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Associated PressMilitary Flees Bolivia Government Palace after Coup Attempt Fails, General Taken into Custody
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Armored vehicles rammed the doors of Bolivia's government palace Wednesday...
June 27, 2024
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BaseballShohei Ohtani Hits Another Leadoff Homer for Dodgers and Extends RBI Streak to a Franchise-Record 10 Games
CHICAGO (AP) — Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff homer against the Chicago White Sox fo...
June 27, 2024
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EnvironmentGovt Plans to Make Manufacturers Set Targets for Recycled Plastic Use; Overseas Market Loss Possible Without Recycled Plastic
Manufacturers that use large amounts of plastic will be required under a planned revised law to s...
June 27, 2024
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Wider WorldPalestinian Diarist Says The War Has Taken Everything From Her; After Fleeing To Doha, She Feels Happy To Have Survived
DOHA — “I feel happy. I can survive,” Palestinian girl Maria Keshawi said, nearly seven months af...
June 27, 2024
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General News8 Airports to Receive More Air Traffic Controllers in Emergency Measure; Committee Proposes Measures After Haneda Crash
The transport ministry has announced that it will increase the number of air traffic controllers ...
June 26, 2024
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MarketsYen Weakens to ¥160 Per Dollar Level for 1st Time in 2 Months
LONDON — The yen temporarily weakened to the ¥160 per dollar level on the London foreign exchange...
June 26, 2024
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General NewsThree people found dead in Mt. Fuji; Another Climber Hospitalized in Separate Incident
Three people who were found collapsed near a crater of Mt. Fuji have been pronounced dead, the Sh...
June 26, 2024
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Olympics & ParalympicsOlympics-Gymnastics-Japanese Men’s Top Goal Is Beating China for Team Gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - Having missed the men's gymnastics team title by a hair at Tokyo 2020, Japan ar...
June 26, 2024
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ReutersNATO Allies Select Netherlands’ Rutte as Next Secretary General
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO allies on Wednesday selected Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as NATO's ...
June 26, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeNoto Quake Death Toll to Reach 300 with 18 More Indirect Deaths
KANAZAWA (Jiji Press) — The death toll from the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake is projected to ...
June 26, 2024
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Imperial FamilyJapan Emperor, King Charles Maintains Long Friendship; Imperial Couple, British Royal Family Continues Exchanges
LONDON — Since the Emperor first met King Charles III while studying in the United Kingdom from 1...
June 26, 2024
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Washington PostTurmeric Supplements May Harm the Liver in Some People
Turmeric is touted to have anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and anti-cancer properties that act a...
June 26, 2024
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Washington PostInfant Death Rate Spiked in Texas after Restrictive Abortion Law, Study Finds
After Texas passed a law restricting abortion as early as six weeks into pregnancy, the infant de...
June 26, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialAdministrative Action against MUFG Affiliates: Largest Financial Group’s Repeated Transgressions Are Appalling
It is regrettable that Japan’s largest financial group repeatedly violated laws and regulations w...
June 26, 2024
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Asia-PacificChina Pressures Expatriate’s Mother Over Tiananmen Book; Daughter Shouldn’t ‘Betray Motherland,’ Woman Told
The mother of Liu Yanzi, a scholar of contemporary Chinese literature who is based in Osaka, has...
June 26, 2024