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Associated PressThe Country That Made Smoking Sexy Is Breaking up with Cigarettes
PARIS (AP) — Brigitte Bardot lounged barefoot on a Saint-Tropez beach, drawing languorous puffs f...
June 2, 2025
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Associated PressClimate Activist Greta Thunberg Joins Aid Ship Sailing to Gaza Aimed at Breaking Israel’s Blockade
CATANIA, Italy (AP) — Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and other 11 activists set sail on Sunday...
June 2, 2025
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Associated PressTulsa’s New Black Mayor Proposes $100m Trust to ‘Repair’ Impact of 1921 Race Massacre
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tulsa's new mayor on Sunday proposed a $100 million private trust as part of ...
June 2, 2025
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Associated PressPoland on a Knife’s Edge as Exit Polls Show a near Tie in Presidential Runoff
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Exit polls in Poland's presidential runoff Sunday showed the two candidates...
June 2, 2025
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Associated PressUkraine Destroys 40 Aircraft Deep inside Russia Ahead of Peace Talks in Istanbul
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian drone attack has destroyed more than 40 Russian planes deep in R...
June 2, 2025
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Associated Press6 Injured, Possibly with Burns, in a Colorado Attack the FBI Is Investigating as Terrorism
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Six people were injured Sunday in what the FBI immediately described as a "...
June 2, 2025
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General NewsSurvey: 71% See Late Marriages, Unmarried Individuals as Causes of Low Birthrate; Findings Show Continuing Trend
A recent public opinion survey by The Yomiuri Shimbun on the low birthrate revealed 71% of respon...
June 2, 2025
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CompaniesKDDI to Deploy 1,000 Drone Hubs, Leveraging Starlink for Nationwide Coverage; To Use in Search after Disaster in Remote Areas
KDDI Corp. plans to conduct a trial demonstration operating drones through direct communication w...
June 2, 2025
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Wider WorldEgyptian Candidate for Unesco’s Top Spot Stresses Agency’s Role in Times of Crisis
Khaled El-Enany, a former minister of tourism and antiquities for Egypt and now a candidate for d...
June 1, 2025
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Crime & CourtsNew Punishment of ‘Confinement’ Introduced to Penal Code; Change Meant to Facilitate Shift to Prisoners’ Rehabilitation
The revised Penal Code took effect Sunday, introducing a new type of punishment called “confineme...
June 1, 2025
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MusicJapanese Pianists Win 2nd, 5th Prizes in Brussels Contest
BRUSSELS (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Wataru Hisasue and Masaya Kamei won the second and fifth prize, r...
June 1, 2025
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Manga & Anime‘Study Manga’ Make Easy Reading out of Educational Content, and Their Range of Themes Is Growing
“Study manga,” which help students understand what they are learning at school, are growing incre...
June 1, 2025
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Defense & SecurityDefense Chiefs of Japan, U.S., Australia, Philippines Express ‘Serious Concern’ about China’s Destabilizing Actions
SINGAPORE — The defense chiefs of Japan, the United States, Australia and the Philippines express...
June 1, 2025
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Defense & SecurityPrivate Flight Near Senkakus Triggers Response from China, Causes Headache for Japan
The government is struggling with how to respond to flights by Japanese private jets around the S...
June 1, 2025
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CompaniesTrump Reiterates U.S. Steel To ‘Remain American Company’; Pledges No Layoffs, Furnaces at Full Capacity for 10 Years
WEST MIFFLIN, Penn. — U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated that he welcomed Nippon Steel Corp. ...
June 1, 2025