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Associated PressLatin American Leaders Call for Unity against Growing Political Polarization
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Latin American leaders, who gathered for a development forum Wednesday, called...
January 29, 2026
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Associated PressFloods Push Crocodiles into Mozambican Towns as Health Concerns Rise
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — As floods ravage Mozambique, crocodiles are appearing in submerged towns ...
January 29, 2026
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General NewsM4.6 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Chiba Prefecture
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck the southern Chiba Prefecture at about 10:25 a.m. on Thursday, ...
January 29, 2026
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Associated PressWorries Deepen in US South after Days of Grappling with Snow, Ice and Widespread Outages
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Conditions were growing more dire in parts of the South still reeling from ...
January 29, 2026
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Associated PressPartial Shutdown Seems Increasingly Likely as Democrats Demand ICE Changes
WASHINGTON (AP) — With a partial government shutdown looming, Senate Democrats laid out a list of...
January 29, 2026
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Associated PressSearch Warrant FBI Served at Elections Office near Atlanta Seeks Records Tied to the 2020 Elections
ATLANTA (AP) — The FBI on Wednesday searched the election office of a Georgia county that has bee...
January 29, 2026
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Associated PressTrump Signals Interest in Easing Tensions, but Minneapolis Sees Little Change on the Streets
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump seemed to signal a willingness to ease tensions in Minn...
January 29, 2026
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Associated PressChinese National Who Exposed Human Rights Abuses in His Homeland Is Granted Asylum to Remain in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — An immigration judge on Wednesday granted asylum to a Chinese national who he s...
January 29, 2026
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Associated PressFederal Reserve Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged Even as Trump Continues to Insist They Be Lowered
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve pushed the pause button on its interest rate cuts Wednesday...
January 29, 2026
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ElectionsCrowded Races Expected in Japan’s Lower House Poll as Parties Shift from Coordination to Fielding Own Candidates
Official campaigning for the House of Representatives election kicked off Tuesday, with both ruli...
January 29, 2026
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CompaniesNissan’s Key Domestic Plant for EVs Produced Just 20,000 Cars in 2025, Around 10% of Its Annual Production Capacity
Nissan Motor Co.’s Tochigi plant in Tochigi Prefecture had a capacity utilization rate of just ov...
January 29, 2026
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General NewsSakie Yokota, Last Surviving Parent of a North Korea Abductee, Urges Daughter’s Return Ahead of 90th Birthday
Sakie Yokota, mother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea at the age of 13, held a p...
January 28, 2026
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Travel SpotsTourists Flock to Ice Dome Lodge at Resort in Hokkaido, Japan; Facility Invites Visitors to Sleep on Beds Made of Ice
SAPPORO — Tourists are flocking to a special lodge made completely of ice at a resort in Shimukap...
January 28, 2026
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ElectionsPolitical Parties Take Varied Approaches to Constituency Race Lists; Allotment of Favorable Positions Reflects Internal, External Concerns
As February’s House of Representatives election approaches, one way in which Japan’s political pa...
January 28, 2026
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ReutersScientists Recover Ice Age Rhino’s Genome from Meat Eaten by Wolf
About 14,400 years ago, a weeks-old wolf puppy ate its last meal — meat from a woolly rhinoceros ...
January 28, 2026