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ReutersPenguins offer varied clues to Antarctic climate change
ABOARD THE MV ARCTIC SUNRISE, Antarctica (Reuters) — Peering through binoculars from an inflatable m...
March 30, 2022
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Associated PressU.N. sets 5-yr goal to broaden climate early warning systems
GENEVA (AP) — The chief of the United Nations announced a project March 23 to put every person on Ea...
March 30, 2022
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Reuters
OneWeb to launch satellites with rival SpaceX
Weeks after Moscow forced the 11th-hour cancellation of a rocket launch for British satellite ventur...
March 30, 2022
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Reuters
Ukraine offers neutrality in exchange for NATO-style security guarantees at Russia talks
LVIV, Ukraine, March 29 (Reuters) – Ukraine proposed adopting neutral status in exchange for securit...
March 29, 2022
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Social SeriesOkinawa 50 yrs since return: National political affairs / Land off Okinawa’s Urasoe to be reclaimed for U.S. naval port relocation
An area of about 49 hectares north of Urasoe Wharf in Okinawa Prefecture’s Urasoe City will be recla...
March 29, 2022
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Defense & Security
Japan to impose ban on Russia-bound exports of gold from April 5 – MOF
TOKYO, March 29 (Reuters) – Japan will ban shipments of gold to Russia in response to its aggression...
March 29, 2022
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Reuters
Ukraine-Russia meeting in Istanbul has finished -Ukrainian embassy in Turkey
ANKARA, March 29 (Reuters) - A meeting between Ukrainian and Russian negotiators in Istanbul on endi...
March 29, 2022
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Companies
Sumitomo Metal sees global nickel demand for battery use at 410,000 in 2022
TOKYO, March 29 (Reuters) - Global demand for nickel used in batteries is expected to rise more than...
March 29, 2022
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Imperial FamilyEmperor to attend water summit online
The Emperor will take part virtually in the 4th Asia-Pacific Water Summit, to be held April 23 in Ku...
March 29, 2022
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Associated PressUkraine, Russia hold new talks aimed at ending the fighting
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The first face-to-face talks in two weeks between Russia and Ukraine began Tues...
March 29, 2022
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Crime & Courts
Ex-lawmaker Toyama found guilty over brokering lones
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo District Court on Tuesday handed down a guilty sentence to former Japanes...
March 29, 2022
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MarketsCorporate disclosures increasing ahead of April 4 TSE realignment
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Companies trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange are increasingly disclosing their...
March 29, 2022
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General News
Atami mudslide blamed on city, prefecture’s lack of cooperation
SHIZUOKA (Jiji Press)—A third-party investigative panel said Monday that Shizuoka Prefecture failed ...
March 29, 2022
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Economy
Japan Jobless Rate Falls to 2.7 Pct in Feb.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage point to 2.7% in February from th...
March 29, 2022
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Japan In FocusChiba: Broken clock symbolizes city’s resilience after 3/11
ASAHI, Chiba — The hands of the clock are stopped at 5:26, when the biggest tsunami wave resulting f...
March 29, 2022