPEI, Oct 29 (Reuters) - About 120,000 people, many carrying rainbow flags, marched through Taiwan...
October 30, 2022
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ReutersBolsonaro-Lula presidential race down to the wire in Brazil, polls show
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's heated presidential race has tightened ahead of a Sunday vote, several...
October 30, 2022
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ReutersRussia halts Ukraine Black Sea grain exports, Biden outraged
Oct 29 (Reuters) - Russia on Saturday suspended participation in a U.N.-brokered Black Sea grain dea...
October 30, 2022
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Defense & SecurityExperiment vessel plans in works as Japan looks to possess submarines carrying long-range missiles
Moves are being made to build an experiment vessel to examine technical issues toward possibly posse...
October 30, 2022