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Asia-PacificNorth Korea fires ballistic missile into Sea of Japan
SEOUL — North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan on Wednesday from the vicinity o...
May 4, 2022
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Associated PressResidents wary as fire burns near northeast New Mexico town
Martina Gonzales and her grandson watched from their front yard as aircraft disappeared into a giant...
May 4, 2022
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Associated PressNorth Korea fires ballistic missile amid rising animosities
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has launched a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters on ...
May 4, 2022
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Associated PressFiji says US can seize Russian superyacht but not right away
A judge in Fiji has ruled that U.S. authorities can seize a Russian-owned superyacht — but has put a...
May 4, 2022
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General NewsSafety manager absent from office at time of Shiretoko boat accident
SHARI, Hokkaido — Contrary to the rules, no operations manager was present at the office of Shiretok...
May 4, 2022
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Associated Press‘Still in shock.’ Abortion defenders, foes stunned by leak
The phones inside an Alabama abortion clinic were ringing off the hook: the callers wanted to know i...
May 4, 2022
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Asia-PacificChina increasing arms exports to Middle East and Eastern Europe
BEIJING — China is expanding its arms exports beyond Asia to the Middle East and Eastern Europe, pot...
May 4, 2022
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Associated PressNew Mexico governor seeking US disaster status for wildfire
New Mexico’s governor on Tuesday asked President Joe Biden to declare a disaster as firefighters scr...
May 4, 2022
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Associated PressRussia storms Mariupol plant as some evacuees reach safety
Russian forces Tuesday began storming the steel mill containing the last pocket of resistance in Mar...
May 4, 2022
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General NewsRabbit Island residents face threat from natural enemies
TAKEHARA, Hiroshima — A battle is brewing on so-called Rabbit Island. Crows, rats and other natural...
May 4, 2022
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General NewsFestivals galore over Golden Week, for first time in 3 years
Festivals and events over the Golden Week holidays are being staged largely without pandemic restric...
May 4, 2022
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General NewsDancing in the streets
Costumed performers dance through the streets of Fukuoka at the Hakata Dontaku Port Festival, which ...
May 4, 2022
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CompaniesCompanies eye benefits of shorter workweeks
The five-day week may soon be a thing of the past in Japan, as more companies eye shorter workweeks,...
May 4, 2022
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ReutersFrance’s Macron offers to help lift Russia embargo on Ukraine food exports
French President Emmanuel Macron told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Tuesday th...
May 4, 2022
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ReutersN.Korea fires projectile towards sea off east coast, says S.Korea
North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile toward the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s mi...
May 4, 2022