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Associated PressHijab bans deepen Hindu-Muslim fault lines in India
UDUPI, India (AP) — When Aliya Assadi was 12, she wore a hijab while representing her southern India...
March 30, 2022
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Asia-PacificBangladesh: Electricity coverage reaches 100%
It’s a milestone that can make the country proud. From a mere 47% in 2009, Bangladesh has now ensur...
March 30, 2022
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Wider WorldRwandan minister: Roots for gender equality are planted in politics
Gender equality has long been a global issue. One country that has been promoting women’s participat...
March 30, 2022
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CompaniesCompetition heating up over design, production of eAxles for electric vehicles
Automakers are actively pursuing the development and mass production of eAxles, a core drivetrain pa...
March 30, 2022
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EconomyAs wheat prices soar, Japanese food industry pushes rice flour as alternative
With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine causing wheat prices to soar worldwide, the food industry is looki...
March 30, 2022
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ReutersRussia launches Eurobond rouble buyback offer on looming $2 bln bond payment
LONDON (Reuters) - Russia has offered to buy back dollar bonds maturing next week in roubles in a m...
March 30, 2022
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Associated PressAfter Russian forces pull back, a shattered town breathes
TROSTYANETS, Ukraine (AP) — The bodies of two Russian soldiers lie abandoned in the woods. Ukrainian...
March 30, 2022
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ReutersU.S. authorizes second COVID booster for Americans 50 and older
U.S. health officials on Tuesday authorized a second COVID-19 booster dose of the two most commonly...
March 30, 2022
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ReutersArab gunman kills at least 5 in Tel Aviv suburb, latest in series of attacks
BNEI BRAK, Israel (Reuters) - An Arab gunman killed at least five people in a Tel Aviv suburb on Tu...
March 30, 2022
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ReutersJada Pinkett Smith says it’s a ‘season for healing’ after Oscars incident
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jada Pinkett Smith promoted healing in an Instagram post on Tuesday, her fi...
March 30, 2022
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ReutersBiden makes lynching a U.S. hate crime, signs Emmett Till law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law the first federal legislation...
March 30, 2022
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ReutersUkraine isn’t naive, Zelenskiy says after Russia pledges to scale down attack on Kyiv
LVIV, Ukraine/KYIV OUTSKIRTS (Reuters) - Ukraine reacted with skepticism to Russia’s promise in nego...
March 30, 2022
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Defense & SecurityJapan’s Defense Ministry to create new post of global strategy intelligence officer
The Defense Ministry will create a new position in April, tentatively called a global strategy intel...
March 30, 2022
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ReutersBone density study confirms watery lifestyle of Spinosaurus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Spinosaurus, the largest-known carnivorous dinosaur, and its closest relative...
March 30, 2022
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General NewsPandemic woes fuel pace of decline in birthrate
The decline in the nation’s birthrate is accelerating as more people, unsure of the future amid a se...
March 30, 2022