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ReutersWikipedia fights Russian order to remove Ukraine war information
LONDON (Reuters) - The Wikimedia Foundation, which owns Wikipedia, has filed an appeal against a Mo...
June 14, 2022
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ReutersSoccer-Australia edge Peru on penalties to claim World Cup spot
DOHA (Reuters) - Australia’s dancing substitute goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne saved the last penalty t...
June 14, 2022
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ReutersAmnesty says Russia guilty of war crimes in Kharkiv shelling
PARIS (Reuters) - Russia’s relentless shelling of the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv with cluste...
June 14, 2022
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ReutersS&P 500 confirms bear market as recession worry grows
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. equities tumbled on Monday, with the S&P 500 confirming it is in a bear m...
June 14, 2022
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ReutersNATO chief says Sweden has taken “important steps” to meet Turkey’s demands
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden has take important steps to meet Turkey’s demands for approving Stockh...
June 14, 2022
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ReutersZelenskiy tells Germany to give Ukraine support, worry less about Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy asked Olaf Scholz to show full-throated ...
June 14, 2022
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General News1990 Japan expo symbol faces uncertain fate
OSAKA — The 90-meter-tall Tower of Life, a symbol of the 1990 International Garden and Greenery Expo...
June 14, 2022
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Asia-PacificConcerns raised about language skills of Southeast Asians coming to work in Japan
HANOI — As pandemic-related border restrictions are eased, there is expected to be an increase in th...
June 14, 2022
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Defense & SecurityU.S. mediation aids trilateral ties with Japan, South Korea
SINGAPORE/SEOUL — The defense chiefs of Japan, the United States and South Korea have agreed to take...
June 13, 2022
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Crime & CourtsPenal Code revised to create ‘confinement’ sentence
A bill to revise the Penal Code passed the Diet on Monday, introducing the first change to the law’s...
June 13, 2022
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EconomyJapan big firms’ biz sentiment improves in April-June
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Business sentiment among major Japanese companies improved in April-June, a gov...
June 13, 2022
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Defense & SecurityKishi meets Wei, criticizes China-Russia bomber flights near Japan
SINGAPORE — Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi has strongly voiced Japan’s displeasure with China over wh...
June 13, 2022
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MarketsYen falls to 24-year record low
The yen reached its lowest mark in 24 years Monday in Tokyo, temporarily exceeding the ¥135 mark aga...
June 13, 2022
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Associated PressMany baby formula plants weren’t inspected because of COVID
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators have historically inspected baby formula plants at least once a ye...
June 13, 2022
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Associated PressIndia, China growing markets for shunned Russian oil
NEW DELHI (AP) — India and other Asian nations are becoming an increasingly vital source of oil reve...
June 13, 2022