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ReutersNorth Korea Condemns Trump’s Gaza Takeover Proposal as ‘Bluster’
SEOUL, Feb 12 (Reuters) - North Korean state media on Wednesday denounced U.S. President Donald T...
February 12, 2025
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeKintsugi Artist Restores Ceramics Broken by Noto Earthquake, Adding Touch of Gold Along the Scars
An artist in Tokyo is mending ceramics that were broken in the Noto Peninsula Earthquake for free...
February 12, 2025
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Associated PressAfter Meeting with Trump, Jordan’s King Says His Country Opposes Displacing Palestinians in Gaza
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump hosted Jordan's King Abdullah II at the White House on T...
February 12, 2025
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Associated PressNetanyahu Threatens to Resume Fighting in Gaza If Hostages Aren’t Released Saturday
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday threatened to withdraw from...
February 12, 2025
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Associated PressWhite House Fires USAID Inspector General after Warning about Funding Oversight, Officials Say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House fired the inspector general for the U.S. Agency for Internation...
February 12, 2025
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BaseballFresh off a World Series Win, the Los Angeles Dodgers Look Even More Formidable in 2025
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto let loose a few fastballs and some nasty breaking balls...
February 12, 2025
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BaseballKiké Hernández and World Series Champion Dodgers Finalize a $6.5 Million, 1-Year Contract
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kiké Hernández and the Los Angeles Dodgers finalized a $6.5 million, one-y...
February 12, 2025
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Japan In FocusShop Helps People See The Micro World; Hamano Kenbikyo Has Sold Microscopes for Over A Century
Near the Akamon gate of the University of Tokyo stands a shop of a kind that is hard to find anyw...
February 12, 2025
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Associated PressRussia Releases Imprisoned American Marc Fogel in What US Calls a Step toward the End of Ukraine War
WASHINGTON (AP) — Marc Fogel, an American teacher who was deemed wrongfully detained by Russia, h...
February 12, 2025
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Associated PressTrump and Elon Musk Defend Their Attempts to Downsize the Federal Government
President Donald Trump made a rare appearance with Elon Musk, his most powerful adviser, in the O...
February 12, 2025
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General NewsSuperhero Team Marks 25 Years of Promoting Tanegshima Island in Kagoshima; Rito Shentai Tanegashiman Showcase Famous Spots, Include Local Dialect
A superhero team that pioneered the genre of masked heroes promoting the local community is celeb...
February 12, 2025
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Political SeriesJapan Faces Trump 2.0 / Trump: No Majority Stake in U.S. Steel for Nippon Steel; Deal May Hinge on Right Terminology for ‘Acquisition’
This is the second installment in a series of articles that will explore the background of the re...
February 12, 2025
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CompaniesU.S. Steel Deal Might See Progress but Meaning of ‘Investment’ Not Clear; Nippon Steel Concerned About Possible Tech Leaks
The issue of Nippon Steel Corp.’s planned acquisition of United States Steel Corp. might see some...
February 11, 2025
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Associated PressSouth Korea’s Top Think Tank Lowers Economic Growth Projection, Citing Trump’s Tariffs
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s top economic think tank slashed its growth forecast for t...
February 11, 2025
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PoliticsTrump Wants to Build Good Relationship with Japan, Is Friendlier Than He Seems, Says Ishiba
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said he shared with U.S. President Donald Trump wide-ranging vi...
February 11, 2025