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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Hits Closing High as Nvidia Earnings Boost Tech (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Thursday tofinish at more than a one-month...
May 23, 2024
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EnvironmentItaly Curbs Installation of Solar Panels on Agricultural Land
ROME (Reuters) — Italy’s rightwing coalition on May 6 passed rules curbing the installation of so...
May 23, 2024
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ObituariesShigeki Majima, Japanese Choreographer Known for “Matsuken Samba II,” Dies at 77
Shigeki Majima, a choreographer known for his work for Ken Matsudaira’s hit song “Matsuken Samba ...
May 23, 2024
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Climate ChangeAs Climate Shifts, Leafhopper Bug Plagues Argentina’s Corn Fields
CORDOBA PROVINCE, Argentina (Reuters) — Global warming has brought Argentina’s corn farmers a dan...
May 23, 2024
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May 23, 2024
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ReutersStocks Hit by Tech Slide; Yen Flails at Intervention Zone
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks fell on Thursday as disappointing earnings forecasts from Face...
May 23, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeCombining Broken Tea Bowls Help Heal Kanazawa Potter’s Broken Heart; Japan’s Ohi Ware Artist Creates New Works From Old Family Creations
KANAZAWA — A Kanazawa potter has been fusing together fragments of tea bowls, which were shattere...
May 23, 2024
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ReutersNorth Korea Displays Leader’s Portrait beside Predecessors for First Time
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean media have published photographs showing leader Kim Jong Un's port...
May 23, 2024
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Associated PressUS Lawmakers Advance Bill to Make It Easier to Curb Exports of AI Models
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to a...
May 23, 2024
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ReutersUS Says Tariff Increases on Chinese EVs, Batteries and Chips to Start Aug. 1
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some of the steep U.S. tariff increases on an array of Chinese imports, in...
May 23, 2024
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Associated PressFemale White House Chef Duo Has Dished Up Culinary Diplomacy at State Dinners for Nearly a Decade
WASHINGTON (AP) — A house-cured smoked salmon, red grapefruit, avocado and cucumber starter. Dry-...
May 23, 2024
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Asia-PacificJapan Protests China Envoy’s Remarks
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan has lodged a strong protest against a remark by the Chinese ambassador...
May 23, 2024
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Associated PressFormer UK Post Office Boss Breaks Down in Inquiry over Scandal That Saw Hundreds Wrongly Convicted
LONDON (AP) — The former head of Britain's Post Office Paula Vennells broke down in tears on seve...
May 23, 2024
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General NewsWings of 2 JAL Planes Collide at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport; No Injuries Reported But Flight from Haneda to New Chitose Cancelled
The left wingtip of JAL Flight 503, with 328 passengers and crew on board, collided with the righ...
May 23, 2024
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ReutersTaiwan Dispatches Forces to Areas around Island after China Starts ‘Punishment’ Drills
TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Taiwan's military mobilized its forces and said it was confident it co...
May 23, 2024