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ReutersEU wants to ensure independent media, tougher media mergers rules
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Media groups seeking to take over smaller rivals will have to make sure that th...
September 17, 2022
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DeliciousKabocha kanten dish, too good to let slip away
When it’s hot and muggy outside, eating something that slips down the throat is always enjoyable. T...
September 17, 2022
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Travel SpotsTochigi: Nasu Royal Stout takes top spot at World Beer Awards
Nasu Royal Stout, produced by Nasu Kohgen Beer in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, was named the World’s Be...
September 17, 2022
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ReutersPutin tells Modi he understands India’s concerns over Ukraine conflict
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told India's Narendra Modi on Friday that he und...
September 17, 2022
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Travel SpotsWakayama: Lighthouse serves as beacon for intl friendship
KUSHIMOTO, Wakayama — Kashinozaki Lighthouse, Japan’s oldest such structure constructed with stone, ...
September 17, 2022
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ReutersPutin says Russia able to mediate in Azeri-Armenian conflict; Yerevan unhappy with Moscow
SAMARKAND (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that despite the Ukraine confl...
September 17, 2022
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ReutersFormer England soccer captain Beckham queues to see Queen Elizabeth’s coffin
LONDON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Former England soccer captain David Beckham queued for more than 13 hour...
September 17, 2022
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ReutersDespite prohibition, El Salvador President Bukele says he will seek re-election
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said Thursday he would run for re-electi...
September 17, 2022
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ReutersUkraine says hundreds of bodies found in mass burial site
KYIV/IZIUM, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian officials said on Friday they had found hundreds of bodies...
September 17, 2022
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Political PulsePolarization of Japan’s voters began to accelerate this year
Political polarization has grown among the Japanese people: Now we are seeing aggressive divisions o...
September 17, 2022
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EnvironmentLocal festivals work to decarbonize
With local festivals often emitting large amounts of greenhouse gas in the process of selling food a...
September 17, 2022
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Travel SpotsJR Kyushu’s Two Stars sightseeing train unveiled
Kyushu Railway Co., or JR Kyushu, unveiled the sightseeing train Two Stars 4047 to media at a train ...
September 17, 2022
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Crime & CourtsSources: Kadokawa sought favors from ex-Games exec
A former director of Kadokawa Corp. and another executive of the major publishing firm allegedly ask...
September 16, 2022
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Crime & CourtsGovt ordered to pay damages over death of detained Cameroon man
MITO, Ibaraki (Jiji Press)—A district court Friday ordered the government to pay ¥1.65 million in da...
September 16, 2022
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General NewsJapanese professor wins Ig Nobel Prize
Gen Matsuzaki, 50, a professor at the Chiba Institute of Technology, and four others won the Ig Nobe...
September 16, 2022