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Olympics & ParalympicsChina emphasizing high-tech capability at Games
BEIJING — China is putting a lot of effort into promoting its advanced technologies at the Beijing W...
February 12, 2022
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Associated PressBiden orders 3,000 more troops to Poland amid Ukraine crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is sending another 3,000 combat troops to Poland to join 1,700 who al...
February 12, 2022
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Associated PressUS ramps up Ukraine warning, says Russia may invade any day
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday escalated dire warnings of a possibly imminent ...
February 12, 2022
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ReutersQuad ministers address Indo-Pacific ‘coercion,’ climate, COVID
MELBOURNE (Reuters) — The United States, Australia, Japan and India on Friday pledged to deepen coop...
February 11, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsAyumu Hirano captures halfpipe gold
BEIJING — Ayumu Hirano’s third Olympic medal came in an even better color than the first two. Two-t...
February 11, 2022
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Asia-PacificNepal: How farming nation became net food importer
Twenty years ago in 2001, Nepal used to buy $11.84 million worth of food and farm products annually ...
February 11, 2022
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Asia-PacificVietnam: Tourism ministry wants to fully reopen to intl arrivals
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung has just submitted a proposed plan to the go...
February 11, 2022
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CoronavirusDeaths of COVID-19 patients top 20,000 in Japan
Over 20,000 people with COVID-19 have died in Japan as of Friday, according to a cumulative tally co...
February 11, 2022
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Associated PressVirus closes Bangladesh schools; fairs go on
DHAKA (AP) — Rufsa Hasina Afroze, a teacher and academic supervisor at a leading private school in B...
February 11, 2022
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CoronavirusChildren’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout becomes delicate balancing act in Japan
A COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 was formally classified Thursday by the health ministry...
February 11, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsSena Tomita comes back from injury to win bronze in halfpipe
BEIJING — Sena Tomita shook off her fears of injury to win the bronze medal in the women’s halfpipe ...
February 11, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsElusive quad axel extinguished dream of 3rd gold
Yuzuru Hanyu’s dream of winning gold in the men’s figure skating at three consecutive Olympics ended...
February 11, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsDoping hearing to decide Russian skater’s Olympic fate
BEIJING (AP) — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s right to compete in the women’s event at the B...
February 11, 2022
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TroubleshooterI love my husband, but I can’t forgive his lack of financial responsibility
I am a woman in my 40s, and my husband and I live together alone. We have been married for eight yea...
February 11, 2022
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TroubleshooterI’m worried about my son, who failed to graduate a 3rd time
I am a woman in my 50s who works two part-time jobs. I am divorced and have been raising four childr...
February 11, 2022