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Politics & GovernmentKishida, Widodo condemn Russian invasion
JAKARTA — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indonesian President Joko Widodo pledged to cooperate in ...
April 30, 2022
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ReutersFBI searches of data collected without a warrant nearly triples last year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI made nearly 3.4 million queries last year to a database of informatio...
April 30, 2022
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General NewsPrayers offered for victims of Japan sightseeing boat accident
SHARI, Hokkaido — People offered prayers Saturday in Shari, Hokkaido, for victims of a boat accident...
April 30, 2022
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Associated PressUkrainian women train in Kosovo to find, clear landmines
PEJA, Kosovo (AP) — Learning to identify and defuse explosives is something Anastasiia Minchukova ne...
April 30, 2022
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ReutersLargest U.S. wildfire rages out of control in New Mexico
MORA, N.M. (Reuters) – Firefighters in New Mexico failed on Friday to pin back the flames of the Uni...
April 30, 2022
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Travel SpotsSpringtime flowers with Tokugawa roots
Tokugawa Tsunashige (1644-1678) was the son of one shogun, the brother of two more and the father of...
April 30, 2022
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General NewsSecrets of Kyoto / The little-known story behind Kyoto’s ‘angel town’
The story of a well leading to the world of the afterlife, as described in this column on March 27, ...
April 30, 2022
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ReutersU.S. sees no threat of Russia using nuclear weapons despite rhetoric- official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States does not believe that there is a threat of Russia using nuc...
April 30, 2022
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Associated PressRacial split on COVID-19 endures as restrictions ease in US
Black and Hispanic Americans remain far more cautious in their approach to COVID-19 than white Ameri...
April 30, 2022
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Associated PressNew York Times’ top editor may speak out more on journalism
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times has a tradition of letting its work speak for itself, rather than...
April 30, 2022
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Associated PressPalestinian assailants shoot dead Israeli guard in West Bank
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian assailants shot and killed a security guard at the entrance of a Jewish...
April 30, 2022
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Associated PressEchoes of 2006: Jazz Fest returns to New Orleans for 2022
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Once silenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival ...
April 30, 2022
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ReutersHong Kong student jailed for five years under national security law
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A Hong Kong court on Friday increased a jail sentence to five years, in line w...
April 30, 2022
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ReutersWall Street closes sharply lower on Amazon slump, inflation worries
Wall Street slid on Friday to its deepest daily losses since 2020, as Amazon slumped following a glo...
April 30, 2022
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Associated PressUkraine fights to hold off Russian advances in south, east
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces fought to hold off Russian attempts to advance in the south an...
April 30, 2022