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Olympics & ParalympicsTakanashi announces plans to continue career
Ski jumping star Sara Takanashi used an Instagram post on Friday to announce plans to continue her c...
June 18, 2022
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Asia-PacificLaos: Find French-style architectural curiosities in Thakhaek district
The French were forced out of Indochina in the 1950s but signs of their presence still remain in iso...
June 18, 2022
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ReutersPoor workers bear brunt of India’s heat wave
NOIDA, India (Reuters) — For construction worker Yogendra Tundre, life at a building site on the out...
June 18, 2022
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ReutersIn Indonesia, climate change takes a bite out of apple crops
PASURUAN, Indonesia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — As dark clouds gather in the morning sky, Indones...
June 18, 2022
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Imperial FamilyCrown prince visits exhibit about Okinawa
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko visited the Tokyo National Museum on Friday to view th...
June 18, 2022
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CompaniesNidec faces difficulty in selecting successor to charismatic leader
Nidec Corp. faces a difficult task in selecting a successor to the charismatic leader who founded th...
June 18, 2022
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Defense & SecurityChina moving to build structure in East China Sea
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Foreign Ministry said Friday that it has confirmed moves by China to transport ...
June 18, 2022
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BaseballAngels’ Rendon to have wrist surgery, miss rest of season
SEATTLE (AP) — Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon will undergo surgery for a right wris...
June 18, 2022
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General NewsBox office
Workers are busy assembling ballot boxes at a paper plant in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, as part of...
June 18, 2022
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General News‘Hydrangea Train’ offers illuminated flowery view of Hakone
Bathing in lights, hydrangeas created a flower-enhanced view on Friday evening from a train that run...
June 18, 2022
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GolfMorikawa, Rahm, McIlroy bring buzz to Brookline in US Open
BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — For every Collin Morikawa and his back-to-back years winning a major is a Jo...
June 18, 2022
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Associated PressIowa Supreme Court: Abortion not fundamental right in state
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for lawmakers to severely l...
June 18, 2022
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Associated PressSpaceX reported to fire employees critical of CEO Elon Musk
HAWTHORNE, Calif. (AP) — SpaceX, the rocket ship company run by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has fired sever...
June 18, 2022
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ReutersRemains of British journalist found in Amazon, police name new suspect
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A forensic exam carried out on human remains found in the Amazon rainforest co...
June 18, 2022
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Stocks in biggest weekly loss since 2020 on interest-rate worries
NEW YORK, June 17 (Reuters) – World stocks on Friday closed out their steepest weekly slide since th...
June 18, 2022