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Climate ChangeIndonesian Woman Turns to Mangroves to Fend off Rising Tides
DEMAK, Indonesia (Reuters) — Pasijah, a 55-year-old housewife in Indonesia’s Central Java Provinc...
May 8, 2025
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ReutersBlack Smoke Signals No Pope Elected in First Conclave Vote
Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening, signalling an i...
May 8, 2025
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ReutersNorth Korea Fires Short-Range Missiles into Sea, South Korea Says (Update 2)
SEOUL (Reuters) — North Korea fired what appeared to be multiple short-range missiles off its eas...
May 8, 2025
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ReutersFed Sees Rising Risks to Economy as It Leaves Rates Unchanged
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday but said the r...
May 8, 2025
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CompaniesJapan’s MUFG Bank to Launch Online Bank in Fy26; New Online Bank to Be Made More User-Friendly With Help from Google
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) plans to establish an online-only bank by the end of ...
May 8, 2025
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General NewsSaplings From Tree Exposed to Atomic Bombing Planted at U.N. Headquarters; Ceremony to Mark 80 Years Since Hiroshima, Nagasaki Bombings
NEW YORK — Two persimmon saplings, which were grown from the seeds of a tree that was exposed to ...
May 8, 2025
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Crime & Courts2 Men Injured After Knife Attack at Tokyo Subway Station; Suspected Attacker Apprehended, Arrested at Scene
Two men were injured after being attacked at a subway station in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, on Wednesday...
May 7, 2025
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MusicHologram Concerts Planned for Teresa Teng’s 30th Death Anniversary Year; Late Singer’s Brother Says He Also Wants to Release Full Catalogue of Her Songs
TAIPEI — Thursday will mark the 30 years since the untimely death of popular Taiwan singer Teresa...
May 7, 2025
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ReutersUS Supreme Court Lets Trump’s Transgender Military Ban Take Effect
May 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday permitted Donald Trump's administration to im...
May 7, 2025
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Washington PostWhy Brazil’s Soy Farmers Love Trump and His Tariffs on China
CONFRESA, Brazil - At the agricultural fair along Highway 158, the cowboy hats were on and the mo...
May 7, 2025
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Washington PostIn Choosing a Pope, Cardinals Will Call on a Partner: The Holy Spirit
ROME - As the cardinals walk into the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening to open the papal concl...
May 7, 2025
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MarketsJapan’s Nikkei Snaps 7-Day Winning Streak as US Tariff Worries Weigh
TOKYO, May 7 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average edged lower on Wednesday, snapping a seven-...
May 7, 2025
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CompaniesJapan’s KDDI Introduces Direct Mobile Phone Connections via SpaceX’s Starlink Satellite Network
KDDI Corp. has started a service for the direct connection of smartphones with the Starlink satel...
May 7, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentGovt to Enhance Surveying to Preserve Remote Islands; Loss to Erosion Could Diminish Japan’s EEZ
The government plans to enhance its surveying and research activities on remote border islands us...
May 7, 2025
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Washington PostU.S. to End Bombings of Houthi Militants in Yemen, Trump Says
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States will halt its targeting of Yemen’s Hou...
May 7, 2025