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Associated PressAvocados, Tequila and Other Iconic Mexican Products Are Jeopardized by Trump’s Tariff Threats
URUAPAN, Mexico (AP) — Mexicans are worried that threats by Donald Trump to impose 25% tariffs co...
November 29, 2024
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Associated PressAI Jesus’ Avatar Tests Man’s Faith in Machines and the Divine
LUCERNE, Switzerland (AP) — Would you trust an “AI Jesus” with your innermost thoughts and troubl...
November 29, 2024
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Associated PressMacy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: Big Balloons, Wet Weather and 21 Protesters Arrested
NEW YORK (AP) — The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade marched, soared and roared into its second cen...
November 29, 2024
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MarketsYen Surges to 150 Per Dollar amid Growing BOJ Rate Hike Bets
TOKYO (Reuters) — The yen jumped as much as 1% to a six-week high at 150 per dollar on Friday, af...
November 29, 2024
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Insights Into The WorldDealing with Trump, and ‘a world without police’
“America is not the world’s policeman,” then U.S. President Barack Obama said in 2013. Now, as th...
November 29, 2024
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Associated PressDisplaced Families in Lebanon Who Return Home Are Faced with Piles of Rubble
HANOUIYEH, Lebanon (AP) — During their 37 years of marriage, Mariam Kourani and her husband ran a...
November 29, 2024
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Associated PressGeorgia Suspends Talks on Joining the EU for 4 Years, Accusing the Bloc of Blackmail
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia is suspending talks on its bid to join the European Union for fou...
November 29, 2024
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Associated PressAustralian Parliament Bans Social Media Ban for Under-16s with World-First Law
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Parlia...
November 29, 2024
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ReutersMembers of K-pop Group NewJeans Say They Are Leaving Agency after Dispute
SEOUL, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Members of NewJeans, one of the most popular K-pop groups, said on Thur...
November 29, 2024
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EconomyCore Inflation in Tokyo Accelerates in November
TOKYO (Reuters) — Core consumer inflation in Japan's capital accelerated in November and stayed a...
November 29, 2024
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Social SeriesSocial Media and Elections: Lessons from Hyogo / Recent Japan Elections Illustrate Power of Social Media; Sympathy Widely Spreads for ‘Victim’ Candidates
“I saw myself in Saito,” said a 53-year-old female volunteer handling crowd control for a street ...
November 29, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentKomeito Leader Urges Ishiba on Participation in Anti-Nuclear Weapons Meeting as Observer; Meeting Scheduled for March
Komeito Chief Representative Tetsuo Saito, during a meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office on Wed...
November 29, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentDPFP Calls for Building, Expanding Nuclear Power Plants as Party Looks to Stretch Policy Reach
The president of the Democratic Party for the People, Yuichiro Tamaki, has proposed building more...
November 28, 2024
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EconomyYomiuri 333 Stock Index Raises Investor Expectations in Japan; Equal Weighting To Provide New Perspective
The government and investors have expressed their high hopes for the Yomiuri Stock Index (Yomiuri...
November 28, 2024
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Crime & CourtsMan Gets 8-Year Term for Driving at 194 km/h to Cause Fatal Crash
Oita (Jiji Press)—Oita District Court in southwestern Japan on Thursday sentenced a 23-year-old m...
November 28, 2024