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Climate ChangeClimbing Mont Blanc a tall order as Europe swelters
CHAMONIX, France (AFP-Jiji) — Rocks the size of fridges have been tumbling from Mont Blanc as summer...
August 25, 2022
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ScienceScientists defend T. rex as only species of mighty Tyrannosaurus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — T. rex still reigns as the king of dinosaurs, according to scientists who on ...
August 25, 2022
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Technology
Spacesuit battery glitch forces early end to cosmonaut’s walk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A Russian spacewalk outside the International Space Station ended hours earli...
August 25, 2022
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TechnologyRussia unveils model of new space station
Russia’s space agency on Aug. 15 unveiled for the first time a physical model of what a planned new ...
August 25, 2022
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Asia-PacificCambodia: ‘Angkor Lifetime Pass’ planned for foreign tourists
The Ministry of Tourism plans to introduce a convenient, single lifetime pass for foreign travelers ...
August 25, 2022
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General NewsDriver in fatal bus accident might have had medical emergency at the wheel
NAGOYA — A bus that overturned and caught fire on an expressway in Nagoya on Monday was lurching for...
August 25, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentFormer PM Abe’s state funeral expected to cost about ¥250 mil.
A state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to cost about ¥250 million, it has ...
August 25, 2022
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ScienceHealth ministry to set new safety guidelines for animal organ, tissue use in humans
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry will begin hammering out new guidelines for “xenotransplanta...
August 25, 2022
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Washington PostUkraine is a war zone. And a place Boris Johnson can get away from it all.
LONDON -- So Boris Johnson popped up in Ukraine on Wednesday. The unannounced appearance shocked, bu...
August 25, 2022
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Washington PostLiberals now have a path, still narrow, to enacting expansive agenda
WASHINGTON - For months, liberals have grown angry over the languishing portions of President Joe Bi...
August 25, 2022
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Washington PostFor U.S. troops who survived Kabul airport disaster, guilt and grief endure
From a guard tower overlooking Kabul's airport, two U.S. Marines spotted a man matching the descript...
August 25, 2022
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CoronavirusJapan may raise cap on daily arrivals at borders in easing of COVID restrictions
The government intends to raise the cap on daily international arrivals to Japan from the current 2...
August 25, 2022
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Technology
Tanzania installs internet on Kilimanjaro for Insta-ascents
DAR ES SALAAM (AFP-Jiji) — Tanzania has installed high-speed internet services on the slopes of Moun...
August 25, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Relations have gone from honeymoon to tension-filled
From South Korea’s perspective, China — which fully supports North Korea — no longer contributes to ...
August 25, 2022
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Travel SpotsKochia fields forever
Kochia bushes carpet a hill at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, transforming...
August 25, 2022