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ReutersN.Korea’s Kim oversees military meeting amid potential nuclear test
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un continued to preside over the second day of the na...
June 23, 2022
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General NewsHiroshima, Nagasaki mayors warn against nuclear war
VIENNA (Jiji Press) — The mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the only atomic-bombed cities in the wor...
June 23, 2022
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Associated PressN. Korea’s talks of new army duties suggest nuke deployment
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea discussed assigning additional duties to its frontline army un...
June 23, 2022
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Associated PressFed aims to avoid recession but says it’s possible
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sought Wednesday to reassure the public that t...
June 23, 2022
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Books & LiteratureJapanese women writers gaining recognition in English-speaking world
An English translation of “Heaven” by Japanese author Mieko Kawakami was one of six books on the sho...
June 23, 2022
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Associated PressAfghanistan quake kills 1,000 people, deadliest in decades
GAYAN, Afghanistan (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck a rugged, mountainous region of eastern Afgha...
June 23, 2022
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General NewsMathematicians, firms to help govt solve social issues using AI
The education ministry has decided on a plan to establish intermediary centers at two universities t...
June 23, 2022
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CompaniesProcessing power: Robot speeds production at Nagoya food manufacturer
A humanoid robot called “Foodly” works on a production line in a factory of Ichibiki Co., a food man...
June 23, 2022
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ReutersSuperhero dog fights garbage in Santiago
SANTIAGO (Reuters) — Sam, the four-legged superhero, works to keep a park in Chile’s capital clean a...
June 22, 2022
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ReutersExotic wines hide in the heights of Atacama desert
Extreme temperatures, intense desert sun and high altitudes give grapes grown in Chile’s Atacama Des...
June 22, 2022
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ReutersU.K. study: Omicron less likely to cause long COVID
LONDON (Reuters) — The omicron variant of coronavirus is less likely to cause long COVID than previo...
June 22, 2022
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ScienceBlack Death origin mystery solved … 675 yrs later
TOKYO (AFP-Jiji) — A deadly pandemic with mysterious origins: it might sound like a modern headline,...
June 22, 2022
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Wider WorldDeadly nose-bleed fever shocks Iraq as cases surge
NASIRIYAH, Iraq (AFP-Jiji) — Spraying a cow with pesticides, health workers target blood-sucking tic...
June 22, 2022
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Turtles freed in Tunisia with tracking monitor
SFAX, Tunisia (AFP-Jiji) — Three rescued loggerhead turtles were released into the Mediterranean off...
June 22, 2022
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Associated PressNews agency: 1,000 dead, 1,500 injured in Afghan quake
KABUL (AP) — Afghanistan’s state-run news agency says an earthquake in the country’s east has killed...
June 22, 2022