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ReutersSouth Korea Investigators Seek to Extend Yoon’s Arrest Warrant
SEOUL, Jan 6 (Reuters) - South Korean investigators will seek an extension of a warrant to arrest im...
January 6, 2025
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EconomyJapan’s Labor Productivity Ranked 29th Among OECD Countries in 2023, Makes 1st Ascent in 20 Years
Japan’s labor productivity in 2023 was $56.8 per hour, which ranked 29th among the 38 member coun...
January 6, 2025
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Associated PressIsrael Helps Former Soldier Leave Brazil over Investigation into Alleged War Crimes in Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has helped a former soldier leave Brazil after legal action was initiated...
January 6, 2025
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Associated PressUkraine Presses Attacks in Russia’s Kursk Region
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will urge allies to boost Ukraine's ai...
January 6, 2025
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Associated PressMan behind New Year’s Attack Visited New Orleans Before, Recorded Video with Smart Glasses, FBI Says
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The man responsible for the truck attack in New Orleans on New Year's Day that...
January 6, 2025
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Associated PressThe Heaviest Snowfall in a Decade is Possible as a Wintry Blast Roils Parts of the US
A blast of snow, ice, wind and plunging temperatures stirred up dangerous travel conditions in pa...
January 6, 2025
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Associated PressSouth Korean Anti-corruption Agency Asks Police to Take over Efforts to Detain Impeached Yoon
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's anti-corruption agency has requested that police take ove...
January 6, 2025
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GolfHideki Matsuyama Has Record-Setting Start to the PGA Tour Season with Victory at Kapalua
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Hideki Matsuyama opened the new season with a record performance, though i...
January 6, 2025
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ReutersCanada PM Trudeau Is Likely to Announce Resignation, Source Says
OTTAWA, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is increasingly likely to announ...
January 6, 2025
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Defense & SecurityNorth Korea Fires Ballistic Missile toward Sea of Japan (UPDATE 1)
Seoul/Tokyo (Jiji Press)—North Korea fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile from ...
January 6, 2025
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Japan In Focus‘Kotatsu’ Train Begins Operation in Northern Japan; Passengers Enjoy Warmth of Heated Table with Scenery, Seafood
KUJI, Iwate — Sanriku Railway Co. is operating its special seasonal train called the Kotatsu Ress...
January 6, 2025
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Slips More than 1％ on 1st Trading Day of 2025 after Year-end Rally (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average slipped more than 1% on the first trading day of 2...
January 6, 2025
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ReutersRival CEO Spread Doubt about Nippon Steel Deal Prospects, Documents Allege
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Even as Nippon Steel faced skepticism of its doomed $14.9 billion bid for ...
January 6, 2025
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TennisInjured Osaka ‘Very Optimistic’ about Australian Open
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka will undergo a scan on the injury that forced her to pull out of t...
January 6, 2025
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General NewsFishing Boat Capsizes off Kashima Port, Ibaraki Pref.; 2 Dead, 3 Missing, JCG Vessels Searching for Missing Persons (UPDATE 1)
A fishing boat reported at around 2:10 a.m. Monday that a purse seine fishing boat appeared to ha...
January 6, 2025